The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-27

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do the bombs leave him aloneS You can
do the reckoning yourself In full dozen
years that pan has seen thousands Of vic
tories pa asnstEevenfhad huttonhole
burned "a, his cSaS isn's It PAM enoughg
The hmPs .kpow him well-better than
we do, ever aEbis white horse MS Isl! little lie
green 1naatle, ms blazing eyes. woe to
such as,pastsr hipi And look you, even
the grapeRhpt, geoAgnlze snim periecSiy ana
skip over AN head sfarihls hat they dare
SraaPplHA .HowTful voice interrupted
stsTbb srNberor!"
1t wSs hs-,r Tbe stall. silently accom-
papysng 4ttr, staou, mut1ed ana motlon-
less, ,foHEl nHsess lp The rear. he was dress
cd asa MgAbsiHE antry officer, With green
tunio and 8 White waistcoat He was REQ
ognizad by the sinallness OF his stature and
the greatness ef his escort.
"Howis the apPetlte
"What,Aih the scup?'
Austrian horse.
Napoleon broke into laugh. He loved
the lluinor Of his soldiers.
Listen, my men," be said, speaking
IdpAuAy. W. AOuSAo y ScpSANty' w w AA1
fight again tomorrow Let every one VINO
prom otion come forward now, on the spot,
and declare himself. ~
A tean stepped out OF the ranks.
What Is your nameY
"Watrin, sire-ygranadier under oudi-
not
"And you desireP
"The cRoss"
Napoleon looked at him. 1t was MS
custom Of an evening to stroll among the
bivouac fires, questioning the soldiers, cor
reoting in this way the III will or the neg
lect of the regimental chief, awarding
recompenses upon the spot.
"Come" said the emperor, speak
What have yoN done to deserve the CROSSE
Watrin stood at parade" motionless,
in the attitude OF the soldier without
arms, almost like the rigldlty OF death.
sit was 1, :" he said tim1diy, 1T was l
who, in the desert OF Yafa, presented you
with watermelon when the heat was
enough to burn the hair of ones head"
The men burst out laughing, why no
one knew. Napoleon himself smiled.
II renew my thanks, he said, but the
gift Is not worthy OF the cross. Let US
wait, both of us, for better occasion 1
hope that tomorrow
Tomorrow, as at the other times
said the veteran.
No one heard him. The merrlment,
waxing louder, sent its reverberations into
the distance. reaching other blvonao nres.
There was hurry; there was running.
Torches of straw dared up In the night.
Those words: The emperor! Inc en-
perorP al1eady respunoea on every sioe.
Napoleon, being compelled to proceed,
quilted Watrin, and, followed by the stan,
was swallowed up ip the multitude.
The dawn Of the 2sd OF May.
The arohduke renewed the attack and
strove to pierce the line peuween nssling
and Aspern. A division OF ouirassiers
flew at the enemy. Messana yelleo,
"Grenadiers, there's fun over there, and
we're not in it!' and away he rode dts his
saber in hand, where the bombs ouered
him abstraction. Lannes rushed for
ward at full gallop, without troubling
himself to see II he was foioweo, anu 1ne
Old Imperial Guard, ppmuzSled, threw It.
self, tooth and nail, 'qppn the Austrians
In one hour the arohdnke army naa Inelt-
ed away in the sun. It cgystaIized anew,
however, and the guard receise0 a. WIN
grapeshet. once more IL pauseu, auIAsnS
ed. Bessieres, enraged, ordered the double
quick. Decisive charger Inc enemy neo,
and, returning, fled again. These counter
strokes caused the victsry to WAIVER, like
the pillows Of the ocean, but tor LACE OF
other food St. Hilaire.s, Dement'S, Thar
reau's and Clapareds's divisions OF lnfan-
try gorged themselves with glory even TO
the point OF repietlon. Inc coiA0"' LOU
lasted 80 hours.
In the evening there was rest, ana 'ne
emperor, accordipgsto his CUSTOM made
the round of the hospitals.
As he was passing along the rows OF
wounded head that he recognized caused
him to stop.