Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-30
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spcctor general. lie found the army but
a mobilization OF militia. entirely lack
ing In system, and in u great measure
lacking In even tho rudimcn,s Of proper
military movements and tactics. Baron
Steubcn was not only n thorough master
of the art Of war, but he was thorough
In the whole detail. even to the minutiae
of the manual. The application of his
mastery genius was to bring order ont
Of chaos-was to place the Patriot army
on level with the hest drilled armies Of
Europe. and was to show to the proud
Britop. in tho canning compaiyp. that he
had no longer to deal with raw militia.
God bless tho memories of those two
men, BUT for them America might have
se,n n darker day. But for the Baron
de Stculcn the army that came forth
from Valley Forge might have melted
nwuy before the British hosts upop the
field of Monmouth: and but for the Mar.
,uis dc In E'nyc,tc America might not
have succeeded In gaining the sympathy
and tho alliance of France. which was 10
helm hcr IN final victory.
II am glad" said In Foyc,tc. of,cr
Washington had gone. ",ba, our cbicftoin
can smile again. Cop,nin, You have helm.
cJ him IN hat. An, Inn, f.w ycrv f.w
,o, nr,,, ;,,oa;,o To-, alan. ia, ,.,,;,,
,ion. how Lccnlv that prcnt .bc,r,cd man
snIT.rs whom HE ,roo,, nrc suT.r;n,
ycs,crd.v 7 dincd with him Airs t,n,,.
w.s canning In with mont I'm, w,.h;n..
,on s.n, h,r away 40. hn aid .nn,
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| When Cant. Scaton had first entered
the room, he had. M was usinl with lin.
officers under such circumstances. rrmov.
ed hi, sword. and laid IL upon the table:
and II was that sword which had attract.
cd Stcubcn's attention,
"Ny dear Baron" pursucJ 4, I,v.,,,
slightly raising hi. voice. I'm, mn, n,nrrinv
il. sweet. musical cadence. .w,uIJ v,ur
great Frederick have don. ,bisy"
A. IN. .onnI M lin, name ,ho p,,,.
sim lacked nm.
| "Ab. Nnro,,is" hc s.iJ h;s ,,.o, r;,h
vo;cc .,r,n..iy ,,n.,, ,,i,,, -,
,ion 81 was n, TINT ,n,m.n, ,hins;.,. ~,
nv old mnstcr NJ, r,nn,, ,,",n,,. r 49,,
W,sbiny,n, with E,,d,r;,,i, n, a.
.rv inch a sois.sacr,ac;n. pa,ni.,, w.
o,ior every i,c,, , Lin, al .,., ~,
inc IN .nfycr. Inn, ErnI.,r;.t h.. :,
hardship nni nriyo,ion Tim, wouiJ In,
o,,r Wu.hiny,,,, lii Faro ,',
wc,ry mnr,hos wns I'm, IN, -, ~
comuon snlj;.r. IIo w,s q ,.,,
His will mower wns wondnrTnI. /, ,n,Sr.,
thnn mn,lc nm for nh Tim, n. mich, 4, 81,
Of moral force. All, he was In tru,h and
in deed. Frederick the Great"
"A momcn, afterwards the baron turn
cd to our hero.
Captain. this sword Is yours?"
Yes, Baron"
"Whcrc did you get ity'
1T was my fathers"
"iOur fathcr's.' cried the pr,,ssiuu
In surprisc "And how ,nn,. IA, h,, /, ~
"Thc man who first wore II died In ms
fathers arms. The sword was returned
to the monarch who Ind bcstow,d /, nm
on the dead soldier. and Inn, m,nnrrb
saw 1T to give Il to my futhcr"
| "Ilpaypns.' cju,uIutrl I'M, horo, r,,,
ing the sword To his Inns with chiI,ilik,
reverence and affection, 81 shouIJ bny,
remembered the name. Your father wn.
Gen, Scuton:"
yes"
aye" cried the veteran. vruspipr IN,
sword with convulsivr energy. Il know
now, This was Marshal Scbwcriu's
sword. ! was at Prague when he fell
I was by Ercdcrick's side when ne ruy,
this priceless blade to your father. And
| was ut I.icgni,z. and NJ Tauyuu, and
at Buckers,lorf. where I saw your faith,
| M ..urry this wnu,nu nj tlo hand .,f hi