The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-19

the ped. lie naO wonderfully revived
since the day before. held his head
high. talked in full. sonorous voice
and ate greedily Of all the viands offer
ed him. AT his side was basin of
soup. from which he took deep draft
now and again as he watched the fin
mud floor before him mending the bot.
tom of chair.
Presently he looked out, where, in
the afternoon sunshine. few half
grown ostriches might be seen wander
ing listlessly about. and then he looked
In again at the little whitewashed
room and at Lyndall, who sat in the
doorway looking at book. Then he
raised his chin and tried to adjust an
imaginary shirt collar. Finding none,
he smoothed the little gray fringe at
the back Of his head and began:
"You are student of history. per-
ceive. my friend, from the study of
these volumes that lie scattered about
this apartment This fact has been
made evident to me-"
"Well-a perhaps-it may be-"
said the German meekly.
Being student Of history. them"
said Bonaparte. raising himself loftily,
''you will doubtless have heard of my
great, of my celebrated. kinsman. Ma
poleon Bonaparte?"
Yes. yes" said the German. look
ing up.
81. sir" said Bonaparte, was born at
e.; ~,
and fifty years ago. The nurse. sir.
she was the same who attended when
the Duke of Sutherland was born
brought me to my mother There Is
only one name for this child she said.
He has the nose Of his great kinsman,'
and so Bonaparte Blenkins became my
name-Bonaparte Blenkins. Yes, sir"
said Bonaparte, there is stream on
my maternal side that connects me
with stream on his maternal side"
| The German made sound of aston
| ishment.
"The connection" said 2onaparte,
''is one which could not be easily COM
pretended by one unaccustomed to the
study of aristocratic pedigrees, but the
connection is close.
lis it possible?" said the German,
pausing in his work with much interest
and establishment Napoleon an Irish.
man.
YES" said Bonaparte, ION the moth
er's side, and that is how we are re-
lated. There wasn't man to beat
him." said Bonaparte. stretching him
self, mot a man, except the Duke Of
Wellington. And it's strange coinci-
dence," added Bonaparte, bending for
ward, but he was connection OF
mine. His nephew, the Duke of Wei
lington's nephew, married cousin of
mine. She was woman! See her at
one of the court balls-amber satin,
daisies in her hair! Worth going a
hundred miles to look at her! Often
seen her there myself. sir!"
The German moved the leather
thongs in and out and thought of the
strange vicissitudes of human life
which might bring the kinsmen OF
dukes and emperors to his humble
room.
Bonaparte appeared lost among ole
memories.
"Ah. that Duke of Welli~ gton'.
nepheww he broke forth suddenly
"Many's the joke I've had with him
Often came to visit me at Bonapartt
Hall. Grand place had then-park
conservatory, servants. He had Onl!
one fault. that Duke of Wellington'i
nephew" said Bonaparte, observin,
that the German was deeply interested
in every word. He was a coward
what you might call coward. You've
never been in Russia, supposey' SAT-
: Bonaparte. fixing his crosswise looking
! eyes on the Germans face.
mo. no, said the old man humbly
"France. England. Germany, little i
t this country it is all | have travelled.
al, my friend said Bonaparte, ''hav
been in every country in the world an
speak every civilized language excep
ing only Dutch and German. | wrot
book of my travels--noteworthy inc
dents. Publisher got it--cheated N
I out Of it. Great rascals. those publish
ers. Upon one occasion the Duke {
S Wellington's nephew and were ira,
j cling in Russia All of sudden or
9 of the horses dropped down dead as
j doornail. There we were-cold night
q snow four feet thick great forester
:. horse not being able to move sledge
d night coming on-wolves
u "'Spreer says the Duke of Wellin
tons nephew.
g ".Spree. do you call itY says l. Loo
> out
6 "There. sticking out under bus
o was nothing less than the nose of
+ bear. The Duke of Wellington's nep
Il ew was up a tree like shot stoe
i quietly on the ground. as cool as
l. am this moment, loaded my gun al
+ climbed up the tree. There was on
l. one bough.
"'Bon. said the Duke of Wellin
e toms nephew. you'd better sit
d front
# "'All right said l, but keep 70,
d gun ready. There are more comm,
$ He'd got his face buried in my back.
d "'How many are thereY said he.
It "'Four.' said L.
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