Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-22
CHAPTER Nv.

Bonaparte Blenkins sat on the side OF
the bed. He had 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 n basin of
soup, from which he took n deep draft
now and again as he watched the fin
gers Of the German, who sat on the
mud floor before him mending the bot
tom of a chair.
Presently he looked out, where, In
the afternoon sunshine, few half
grown ostriches might be seen wander
Ing llstlessly 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
rcised his ohm and tried To ndjnst an
imaginary shirt collar. Finding none,
he smoothed the little gray fringe at
the back Of his head and began:
"You are n student of history, | per-
celve, my friend, from the study of
these volumes that lie scattered about
this apartment. This fact has been
made evident to me-"
"Well-a llttle-perhaps-it may be"
said the German meekly.
"BelGg n student of history, then"
said Bonaparte, raising himself loftlly,
"you Will doubtless have heard of my
great. Of my celebrated, kinsman, Ma
poleon Bonaparte|
eyes, yes" said the German, look
ing up.
al, sir" said Bonaparte, "was born at
this hour on an April afternoon three
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.
lie has the nose Of his great .kinsman'
and so Bonaparte Blenkins became my
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 Bonaparte,
SIS one which could not be easily com
pretended by one unaccustomed TO the
study OF arlstocratic pedigrecs, but tho
connection Is close"
ais It possibleT said the German,
pauslng In his work with much interest
and astonlshment Napoleon nm Irish
manv'
Eyes" said Bonaparte. ION tho moth
er's side, and that Is how we are re-
lated. There wasn't n man TO beat
him." said Bonaparte, stretching him
self, mot n man, except the Duke OF
wellington. And it's strange colncl-
dcncc." added Bonaparte, bending FOR
ward, "but he was connection OF
mine. His nephew, the Duke of Wei
lngton's nephew, married n ccalsin or
mine She was a woman! See her NJ
one OF the court balls-amber satin,
daisies I'm her hair! Worth going n
hundred miles 10 look at hcrl OFTEN
seen her there myself, slrv'
The German moved the leather
thongs ln and out and thought Of the
strange ylclsstudcs of human life
which might bring the kinsmen Of
dukes and emperors to his humble
room.
Bonapartc appeared lost among old
memories.
"Ah, that Duke of Wclllngton's
nephcwr' lie broke forth suddenly.
"Mnnys the Joke I've had with him.
often came 10 visit me Mt Bonaparte
Hall. Grand place / had thcn-park,
conservatory, servants. lie had only
one fault, that Duke OF Wcllington's
nephew" said Bonaparte, observing
that the German wns deeply Interested
iu every word. "IIc was coward,
what YOU might call coward. You've
never been in Russia, supposcY said
Bonapartc, fixing his crosswisc looking
eyes on the Germans fncc.
mo, no." said the old man humDly.
France. England, Germany, little In
this country-lt is nll ] have travelled
81, my friend" said Bonapartc, have
been In every country in the world ana
speak every civilized language except
ing only Dutch ana German. | wrote
n book Of my trnvcls-uutcworthy incl
dents. Publisher got t-chcatcd mo
out Of Il. Grcnt rnacals those publish
crs! Upon one occaslou the Duke oi
Wcllngton's nephew md were tray.
cling IN Russia. An OF n sudden one
OF the horses dropped down dchd hF a
doornnll. There we were cold night
snow four feet thick great forest one
horse not being able 10 move slodgo
night coming ON wolves
"'Sprccr says the Duke Of Wclling
TOMS nephew.
Spree. do you call ~ says l. Look
| Out
There, sticking out under bush,