The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-12-09
BATTLE OF THE NILE.
Where "the Boy Stood on the
Burning Deck"
CASABIANCA AND HIS FATE.
The Facts About the Little Hero OF
Mrs. Hemans' Famous Poem, His
Father and tho Tragedy Of the
Doomed French Flagship, the Orient.

Mrs. Hemans' Famous Poem, His
Father and tho Tragedy Of the
Doomed French Flagship, the Orient.
That was II lucky child who in the
latter part Of the last century escaped
the ordeal Of standing up before n cir
Gle OF relatives and friends out wardly
enthusiastic aud admiring, inwardIy
often greatly bored 10 repeat those
well known II somewhat inaccurate
lines that tell M how the boy stood
on the burning deck" Whether, nine
times out of ten, the infant reciter or
for that matter, any OF the members
OF the applaudiDg family circle could
have giYel the date and place Of the
occurrence may be doubtful. The forty
lines of Mrs. Hemans gave them all
the history that they cravcd, and when
the parrotlike performance closed with
faithful heart a sentimental maiden
aunt would sigh, n liberal uncle be-
stow largesse to the extent Of half a
crown, and thai WAS all
II was IN l19s that young Casabi-
anca, the ten year old son Of the com
modore of the French flagship Orient,
stood amid the awful devastation OF
the battle of the Nile. Bonaparte had
himself sailed In the Ill fated Orient
from Toulon In the previous May, tax
Ing with him good stock OF bur
gundy and also that famous camp H.
hroryr ~ coh,not od,,,on, INCLUDING
tort,, voI,,,,os a, ,rrv,i.,, no,o,o f.,
which tho Hi,Jo and the Koran were
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More ,mnort,nt .t,u FOR tbouc who love
sho ,Ie,nros,,o "details -, h,s,orv ard
great mon he wa. recommended NV nj.
tho, nr,voto ..erotary Louie Antoine
1o,yaIot n. po,,rr,onno rram ,,hosa
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eount az tho vnynye IN E,cvnt
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naIaau l,tn, In his hertI, while Rour.
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discussIon. IN vofloua o,est,ons n mong
Tho scientific and other dIst,nouisbcd
mon who recommended tho exned,tjon
The eocshln earrted /, nonulatlon NJ
more Than . oOo souls and The cry of
",ton oyerhoard. waa not infreouent
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