The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-13

tries. I merely wish to call the read
er's special attention TO the ramark-
able difference between the native
population on this part ov the earth.
An African IL bigger an richer nat
urally than the whole combination
England. France. Germany. Turkey.
an we mite throw In several other
small countrIes-an' still not en-
brace a territory rs large ~ that ov
Africa. But England her got them
India and Africa-two vast count
tries. The two countries contain
practically one-third ov the poprIa-
tion oy the world today. An France
lies rite between England and Africa.
Strange that France did not think ov
hit in time an take Africa under her
winng, fer. az | sed. this vast coun-
try lies rite In front ov the very
doors ov Paris-within gun-shot-al
most
Through the kindness ov the am
bassador TO Paris, hev already visit
ed President Loubet. the ruler ov
France. So far az I know France In
the only country that initiates the
United States In that hit hez a
President" But hit liz a new thing.
In old times they wuz called emper-
ors. President Loubet received us
very kind, fer the French an Amer
leans air old friends. l enjoyed my
visit an he told me that he hoped
I'd find my stay In France a pleasant
memory. He asked erbout President
Taft an awl the folks on the Ameri-
welcome ter visit France. He speaks
English az well az French an that
suited me splendid, fer I ANYWAYS git
sorter strang1ed when I try ter talk
any ov these furrin' languages. They
wuz not used in the districk school
I went ter when I wuz boy.
told President Loubet erbout my
mule Bob that / am ridin' on my trip
GROUND the world an that / intend
ter ride him awl over Paris while
stay here. He seemed ter be amused
at the idea ov a man startin' err
roun' the world muleback. But he
didn't seem ter hev curiosity ennuff
ter wanter see Bob. They liz rite
much ov an autobill craze In Paris
now an I think President Loubet hez
got hiz share ov hit, fer they tell me
that he does a guide deal ov ridin' in
that way.
I left very much pleased with the
ruler ov France. He il smart man,
a clever man. He wuz raised on a
farm-wuZ one ov the plain peo-
ple'- an worked hisself up because
he had plenty ov pure grit.
The buildins In Paris air beautiful
an substantial. The parks an other
publick grounds air not hardly equal
ed anywhar.
One ov the mos interestin' sites
hev seen here liz the tomb Ov Ma
poleon, the CRATE soldier, an later,
the ruler ov France. Hit liz probably
the finest thing ov the kind in the
world, an liz located in a beautiful
spot on the banks of the Seine.
Soldiers guard hit day an mite, but
hit IL open to visitors. A vast sum
ov money must hev bin spent On this
tomb.
Napoleon wuZ the best known citi-
zen of France, great in war, great In
peace. But hiz ambition finally led
him too far. Az military ruler he
wuz a success for long time; az a
peaceful ruler he mite hev had great
er success. At one time nearly awl
ov the prominent people in hiz coun-
try turned against him. He wuz ex.
lied and imprisoned at st. Helena
small island some miles from the
coast ov France. He finally escaped
and landed some distance from Paris
He met an old soldier who had serv.
ed under him. Come on" sed Ma
poleon, Il hev work for you," OF
words to that effect. With this old
soldier az beginnin' Napoleon rails
ed an army before the French officers
could recapture him, an in three
| weeks from the date ov hiz escape
he recaptured Paris, the entire
French standin' army havin' desert
ed the Government, an resumed hi
seat az the emperor ov France. the
like ov which probably no other maj
could hev done, for he wuz not only
a great military leader, but wuz &
leader ov men, genius, wonder
fer he seemed ter sway men az nc
other man could before nor since
The magnificent tomb to be seen neal
Paris today shows that he wuz an
still IL in the hearts ov the French
people, an they stand ready ter f1gh
| fer hiz memory, If necessary, ever
today-tomorrow
Az ever,
ZEKE BILKINS.