Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-13
.BLUFFED and won
A Dramatic Incident Of the Fate
full Hundred Days.
ONE OF NApoLEoN's couPs.

Tho Way of the Great Military Genius
overcame .he First Opposition He
Encountered on tho March to Paris
After His Return From Eliza.
\ siliising incident in the career of
Napoleon is described by Camille Co
cu:,!ltl in his book lie Retour ,. l'islc
d 'l:ll"" c''rhe Return From he Island
of l..ba"' !; describes how Gr met tie
first opposition Offered, 10 his nnrch to
Paris after his escape from Ell;l:
"Nieanwhi.r Napoleon had travelled
bT the Alps tn lDlnrh!ir. advancing
into llle interior "f the country IIiv-
in. received Information an Sunday.
the lth vt March lll. I,r,.t.. of
llsrrr had immediately in concert
With the military authority. taken
measures To deal with the startling sit.
uat.on \ tietnfhnn"ni composed az
BATTALION al Tire Fifth regiment nf the
inr aud NV" companies ut engineers
WAS dispatched I" prevent the further
advance ut the emperor.
inent and the. little troop from the. isle.
of l.llm took place IN the 9TH OF
March near While. hui llDt before the
peasants li:itl had time Ia hasten to in
form Napoleon nf the nnia.uniStirt dis.
position nf the officers commanding
the troops which had been sent from
Grrn"llp. In order to- avoid the she'd.
din. ut blood the emperor ordered
Can'l'ronnr. who was accompanied by
Il small escort. iO enter into treaty
with The ,Martlrs bancles lwhi:e
rork;ldes, Ganl!prun,lr found the a,.
tlrhment ranged In order of battle
The commanding officer refused to en-
ter into communication. and the sol.
'iiers remained silent and gloomy
Napoleon immediately took his
share In the proceedings He gave the
order to his grcnatiiprs TO nut their
rifles under their arms. In order to
give proof of their pacific dispositions
Then he advanced alone. whil. some
OF his friends cried to the soldiers of
the line:
Friends. do not fire: There Is the
emperor. who wishes to speak to YOU
Napoleon now found himself about
thirty meters from the Grenobe dc.
tlchnent. He diSmonntpd and. his
arms crossed nn his breast remained
standing IN the middle of the rond.
Soldiers oft the Fifth. he said In a
loud tone soldiers OF the Fifth, do
yU,l recognize. iiln.'
Yes. YES" they all replied.
"'i'lien Napoleon. throwing open his
gray 'oak with II dramatic gesture
and pointing 10 his breast with his
hands. replied:
"'lf there is one among you who
wishes to Kill his general. his emperor.
lie cam do Ii. Here am.
he RESPONSE was unanimous, sub.
lime: Lon. live the emperor: Long
live the emperor
''Rrrlking the ranks. their shakos at
the ends of the swords or on the bayo.
nets the soldiers of the Fifth. TO whom
were joined the engineers. ran toward
Napoleon. surrounded him. embraced
him. kissed his hands. called him their
rrrscrvcr. their father. their general.
their emperor Finally the two de-
tachments mingled together and he
came consolidated. Napoleon then had
o.OCO men with whom to march on to
Grcnoblc.
"'lhey took the road. and 1t was
triumptlal march. The people Of the
district came to meet the column. ac-
claiming Napoleon as the liberator Of
the mutton aud as the living incarna-
tiun of the revolution.
THE peasants wept with joy. AT
this sight the emperor. turning toward
his officers. Droudt and Bertrand. said
to them
Everything is now in good order.
Within ten days we shall be ut the
Tuilercs!.