The Washington herald., 1913-09-06
Court Gossip of Interesting
Epents on Two Continents

in other parts, compelling a local farm
er TO guide him, and 1t was then that
he said. "Ah, those English ! have
them now.
II is almost uncanny to search out
the places where Napoleon was at va
rious stages of the battle. Three posi-
tions on the raised edges Of Charleroy
Road certainly he occupied in success
sion: about 10 o'clock, when the fight
was ardent; at 3 o'clock, when Il was
still undecided. and at Z. when his
hour was striking" One feels that he
was to the French a war god who had
but to nod and that he fought yelling
toms army rather than Wellington.
So il is that Napoleon remains the
haunting spirit of that held to the Wis
itor who. though shown a spot where
wellington is supposed to have ex
claimed: Up, guards. and at them"
wonders IL he ever did, such a COM
mand being alien to him. A master of
march by resting them ten minutes
every hour, and played not at all 10
the gallery, even the clamorous gallery
Of a Waterloo.
Its mecca is the Chateau Of Hougou-
mont. or. as it was also called, "Gou-
mont" on which the right wing Of the
bTluSn lay. lake II, Sdl0 Napoleon
to himself, land have them enfladed.
and I likewise put pistol to the head
of Blucher coming by way Of Wavre to
their aid" Standing on the spot one
cannot miss his tactics and strategy. so
simple, so bold with the alternative ef-
fort to break wellington's center at the
farm OF La Hale Sainte. when the after
noon came and Hougoumont still held
out. Waterloo was lost and won within
the four acres which formed the grounds
OF the Hougoumont chateau. II was rid
died with artillery. burned by FIRE, re-
duced to a state OF carnage in bricks as
well as in human life. But enough Of It
yet remains to let you understand how
the tide OF war rose and fell within those
castle walls.
There are the loopholes where British
soldiers stood with guns ready. there still
is the rickety fence which incloses the
well that gave the chateau water. The
thirsty British drew buckets Of drink
from that well until the bodies OF the
slain choked it up. There Is the gateway
which the French battered, but could not
take. Though time has purified the at
mosphere to pathos, some how II still
harbors a personal touch OF the deeds
done there. You feel the human note
through all your impressions Of Water
loo: but it is most abiding at Hougou-
mont. most solemn, most alluring to the
senses. Hougoumont was Waterloo. The
word today would have been different
had Blucher and his Prussians not
showed up in the nick of time after a
forced march over rain soaked roads on
the most historic cockpit OF Europe.
In 1852, when the International Con-
gress Of Medicine first met in London.
DR.. Pasteur was the most distinguished
OF the delegates present. With his usual
anxiety TO avoid publicity he was ac-
companied only by his sons and son-in-
law, an dtook private rooms in Charges
Street. For days before his arrival in
vitations were addressed TO the famous
Frenchman at the Bureau of the Con-
gress, but no one called for these. and
he was not seen till he entered St James
Hall in order TO attend the opening
meeting. One of the ushers was lead
ing him to place reserved for him on
the platform, when he was recognized
and Immediately cheers rang through the
hall. Quite unconscious that these were
meant for him, he said apologetically:
No doubt the Prince of Wales 10 ar
irving; I ought to have come sooner"
Like many other great men, Pasteur
was absent-minded. Eating some cherries
at a dinner party to which he was in
vited. he was observed to dip each
cherry in a glass of water and carefully
wipe it before placing it in his mouth.
On his neighbor uttering some comment
on this precaution, DIR. Pasteur ex-
planned at considerable length as to the
dangerous microbes with which cherries
are invariable covered. When he had
finished talking he picked up the glass
he had washed the fruit in and drank
the contents, microbes and all.