Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-02
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NOR by this speech and, dropping q
coin in the boys hand. passed on. Aft
er wandering about for awhile he seat
ed himself on one of the garden bench
es and watched the people 60 by, some
speaking words Of praise for him, 9TH
ers condemning him, while the main
number. glad OF the holiday, were In
tent upon their own enjoyment of 1t.
Presently young lieutenant in the
army sat down beside the emperor.
what fools these people are said
Napoleon, ito throw of one yoke and
Immediately take on another. This
man Bonaparte has no qualifications
for a ruler. He is not even an able
general
Il grant you the latter part Of your
CHARGE" replied the lieutenant, "but
the first part deny. think see in
the emperor the elements OF a COVER
! nor. admired him for overthrowing
! the directory. Those men were a lot of
| muttOnheads."
Napoleon was interested that a SOL
der should deny that he who had daz-
zled the world with his brilliant ex-
ploits as a general was not q compe-
tent military leader.
my friend,' be said, Il am delight
ed to meet one who agrees with me as
I to Bonaparte's military talents, or,
rather, the absence of them. am Gu
rious to know it you condemn him for
| the same deficiencies that condemn
him for. Tell me-"
"Well," said the lieutenant, he VIC
lates every principle of war;"
$50 he does"
II was with him in the Italian cam
paigns and was shocked at what
: saw. Instead of moving his army In
an orderly manner be was in such a
hurry that most of the time it was
strung out like rope, ready to come
apart at any point.
! Il noticed that myself"
/ What: You were there? You are
soldier?"
! II was a soldier, but now lshave q
better Job. But what other fault have
you to find with General Bonaparte?
This: went through the course at
the military school at st. Cyr, and II
Napoleon is a great general then those
books should be burned"
"Not all Of them. Books are not Ia
tended to make generals, but to bring
soldier up to date in his knowledge
of what others know or are supposed
to know. The general tops the books
not the books the general"
The lieutenant then began to state
principles of war be had learned al
the military school. defying Napoleon
to find any fault with them and show
ing such apt scholarship and especially
admirable demonstrative powers that
Napoleon was astonished The young
man proved to- him conclusively thai
in his campaigns he had time ano
again violated principles of war that
had always existed and would always
exist. q
How. then" asked Napoleon. dc
you account for Bonaparte's success !?
"A coincidence of abnormal cOndi
transformations that would not 0ccu
again in centuries"
Napoleon thought for a few minutes
and the lieutenant congratulated him
self that he had made an impression
When the former spoke again he said:
"You have confirmed my opinions o
this upstart. and I have been mucl
pleased with your powers Of demonstra
ton. You have remarkable facult!
for making things clear to another.
see you belong to the Ninety-thirt
regiment. May / ask your name?''
.Suchard-Antoine Suchard. at you
service. Yours isl
But Napoleon. who had risen from
the bench. pretended not to hear ant
in another moment was lost in tn,
crowd.
The next morning Lieutenant Su
rhard received an envelope from th,
minister OF war containing an appoint
ment as professor in the militar,
s school at st Cyr. He was greatly as
tonished. but it did not occur to hin
that the stranger with whom he hal
talked in the garden Of the Tuilerie.
had anything to do with the matter
His tastes led him to accept the ap
pointment, and be at once entered
upon his duties.
One. day the emperor visited the mill
tary school for inspection. When pro
q lessor Suchard saw him be collapsed
with q Non Dieu. 10 u tho maj
with whom talked = Tho garden. 8
From that time the ptof6s 1oss 81 cjos
s ing Iecfure On schemes 8