Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-24

OF Grenoble to him when he came back
from Elba. Soldiers, the honor of be-
ginning a new empire shall be yours;
yours shall be the honor Of saluting
FIRST the eagle of Austerlitz and Wag-
ram" He caught the standard from an
officer and held it high. ut is the sign
of French glory; it has shone over
every battle field; it has passed through
every capitol of Europe. Soldiers, rally
to the eagle! trust it to you've will
march today against the oppressors,
CRYING Long live France" o.
one who has not heard a regiment
gone mad al not know how it was.
With d%eafening clatter and oar every
sword was drawn and the shakos flew
aloft and again and again the mems
deep voices sent up in broker magnifi-
cent chorus the great historic cry to
winch armies had gone into battle.
-'Vlve ~lEmpereur! Vive Napoleon!"
The souls of 1000 men were on fire
with memories and traditions, with a
passion of conservation to a cause, and
as II the spell of the name grew strong
er with its repetition they shouted over
and over, in tremendous unison, over
and over and over.
"Vive Napoleon! Vive lEmpereur!"
1t was necessary at last for the quiet
slender young man who was the storm
center to raise his hand again and with
word, with the glimmer of a smile to
speak his g~ratitude-to stop the storm.
Ihere was much to be done. The Fourth
artillery was but n of several regi-
ments to be gained if the victory were
10 be complete. Colonel Lombard was
despatched to a printing office with
proclamations to be struck off; Lieu
tenan Lalty hurried away to his bat
tallon; a detachment was sent to hold
the telegraph office; the tumult once
quoted, the yard was a scene of eff
clent business, for all this had been
planned and Zach officer knew his
1lcers OF the Third artillery who We're
with the prince had fastened to their
quarters. another had been sent to
arouse the Forty-sixth of the line, at
the Place d Alton barracks, and shortly
Prince Louis himself was on his way
to the same place. Through the streets
OF the city, no longer empty, he passed
from their houses and Joined and an
sWered the shouts of the soldiers.
"Vlve IEmpereur!!" the soldiers cried.
IT is the nephew of Napoleon" and
the citizens threw back, "Vive En-
pereur! 1t is the son of the honest king
OF Holland! 1t is the grandson of Jose
phine!"
They pressed so close about the small
figure In its Swiss uniform of a colonel
That for a m he was separated
from his officers, and Colonel Vaudrey,
smiling for all his military discipline,
was forced to order his mounted artil-
lerymen to clear the road. Every mo-
ment an old soldier broke out Of the
mass and embraced the eagle which
Lieutenant de Querelles carried proud
~ high above all this emotion; the SOL
dlerS' eyes flashed with success; the
princes heart beat high for joy to know
that he had not misread the heart of
army or people. When the column
passed the gendarmerie the guard
turned out and presented arms, shout
ing, Long live the emperor!!" So he
went through the streets of Boulogne,
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, eight long
years before he came to his own, and
marched in triumph and reclamation
to a failure.
And close by his side, his look as RAJ
diant as the princes look was contained
and impassive, marched always Fran
co.'s Beaupre. The hard-earned mill
tary knowledge, the patient toll of
preparation had come into play, and in
100 ways the mar had been useful.
with no exact rank as yet, but ready
at any moment. eager for the hardest
task, never asking for rest, quick wit
TED, resourceful, officers, as we'll as
prince, had developed a habit of turn
ing to Beaupre for service after SER
vice. And always they We're met with
glad consent which encouraged them to
ask more until the prince had said:
1T is the case of the willing horse; I
viii not permit that my r%ight-hand
be worked to death-it must STOP"
Today, however, Francois, had a def
mite duty of responsibility. While the
prince marched, gathering strength at
every yard, thdough the town toward
the Place d Alton at it's farther side.
Colonel Couard of the Third artillery
mad gone to proclaim the great news to
his regiment and to hold them ready.
In case of success at the Place d. Al
ton. Beaupre was to go back and bring
them to join the prince.In case of fail
ure they were to be his reserve. The
Place d Alton barracks lay between
and ramparts, to be reached
from the town side only by a narrow
ane but the ramparts commanded
with a large open the yard where
the soldiers assmebled. If the prince
entered from the town side, from the
street-Faubourg Pierre only an es-
cort could &c with him. If he went by
the ramparts the whole enthusiastic
Tourth artillery might be at his back.
ms then was the out chosen.
But as the prince and the regiment
ana the swinging shouting mass of
citizens made its way toward the quar-
ters, suddenly, too late, the officers
ABOUT his highness saw that some one
iiau Somewhere in the van
a man had lost his head, had forgotten,
and the compact inelastic procession
mad been led toward the approach from
Faubourg Pierre, the narrow lane at
the side toward the city. It was a SER
lous mistake. vet not Of necessity fatal.
and at all events they must make the
best OF it. The prince could not make
dramatic entrance at the head Of a
regiment, but for all thai he
might win the ~Forty-sixth..
He did win the Forty-sixth. Some
thing had happened to the officer sent
arouse them-another slip in the
.hain-and instead Of being drawn up
the yard they We're getting ready for
sunday inspection, but they flocked to
the windows at the noise, they rushed
INTO the YARD at the name of Napoleon.
Old sergeant of the Imperial Guard
IAN forward and kissed Prince Louis
hand, and the reserved face lightened-i
he knew the value of a bit of sentiment
with ~Frenchmen; he was not wrong;
in a moment the line regiment had
caught up the cries of "Vive L Emper-
eur. raised by the artillerymen, and
the earlier scene Of the Austerlitz bar
was being repeated here. Prince
LOUIS, pale and composed in the center
the road of voices. the seething sea
d excltment. heard a word at his ear
inc turned.