The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-09-24

Of Grerob1e to him when he came bacf
from Elba- Soldiers, the honor OF be-
ginning a new empire shah be yours;
yours shall be the honor OF s%aluttns
first he eagle of Austerlitz and Wag-
ram" He caught the standard from an
officer and held it high. TT 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! 1 trust it to you've will
march today against the oppressors,
crying Long live France"
One who has not heard a regiment
gone MAD a not know how it was.
With deafening cIatter and roar every
sword was drawn and the shakos flew
aloft and again and again the mems
deep voices sent UP in broken magnifi-
cent chorus the great historic cry to
which armies had gone into battle.
'V1Ve PEmpereur! Vive Napoleoni"
The souls Of 1000 men were ON fire
with memories n traditions, with a
passion of conservation to a cause, and
as If the spell of the name grew strong
er with its repetition they shouted over
and oven, in tremendous unison, over
and over and over.
"Vlve Napoleon! Vive rEImpereur!''
1t was necessary at last for the quiet
slender young man who was the storm
center to raise his hand again and with
a word, with the glimmer of a smile to,
5P'SNA ~ SlaIlluuG--lO SIOD the STORM.
There was much to be done. The Fourth
artillery was but one of several regi-
ments to be gained if the victory were
TO be complete. Colonel Lombard was
despatched to a printing office with
proclamations to be struck off; Lieu
tenant l-alty hurried away to his bat
talon; 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 each officer knew his
work. In q very few moments the Of
llcefs or the Third artillery who were
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
OIL the city, no longer empty, he passed
with his officers, and the people poured
from their houses and Joined and an
swered the shouts of the soldiers.
'VlVe PEmpereur!" 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 dolland! 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 moment he was separated
from his officers, and Colonel Vaudrey,
SAiIiIliS AoI OH Ills military QlSClDl1ne.
was forced to order his mounted artil-
lerymen to clear the road. Every mo-
ment an old soldier broke out of the
mass embraced the eagle which
Lieutenant de Querelles carried proud
ly high above all his emotion; the SOL
dlers' eyes flashed with success; the4l
princess 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,
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 ra-
diant as the princes look was contained
and lmpassive, marched always Fran
co.'s Beaupre. The h~ard-earned mill
tary knowledge, the patient toll of
preparation had come into play, and in
100 ways he man had been useful.
With no exact rank as yet, but ready
any moment, eager for the hardest
task, never asking for rest, quick wit
ted, resourceful, officers, as well as
prince, had developed a habit Of turn
ing to Beaupre for service after SER
vice. And always they were met with
glad consent which encouraged them to
ask more until the prince had said:
1T is the case Of the willing horse; I
will not permit that nv right-hand
be worked to death-it must stop"
Today, however, Francois, had a def
mite duty of responsibility. While the
marched, gathering strength at
every yard, thdough the town toward
the Place d. Alton at its farther side,
Colonel Couard of the Third artillery
gone to proclaim the great news to
ms 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
town and ramparts, to be reached
from the town side only by a narrow
lane; but the commanded
with a large open space the yard where
the soldiers assmebled. If the prince
entered from the town side. from the
street-Faubourg Pierre ONLY an es-
could go with him. If he went bv
the ramparts the whole enthusiastic
Fourth artillery might be at his back.
ms then was the route chosen.
But as the prince and the regiment
ana the swinging shouting mass Of
citizens made it's way toward the quar-
tiers, suddenly, too late. the Officers
ABOUT his highness saw that some one
had blundered. Somewhere in the van
man mad lost his head, had forgotten,
ana the compact i~nelastic procession
iau peen led toward the approach from
faupourg Pierre, the narrow lane at
side toward the city. 1t was a SER
Gus mistake, yet not OF necessity fatal,
ana at all events they must make the
pest or it. The prince could not make
ra1nati entrance at the head Of a
shouting regiment, but for all that he
might win the Forty-sixth.
he did win the Forty-sixth. Some
.hing mad happened to the officer sent
70 arouse them-another slip in the
chain-and instead Of being drawn up
IN the yard they We're getting ready for
sunday inspection, but they locked to
the windows at the noise, they rushed
MO the yard at the name of Napoleon.
ola sergeant of the Imperial Guard
ran forward and kissed Prince Louis
,land, and the reserved face Ightened-
ne knew the value Of a bit ofssentiment
with Frenchmen; he was not wrong:
m a moment the line regiment had
caught up the cries of .sViye l. TInner-
eur raised by the artillerymen and
lne carrier scene of the Austerlitz bar
racks was being repeated here. Prince
louis, pale and composed in the center
OF the road of voices. the seething sea.
OF excitment. heard a word at his ear
and turned. "a"
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