Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-04-01

i and the deep voices sent il rolllhs
down the empty streets. Louis Bona
parte standing erect, motionless. i'm
passive as always, wondered If pulse
might beat harder than his and not
break. He held up his hand. and rap
idly. yet with lingering shouts OF en-
thusiasm. the tumuIt quieted
Soldiers" he said, Il have come 70
| you first because between you and
me there are great memories. With
you the Emperor. my uncle, served as
/ captain; with you he won glory at the
siege Of Toulon; you opened the gates
of Grenoble to him when he came
back from EIba. Soldiers, the honor
of beginning a new empire shall be
yours; yours shall be the honor OF sa-
iuting first the eagle Of Austerlitz and
| Wagram" He caught the standard
| from an officer and held it high. III
is the sign of French glory; 1t has
I shone over every battlefield; It has
passed through every capitol Of Eur
/ ope. Soldiers, rally to the eaglel
trust II to you've viii march today
against the oppressors. crying Long
live France"
One who has not heard a regiment
gone mad can not know how 1t was.
/ With deafening chatter and roar every
| sword was drawn and the shakos flew
aloft and again and again and again
the mems deep voices sent up In bro
ken magnificent chorus the great his
toric cry TO which armies had gone
! into battle
''Vive l'Empereur! Vive Napoleoni"
The souls of a thousand 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 stronger with its repetition they
shouted over and over. In tremendous
unison. over and over and over.
"Vive Napoleon! Vive rEmpereur!
II 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 gratitude-to stop
the f.orm. There was much to be
lone. The fourth artillery was but
one OF several regiments to be gained
IL the victory we're to be complete
Colonel Lombard was dispatched to a
printing Office with proclamations to
be struck off; Lieutenant Laity hur-
ried away 10 his battalion; a detach-
ment was sent to hold the telegraph
office; the tumult once quieted. the
yard was a scene Of efficient business,
for all this had been planned and each
officer knew his work. In a very few
moments the officers OF the third ar
tillery 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 bar
racks, and shortly Prince Louis him
self was on his way to the same place.
Through the streets of the city. no
longer empty. he passed with his Off
GERS. and the people poured from their
houses, and joined and answered the
shouts of the soldiers.
"Vive l'Empereuri" the soldiers
cried 1T is the nephew of Napoleon"
and the citizens threw back, "Vive
l'Empereurl II is the son of the hon
est king of Holland! 1t is the grand
son OF Josephinel"
small figure In it's Swiss uniform of a
colonel that for a moment he was sep
arated from his officers. and Colonel
Vaudrey. smiling for all his military
discipline, was forced to order his
mounted artillerymen to clear the
road Every moment an old soldier
broke out Of the mass and embraced
the eagle which Lieutenant de Quer-
Giles carried proudly high above all
this emotion; the soldiers eyes fash
ed with success; the Princes heart
beat high for joy to know that he had
Pie. When the column passed the gen
darmerie the guard turned out and
presented arms. shouting. Long live
the Emperor" So he went through
the streets of Boulogne, Louis Napo-
leon Bonaparte eight long years be-
fore he came to hts own, and march
ed In triumph and reclamation to a
failure.
And close by his side. his look as
radiant as the Princes look was con.
tanned and impressive. marched always
Francois Beaupre. The hard-earned
military knowledge the patient toll
of preparation had come into play.
| and In a hundred ways the man had
been useful With no exact rank as
yet, but ready at any moment, eager
! for the hardest task, never asking for
| rest. quick-witted. resourceful. officers
| as we'll as Prince had developed a
habit of turning to Beaupre for serv-
( ice after service. And always they
were met with a glad consent which
! encouraged them to ask more until
4 the Prince said;
1T is the case OF the willing horse:
| will not permit that my right-hand
man be worked to death-it must
stop"
Today. however. Francois had a
definite duty of responsibility. While
the Prince marched. gathering
strength at every yard, through the
town toward the Place d. Alton at its
T. Fher side. Colonel Couard of the
,..i artillery had gone to proclaim
lie great news TO his regiment and &c
hold them ready, In case of success
at the Place d Alton. Beaupre was &c
SO back and bring them to Join the
Prince In case of failure they were