Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-15

Periey Poorc Sheehan
(CcpyTtsi1t, Ths Frank A. Munssy Col
- the sun came up 0ver Paris, sne
Of the 6rst things to emerge from the
bius,Sr1y mist was the gilded dome
or tho HOtM den InyAiides. Not even
tho Sky-kissing upiift OF ths EifIel
tower. which had been exchanging
news and views Ill night long between
tina armies of the east and west, b.
wireless. Nike some supernatural inter-
prefer: not even the white basiIica on
top q No Butte Montmartre, nor the
toWers Of reotre Dame. were visible fpr
= rood TN minutes afterwnrd.
And, m ths meantime. the dome BE-
cans sort OF counterpart OF the sun
dtssk -sllusmering. golden. Afioat In
the 0paQna air. Il hung iiks an au-
FsJes & al0ry over the great man
Whose tpmkb was there apcieon-
aist wish 1uihIisd.
- deGire tiaat my ashes may rest
On The oanls Of the Seine. In tho midst
" thls French people ] % greatly
I0vO4s
11na, q the sun mounted still
AiaAss. the rest Oh tho Hotel des In
ha1l6es oame into view 4 great mass
~ buAAlngs - blus-grsy ~ the dawn
haA beea. After . while. when the
SlAGs was noodsd with genial light and
WnrMoh. ont carne tho invallds thsn-
peavos-the vstsfsas who made this
oom6inalton of barracks. museum,
charoA md tomb their home.
ylI1t - appear was Corporal Pic
kou, who lat part OF cne lsg and I'll
- ois arm 1t Golfarino. In 1850. yet
'was stln ne finN military ssmhiancs
q : man--pink face. choieric go,
white msstach0 waxed and white I'm
Deriai trimmed. the breast Of long.
hlus coat adorned with half dossu
nsdala.
Il e0o0nd ar tHo afterward came
Marine FRENZY. famous beau In his
Day. but NOW slow OF foot, much
lstO0ped, and very deaf, never quito re-
covereA from tho wound In HIS head
received In Tongiring In 1869.
They nat down side by side on tho
bench tha9 ran along the sun-warmed
wan. and the corporal Giared at the
marine. The latter pat up his ear
ltzumpst md the corporal roared into
hi:
"Ths Prussians still advanced"
Tho marine looked dreamfly into
space and whispered:
w. lack Napoleon"
Trumpeter Martin had come out
tfuoslsnt spry. and barely eighty
walking On two wooden pegs. neatly
turned md painted black. In response
10 TIN caEporal's words he ripped ont
IN On anA shook his cane IN tho air.
"The arms led BY . lot Of unlocked
0abA" he declared. There's Jofkrc.
tDr sKAmple-*
OtAsr comrades Joined the group
IolnE1ermas1ne 6andean. decorated On
the Odd Of hattie ct Montebello: Ger.
i9eAnts 1GCtte and IAtude. inscparable
NOW - they wero In the Crinnea: Far
rter Gaint-Lambert, who helped put
down Tie Kabyies Of North Africa In
1Grl
A desperate group they we're. too.
I'M measure. they felt themselves al
mosE Tho last hope Of France.
Something had 10 be dona>
wen form . brigade" said Far
Sier 0aintIAmbert. 'and--name OF
cAnnoa--if they do come into PARKS,
well drown ourselves In their blooSil~
'IAst night. Quavered Quartermas-
,ter oan0eAn. Z slept with this under
nv pl1ow." He drew from under his
onak n enormous horse-pistcl Of an
uQue patt0n. 1T kept mo from sleep
nxt Z hurt my ear. but by the"
0eTxeants Motto and Latude ex-
changed . look OF mutual understand.
in& and the former unbuttoned his
coat hls comrade aiding him.
LOoki~ painted Motto.
HI he'd hin coat opcn with arms
thAk trcmbied from asa and rheuma-
tisna. Tho group stared In amazement.
some u them saluting. others uncov-
eranx their bald or frosty headA
Around the breast OF the sergeant,
where Il had been concealed. was q
faded nag. thin and torn.
A doscn voices whispered.
fha ooloFs OF tho Smperor!"
I'VE took Il yesterday. said Ser
kpant Iatude In stifed tones, O. he
stood At the side OF his friend with
Tint mingled dir OF reverence and per.
s0nA pride with which sacristan on.
hibits the bones Of saint. The com
mandant was having the battleflags OF
the nations taken down. In there, 90
that they could not fall into the hands
of the enemy should 10 enter Paris,
- 10 did In 1870 Motto and l, watch.
ms onr chance. took this--his dag
our dAg-the nAx that foated over his
sacred t1nt--the nag OF Napoleoa!~
Latade began to choke. with emo
uon. q ago. or both.
WAlls thia was going ON. two other
comradss had arrived--a strange pair.
strangely iiAked-one OF them pushing
tho other IN an invalid-chair. They
ware the two extremes--the Oldest and
the yuungeat Of that little band OF vet.