The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-21
THE COMING Of
MARSHAL NEY

,n,.nr tho natncs in France the TWO
held in the highest reverence hE" Jo""
Of Arc and Marshal Ncy. Joan 81 N'':
saved France in tho medieval days ana
,r,s burnt at tn. stake: Marshal NcF us
The greatest OF NapolronS generals ny
his uuirk movements on the Heiu ".
Iattle often turned the tide ana FlC'"''
ncrchrd upon the banners OF 'h' ''"'El
can. Ncy was shot for traitor U'
charges trumpet up by rroWd "' Po'i,'
cal enemies. but his nam" VIII ever w
rnhlazoncd in the history Of FRANCE AS
the brarcst Of the brave.
Like King Arthur In England "h','
a legend runs that their good KlnE Is cry
sleeping. but will awake "hch '''' -"e
~ rri,.;n has ravishcd her shores I'M
,h,..,r ,b, enchanted sword ENcalibuS'
and once again lead the British army 10
,.;,.,orv driving the Invaders into the
s,.r from whence they c;lmc: $" the SUI
!. ,.hIspcrcd in France that their hc'
IovrJ marshal shall arise from his long
t.,.n and drive the Hun. the natural
,r,,ry FROM the slopes of sunny France,
This French legend has been use"
s.. min 7 Ross. II Cleveland. o.. III i
siury called The Coming III MA snn'
E,v" and depicts the last hahlc III
which the German arms 20 down |" ~.
ION, md The lrginns "f France return
triumphant; under tn" tri-c"lor.
You will recall that OIL tn" t"ar'uI
o,-,,, from Moscow New was put III
command of thr rear guard 1h' IN
,,.ror riding hnck found lnhc man.
Marshal Nry n" drmandrd' W mere -
he rear guard Strengthening nm
self M. Ncy snluted and SAID go
~, r,r r,nr guard" They were all gone
'N''' NJ the lGp-
y,.n wastes Of Russia. he who hnd pr'h
roi,hru> unto death. was knlEhtrd Win
~, everlasting title Of the hrnEcSt ~
~. brave" But here is the story
,nurh abbreviated;
The Story.
Might hns rluS"d down on .he 49,
which bids fair IT. bc an endless n'H"'
for France. for III" enemy seems 1" nav
Innk,d upun her as Rome iopK"o uE''
carthage which was Carthage snail ne
DESTROYED" An day thr rFchcn '''u
lnolSrd FOR achievements "h'ch u'o NV
come. ID m.
rho moon is IN tho wane ana NV
,orrn il coming on apac1 when Inti'
,',,.,,,,,n i; heard coming. The swift
h,,orb.ats como nearer and the rider Is
IN anrly awaited. for he might bring
un,vs nf coming rcnfnrcemcnis. TIC was
h,l,cd hv n party Of officers VINO were
n,,t surveying the field and trying To lay
mans for lhr tnorrow's struggle.
,rh, stranger demanded news OF inc
hattie MS if hc had n right to know. ana
thc officers were almost rude in DEMAND
inr his identity. The horscn1an seemed
IN hesitate as 10 what To shy. toT nc
ras not accustomed to explaining VINO
w, was on a battlefield. Al last II"
nu,Ind from n pocket an old-tim" stained
parchment. An officer took IL ana
commenced Ia read. Some "i the ""ruS
he had to spell out slowly. Ter th"!
were dim and written in AN almost meg
jhIc hand: but he read on, and rs nc
-rod ne became strangely moved. II
,v.s handed to- each in turn. and rs they
-,aJ Tho names they also becain" pro-
foundly stirred. their jaws dropped nnd
their eyes filled with mist.
II was an did commission ana It WAS
sirnrr nv "thc Littl" Corporal. md
written in his own hand. and appointed
,h,. bearer. giving his name" t" IN" '"Ih-
nand of the Fr"nr|l armies II was
Marshal N"y---whu had com" from lar
country.
"Marshal Ncy Has Como"
AZ .hc nrws spread. Narshiti Ny
has CONF" tn" army changed int" some
thing TN. lik" ~ which was n'Irr
known. TIL" change cannot h" dc-
srrhed for Il was not S""n so nu"h ny
felt The wounded raised Themselves
up on :h"lr shattered elbows ana started
tn chrrr, hui could not. Th" effort died
,wav INTO 4 snhhing sort 0f whisper.
..HarshaI Ncy has come" Great gen
erals become" almost a. prirai" suldIcTs
updrr him who bore this commission. |
7, ,un.rsedrI Ali other commissions and |