South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25

A"e4e was = JOY unbound when
Louis the Eighteenth returned in
1915
Yes everybody was delighted
except the old soldiers and the fenc-
* masters.
Living with Father Goulden in
Pfa.zbourg. Of old Lorraine. 7 was
happy in the belief that conscrip-
lion was now over. and that at last
] should be able 20 marry Catherine
and live IN peace.
So. when the marriage permit
came, rushed at once to her with
the news 7 kissed her again and
again and we both wept for JOY.
And then. after tho happiness Of
marrying Catherine. my greatest
delight lay I'm thinking that should
'e a tradesman for the rest OF my
life.
All. what a happy life, what salts
faction 20 be young and 20 have
simple, good, Industrious wife. We
shaI never be oldi We shall always
love one another and always retain
about us those whom we love
Thus days and weeks went by.
Iut. later on. we found that the
returning royalists. the ministers
rHd the princes. who had rushed
Hack 10 France after NapoIeon's
.anishment adopted the most in
olent manner towards as. the peo-
pIe. And as their treatment of
EaDoleon's former soldiers can
-ii hear the commandant expostu-
lttng They are starving ue. they
are treating us like Cossacks; only
they are too cowardly 90 shoot u.s."
But. about the beginning of
March, a rumor began 20 circulate
shat the Emperor had escaped
rom EIba and had landed i'm
France Quickly his advance to-
ward Paris followed. and the old
soldiers sent out to restrain him.
.Ished forward TO kneel at MS feet.
Thus it was that Napoleon again
came TO the throne
What happened afterwards. how
rter. was not so agreeable to me.
row a married man. settled as
had hoped for a life Of peace. For
was called 10 the colOrs Aunt
Crethel who had always been like
90 mother TO me. sobbed aloud.
catherine passed into "a deathly
swoon.
Yet. in spite OF all. need must
leave for the army with my old vet
cram soldier friend. Zebede and at
once we were rushed TO the front.
one day, as we were halted. the
Emperor came to our lines and the
whole division shouted 'Vive
3 Empereur,'
had a good view Of him as he
advanced with his arms crossed be-
hand his back and his head bent.
IIe had grown stOuter and more
-allow since the days OF Leipsig. He
looked much older and his cheeks
we're Oabby. Little wonder. also.
shat ne appeared worried-for he
had he not lost everybody's conf
Tcuceo The old soldiers alone re-
tanned their love for him; they We're
ready TO conquer or 20 die i'm his
behalf Eut for my part cared
uuch more FOR Catherine than for
ta. emperor. OF her 7 thought with
lrcatcst tenderness, the more so
IrtwinE that she would soon be-
come a mother. And I prayed TO
cod To- preserve my life
At last we came upon the Prus-
aus and. driving them back at
IEguy-. marched ON against the Brit
f-h
thought I should drop every
nomcut from weakness. but finally
near Waterloo. CON mounting little
ridge. we saw the English pickcts
through the rain.
In coruGeld. under q beating
storm. VIC lay like Eypsic. our
t.eth chatteriur with the cold-aud
500 thinking of maSsacrinE our fell
low men. and cstceWiug ourselves
lucky il we had "a turuip. "a carrot
tr anything to keep up our strength
I that "a life for honest mcu' Is 1t
for this that God created us2 Is DO
NOT am abominatiou Co think that %
King or am emperor instead of on
,rurariug commerce ana difusing
rarrtv. should reduce us to this
Hic by hundreds cf thousands =
know that this is called glory. but
people are foolish 90 glorify such
m.u who have lost a'' sense of right
HI heart and rcliEion.
When avoke in the morning.
tle churcb-bcJls were ringing and
thought.
Today is Sunday n day of peace
aul rest Father GouIdeu. dressed
i1 his best coat and "a clean shirt.
thinking or me- Catherine is sit
tIae ON the bod and weeping Aunt
trethcl has taken her prayerbooA
.lud is goiuE 90 mass" As I pictur-
,d to myself chat quiet happy life,
could have burst into tears
Eut the drums began 90 beat and