The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
T%HERE was joy unbounded when
Louis the Eighteenth returned
- in 1914,


- in 1914.
Yes, everybody was delighted, except
the old soldiers and the fencing mas
tiers.
Living with Father Goulden in
Pfalzbourg, of old Lorraine, I was
happy in the belief that CONSUMPTION
was now over, and that at last, should
be able to marry Catherine and live in
peace,
So, when the marriage permit came,
/ rushed at once to her with the news.
kissed her again and again and
we both wept for joy.
And then, after the happiness of
marrying Catherine, my greatest de-
l,ght lay in thinking that should be
tradesman for the rest of my life,
All, what happy life! what salts
faction to be young and to have a
simple, good, industrious wife! We
shall never be old! We shall always
love one another and always retain
about us those whom we love.
Thus days and weeks went by. But,
later on, we found that the returning
royalists, the ministers and the princes,
who had rushed back to France after
Napoleon's Punishment, adopted the
most insolent manner toward us, the
people. And as to their treatment of
Napoleon's former soldiers I can still
hear the commandant expostuiating
"They are starving us; they are treat
ing us like Cossacks; only they are
too cowardly to shoot ust"
But, about the beginning of March,
q rumor began to circulate that the
emperor had escaped from Elba and
had landed In France. Quickly his
advance toward Paris followed; and
the old soldiers, sent out to restrain
him, rushed forward to kneel at his
feet. Thus it was that Napoleon
again came to the throne.
What happened afterward, how
ever, was not so agreeable to me. now
married man, settled as had hoped
for life of peace. For 1 was called
to the colors- Aunt Grethel, who hat
always been like mother to me, sob
bed aloud. Catherine passed into {
deadly swoen.
Yet, in spite of all, I needs mus
leave for the army with my old veter
an soldier friend, Zebede, and at once
we were rushed to the front.
One day, as we halted, the emperor
came to cur lines and the whole di
vision shouted "Vive rEmpereur!
had a good view of him as he ad
Vanced with his arms crossed behinC
MS back and his head bent. He hat
Srewn stouter and more sallow sine
the days of Leipsig. He looked mucl
oioer and his cheeks were flabby. Littl
wonder, also, that he appeared wor
rea-for had he not lost everybody
Sonndenee2 The old soldiers alone re
talned their love for him; they wer,
ready to conquer or to die In his be
nan. But for my part I cared mucl
more Tor Catherine than for the EN-
efor' of her thought With CREATES
Uehaerness, the more so knowing tina
sue would soon become a mother. Ant
i prayed to God to preserve my life
AT last we came upon the Prussian
and. driving them back at Ligny
marched on against the British.
thought should drop every mo
mehf from weakness, bat finally neal
Waterloo, on mounting q little ridge
we saw the English pieiaets through
the rain.
In eornfield, under beating storm
we lay like gypsies, our teeth chatter
ing with the cold-and yet thinking O.
massacring our fellow men; and es
teeming ourselves lucky IL we had {
turhlp, carrot or anything else Il
keep up our strength. Is that life
toF honest men? Is 1t for this tina
God created us? Is 1t not an abom
nation to think that king or an EN-
peror, instead of encouraging com
merce and diffusing liberty, should re
uuce us to this state By hundreds o.
uhousands2 know that this is called
glory, but people are foolish to glort
~ such men who have lost all sense
OF right and heart and religion.
When awoke In the morning, the
ehurch-bells were ringing and
thought:
To-day is Sunday, a day of peace
and rest Father Goulden, dressed In