Show valur OF TIME when krhen the ruman roman emperor said 11 1 I have lust lost a day lie uttered a sadder truth than if lie he had exclaimed 11 1 I have lost a kingdom napoleon said that tile the reason ho he beat tile the austrians Aust rians was that they did not know the value of five minutes at the celebrated battle of rivoli the conflict seemed on oil the point of being P decided against hain ile he saw the critical state of affairs and instantly took liis ills ic le solution he dispatched a far flag to licad quarters with proposals for i an armistice the unwary austrians Aust rians fell into the enate for a low lew minutes the thunders of battle were hushed napoleon seized the precious moment 1 and while amusin amusing 0 the enemy ditl 1 mock ne negotiations 0 rearranged his line of battle changed his front and in a few minutes was ready to renounce the farce of discussion for the stein of arms the splendid victory of rivoli was the result tile the great moral victories and defeats of tile the often turn on five minutes ci crises aises come the not seizing of which is ruin men alon may loiter but time flies on the wings of the wind and all the great interests of life aie speeding 0 on with the sure stile and silent sile nt tread of destiny |