| Show THE GRAND ARMY OF r rinel k S r A body has heard of the sentinel everybody ff tile first napoleon at ebers this sentinel still lives and berg a reco recently fitly been re received by na has apon III and a llis his empress at fon r A french journal gives an all wresting interesting sketch of the interview its cicro and its history y pere perc Co colache luche bjoro as he is ca is ia a square built alert little infantryman eighty two years old lively and quick of wit ile he has be seen earning his livelihood for fifty farmer after serving years a rs ns as a all J I 1 t the be great campaigns 0 of the empire from jena to waterloo at E ebers bers berg he was put on guard at the half ruined rained hovel where napoleon lodged with orders to admit nobody pained by a staff officer toward evening napoleon in his gray cloak attempted to pass halt I 1 cried says gays Co colache luche telling his own story halt I 1 and nothing 0 more tor I 1 and know it was the em emperor iper T the e gray coated man paid no attention but came on oil halt I 1 I 1 cried gain again or ill put my bayonet into you upon this two or three officers came out and I 1 was carried to the watch house they all said to me there colache Co luche theres an end of you you raised your hand against the emperor arid and my orders I 1 replied so I 1 was sent for soon by the emperor himself I 1 went in my hat in hand ii grenadier said napoleon put a red gibbon in your buttonhole button hole I 1 give you the cross of the legion thanks my iny emperor I 1 answered but where can call I 1 buy a lit bit of ribbon there are arc no F shops here tile the emperor laughed una and answered steal a bit of red silk from some womans comans petticoat that will do as well P 1 couche boushe came to with his military certificate and a portrait of himself charmingly engraved by the charming singer garcia who is a near neighbor of guluche Cu Co luche luclie and who am amuses uses herself with the engravers burin when she is not enchanting everybody else with her exquisite sing singing irig napoleon III walked for an hour with Co goltche luclie in the park would you have fired not knowing it was the emperor asked the third napoleon no sire sire I 1 should only have hurt him with my bayonet replied the bluff old soldier at the sight right of the empress colache could not restrain his frank admiration he cried out ali ah I 1 madame is is iny ay empress well sire I 1 con congratulate ratu you on your choice and oi on your good taste 11 when colache left then their presence the emperor asked what ii he could do for him sire I 1 do not want anything but I 1 should like to have portraits of you three of course colache will be gratified and his heirs will receive an additional legacy of napoleonic favor |
