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Show A Paris paper states that the French emperor has his "double or other self," in the person of a mud-complexioned mud-complexioned and dull-eyed American, who shows himself from time to time i" public, and who, moreover, increases his marvelous resemblance to the emperor em-peror by imitating his tricks of manner and movement. He is often mistaken for the emperor as he moves around Paris on foot or on horseback, and there are occasionally ludicrous scenes from this cause. The New York Tribune Tri-bune suggests that, in case of an outbreak, out-break, he may be useful in taking the emperor's place as the nominal head of the army, and thus save the real majesty maj-esty a deal of trouble and danger. AY e can imagine, says the Tribune, the wild enthusiasm of the troops when he mnde his appearance, mustache and all. We can fancy how they would rush at the enemy when they felt that his eye his dull eye was upon them. We can imagine how they would inarch, even though worn out. when they saw him descend from his hur.se and m-ivcli beside them, with his short legs. We can fancy how even the wounded and : dying would be inspired and coiiwlod j when, after the buttle was fought, he stalked over the field of victory, giv-: giv-: ing one a word of kindne-s. another a j drink from his canteen, and another perhaps the baton of a marshal We i can imagine the exultant shunts of 'loyalty and devotion that would rend 1 the heavens as he rode back to 1 ranee, at the head of his troops. r Lis German triumph. |