Show humorist lloyd on war at napoleon s tomb on a scorch ing day in paris I 1 met nelson lloyd the brilliant humorist said a palla delphian clovd and I 1 were in the same class together at the german town academy we shook hands and began to talk about napoleon and war lloyd always quaint and amusing was at his best on the subject ot war the horrors of war are overrated he said how can you say soa I 1 cried then he told me about a veteran who once described a terrible battle to him the veteran s account of the engagement was as follows it was a terrible affair and no mistake about it our company lay in ambuscade in a wood every five minutes our brave young captain pale as death said to us boys it will be our turn next then we took another pull at our whisky flasks and prepared for death this lasted from sunrise till midnight when all of a sudden an adjutant rode up and told us we had won |