OCR Text |
Show H Fought Against Napoleon. Thero Is living at Tlfllsky Llstok a j Russian aged 122 years, who fought In many battles against Napoleon I. An- dreas-NIcholJowItch Schmidt was born HJ In the year 1782, at Bcaulen, in tho Hj government of Kowno, and entered H the army when 14 years of age. Ho Is Hj In possession ot numomio ordors, and nlao a gold modal fcr saving life. In B 1858 he was urdorod to escort a poll-HJ poll-HJ tlcal offender to Siberia, The prisoner Hj escapod, and Andreas was In conse HJ quence banished to Siberia himself, HJ -whore ho remained for ten years. In HJ 1868 ho was pardoned by Alexander Hj IL and returned to his homo. Ho has B etlll his sight nnd hearing and can Hj walk without asslstanco. |