From lie 81. Louis EcrSMs.
WE'RE ALL COW ARDS IN TIE DARK
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A med cal rrcnt OF oars who, some years sinCe.
visited Paris under circumstances most favorable
10 an emtree 10 Il most Interesting cIrc!e-.hat of
tho survivors and ci.GegGEi supporters of the En-.
pire, tells caia s!ory.a he hoHrd II le@tcd"E


the celebrated General kXcemLns. one OF Nopol.
cons pdiqIiHs. 1t was att dinner party, compoS
ed OF some Of the survivors Of Waterloo il few
OF their Younger relatives, lni the scion OF an cx-
king. OIL a visit from his home ia Am2rIcn. and to
whom our friend owed MS introduction 10 the cir.
Gle. Some questions arose about bravery, !" hen
the Younger members Of tho company were cleo
,rihei to hear the venerable and heroic Exce-
mans gravev and seriously declare, that me- wer,
all ccacards in lie dar& The General smiled at
their * rrGssiOns of dissent. md renark that
wa. "very like youtn,' and proreedcd 10 tell tho
fo'Iowin. anecdote in support OF his strange dec.
aratIou.


There was Young hol.hend in the Emperor 5
service, who, burning for action. and his duties at
ihe TINS i:iordjn5 opportunity, nj last rtao.'ed
to fight duel. md. accordingly. choosing 10 con-
.lrie some remark or other 0t an older superior
officer into an insult, haenged him. Tne Old
solder, waving all considerations OF rank, agrord
TO meet the Young man. but on the following I'M
usual terms. The timt should be night, the place
n room,-in in opposite corners OF which they
were to sand. The seconds. having placed their
men. werr TO withdraw outside OF the door, tax
ias ihe cInijrS wifh them. The word should be
given ON without, when he who had he first fire
snou d discharge his weapon. and the seconds
bearing the Ignt, should Immediately rush in!


These strange conditions were accepted. the
time arrived, and the seconds place the parties
ns ngced uPon Withdrawing Immediately. ana
leaving their men in the dark. The word was
gwen the fire heard. the door was re-opened.
and there stood the elder soldier OF the two bolt
upright in the corner, his adversary bail having
entered the wall so close to his head that the es-
cape seemed little less than miraculous!


was row the Old soldiers turn to FIRE; they
were again left in the dark, the word was nga'n
given from the outside, and. instanta JeousIy with
Inc dschrrue the seconds rushed in to hnd tne
Challenger PROSTATE upon the hoor-Hot hdr'ag
,a recovered himself from his trick 10 droid Tie
ball, which, on examinations, It was found, must
have killed INN


The Young man was covered with confusion,
aui the seconds were overwhelming him with the
expresSlnn Of their scOrn, when the veteran stop
ped ,hei''


Not so fast, my young friends" said he ''you
will yrow wiser. Where 10 you suppose was at
the tirs, fire TN my hands and knees in the
corner but. ma foil was up quicker thnn h'!-
Pariis u, Messieurs, 'oe are at co'r4rss IN H'r
dark!'


was afterwards whispered TO our friend, that
the story was an actual fact. aud that the elder OF
the pa rites was no other than the brave warrior
Exciemius himself"