The "Forfeit."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 September 1910, Page 4

The "Forfeit."

The following story about Napoleon is not of those commonly known. An officer, General Si'r o Iff M , acgr^01 '', wI)0 been on duty when Napoleon was a oiisVP,* home tto his 1 "" one. occasion the officers in Elba invited their 'ilends to a picnic, and among them K,f°T ?V g,lis3l la(lies ™ bitterly hostile to "the little corporal. After lunch the company oiieits and were very nierrv. the C'V , p, r o,mcwl on one of the llnglisli ladies was that if ever she had the opportunity she should •km Napoleon. While'tlie fuiHrn at 'its height a clatter of hoofs startled them and 'Napoleon rode up. Bismounting, he stepped with a how »to the midst of the circle, and S v a sllare l in tlie merri"fT ~ , ono spoke, and all looked at the lady whose blushes betra.yed her. But 'Napoleon would take no refusal, and _ insisted on one of the officers espla.tning the situation. Having been satisfied on the point, the great -man, with a profound bofw s!a fJI? f lady aml deemed x, ,» sakting her with such pace that the English party cheered,