but it was the battle of Waterloo that deprived him of his throne for ever. This hurled him headlong from the pinnacle of his glory, proclaiming, as with the voice of a mighty trumpet, through the world, that the minion of ambition shall be trampled in the dust, and that the splendour of temporary triumph shall only increase the greatness of his fall. He was exiled to St. Helena, where, after living near six years, he expired, and was buried. His body was, however, a short time ago, removed to France, and interred, with great splendour, in the Church of the Invalids, at Paris.”

"Oh! more or less than man. In high or low,
Battling with nations, flying from the field!
Now making monarchs' necks thy footstool! now,
More than thy meanest soldier, taught to yield.
An empire thou would'st crush, command, rebuild,
But govern not thy pettiest passion; nor,
However deeply in men's spirits skilled,

Look through thine own; nor curb the lust of war;

Nor learn, that tempted Fate will leave the loftiest star.

"The 18th of October is a remarkable day, as connected with Napoleon Buonaparte."

"In what way is it remarkable ?"

"It was on the 18th of October that the revolution took place which made him consul. It was on the 18th of October that he fought the battle of Torlina, on the Berezina. It was on the 18th of October that he fought the battle of Leipsic. It was on the 18th of October that

he arrived off St. Helena; and it was on the 18th of October that the French ship La Belle Poole left St. Helena, with his body on board, for France. And now, I think, that I have told you quite enough, for the present, of Napoleon Buonaparte.

"His courage, ambition, and power,

Will long be recorded in story,
But defeat and the gloom of the grave,

Have beclouded the sun of his glory."

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"We want to know who are the highest officers in the army and navy. They are generals and admirals, are they not, uncle?"

"The highest officer is the King himself—when there is a king on the throne of England. And the virtues in his heart ought ever to exceed in value the jewels of his crown. He is captain-general of all the forces of Great Britain, the head of all rank, power, and authority. Under him come the commander-in-chief, at the head of the army, and the lord-high-admiral at the head of the navy; but generally the office of lord-high-admiral is filled by commissioners, under the name of the lords of the admiralty."

"What is a field-marshal? Wellington is called a field-marshal."

"Yes, he is a field-marshal, and when an army is in the field, a field-marshal is the highest officer among them, he takes the command of them all."

"Is there any other field-marshal in the army besides the Duke of Wellington?"

"Oh yes! several. The King of Hanover, the Duke of Cambridge, and the King of the Belgians, are all field-marshals in the British army; and there is another too, Prince Albert."

"And what is the next rank to a field-marshal ?” "A general. There are many of these in the army, for though every field-marshal is a general, every general is not a field-marshal. A general is a chief officer in the army, to whom the command of soldiers has been entrusted by the sovereign or the senate of a country. The commander-in-chief, of course, ranks first. If a general have not a martial

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genius, a sound judgment, and a healthy constitution, united with intrepidity, self-possession, business-like habits, and goodness of heart, he is not equal to the duties of his station. A young general will lack experience and prudence, and an old general will hardly be sufficiently energetic and active. The next in rank to a general is a lieutenant-general, and then come the major-general and the brigadier-general.”

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"What a sight it would be to see all the Fieldmarshals and generals and colonels together!" "It would indeed, especially to a soldier. colonel is the commander of a regiment, whether of horse, foot, dragoons, or artillery, and a lieutenant-colonel is next in rank. They should be men of talent and resolution, for their duties are very important, and good officers often make good soldiers. Next to the lieutenant-colonel come the major, adjutant, and sergeant-major. The drum and fife-majors are at the head of the drummers and fifers, and instruct others in their duty."

"You have not told us what a captain is, and surely he comes before the drummers and fifers, though he does not make half the noise that they do?"

"A captain is a commander either of a troop of horse, or of a company of foot or artillery. In marching or fighting, at the head of his company, he is much looked up to by his men. If he be not every inch a soldier, it is soon found out by the men