He is the father, the judge, the friend of his regiment.

The welfare of each one of his men is in his hands; the flag is placed under his tent or in his chamber.

The colonel and the flag are not two separate existences; one is the soul, the other is the body." He asked M.Rollon's permission to go to see and embrace the flag of the 23d.
"You shall see it to-morrow morning," said the new colonel, "if you will do me the honor to breakfast with me in company with some of my officers." He accepted the invitation with enthusiasm, and flung himself into the midst of a thousand questions touching pay, the amount retained for clothing, promotion, roster, reserve, uniform, full and fatigue dress, armament, and tactics.

He understood, without difficulty, the advantages of the percussion gun, but the attempt to explain rifled cannon to him was in vain.

Artillery was not his forte; but he avowed, nevertheless, that Napoleon had owed more than one victory to his fine artillery.
While the innumerable roasts of Mme.