Peter Parley's visit to London - Tim And Angi
Peter Parley's visit to London - Tim And Angi
Peter Parley's visit to London - Tim And Angi
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VISIT TO LONDON. 107<br />
Vivian immediately dispatched a messenger<br />
<strong>to</strong> the saddlers <strong>to</strong> the Ordnance, <strong>to</strong> procure a<br />
pair of stirrups <strong>to</strong> replace<br />
the broken one.<br />
It happened, singularly enough, that the Saddlers<br />
had in their possession the stirrups<br />
which Napoleon used in many of his campaigns;<br />
so that Marshal Soult, during this<br />
review, actually did what was next <strong>to</strong> standing<br />
in his master's shoes !<br />
" Seeing that <strong>Peter</strong> Parley was very much<br />
interested in the Marshal, Major Meadows,<br />
who had been engaged in the Peninsular war,<br />
and had fought against him in some of his<br />
most celebrated<br />
battles, continued, when our<br />
attention was not completely occupied by the<br />
evolutions of the troops,<br />
<strong>to</strong> relate many