It was in Paris. The loquacious guide IW.IB exhibiting to the interested Yankee tourist the tomb of Napoleon -with all the customary flourishes of both, language and hands. "This immense sarcophagus," declaimed the guide, "weighs forty tons. Inside of that, sir, is a steel receptacle weighing twelve tone, and inside of that is a leaden casket, hermetically sealed, weighing over two tons. Inside of that rests a mahogany coffin containing tho remains of a great mnn." For a moment the Yankee wa3 silent, as if in deep meditation. Then he said, "It seems to mc that you've got him all right. If he ever gets out, cable mo at my expense."
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 177, 25 July 1908, Page 6
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