MARSHAL M'MAHON.
The following, regarding Marshal M'Mahon, is from " Men of the Third Republic" :— " He lives a retired, unostentatious life, and though he displayed extraordinary pomp when sent a few years ago on an embassy to Prussia, his manners are unpretending, and his dress plain. He seldom appears in uniform, and the only mark of distinction he wears is a red ribbon.
His most marked characterlics are a love of children and a fondness for study. He made his triumphial entry into Milan with a little girl, who had offered him a nosegay, perched upon his holsters. He is probably as well versed in military history as Faidherbe, and ia often busy with a child and a map upon his knees. His favor: to amusement is riding. In society he is shy, almost sad, and seems ill at ea*o He likes to saunter about the Boulevard with his hands in his pockets and a cigar eternally in his mouth, when he is not on horseback ; and he is seen to most advantage at home, surrounded by his fam"''y.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3833, 17 June 1873, Page 3
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178MARSHAL M'MAHON. Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3833, 17 June 1873, Page 3
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