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TIE BEAUTIFUL CANDIDATE FOR
A CROWN.
FROM THE FORTHCOMING WORK 81
MING: WITH cAMBAcEREs."

NlNGs WITH CAMBACERES.'
The Emperor Napoleon had reached the
zenith Of h,s prosperity. lie was making
kings with as much ease as he was making
marslnls. Mnrnt had Just been efcrrcd
from the Grand Du'cby of Berg TO the
throne Of Naples, when one morning a
carriage drove into my court yard. and u
lady agh'ed from il. All, mlscrcorde! j
exclaimed, is her Imperial lIlghness the
Princess dc Guas'alIa, (Madame Borghcse
the beautiful Pauline Donapartc.) was
Fastening down stairs to receive her with
all due ceremony when happcnngto pass
a window which looked on, 10 the Garden
] bchcId advancing towards The house
who but the Emperor himself. lie rang
at the back door.u,uajly approp lated to the
servants, and entered He was think,
accompanied By B,rhjor. Here was u
rcnconlro! 1t was Scylla aud CharyUls
might perhaps have fclgncd not to recog-
Mise Emperor. but with most imperative
gesture he 5cckoncd me to him. | there
fore turned TO the right about, aud leaving
! the Princess to find her own way TO the
drawing room, unattended, hurried to the
Emperor.
| "Princc," said he, rs soon as was in bis
presence, 81 know that my sister wishes to
speak with you. Show me into an adjoining
room, where may hear her break her
| thunder bolts. Say what You can to ap-
pcaSc bnt do not pledge me for any thing.
| Go to her quick y-she will never forgive
yon for Keeping her waiting"
| thought of The fatal position of Ger
manicus with Nero, in Racine's tragedy
in the sccne in which june complains 10
I I, r , h, n, 6 : Ia,
mad prepared myself for most violent re-
ceplon, but all my expectations fell short
of reality. The Princess, as soon us she
saw me, taxed me with want of re
,pcct, and complained of not having found
me waiting to receive her al the door of
my hotel. This frs, cbnliljon of III hu-
NOR being exhausted, said
"Madam, If your Imperial llighnes'
had been pleased 10 give me notice 0!
of your intention to confer on me this hon
or, should undoubtedly have observed
The due ellqul,c. But, os | am not en-,
dowcd with presclencc, it was only a
few minutes ago that lea ned, from my
servants that The sister of our august mon
arch was IN my house"
His sister, sir rather say an unlor
tuna,c a forsakpn miserable slave -
is IT possible, madame, that, enjoying
as You do the favor of his imperial Ma
icsly, you can have any cause Of com
, plainr ?"
His favor VIVA, a mockcry ! Does
, he show his favor degrading mc';'
f ono. madam, but by having elevated
! YOU to the dignity of an Imperial Princess
! BY having conferred on you the Dncbcy Of
Guas'alla, and united to Roman Prince
, "A brilliant marriage, truly An II
lnstrious rank ! have indeed reason t.
congratulate myself when | see Caroline +
, Queen, my sister ln,law a Queen, anC
! then Joscphlne's daughter Il Queen, or OF
t the point OF becoming one and suppos'
. there is kingdom IN store for Jerome,
d wife Eliza, too, will be crowned by ant
r by; whilst ] am nothing. Hear me
r Prince Cambacercs- Go immediately I,
G Bonapartc, and tell him that, if he doe
not raise me to the dignity Of Queen,
A.; have terrible vengeance in reserve 70
= him"
bat which your si,lcrly affection vii
d not permit yon to infcr,"
II "My affection II hate hm-he is
}. monster.
IT "llush ! Princess :" exclaimed wit
:. some alarm. KNOW that in France wall
II nave ears"
Il 81 defy the police,and would tell him a
G ! have said TO his face aud will see
refuge IN England, or he shall perish by IN
u hand"
| Il became more and more alarmed, an
0 vas about to reply, when the Emperor sa
/, we'd me the trouble. He opened the doc,
r and presented himself to the astonishe
r Princess,
II "Manac !" he exclaimed, "you shall NJ
I'd 60 TO England, but to Clarendon"