The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-09-07
CHAPTER III.

We will now 60 back 10 period stu
prior 10 the night Of the carnival. The
cruel imprisonment of young Napoleon,
by the Austrian government, is well
known to the world, and has, perhaps,
more deeply moved the sympIthres ot
The young of all nations than the fate OF
any other living parsonage. During
his imprisonment, when at the age OF
seventeen, he was detained for some
weeks at a monastery, the garden of
which adjoined that of the castle OF
General Count, who had an only
daughter Of the aye of fourteen, who of.
ten came 10 The barrier, and, by the in.
diligence of his keepers, talked with the
prince; for she knew his story aud fell
for his sad fate. They thus became ac-
quainted aud the prince from being
deeply ensmored with the beautiful gen.
erous hearted g'rl, who in many ways
secretly aried TO- soften the rigor of BIS
Imprisonment. After the prince wa'
removed, on this very account, TO close
quarters in the city, This young maide'
ieeply interested her confessor in hi
'a,e three years passed on, during whicl
Interval, by accident; she had lwic
net the young Napoleon, and they hs'
n,erchanged glances. 1t was enough
Each felt that they were beloved A
length The maiden resolved to make
bold effort 10 effect his escape, Father -
,he knew 10 be her firm friend also OF IT,
nnfoI tunale prince, for he had been il
Bonapsrte's srmy.-To him she com
nitled her plans True TO her co"
fdence in him he promised to secon'
her wish. He succeeded in corruptin
the prince's con fessor so far as to max
him the medium Of correspondence
between the two lovels. This core
Spondence continued for some time
when the prince declared his passion
Ibis desire 10 be united with her. ii
was now twenty one, she sevenleen,nn'
both were beautiful !
He, tall aud manly, she, lovely d
womanhood ia its first spring Time.
But how could he escape? how shooI'
,hey meet? how should they be oolled'
how should they afterwards HJ!
These were obstacles indeed, bu
love is powerful and will prevail. A
Length circumstances favored them. A
masonerade was to take place the ihlTd
night Of The carnvrl, and this suggested
IN idea to her mind She sought hel
con(essor, aud, through him, her Plsn'
we're made known TO the prince, who
osd, he day before, in note, written,
! whenever you can find shelter tor me
without, feel confident Of being able
o escape from he garden as TO eludt
nv senlinels. Ii is not so difficult t'
p, escape from the garden as TO elude OBJ
servaton in the street. MY person II
known 10 every soldier in the city, io'
Ionce a month my good relative, The
Emper passes them in review or'
rather me in review before them at my
balcony. | have discovered tree whlcf
| can easily ascend, having been practls
E ing il, seeming ly for exercise IRON
/, which extends a lateral limb which
touching another growing from another
+ Tree. Along this can reach the brancf
D.. Of third tree, and so a fourth and nifty
,tll the last limb brings me within
reach Of the wall, which is a hundret
e fee, distan, from the first tree. l cal
pass along these limbs, If / can leap nn
r. observed into the tree, entire concealed
,rby the foliage. This way il any ahord
i. me the means oil escape.