Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-03-22

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the eyes Of your new court To Be eclipsey
BY the oversdresssd wife Of some sich bur.
sgqpsster, whashas ino,hipg to, be- proud o
but but his, money bags. You must have ]
good assortment Of jewels, and here IS 4
little ornament which | beg YOU will' az.
tcept. Wear this necklace sometimes \
remsmbrance, Of DE. 4 have purchased i,
myself, out, Of my own savings" So saw.
ing, Napoleon clasped the glittering circle
on the neck Of Hortense, and embrae;no
her with parenta affection, babe her fare.
well. s'sr ffTiE ~ ens siIa,nI 1916 t--l1
i When seated on the throne Of Holland
| Queen Hprtense rendered full honor to he,
iathcr-in-law's present. On every cour,
day, at the Palace Of the Hague, at every
tfete given in the Mason de Boiis. the s,,.
Iperb necklace adorned her swan-like neck
+ But soon came those disastrous davs
when, Napeleon's sun began to set. Hor.
tense descended from the throne precisely
as he had assembled it; in willing obedi.
ence. On her arrival in Holland, her SUR
jects had greeted her with cries of"God
bless our Iorely Qpeen!' On her depart
ure, those cries we're changed to s.God
bless our good Queen?" To heart like
that Of Hortcnse, this last greeting was con-
solitory, evenat tlieimoment when throne
was lost. On retiring into private life, she
devoted herself to- the education Of her
children, and 70 rendering filial attentions
to her mother, who, like herself, was the
,ctOCag Of 4 throne AM hsH @t4f -HfGN
i .8&aJ - io~aaos& a5ll ~sstfyxsrss
10 The cannon of Waterloo had ceased to
roar, and Napolean was obliged to quit the
Elysees, and 10 take refuge in Malmaison.
the last abode 81 the Empress Josephine.
One evening, when he was alone il, the
salon, seated before table on which Law
scattered the notes from which his second
act Of abdication was to be drawn up, a lady
entered. 1t was Hortense.
= "Sire," she said, in voice TREMBLING
with emotion, "does your Majesty remem-
Der the present you made me at St. Cloud,
about nine years ago?" ,.,a 4e 4. .
!, Napolean gazed At the daughter Of Jo-
with mingled expression Of grief
and affection, then taking her hand, he said.
"Weli, Horense, what have you to say to
me!" ald Sasl taaFessns es las .hsf-.s
"Sire, when / wss Queen, you gave
NE this necklace. III is Of great value
But now l am no longer Queen, and You
are unfortunate !. therefore Ientreat that
you win permit me to return it?' I'M
That asst!acs. Hgtepppe Y selifa Ne.
It? 1t is now, probably, the half Of your
fortune. And your children?''
"Sire, it is all I possess in the world.
But as. to my children, they will never re-.
proach their mother for having shared with
her 5enefactor the bounty which he was
pleased to confer on her."
She burst into tears, and Napoleon strug-
gled to conceal his emotion. IN saAEf ~
: ssNo, Hortense, said, he, averting his
head, and gently repelling the hand which
was stretched out to him; mo, ] cannot"
take it, Sire; l implore you. There
is no time to be lost. They are coming!
;. =. With these words she thrust the
jewel case into his hand. A few hours
afterwards the necklace was stitched into
silken ceint,re, which Napoleon wore IN
der his waistcoat.
Six weeks after this incident, Napolean
was on the deck Of the Bellerophon, pre-
pairing to embark on board the Northum-
berland. The arms Of the persons of his
suite were taken from them, their baggage
was inspected, and they were not permit
tedto take with them either money or Jew
els.e The trunks Of the illnstrious prisoner
being searched, box was found contain
ing 1000 Napoleons dor. He was inform
ed that the money must be given up. This
sum, together with solRe funds which Ma.
had lodged in the hands Of Laftte,
prior to his departure from Paris, was all
his fortune. - ~. ..f .g,,sT
Whilst the inpsec.ion was going on, Ma.
poleon was gently pacing up and down the
with M. Las Cases. Casting
a furtive look around him, and finding that
he was not observed, he drew from be-
meath his waistcoat the silken ceiMturc, and
gave it to his companion, saying 49,
"My dear Las Cases, certain Greek
used to say that he carried all
his fortune about with him, though certain
" he had not shirt to his back. Ii / don't
know how he managed; but this know,
that ever since our departure from Paris
have been carrying all my treasure under
my waistcoat. | now begin to weary Of
the burden. Will you relieve me Of it?"
He anfastened his ceintswe, and Las Cases,
without making any reply, took it from
him and fastened it round his own waist.
It was not until after his arrival at St.
Helena that Napoleon informed nj. de Las
Cases that the silken bond which he had
con6ded to his care on board The Bellero-
phon contained necklace worth 800, 90
francs. Subsequently Las Cases express
ed desire to restore il 10 Napoleons
.Does it not incommode yon2"r inquired
the Emperor, drily. "No, Sire" ssThen
retain it." reioined Napoleon; .'fancy it is
charm OF al amulet, it will not, trouble
you" s y $3.50 sA'.'A4sss' y
i Fifteen months Afterwards, Las CasSs
was, BY order of the English Governmekt,
unexpectedly separated from Napolssh.
He and his son were removed from Long,
wood, and conveyed 70 Plantation House,
where they were kept under strict sur
VIGILANCE until they embarked for the Cape
Of Good Hope. NJ I'M ~. IA
y Meanwhile, Las Cases sill held posses
sion ofithe diamond neeklaps. " Tia6 rn,
on, and he was informed that he had only