Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-11-22

Ipoleon was forty two. Mn the 18th dav
of March, 1910, appafanaly without emo
ton, she left the palace her father sur
rounded by all the pompaHe Austrian mon
archy could confer. toEaaeet her future
husband. AS the long Mstin of:carrlages
left Vienna, the peopleaazed mournfuly
upon the scene. Maria 5Antoinet!e, the
last princess Austria had#luynished for the
throne of France, but o. EeW years before.
had perished miserably on the scaffold.
The populace were onl nlyYfeaented by the
so!diery from cutting lhes Ses off sttleea tttlleear
riagea aid preventing IL
gorgeous procession mon n
wards the frontiers of Fr@sce. Napoleon
had never yet seen theHbride wfIo WAS
coming to meet him. ae is not oeauli-
ful'' he said, as he gaze9 upon her nina
ture. ''bat She is dau8ater Of the Ce-
sars!' e
When Maria arrived Al The Rhine, her
Austrian attendants left Her, and she was
received by the French nation, and con-
Quoted towards Paris with the highest pos
sible accomplishments of imperial SPLEEN
dor. The bells rang :hei merriest peals
of congratula,ion. Tho Austrian and tri-
colored flag foated in friendly embrace
from every tower. Triumphai arches, H.
Illuminated cities, and civil and military
procession; greeted her progress, while the
horses of her chariot buried their hoois IN
beds of roses, which were spread over ker
path. France, then IN the zenith of her
pride aud intoxicated with glory, from the
| Phipo +bo Ill
the expressions and demonstration Of re-
joicIng Napoleon met her near Com
peigne, SPringing from his own carriage
he eagerly leaped into Eha, of the Empress,
and entirely regardiessfof all the restraints
and etiquette OF courts. folded her in his
embrace with the most youthful. impetlos-
ny. The Positions were ordered 10 drive
upon the galop 10 the palace of Com
peigne. This unexpected ardor was not
at all unwelcome 10 EAlaria, and few
hours in the society Of her imperial hus-
hand invested her with a queenly ease and
afability, that she copld hardly be recog-
nized by her attendaAts. The marriage
ceremony was celebrated with the utmost
splendor at ST. Cloud. and never before or
since has Paris resounded with such an up
roar OF rejoicing, as when Napoleon led
his youthful bride irstofhose apartments of
the Tuilleries, from which JOSEF hine, but
three months before had been cruelty Il c.
ted. Four queens held the bridal tram Of
Maria asuisa.sst,sss, aaaassadars of,
| all the courts Of Europe revolved around
her as their centra! luminary. But who
can tell how dis!nally these rejoicings fell
upon the ear of Josephine, as. she sat
weeping in her deserted chamber.
In one year Fl ON that time, Maria was
placed upon that mysterious couch Of suf.
lering from which no regal wealth or spen-
dor can purchase exemption. Her pains
were long protraeted. and her anguish
dreadful. The attendant physicians, in
the utmost trepidation informed Napoleon
that the life OF the mother or The child
must be sacrificed. Save the mother"
said Napoleon: hut perceivi1g that they
had lost their presence Of mind in view Of
the peril Of SO Illus rious patient, he in'-
mediateIy added. DO as YOU would with
| the wife Of the humblest tradesman in the
Rue ST. Dennis" The physicians reas-
sured. returned 10 their duty and the crisis
was passed.
The birth Of this child was an event
which had been anticipated by all France
with the most sincere interest. 1t had been
previously announced that the cannon OF
the invalides should proclaim the advent
OF the expected heir 10 the throne. Ii
the child were a princess twenty one guns
were to be fired; If a prince, one hundred. |
At 6 O'Clock in the morning Of the 30th
o! March, 1910, all Paris was aroused by
the booming Of those heavy guns, rever-
beraling over the city. in annuncia:ion OF
the arrival Of the welcome stranger. Ev-
cry window was on the alert. The slum-
berers were aroused from their pillows,
and silence prevailed all the streets
of the busy metropolis, as the vast throng
stood motlonless, 10 count the tidings
which those explosions we're thunder
ing into their ears. The heart of the great !
metropolis ceased to beat, ana in all her |
glowing veins the current of life stood
still. When tho twenty first gun had
been fired, the interest vas intense beyond |
all conception. The gsdners delayed for
Il moment the next discharge. and all Pa
fls $1,000 brealhleSS IN suspense. Inc |
next moment the guns double loaded, peal
ed forth the most welcome announcement,
and from the entire city one universal
roar of acclamaiion rose and blended
with their thunders. Never was an
earthly monarch greeted with a more af-
fectng demonstration of nations love
and homage. The birth of the King of
Rome. how illustrious! The thought
ful mind will pause and muse upon the
striking contrast furnised by his death.
Who could then have imagined that his
renowned father would perish prisoner
in diapidated stable IN St. Helena. and |
that this child. nations idol, would lin
ger through few short years of neglect
and sorrow, and sink into forgotten
grave.
As snow is Of itself cold. vet warns and
reTreshes the earth: so afflictions' though
in themselves grevious, yet keep the soul
Of the Christian warm, and make it fruit
(uI.
The castlng down OF our spirits in true
humility, is but like throwing ball on the
ground, which makes it rebound the higher
towards heaven.
AN ELOQUENT SAYING.-' No snow |