Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-06-11

man who had delivered the paper to him at
the carriage door. Co. said he, quietly,
but quickly, to Lannes; go to the box oppo-
site to US, on the third tier You will find
young girl in a black mantle. Bring her to
the Tulleries | must see her, and without
delay. Buonaparte spoke thus without rails
ing his eyes but, to make Lannes certain of
the person, he took the Generals arms, and
said, pointing upwards, See there-look'
Buonaparte stopped suddenly. The girl
was gone, no black mantle was to be seen.
Annoyed at this beyond measure, he hurried
ly sent off Lannes to intercept her. 1t was
in vain. The box keeper had seen such an
individual, but knew nothing about her.
Buonaparte applied to Fouche and Dubois,
but all the zeal of these functioRaries failed
to discover her.
Years ran ON after the explosion of the in
fernal machine, and the strange accompany
ing circumstances which tended to make the
occurrence more remarkable to the eyes Of
Buonaparte.
To the consulate succeeded the empire, and
victory after victory marked the career of
the great Corsican. At length the hour Of
the change came. Allied Europe poured its
troops into France, and compelled the Em-
peror to lay down the sceptre which had 50
long shaken in terror over half the civilized
earth. The Isle of Elba became for a day
the most remarkable spot ON the globe and
| finally. the resuscitated Emperor fell to pieces
anew on the field of Waterloo.
| Buonaparte was about to quit France.
| The moment had come for him to set bis foot
| in the bark which was to convey him to the
| English vessel Friends who had followed
| the fallen chief to the very last were standing
| by to give him final adieu. He waved his
| hand to those around, and gave farewell
! kiss to the imperial eagle. At this instant a
| woman broke through the band that stood
! before Napoleon She was in the prime Of
woman's life not n girl, yet young enough
! to retain unimpaired that beauty for which
! she would have been remarkable among a
! crowd Of beauties. Her features were full Of
anxiety and sadness, adding interest even to
| her appearance at that moment. Sire
sire" said she, presenting paper hurriedly ;
read read :.
The Emperor took the paper presented to
| him, but kept his eye upon the presenter.
! He seemed, it may be, to feel at that instant
| the pcrfumcd breeze in the park of st. Cloud.
! or to hear the choristcrs chanting melodiousiy
/ in the chapel, as he had heard them in other
| DAYS Josephine, Duroc and all his friends,
came happily before him, and among them
| the face he was wont to see at the fourth win
| dow in the gallery. His eye was now on
that countcnancc in reality, altered, yet the
same. These illusory rccollections were Of
brief duration. Napoleon shook his head,
and held the paper 10 MS eye. After pcrus-
! ing its contents, hc took it between his hands,
and tore 1t to pieces, scattering the fragments
/ in the air.
Stop, sire " cried the woman, follow the
advice BE warned, it is Yet time
! No. replied he, and taking from his finger
! a beautiful oriental ruby, valuable souvenir
of his Egyptian campaigns, he held it out to
/ the woman. She took it, kneelng and kiss
! ing the hand that presented it. Turning ms
| head, Napoleon then stepped into the boat
which waited TO take him to the vessel. Not
long afterwards, he was pining on the rock OF
! st. Helena.
Thus, Of three warnings, two were useless
because neglected until the danger had oc-
| Cured, and the third-which prognosticatcd
I The fate Of Napoleon if once in the power Of
| his adycrsaries-thc third was rejected.
/ But who was this woman Duke Of Otran,
( to?'
Oh replied Fouehc, 1 know not with
certainty The Emperor, if he knew ulti
mately. seems to have kept it a secret.
Al that is known respecting the matter Is
that female, related to St. Regent, one "1
the authors of the explosion Of the street O
st. Nicholas died at the hospital Of llotc
/ Dieu, in 1897, and that around her neck wa,
suspended, by a silk ribbon, the exquisite otl
entail ruby ot Napoleon.