The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-13

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Hardly he years ago. little Ffsnebman
offather unprep possessing appearance and i
very strengthening circumstances Tired q
furnished lodging inJermyn street. London.
The name Of Bonaparte and the ffienship d
one d two leading British Statesman, had
procured him the satfes 81 several ofibe iifsl
houses: and he might occasionally be seen il
the outskirts Of The throng which surrounded
THE bellies q notabilities Of the day ii lhe
West End balls Notwithstanding the pres
tige derived from al iIIustrious uncle andthe
rather equiyocal fame acquired BY two IN
successful attempts toinsade France, the po-
sition occupied b Mr.. Bonaparte was rather
obscure than Otherwise. Among those who
knew him At all, politicians regarded him
as madman. the nobility as 8 pdruenn, the
ultra English As 4 nephew Of their greatest
enemy, old men as q profigate, and mammas
as ruined spendthrift Small encourage
ment did he receive when he mingled in the
crowd Of fashionabIes at some fair lady,s
court; cold indifference, and not unfrequen-
tly, naughty disdain, were the usual ac-
acknowledgement Of his ciyilties. Duchesses
and Marchionesses took the measure. as they
thought, of che needy adventurer alta glance,
and Immediately classed him among the nom
ayailables; nor were the queens Of beauty
and ton less decided in excluding him from
sphere reserved to the ancient aristocracy
| of Europe. Mademe de Montijo, who was
then in London and overwhelmed By signif-
cent attentions from dukes and peers, was too
shrewd to find attraction IN his society; and
her daughter, the beautiful Countess Of Te-
ba, could not possibly find time to listen to-
the French exile. when the wealthy Duke
'of Ossuna and The couFtly Marquis di San
Jago were signing at her feet More than
once. If runor be true, did lie muster up.
courage to join the select circle Of her adj
mirers, and strive to attract her notice BY
the Intellectual power he could display in
conversation; but there was 4 GOODNESS IN her
manner and lady-like Indifference IN her
smile, which soon repealed his advances.
Five years elapsed. The quondam ad
venturer was seated on = purple throne. and
surrounded by insignia Of imperial state
around him stood the greatest personages ofI
France, and the representatives. Of more than
one Of the leading powers Of Europe. The
Countess Of Teba. whose natnred but nm
impaired beauty eclipsedthe fairestornaments
Of the French court. stood before him. He
beckoned her seat. and his master ofcere
monies, with courtly suaYity, directed her
mother to stand behind the chair. Wecan
well conceive the ii disguised exuItation
with which the bride, who. fye years be-
fore, had affected ii al 81 well breed "a
tige IT If BonaparEes attentions, pronoun-
to tie world: II declare that take his
Majesty, Napoleon III, here present, il
marriage. we can form lUlerable fair
estimate of die astounding change which
he last ave years have b contrasting her
disdainfnl recognition of her humble &c
quaintance ii London with sle triumphant
smile she wore as She stood on bis leil Il
bis marriage Nor Is tie disparity between
The tilnid sutton d s4s ana ne proud bus.
band 81 1858. less marked Neither Gle Old
Court 81 the BOrbous. nor Tie former inps-
|fial regin.e, ever furnished Paris with more
imposing spectacle tAan the ceremony s
Eoftfs Dame Splendid eauipages, jewell
ed toilstfs, sqnadlens 81 horse regiments 81
infantry, ancient mobiles venerable psslates,
and n innunefable concourse 81 people.
combined to stamp The recollection q the
day - the minds of the nation The eosn.
try vas ia uhin Of excitement The
Emperor marriage was national lSss
departments wed With each other u lsilsome
generalization The cIly of Paris offered
the bride necklace worth 6oo0 francs:
Eour thousand prisoners were gtaeiensly
restored 10 Liberty. ahd vague hints ei 8
more friendly Fesllaen. u Ihs oEleAhs IAnai
$ vera thrown eaI 81 sc zs1 Rnms.
MA bIssnAn ii prophets 81 II ! hpspIs
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