Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-05-25
Nnnn,enn and The Empre,,.

While Napoleon thc Ill, and hi' Vie.
Uarsni,, the Empress, was In London
tie .u,.t. of Queen yictoria-tbgy w,r, thc
observed OF all Observers. Volumes have
been written cor the local pre-, of England,
and or thg foreign prgss, oautainiu: nu ar-
rglu, oI tas swing. aud lo.uSs of ,hr-' 30.
lu.,rt1u. Irrs1ulrs-, Will, at thoir han.
ducts. Anon: the American c1rrrVaul
cue. 100 relation 20 thee, pgrsuar,', We
i,ge a.,u Do intelligence and r.-siu o.~,ll
mus,olu. From I'M. ,,--...'. .'.''.' l''
taL, tac flllv.n- r,ua,,.a,' ..!'Nl'hc' we
slu, will O., read with interest, hy our nn-
ugrrus patrons
Dennis, April -, 1855
TIE rao-,s, and their welcome, viii nTm
a chapter In Oh, romance OF history, which
the men aud women Of the famr, will rad
With amas,mrut. lotus Look at their an
,srir1ts.
Louis NAPOLEON was 90 exile from inian-
rv. IIslad no, ,he advantage Of a hthgr's
r1r,. and wa. Oh, spoiled 10y % no uuhar-
rv mother, who, FOO lry compelled oh''ari.
~. sighed after calrt-urr. lio vasthc &c..
1uI sl1 .f Louis B,a,part,-'hc Younger
brother Of Napoleon thc Grcat-and Il5r-
tense. daughter Of the divorced Emprrs, 10
s.rhine.
Tho father. the least ambitious and most
honest OF hi, racc, the mother, a. fssina.
tiu: Boo manner, and lot.yr ia intellsc, than
josephine The marriage was conooetrihy
josephine. in hop, tha, the offspring might,
satisfy her h-siauJ'. longing Tor success
-Ir. and avert the dismissal ,hc ancrvari
sustained. twas "a, iil-,,asTyi ia all e'sr,
A. IL failed IN cf,ctiu- her desires. Ca tie
sisr, OF the altar, husband and wife loudly
proclaimed their mutual aversion, and in
yokrl mcmoric. oC other love, ctcrnalIy TO
separate them. They soon realized their
wishes they separated
Ililcous ISLANDERS as,ailed llortcnse in the
frst months Of her marriage, and ascrib,d
the affection entertained for her hy the hu,.
band Of her mother To a guilty passion,
which Bourri,nnes accouu, OF the conduct
Of Napoleon combines with the Empcror's
indignant denial a, -. Helena to pronounce
utterly incredible.
Louis was about seven years old when the
allies visited Paris. IIortense had delight
ed in the education Of him aud his brothers,
she wished to remain. But she was COM
pcllci {, depart, ani settled, with her
children, at Constance. While there, an
incident occurred which is worth being re-
corded.
lie was about twenty, when one day,
walking IN mii.wintcr on the banks Of the
Rhine with his cousins, the Processes 10.
ssphinc and Marie Of Baden, the converse
ton turned on French callantry in the mid
al, ages. The Princes Marie pronounced
an eztrvgant culogium On the ages Of
ehiyalry. She praised the devotion Of the
knight, whose motto was Didi, mon roi,
q ma DANE Z" and whose allegiance no dan
ger aud no sacrifice could shake. Louis
Napoleon asserted that the French had not
dessucrated either in courage or gallantry,
aud that they rcveronocd women as highly
as their fathers.
Devotion" he exclaimed, eat no peri
oil Of the world has failed a woman capable
Of inspiring it," As he spoke, they arrived
alta spot where the Necker- falls into the
Rhine. The sea at the confluence OF these
waters is always rough, and in winter, es-
peeially, dangerous. 4 violent gust Of
wind at the momCn, detached flower from
the bouquet Of the princess. "what an
excellent opportunity for an ancient ehc7a-
lisr." said the young girl, saueily pointing
to the poor flower, which, carried OF by a
rapid current, had already almost disap.
pearOd in the whirlpool caused By tee meet
ins ofths two rivers.
a. ~ -ose," eEis! NsPoleos,