The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-04

important revelation vanished at once. Calamity
giving the lady bis arm, be led her to COUCH standing
respectfully bsfs her till she should enter upon tho sub
ject Of her rat After . few preliminary observations,
during n,h thousand little diplomatic usages proper
to sex were not omitted: "Yes, your Excelency"
Gle said II will tell you the plot In Paris know at
presen, other Sultan than yourself You are not only
his representative. but you and indivsbs with
him. 1t IL you who invite all that is ohivalrous and gsl
liant to your house-it you who Thursday will
open your doors to Emperor-it is you who have
summoned all the beauty of Paris to be present; it IL
only I-unhappy Who Am not thought worthy TO he
your guest have beauty" she continued, smiling
with the most beautiful eyes that Turk gazed on 81
know it, but no one refuses to invite but you and
therefore come solemny to declare that unless you
repent and give me card for Thursday win go round
to all the confsctoners you have employed for your mag
nifcent fete will disguise myself kitchen maid and
msyonaises with some subtle poison that AL your
household into mourning and cause your head to be
chopped of for making such enemy myself express
ly to mar an occasion so suspicious"
This is the burden Of the aoys song but pretend to
shadowy subterfuge by the swestest voice. the most
the pre- test set OF teeth the most beau
tifuy formed mouth and most loveke eyes in the world
Is out OF the question. sNow won't you ask me?" she
said locking half malicious, into the ambassadors face
MADAM, have already given FIVE hundred invita-
tions than my house can but rather than
refuse one who threatens, with such grace, to do
other than obey would be more than treason win
over my gsrcen, and make an additional salon." There
then great kissing of hands aud the ambassador
was soon handing down to her handsome equpage
Is beautiful visitor, who, witha card of invitation in
her hand, drove rapidly of to the Confess de and
told her story II soon got wind and Paris talked of
thing else till the evsatful evening The lady was in
whose had been omitted for political reasons
the imperial list sent in to The ambassador containing
meet The ambassador told lbs story 10 Napoleon who
laughed heartily at the joke, and assured him. had he
been in bis uhe ambassadors) place. he should have
Ard so the gardens all covered over thus ena-
bling the ambassador to considerably enlarge tbs num-
ber of his invited.
On entering the salon. at 10 O'clock the fairy scene
which presented self absolute enohantmsnt. Every
, where ossnssm met the syepsgodss Turkish Ian
and vivid in Eastern devices servants in turbAns boys
dark as Ersbus clothed in Eastern fashion. handing
freshmen's-the very orchestra seated In temple with
mparets looking like Eastern sages with flowing robes
snd ample turbars The sir redolsnt Of Eastern per-
amcke pulled from pipes whose swesd hesds and amber
mouthpieces rendered them fit paythngs only Tor the
Suddenly every eye was turned to the entrance The
Emperor accompanied by the Princess Msthide Queen
Christina and Prince Napoleon had arrived In an In
slant the whole embassy was foot. The sassador
himself bore the golden illuminated branches in his
hand stepping back wards before face the Emperor
with empessenet only to be acquired in the East
The passage through whi.h the imperial party had to
pass was some Is feet broad. It covered wi h
Persian rugs Of the most beautiful designs Turkish
s1ns gttsred on the wallis rich with crimson lights
flowers, chspltts and Eastern transparences. White
robed at arms dotted the either side aud
the Strains Of Strauss fine band forth Partant
pour Ia Syrie while the Emperor the Queen of Spain
and his cousins followed the retrsans steps Of his Turk
tsh host and staff it was in possible imagine more
novel or picturesque exhibition.
In the ball room his hsjesty Was accommodated with
an ottoman on which the sultans arms were richly en-
bossed, and refreshments at carried to
whole party, the ambassador receiving them from the
servants and Offering them himself to his guests.
Despite the increased accommodations furnished by the
enclosure OF the gardens the thropg of guests
nous, and the crowd st times unbearabls. Carriages
we're were Obliged to wait three o. four hours
70 deliver their occupants Dy which time the Emperor
bad taken his leave The absence Of two persons was
Brunow. happen to know that this matter had en-.
tailed some serions discussion At Arst it determined
be present. nasmuch Napoleon especially desired IT,
ard the furkish Ambassador till Tuesday evening,
Tuesday morning, however, Baron Brunow took occa-
sIon 10 mention the matter to the Emperor, being
dist,seful to his court that he hoped his Majesty
would not lay his commands upon himself and colleague
eve think Also sir" said he, that however happily
the question is settled between and Turkey
thing due to the memory Of late imperial master
whose views were entirely disconsonant with the pre-
sent state OF aAirs Napoleon who with al his obsti
macy wise man to exercise II on trivial COCA
sions acceded to the Barons views at once telling him
at the same time that he would take upon himself his
excuses With the Turkish Ambassador All the other pie
nipotentiarfes we're present
The ball kept up till four O'Clock The Emperor
left little before twelve clock. The Eastern cha
tans Of sherbert played in the middle of the table, Sweet
meats there from Consantinople such as no one
bad ever tasted in Paris ewsed cups of gold full
OF exquisite mocha spiced compounds unknoSn to Pari
sian cuisine wooed the palate and htily assisted the
consumption Of deep draughis of champagne The belle Of
the evening we'll estng per sonage was
decidedly the beautiful Countess whose daring exploit
had succeeded in surmountng the cher1u5 ds ri.e Of
mpenA and Eastern exclusion and It was observed that
the Ambassador whenever his other duties permitted
him. did not fail to pay her marked attention
Thus ended the gfeatsss Of the interest
fha olnjrr1 aba
tached to It from the pendor and costly outlay which
accompanied II. 1t was the triumph Of the sick man,
who in health and strength thus BANG uetng
with bis friends rstaners and allies, while his powerful
enemy who at time reaoy ring the welkn 1T
his death, and divide his subs among his followers,
now ukiy by, eating, rather chewing the cud Of
bitter
However in this life OF ups and downs no one is so
abased but that be may bs speedily exalted year
or two hence may see fet at the Russian embassy,
whIe the Turk sits crosslegged al home smoking the
pipe OF sadness making pbilosophc retrospect on the
mutabuity OF all things human.
PARIS, April IL, 1856.
Introduction IF hs London 7mes-Bsranger'S Last Song
The Italian Questionable Royal Esilcs Of France
Movements the american Squadron in he Msdl.erra-
neon-7he Pearl Of american Diplomacy dc.
good deal Of gossip has been running about In DON
sequence Of the London Times having been stopped on
Tuesday last and by singular coincidence the Russian
Journal LIE Nord being admitted the same day The
was that the correspondent OF tina. journal gave
copy OF song recently written BY BerAnger, and I'D
dressed to the students and which, though type
has been very generally circulated In manuscript The
fact is for time past very uneasy state Of things
has prevailed among the students the different colleges
Of Paris. 1t evidenced BY the ee in the class OF
Nsard and though that gentleman has done his best
TO make light Of thu matter old heads who have watshed
the progress the different political disturbances look
ominousy when they speak of the students All history
proves they say, that ron this class has sprung che
first outbreaks and accustomed to look
species OF political barometer that few will be found
TO count upon the safety eftds state when the college
professor cannot read his Lecture without Interruption
The government, BY tins intetfsrenee with the Times,
has given immense Importance to this existing state of
feeling The Illustrated London Ne,cs, nothing daunted
by the difficulty OF the London Times, gives in English
What the latter supplied in the original version aud ad
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