Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-23
4allg Natlonat 1emotrat,
SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28d
DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER PLOT
Against the Life of NapoIeom III.

'SLhoSA
Another Of those little conspiracies agains
the life of the Emperor, which have invar
ably, so far, proved Intellectual, has bee
brought to light under the following ell
cumstances-but let me tell it as twas tol,
to me, last night, in the Salon of Madam
L, by the Count Patarovitch
At about the hour of eleven, on the nigh
of the 2lst, under the deep shadow of tn
abutment of the Bridge of Austerltz, wer
two men engaged in deep and mysteriou
conversation.
The tallest of the two men, was envelopes
in cloak, and his slouched hat was draw
down over his brows, completely shading
his face. But, for the matter of that, the deeI
shadow cast upon him by the abutment woulC
have seemed to render it unnecessary t,
have used such precaution towards conceal
ment. Yet such precaution being used gave
conclusive evidence that this man was one
not easily to be caught off his guard.
The other man was somewhat smaller il
stature, and evidently not used to meeting.
of this character.
Their conversation, as have already said
was carried on in a muflled tone of voice
though once in n while the smaller person
would be surprised into an exclamation
above the ordinary key, causing the man in
the cloak much uneasiness-who would
clutch the other by the arm and hiss from
between his teeth "Silence, fool! We will
be overheard; and then you know what
will happen to us'
And this was discovered by one of Monsieur
the Projects veritable 4Moochards who hap.
pening TO be prowling about near tho. abut
ment of the Bridge of Austerlitz exactly al
the time when the small man had given vent
to one of the exclamations referred to, in
stantly putting him on the 9oi vivs, and made
him jump when the man iu the cloak said
"silence, fool" The MCuchard is as sly as a
cat He said, to himself, "Ah, ah, this is a
little mystery, Let US find it out"
Creeping around them, he obtained posi-
ton, so to speak, in the rear-that is to say,
he, in that peculiar manner which character
ICES the true Mouchard. silently and surely,
brought himself, by crawling along on his
hands and knees, worming himself like ser.
pent, between the two men and the Seine,
so close to them as TO be able to overhear
every word that was said without the least
danger of being himself discovered by them
for, of conse, when they should have ended
this mysterious conversation, they would
have to go towards the city instead of going
towards the Seine, which fact is self-evident.
And when they should go, instead of tum-
bling over him and thereby creating mag.
nficent .faur pas, they would leave him
secure with his secret, after which he would
hurry off and lodge information. Oh, these
Mouchdrdsl they have the silence of the
serpent, the ayes of the cat the ears of the
kangaroo, the scent of the hound, and are as
subtitle as the Devil
By the time Monsieur the Mouchard had
comfortably settled himself with his ears
wide open, and his eyes staring, though he
could not see with much exactness, the two
men had arrived at the most important point
of their conversation.
"All that | have been saying to you-in-
to you, Mons. Boisgange-"
The Nouehdrd started as if struck with a
bullet from the pistol of a Consprator at the
mention of this name. "Ah, ah |" he said to
himself under his BREATH "the Barber to the
Emperor! oh, oh, what are we about to hear?'
1t almost led to his discovery, this being al
most thrown off his guard, for the smaller
man, who was Mons. Boisgange himself said
in a wild whisper-"hashl Did you not
hear something?"
bah |" said the one who had first spoken
"You are frightened, because you are q
novice. as have remarked, Mons. Bois-
gauge, l have only insinuated. will now
be frank with you. The Grand Chief of the
Carbonnarri -
"The Carbonnarri! Diable !" exclaimed
Boisgange.
The Carbonnarri, yes :" continued the man
in the cloak, "who is now at Naples, has or
dered me to inform you, that you are the one
upon whom has fallen the honor to"
"To," said Mons Boisgange, interrupting
ITO kill the Emperor !" ended the cloaked
man with Kissing whirr
"Mon Dieu 4" exclaimed Boisgange, sinking
back against the abutment The NoucharO
almost bounded to his feet; but remembering
that he was now the means of unmasking g
horrible plot, he fortunately remained al
quiet as a hare.
"Mon Dieu, mon Dieu kill the Emperor ?
said Boisgange in a sort of choking whisper.
Yes !" said the cloaked man, "rid France
of the detestable tyrant. and vengeance upor
the traitor to our order I"
"Aid the CarbOnnarri have ordered me
who love the Emperor, to assassinate him 2
exclaimed Bosgange, bringing himself to al
upright position, and raising his voice.
"Silence ! sacrc you fool, we will be over
heard. Yes, that is the order of the Crane
Chief, our master, as you we'll know. 1t was
broached in Council. Means were devised tC
consumate the wish-to free France from the
power of the Usurrer,-and it was ordered
that YOU should be the instrument to accom-
plish the end. You who were so placed
near the tyrant-could have advantage ovel
all others-and in this way too, many inno-
cent persons would be spared who Away
fall by the explosion of Internal machines, a
was in the case of the last attempt you know
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