Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-10-15

r"ntI'oecd}y tie>! around his ,s,t,is
and then proceed to finish the cook
u ing cethc ,ulellettc. Unfortunate,
u y 1t had heon too long on the fire
: nnd one part Of j. adhered 50 firm
ly to the pan that i'll could not cas-
> SLY be ;lct&chel. III . n1'ylncn
: Napoleon whipped ont lis svro1t
" and gently slipped tic point under
: the reboliioub u.ne]!ette. Having
IS he believed, sufficiently )ooscnel
{ it, he gave tl,e handle Of The frying
: pan ii traditional jerk, md tossed
the u,nt''|e*tc int, the ar. but an
unlucl1y fragment, vI,;c'. had at.
herd t. the 3}T'ttn:n ot t''c pan,
prevented it from turning, ara It
| t;o?i {" t|:6 ground. The Empress
and N|a1fl;'oi*c|'o-~-- .:rcrted t|,is
cat;'s.;*'l'}:c VIII 8. ?.;t:*>t rf lau.!,
toy, and \ I2c]co'' joj1? -! with the
t!'~ ,'n:' jan 81: peculiarly },;a >v:..
| Just at ti''ia==tcrrible jnnctl,re, a
young officer, n t., bearing
a dispatch from, Ne. Caulainco1rt.
the Ernb"ssa1or to |}ilssif., applied
1or n! interview with the Emperor.
France WIS a. f!:;c :;nle on no very
friendly terms with |telssia, owing
to certain: int'ractions ot the treaty
uf T'i]siv. The dispatch WAS ct ur-
gent Importance, and NJ. de Can
!ainconrt had directed his ;no;scil-
gcl g. 3e]ivvr it with III To&'i!>|e
speed. Obeying lis instructions
tc the very lester, the officer had
left g carriage At the fi'ntior, and
f., gcetacr exclition, made tllo r>st
OF tie j51rncy Oh lorseback it must.
be cI1'|c!} that ]!c had not tasted
fo>r: fJctn11r-and twenty loures. NJ
]>>'::-";:l ordered the courier to be
:iiatcIy aiiai tied, notuith-
standing the strange scene would
naturally create. Is might be ex~
pccted, officer WAS not q little as
tonished to see the occupation in
i'7>wbich the illustrious' pesonage
y 9fs fngaTed and larfectlyy. Y dis1oavE
:A:arengo with a1 s}oron tied before
him. lie delivered his dispatch
with 8 profound bow, IT,. So doing
took advantage OF his position toll
make, a cursory reconnaissance Of
the cooling apparatus and the omel
lot, the latter lying on the ground: |
Napoleon hastily broke thesseaf of
the cnvelnp ); q transient cloud low
ered:nn his brow; but with natural
sejf:command,- and. his peculiar
hcility OF transition from: serions
to comic subjects, he returnca to
Lis oneil@tto, esrofiislly gathered it
nr with q slico, and restored It into
the frying-ran, placing the uncook
ed side downward. =.
"Sire," said Il. T., when
somewhat recovered; from his be-
Tilderment, +" the ambassador has
desired ING to take back /
your AIajosty>s reply witt! the least
possible delay -
Nc. dc Caul$siE Ecourt is III q pro-
digious hurry; but he,m1st not pre- {
vent US froua finishing our omelette.
You sec it is just roady. Sit down, +
sir, and you can write. the answer
10 ny di2tation.' ..>.. :. +.
Theyouny III; tHlcer vas in 3: state I
IF painful perp]exity. He knew
lot +. how to. eAcuse himself: his.
,and tre,nbled, and he was: over
come by exl,austions =
Sire he said, in ID f4lterl'lg voice;'.'
it is twent7-!o'lr hours sineel have +
aiken food, ana atnso4co1np|otoiy atn I
worn ont that feel uyseIi quite
Incapable cf fulfilling the :i'.ty
which yo1,: hMaj;$sty desires to in i
l,7et RE- 6
Louise, 'excl:aitr:e} The Emperor,
,l<<:<r do;;gEtc9 VIII: the idea that {
la&. sotss>1:1:i::,v crossed hie rnind, J
cur one|cttc is very spropos for {
Lila good fellow. wh> Las LaG such 6
iie il our eor1icc.. How unlucky J;
kat II should have *alIe,4 en- the :;
srouId-'
<sire,' said The oficer,- q -soldjof
; not always disposed to, be over I
ice and since your Majesty haa
9 gracefully Suggestetf-~-~
Without turs1:ef ado t1e :G;:z.Pe- I; !
or raag tic .be'l, e.:.t, ordered ::
51;aY>t 5e~ lay. T.. oegss, sovos1- Gz}