Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-28
IilE EXlLE x THE EMPEROR,
4 -Srue at ~, Jdmrs' 1hedtre, Lon
dan en- 1877.

HnH, ~ iNfi'
From the pit To the boxes, aud the
hoXcs to the gallery, the whole house
WIS crowded with spectators. Fash
ion had displayed all the luxury OF
its resources, and the cmbcllish-
mcnts of the building, vicing with
the charms of beauty nnf the rich
ness of lcwolry and dress, lent To
tbs tout ensemble an aspect which
il rarely wore, 1t WAS royalnight,
aud the Queen and Prince Albert
occupied the royal box. by their
side sat the Duke of NcmourS-not
then mn exile, eating tho bitter bread
of foreign hospitality, but the OF
spring Ola rcigning king, the future
regept of 4 ,sreat country, the near
connection of the sovereign who
now, in the sunshine Of his success,
gave him so gracious II welcome to
/ the English Court Besides, how
ever, the scene was less ilattcring 10
the theory of the divine right ol
kings. On one side sat the Duke
of Brunswick, with his diamonds
and his rouge, an exile from his be-
loved "Vatcrland;' on the other,
and opposite him, the Count of Mon
temolin, prctcndcr to the Spanish
throne. In the first tier of boxes,
concealed by the intervening drapc-
nv. and shrowdcd, rs il were, with
( the shadows of misfortune, sat the
dethroncd lrothcr of Don Pedro
Don Miguel himself. Every one
was making his comments ON the
strange confidence which had bro'
80 many claimants Of royalty To-
gethcr, and smiling at the mutabiii'
| ty of things, when suddenly, by TIC
orchestra, entered Louis Napoleon
The situation was striking. There
was nothing 10 break its effect IL
the curtain was down, and every
one was yielding to the train o'
thoughts naturally cngendcred ly
the spectacle. A sense of ridicnle
seized on tho whole assembly; a
laurh passed from tho orchestra
through the pit, even to the roy"
box. The very name Of Louis 4Sa
poleon seemed to warrant II smile
a smile at the folly Of the hero o
Slrasbourg and Bologne. Louis Ma
po!eon was notislow to understand
The object Of 81 much mcrimcnt.-
lie threw n cold, sullcn glance OF
the royal box, where the Duke "
Nemours, the son of the king O
France, sat in smiling mockery II
the lucl<lcss aspirant TO his father
throne; and then rising from Ia
seat. he slowly and delibcrn'ei'
placed himself on the left SIDE Q
the theatre, under that royal b0N
and in such Il manner rs TO pfeN'
the view ofits inmates. What Wcr
his feelings at that momcn'E NO"
that we know the man, we can IAN
cv at least, somewhat Of The bitter
ness which must have oversWcpt h'
heart when tl4s treated rs the Su.
icct ofridiaultSby large and crowd
ed audiencV-when thus Knocked b.
! the successful riral of his fortunes
and smiled at by the sovereign !
whose hands he was an exile.
Circumstances have belicd tn
wiseacrcs who shcok their heads {;
that very rash young man who mad
such n mess of it at StrasbourS, an
arol, fol nt himself and his caGl
at Bolognc; and few who witnesse
his reception by the British CROW
! and the English people on the da
r ofhis arrival in the metropolis, hgi
wears attcrwarl, would have i''nc''
0 That such scene as that Wh'ch
, have lust described, had taken piac
, in ridicule of this same mantle
n discomftted pretender, but no
an imperial guest. And strange mu:
have been his thoughts when h
nointed out to the fair partner
The pomp and circumstance o! h
f. present life. the street and the hou>
+ in which he ,dwelt in the time OF n
misfortune Cid forms were It
about, and the clubs tScmed Wilh II
miliar faces; but now, every W
dow was white with waving han'
$ kcrchiets-every i, of crowdcd-e'
\ erv lamp post frcighted with its d,
Q l,urden ofcuriosity-overy foo'-pa'
; lined with solid rows Of human p'
G ings; and the whole heart OF Eng
land seemed to throb with tie syn
nnthetic shout which followed tn
d imperial cortcgo through the city =
4 which Napoleon was ohso 'h N
$ and prctcnder'
/, p1-pTON AND HIS HCUIIIE