New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-17

| A PERPLEXING PREDIoAMENT.-The chateau Of
Lazienski, given up to the Emperor Of Austria'on
the occasion OF bis recent meeting with the Emperor
of Russia, is perhaps the prettest building in
Poland. Louis Dixhuit occupied it for some time
during the French emigration; and it was there
that the fat monarch was frightened into ft OF
aundice, which lasted some time, aud necessitated
the change of air which sent him to Wittau. In the
garden exists cool grotto, occupied by cold
bath, furnished by the waters OF the little lake in
the middle of which Lazenski stands. The exiled
Bourbon, then Count de Provence, was accustomed
to the bath frequently and, one morning, after
night of rioting in the chateau, to which all the
great drinkers amongst the high life Of Warsaw had
been invited, he walked down leisnrely through
the garden TO the grotto, determined TO have dip
before retiring to rest for the day. The grotto was
dark at all timesat that early time in the day par
tcularly SO. The Count de Provence hurried to
strip and plunge into the pool, which lay clear and
pellucd at the bottom of the marble steps, shining
through the darkness like mirror in which the
moonlight is reflected, His royal highness, differ
ing at that moment in nothing from the meanest
peasant in the same eXpeetant condition, walked
down the steps and was just aboutt to throw him.
self into the water, when sury oath broke. as it
were, from the bottom of the bath, and in another
moment figure, all dripping, jumped up amid the
darkness, and, Selling the count in slippery grasp.
flung him heavily forward, and burst into q hoarse
laugh at his tioundering, and almost unconscious
with the shock oceasioned by the surprise. II was
Prince kas0lowski, the Governor, who, inspired
with the same idea us the Count dc Provence, had
hurried into the grounds with the same intention,
ttHu INV Sioou DGtort GUEST, tHu
chattering, and presenting the most extraordinary
figure possible, for he sole raiment his rib
bon and collar Of the Order he had worn at the
banquet with his jewelled star upon his bare skin.
BY not unusual characteristic Of drunkenness, he
had carefully replaced the insignia after having
undressed. The obese Bourbon, after having
gazed at him wildly for few moments, and not
recognizing him amid the obscurity OF the grotte
and his own troubled vision, rushed from the bath.
and ran screaming through the grounds towards
the chateau with Kasolowski at his HEELS endeayor-
ing to soethe his fears; and the household aroused
| from sumber, beheld with amazement this extra
ordinary chase in the bright summer morning, and
failed toreeognize either Of the actors inthe scene
until they had reached the hall step. Poor Louis
was put to bed well wrapped in blankets, but the
shock was so great that it brought on a bilious
attack, which terminated in severe t of jaundice
and he was compelled to remove for change of air
from the place which he had always declared to be
the most beautiful spot he had beheld in all the
| travels to which the revolution had condemned
him. The gpotto has become the classical sight of
the park Of Lazienski; and the other day, when
Alexander and Francis Joseph entered it together,
the shouts of laughter which were listened to by
the attendants waiting without plainly proved that
the story had not been forgotten.