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-. Ahe faris correspondent Of the Manches-
ter Guardian represents Louis, Napoleon as
completely covered By: the difficulties Of his
Confidence in bis sstar" is said to be- de-.
ser.ing him. and the pressing nature of his
obligations toward the Csrboruari to be Il.
sing up more grim and terrible than ever.
before his eyes. A curious scene, illus,ra-
tive Of the terrors by which he is surrounded
took place a day. Or two in the Champs
EIyses.' The two horse phaton, which the
Emperor drives on small occasion, was Just
appearing in sight, when. two gentlemen
who had been slowly pacings the .asphalte,
stopped to see him pass by. The only yisi-
bic escort and protection consisted of the
piqueur riding in front, and two groomsmen
in the dickey behind, With know not what
aide-de'camp lacky beside. e.him. .,'
One of the walking gentlemen was sessj..
dentIy provincial, 10 whom the o.her-w;aas
anxious to exhibit the lions,.and the conver-
sation between them appeared to Be rem
nant OF that which had already taken place.
"How i'l-uatured people are;' said the pro-
vlncial; here comes the Emperor, in all
the simplicity Of country gentleman taking
quiet drive with friend along,a retired
country road. Where are the spies we hear
so much about1 Where are the gendarrnes
who are reported to surround his Majesty at
all timesaSI see none them, for indeed
scarcely a soul but working men on the
road is in sight at this ,moment.' BY ibis
time the Emperor approached almost close
to where.the speaker stood. The latter is
shorted, and required bis eye.g1ass to observe
bis Majesty with due attention. lie wears
double glass; and as you know; this
shaped instrument is Away getting itself or,
its ownersinto trouble from the sharpness
of the spring. '~&
In this case it had shown itself doubly
peiverse,for not oily had il slidden into,
stbe breast pocket Of The paleto., but had
got entangled with the papers at;.the bot
tom. .ln lheyhurrysoccasioned hy near
approach Of the phatou, tlisprovinsial Tore
open his paletot, and began fumbling in the
breast pocket, and Fearing away in greatest
trepidatiou, lest the Emperor would vanish
before bis object should have been accom-
plisbed r. In an instant, and before he had;
d'sentangled the eye;glsss, and while it re-
sisted his efforts todraw.it foft6, he y. was,
surrounded by pack of Individuals. Of
whose presence lie had hi,hertoFbeen totally
Runaware. They issued from behind sths;
trees, onsthe pathway; they rusheds from.
the benches where, in the character OF qaiet,
old renters taking the Dir, they hadssbeen,
seated-the cantoniers .scraping the mud
with their hoes rand spi,tiug on their hands
with the most natural gesture Imaginable.
bounded to the spot in a moment; AN uu::
mlssakable hand, inasmuch as the;frst joint
OF the thumb is missing, was laid, upon BIS
collar, and tremendous voice uttered, in a
pcremptory;Ss What are you seeking there =
Tie explanation was, Of course easy enough
to give. The pale and trembling provincial
willinglyseuou exhibited the copten,s.of
his pocket, which Of course, consisted 'of the
colorless matter found in PROVINCIAL breast
pockets. The mads with the thumbless|
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curit3J4hiGh bis Emperor alyea, nor yeH
of the facility wHS saisssta esist for 1i6s.
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