Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-10-04

In the midst of this dream of bliss
came the news of the retreat from Mos
COW. All Europe rose against France.
The Emperor, beaten back from Dresden
to Leipsc and from Leipsic to the Rhine.
was making desperate effort to retrieve
the fortunes of the nation. 1t was in
this extremity that the young Count step
ped forward His father had been con-
stitutonal royalist in the last days of
Louis XVI, aud though the family had
never emigrated, it had never attached it
self to the fortunes of Napoleon. So
long as the great Emperor pursued his ca
rccr of conquest, so long the Tankerviles
held aloof from him. But now, when
the question was not Napoleon, but the
nation, the young count felt that the timo
had come when his country demanded his
services. In view Of the dismemberment
of France, what were lands, houses, life
itself? Save the nation y was the cry
that rose to every patriotic lip. Women
brought their jewels, men brought their
lives. Foremost among these were Hem
ri and his wife.
"Well," said Adele, who had one Of
those cold, selfish natures, that could not
understand how anybody could do any,
thing noble or heroic, g think you and
your husband mad. But 90 your own
ways
il" wish you were mad in the same
wav. We a,e mad as Lconidas was mad,
as Tell was mad as every other hero was
mad who died for liberty. 1t is not now
question Of country. 1t is not whether
Napoleon shall reign, but whether Franco
shall be d;smemberel. 1t is whether the
flag of the nation, that glorious tricolor
which waved at Marengo and Austerlitz,
/ shall be traled in the dust, or shall still
bring tears to the eyes Of Frenchmcn
when they see it in foreign lands floating
from the masthead
We will not dwell on the parting of
husband and wife Natalie bore up he
roically. Not Lady Russell, when land
ING her lord OH that sad morning Of his
execution, controlled herself more nobly
than did Natalie now. But when tho
door had closed on Henri, when she heard
the clatter Of his horses feet down thu
street, then she flung herself on her bed,
and wept as if her heart were breaking.
1t was an eyentiul winter. A battls
was fought every day. Like lion i'll
the tolls, Napoleon turned first on ono
and then on another of his foes, and al
ways unexpected In the brightest days
Of his intellect, he had never been SO ter.
riblc as now. Henri was foremost in all
these battles Once be saved the EN-
perors life The cross Of the legion OF
honor soon decked lis breast. He receiv-
ed the decoration the same day that he
heard Natalie had presented him with q
son. But the genius Of the Emperor and
the valor o. his troops were OF no avail.
Trcachery was at work at Paris, while
Napoleon was absent in Champagne. The
capital was surrendered. The Emperor
Was forced to abdicate.
Livery one knows what followed. Tho
Bourbons came back forgetting nothing.
as was said, aHl loreiying nothing.
i All my bleeding country Henri
would cry to bis young wife. At other
times it was = Oh, for one hour by tho
side Of the Emperor
f Al i"SU ti.G t'tt0ii N'sN'A cS'A ~ i'O ioH-
ger. Nopoeen landed, the army rose in
his favor; the Alns ileI constitution Was
proclaimed. Once more the young count
buckled on his sword.
Again say 60, was his N.te's he
role parting, "ahd agaia and agaln.
| will stay at home and pray. think,
sometimes, it Is harder tor women than
for men. You have the excitement OF
the campaign. But VIC can only wait and
wait, from one droary day TO another, va
can only pray and pray through the Sleep
less hours OF the night. Do not suppose
because say this that ! would keep you
back. 60, and may tod crown YOU with
victory Il Het---
: If not sad her husband Interrupt
ting her, will stay on the battlefield"
Alas it was = prediction. Y few
days later, when taa OLD Guard at tn.
end Of that terrible " ater!oo, closed NJ
their ranks, and 10 the demand lay dowh
their arm, replied, aTae Guard dies, but
never surrendcrs, Henri de Tankeryille.
lighting with the hrayest, and lighting
longest Of all, sank pndera dozen wounds.
Dal hi |iia regret what she had done.
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