, 1863-02-26
Napoleon's Three warninssi.

Napoleon's Three WARNINGS.
The ceI.brStvd FOuchs, Duke Of 0trantO. was
retained but short tune, it is well known, in
the service Of the B0urbOns, after their restOra.
ton to the throne of France. He retired to the
town Of Aix, in Provence, and there lived in af.
fluent ease upon the gains Of his long and busy
career. Curiosity attracted many visitors around
this remarkable man, and he was habltually free
in communicating his reiHiniscences Of the great
events which Il had been his lot 70 witness. On
one occasion the company assembled In his "a
loon heard from his lips the following story:
By degrees, as Napoleon assumed the power
and authority Of king, everything about him,
even in the days Of the consulate, began to wear
. cOurt-like appearance. All the old monarchicsl
habitudcs were revived one by one. Among the
other revivas Of this kind, the custom Of attend.
ing mass, previous to the hour or audience, was
restored by Bonaparte, and he himself was pune.
tual in his appearance at the chapel Of St. Cloud
on such occasions Nothing could be more nun
dane than the mode Of performing these religious
services. The actresses Of the opera We're the
choFiSls, and great crowds Of busy laxative peo'
pie were in the habit Of fFequenting the gallery
of the chapel, from the windows ,of which the
First Consul aud Josephine could be seen; with
their suites and friends The whole formed
merely daily exhibition Of the consular court
Of the people. Iss F. Gaa.
tone particular time the pnnctuality Of Bona
parte in his attendance ON mass was rather dis
tressiug to his wife. The quick Snd jeaIOns Jo.
Sephine had discovered that the eye Of her hus.
band was too much directed 10 . window In the
gallery, where there regularly appeared the form
and face Of Young girl Of uncommon beauty.
The ehesnut tresses. brilliant eyes, and graceful
figure Of this parsonage, caused the more uneasi.
ness TO the eonsuls wife, as the strangers glaares
were bent no less often upon BOnaParts than his
we're upon hef. -
"Who is that young girl :" said Josephine one
day ct the close Of the service; 4" what can she
seek from the First Consult | observed her to
dropa billet just now at his feet. He picked Il
ups | saw hlm." - $50 "7a
No one could tell Josephine who the object Of
her notice precisely was, though there were some
who declared her to be an eiaigrant iately ~
turned and one who probably was desirOus o.
the intervention Of the First Consul in favor Of
her family. r.r
With such Ruesses as this the eOnsul's wife
iSas obliged to rest satisfied for the time.
After the audience Of that rAme day bad passed,
BOnAparte expressed wish for drive in the
park, and accoVdingly went Out accompanied BY
his Gile, his brother Joseph, Generals burOe and
cambacerrs, and HoFteBss Beauhafnois, wife Of
Louis Bonsparte. The King Of Prussia had
just presented Napoleon with 4 superb set Of
hOrseS, four IN number, and these were harnessed
to an open chariot for the party. The consul
took I into his b I'd to drive 10 person, and
mounted into the coachman's place. The chariot
set off, but, just a. It was turning into the park,
il went crash against stone at the gate, aud the
First Consul was thrown to the ground. He at.
tempted TO rise, bat again fell prostrate In q
stunned W nsensible condition. Meanwhile. the
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