North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-03-11
THE LAST DAYS OF PAULINE.

| sacrifice, and devotlon-qualites which the
world has right to expect of those who,
| though not born, are at least bred upon the
| steps Of the throne. She spent the winter of
lSl3-l4 at Nyes and Ayres, in the South
of France. On the 20th of April, Napoleon
left Fontainbleau for Eba, after what has
| been stigmatized as 6 scene of desertion
never equalled IN any age of the world-ter-
| giversations too hideous to be creditable, if
not recorded by eyewitnesses." Pauline
quilted Ayres in order to meet him near
Frejus. While waiting, she witnessed many
of the fearful tumults which were excited by
the passage of the /" Corsican tyrant" She
saw his statues overturned and his life men
| aced The brother and sister met at Lue, at
two O'Clock in the afternoon of the Goth of
April. Napoleon entered the chamber of the
Princess she extended her arms, bu, burst
into tears on seeing that he wore an Austrian
uniform as disguise.
Why this uniform 2" she asked.
"Why, Pauline" returned Napoleon, re-
proachfuly, would you have me dead 2"
Pauline looked at him steadily and said,
" [ cannot embrace you in that dress. Oh.
Napoleon, what have you done 2"
Napoleon withdrew and changed his cos
tune. He returned in the costume of the
Old Guard. Pauline pressed him to her
heart again and again, astonishing those who
best knew her by this unexpected burst of
feeling.
But Pauline could act as we'll as weep
She with Madame Mere, followed Napoleon
to EIba in October the same year. She aban-
doned the f-ivolites and gaities to which, for
years, she had been accustomed, and devoted
herself with pntiring energy to furtherns
the plans formed for his escape. She placed
all her jewels at lis disposal. Napoleon new
er Ised them. They were in his carriage at
Waterloo, which was taken by the lilies, and
exhibited for money at London. The dia-
monds hat di5ppeared it vas never known
INTO whose hands they had fallen. On the
26th of February, 1875, sac gave ball 80 Al
the principal percentages 1T Eliza, ard that
veay night Napoleon stepped on board the
brig fIncons.ant, aud weighed are'.or for
Fra2ce. Pauline ard Napoleon never met
agan. Size retur3e>, to Zone and he to Pa
rs, FROM whence by TO Waterloo, he passed
on to ST. Helena.
Don Camille was now compelled by the re-
otoratinn Of Piedmont to the Austrian rule
to resume his allegiance as Roman subject
He refused to see or receive his wife; but
| the Pope took the matter into his own hands
and appointed committee or Cardinals to
decide upon method of reconciliation. The
prince was ordered to share his palace with
the princess, and to place ole hundred end
| fifty thousand francs year at her disposal
He obeyed, but ungraciously, and finally re-
tired to Florence, where he built palace for
his own private use, leaving to her the inni
vidual control OF his superb establishment at
Rome.
Pauline was still marVeously beautiful,
though hur health was delicate and her con-
stltution impaired. She was surrounded
with admirers, the most ardent of whom was
| Lord Rrougham. He was admitted to the
mysteries of her toilet, and she allowed him
to sit on the floor before her and hold her
feet in his hands. He was also permitted, as
great favor, to hand pins to her dressing
maids when they needed them in the arrange
ment of her person.
Glow can you take pleasure" some one
asked her, . in the society of men who have
mpriSod your brother at St. Helena p
"Can you understand" she replied vehe-
mently," that enjoy the sight .: these men
once so arrogant, now humbling themselves
to the dust OF my sandals Can you not see
that the Complaints of that British peer are
sweet music to my soul? He stands for
hours to give pins to my waiting maid, be,
cause they are TO touch my person. He has
the courtts to confront the caprces of wo-
man, but he does not, dare not speak before
his Parliament in behalf of that woman's
brother, that he be more kindly treated in
his accursed dungeon at ST. Helena And
this man hopes that | may love him And
the others hope that may love them If
had neither heart nor soul, perhaps I might !!
Let them love on and suffer the penalty"
Psullno became convinced in 1921, that
Napoleon was dying at St. Helena. She
wrote letter to Lord Liverpool, then Prime
Minister of England, in which she earnestly
begged, in the name of all the members of the
family, that her brother might be moved to
less dangerous climate. "If SO reasonable
a request be refused," she said, +" it will be
pronouncing bis sentence of death--in which
case beg permission to depart for ST. Hele
ma, to join my brother and receive his last
sigh. feel that the moments of his life ar e
numbered, and shall reproach myself if do
not use all the means in my power to allevi-
ate his sufferings and testify my devotion"
| The Earl of LIverpcol granted the latter