The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-11-25
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Am Incident in the I1feof Napoleon I
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80 " The bell for vespers had just rung& and
the Empress will pass around the corridors
in the course often inmates. She will be
at tended by the princess IA ortense and two
ladiesohgw aitinig; but you willlreadly ree4
ognizeaher; for Size is taller than the others,
and Will walk a LITTLE in advahceh,,ni' ~ E.
81, Tins SPOKE Pf efp'Ithe tall aha fierce looking
;genddfffae,, d; good -natpred look Of concern
Pupon the slight form at bis side, ,whosesyout
iful face CLEANED ont, still and pale from,the
shadows that@were thickly gathering,9 and
whose singular iIbeauty.:was rendered 3stiil
more co onspicuOus by apair'of dark; lust rous
eyes, which had a. sad, beseeehing express,
sion more eloquent than words. - i'.5 -
d. The pale lips moved, as if TO express her
thanka, PIT PIT they gave, forth no audible
Sounq.e o!uQg; 91Dfgt 20 lag - =, .ha,l ~, ~
10" z Hist! she is oeoming!3i exclaimed the
guard. las his s,qnick ear ar'caught thetsonnd Of
approaching footsteps 0i 1lala9ii1al. 9H .'a'
. Courage my child," he added, as the
young girl leaned up against the corner of
the corridor; trem Bling. in every limb, ;",the
good, Empress I IS is Ng] like mother to her peo
1m AS he said this, hea hastily resumed his
post, and when the Empress made her ap-
'pearance was pacing backwards and for
wards with his, monotonouS tread, StOiidt
look upon hisT' count enance, as though he
|; was the mere machine, that the discipline
to which he wasIsubjected was INTENDED. It, TO-
make hirri!poJ 9aI 70 H"'+'a "'' - '''.' ~
ts.rJ dsephi1e, then in the, zenith Of her
charms, was. .attired in her usual elegance,
in robe of black velvet whose very folds
swept. the floor ,urubies, CLEANED upon her
Bosom and ( in the: heavy braids of 'dusky.
Hair, aacuStUmi which we'll accorded with
her sicht tropical beauty and she noved'
along with that graceful, unduiatfng motion
peculiar to the French creole. -" q 80 -
Ei.iiAs she reached the spot opposite TO where
the girl Stood she, stepped out from the
shadow, and. sinking. downppQn one knee.
laid her hand d,eni,J phine's rebe, as if to
arrest her progress Sail52Gai. Tai'H22T (" 5ii
p oOr Mariel lduring her long and lonely
walk she had said over and iover. again the.
little speech BY which she had hoped to win
the Kind heart Of the Empress. to pity and
aid her, but as she. knelt there, every word
of it, vanished from her mind. But those
white, quivering lips, the imploring impress
lsion in those lifted eyes spoke volumes, and
Josephine 3lookedi dowR- npona them,' as
| she understood all she woHld say a79aoi-sta
Signing the, otberal ladies 10 proceed, she
took The froll! of paper from her hand But
as; hereyei glanced over il, her rcodntenance
II !" 1fssl tSat can Slp,sdipi othingfor you, my
good girl, : She isaid. turning teithe ,spppl'
l. ant bSS, ,desertiQa is an otfense thatithe Em+
peror never pardons.' - eGs :
ko%t' Oh ay1notl so, royal iady'!" Harmed
the youmgp giri aiihpl6ringly. F"'rhe good
-Emperors heartis ever dpento you! 1t was
Pte seehis dying mother, and afE after other her
heans had failed. y 'Il']"', S, a, r'l
@sstilfithe Emp Empress Iss shook her head 4 Is Il
lisa hard case" she said,;l" bptoit wall be
useless for me, TO attempt to obtalnIhls par
Il DON'T taqlsiu dIz2 sd; ri baal TO s2a2e S5t z
l79sAS SJOsephinersaiH this a stifiedomoan: es-
keaped from THE poorgirl.s. lips, the eohvul.
4siEe grasp1poitq her2f6bei relaxed and She
-iay stiI ana pale at 1ieT feet ''2l''i i1'@,,.
Alarmed, the Empress beckoned the
I qendarme to approach. - ...,ss-. =
has "faintsdd SO "'s sajd 9 Ss s bent
1a9T Aba no wonder, She has walked from
the village Iof, IN .fqll eight, leagues
8 since the ybreakTof, day.nsiu Ta6GoN so aoi,2.
J ees5 Do you know her?2sa7r.s eal 81 gGilli q
P1oy" Yes Madame; ;Ishei is mi afie Duval the
i betrothetf vfoHcAri5 LaferIe;! who iSgo be
2shot tofHof ROW mi 6rnitg for cesertiGon:'N 81
'I."la' P oor child !" said the Empress. com
: + passi0naely! '7@4 fake her away, good JeIi.
Z ,naI'' sheeadded, as 9tHe girl began to;shoH
h signs opc6hsci6hs ness 9and see that she
d has rest ana Sreffeshment, andif she be spF
Il efficiently res oyeTedl bring her an hspee
o1TonmY rnr lyAte iAalpfartMe nisnsi1dJ ~ aib j
Q l!"ia4he Empress passed alongah thu kind
1ihehrted soldier noticed, with a feelingo
satisfaction, that she heiti~the little roll o
Il ;paperywhileohefc couhte ahce-hada a thought
II full ASPECT. ta9ssg4 rat749?1i aaA Ga.Ha ~. =
y SslNapoleoa seated AfSRe 2at the table GOV
a ered with papers ana thap :, A courier ,haf
ID jsst left, him, WHO was eyiaently4the bearer
J. good news, for his scoantenapce ohad &
y Pleased almest sxHltant lock- has 99Te!
Er,1fhe door opened, and Josephine entered
ii She paused a moment upof The threshold
= gi5ing hfs countenahce d fpftjVe look, ,whoss
..dne1er 7atyihg ,mopd;she had learned to, read
/ Eiaic WeIcome, mysg0odIJ osephine, sa;dths
re Emperor holding opt,his .hRud tafheri aaia'
: ~ osephine 5sawethat't hiswas a pr6pitioui
IT moment, ana hu'pfaytni1ysinklngu uoWn , on % ON "
aEj knee, she kissed his hand, and presented
hm the rOll IF paper she had rsGeYsSd iron
! llehe glrh-gsn-oilA ugon1-IIeH .,gsd ,ijolpf
Pa.N Iffit was foranynot er;oAepee; ;itsheult
be granted; i but asiit isYitis9 imp6ssibie.'
rodaBut there rec tepaAtihg eitesmgtance
IPip ahis sAss~ Rlss sePBi3s i5he P9q
q ef was just at the point of deathrpa =, aa,r,
II .as{That was mo excnseni Theo soldier ha
! EnO, ,niother .shyea Ffahcs lhU owes first dnt.
rdItoAer>E Eiunfi Is o9aq 4oef InonI2I9o sdT M
7e3.e ,yifhyB6sE op1Sses hJs PsttStbaS StbI
'sluWssffe, sire, know your heart would, relent
sl9rSbe Travelled, on foot from the village, o
= I'm I'm :, sine asSbreaks 10 pleadforheBl0E
I'll ,ayS If& jsPepg sgirlkdEfeero thatnsheiSVil
,sIsRpk survive it !" .9oisg 1adIaai wo!sd 4