The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-16
The French Empress at the Cholera
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| Inc Erehch Empress al the CHOLERA
Hospitals.
The Empire Eugsnie c ntinued to pay
frequent visits 10 the hospitals. The Jour
nal des De5ats says;
"On her way through these abodes of
death, che stopped by the bedside Of every
cholera patient, interrog gaiing them, rens-
the eonsolations which could be devised by
a kind heart, and rendered efectual by a
gentle tone and lender manner. Every
where among these poor people the emotion
was great, and, as may be easily imagined
the gratitude was profound. Tears stood 10
the eyes OF all who looked on One Of the
sick, whose eyes were already darkeued by
the approach Of death, answered a question
Of the Empress with "Oui, ma Sour" 'sMy
friend" said the Sister OF Charity, "it IS
the Empress who speaks o you, not l."
"D0n't recall that word p" said the Empress.
hastily, at is the sweetest name YOU can
give me-" This spontane US expression Of
kindness will be cherished by all hearts,
Gqd will console ali who know who has ut
tsre it. To this touching anecdOte, we may
Gdd brief extract from the Moniteur, the
mOdesty Of which is not its smallest recon-
mendation. II simply states that a sum of
$4,000 francs e .0O8) had been sent to the
hospitals on the psrt Of their Majesties and
Of the Prince Imperial; 25 900 fr. from the
Emperor, l5,0e0 fr. from the Empress, and
10000 ir. from the Prince.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Star thus describes another scene:
cat quarter before ten this morn
ing, as ! was walking past the Hospital
BeaujOu, dark coach and pair drove up %
the entrance 10 the Faubourg ST. Hon0re,
and the Empress, accompanied by lady
in-Waiting and by her chamberlain, N. de
La Grange, descended and entered the hos.
pital, where she remained till past eleven.
From the best authority / learn that she
requested 10 be taken 10 the cholera wards,
where she approached the bed Of each pa
tent, aud in the case Of the dying the Em-
press knelt by their side and endeavOred to
hear their last earthly wish. Having gone
slowly through every ward, her Msiessy
visited the kitchens of the hospitals, aud
requested TO see the food preparing for the
sick Of ordinary malsdies The Empress
has bern represented in England as distin-
guished only by her personal beauty, dig
nifty and graceful demeanOr; but her Ma
jesty has won the heart Of the country BY
her mental gifts, which are OF no mean
order. Her mind Is large aad eOmprehen-
sive, and she has, especially within the last
few years, regarded power but a. the means
Of bling her to do the greater amouat Of
good 10 her fellow creatures. Her heart is
cast in the mould Of charity. She derives
more pleasure in the exercise Of domestic
virtue Than from the routine Of State Ell
quette or the glare Of adulation which
ne essarily surrounds her throne. The
hours she spent last spring in the cells Of
La Rovuetie PeniteDtiary, drawing from
each OF the juvenile delinquents the history
Of his life and the days she has since de
voted 10 the Tsmodeling Of the prison sys-
TEN which has led 10 such beneficial results
10 The young delinquents Of France, have
made deep impression. Her conduct ~
BsiFritz, when in the dead Of night che
quilted her brilliant saloons to take her
place BY the cot Of Emile de Girsrdin's
child, then dying Of the worst form Of dip
iberia, for the sole purpose Of iuaucing Il
TO swallow q medicine It had refused, viii
never be forgotten. AZ the plain, dark
carriage drawn BY pair Of post horses, and
attended By a single servant, drove her
away from the hospital, I heard q work
man, en- bi0Hss, cry out, with unpaid en-
thBsiasm, 'brag0 n0Hs U0Hs somnass dorouss
a "a mort ="