The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-07
A Man with Mania for WALKING.

Baccochi is gone, and the emperor loses in Finn tho
most faithful servant and the alscst friend lie leaves
behind him reputation which, according tP Shak-
speare, viii live after him. With that family feeling
SO Inherent to the blood of the Boaapagtcs, tne
pcror has provided for B4cchicoch hi- relative IN
the most liberal and imperial manner But liatie re
cord Of bis peculiar services is made public they being
OF strictly private nature and belonging to The sec
ton Of the plniSirS, which still hold as lmpOr
tant a place among cOurtierS in the old regime,
when the duties of the most Insignificant Office de-
pendant that important branch Of the aduiinistrl
zion had 10 be daily studied and faithfully fulfilled
Bacchiochi occupied apartments on the eroWI floor
Of the TuileGes. His place superintendent. Of the
theatrical portion Of the fine arts compelled aim to
receive the various applicants Tor place and prefer
melt at the different theatres and the n'OrR@g pro
cessoQ Of the budding and full blown actresses, dan
GERS ant singers Of Paris Of the most inter
cstIng slgts the lovers Of the pictures ne 3nd the
connoseurs Ia female beauty.
1t IS whispered that the privilege Of standing behind
the glass door wlich opened from lis study into the
small passage room p,vond was most grecdilyOy
and only accorded to the favored few. B. :hiochi
always received mis- fair visitors standing and listened
TO their complaints suppIictiOns while walking at
rapid pace up and down the Apartment. Sometime,
the eager suppIicant would follow Linn il his hurried
walk and the voice would rise and the rapidly Of TIE
step increase, until last the fair solicitor brcathpss
and painting with the excrtion would be forced to rest
while Bacchochi would 20 on walking up and down
unconscious OF the movements OF his VISITOR lRls
restless activity the consequence of nervous
element which rendered it impossible for him either
10 talk or listen while in repose. By the cmpcrJr
Cdcr the long corridor which runs the Whole length
of the wing Of the palace wherein was situated Bic-
Chiochis apartment, had been tied with togette
that during his nervous attacks he might walk
bis hearts content without disturbing his nrghbos
In one Of these, when the empress sudleuly left
st. Cloud and Travelled to Scotland he is said to have
marched up and down that very passage for six and
thirty hours without ccasng -uuconscious Of motion
all the while and rccting with the grsatest energy
and passion, whole scenes from Ra4na aud CUrncie,
with the most perfect remembrance or each word, Of
which, when in rePose he was ncap IDLE Of quoting u
single passage. Even at the opera. his box was fitted
up with blinds and curtains 50 a. to allow Of an in
diligence in this restless march without being seen by
the public. No imagination could picture i greater
torture than this Blcchoehi was the egpe.Ors cous-
IN, being the son OF Elisa B6nIpurte, the most true
hearted of all Napoeons sisters the only ole who Of
tcred to accompany him in exile and who sold her
Jewels to send him the produce Of their side. M,
bravest brothers Elisa" said Bonaparte at St. IIele
ma had all the rest been but ibid ana true a. Size
| should not now be here" BAcc iochi hal in his
possession some curious memoirs Of the 1}Onapartr
family which will most likely be taken Immediate pos
session of by the authorities in vrue Of the eIic
gardng all documents in which the interests Of the
rcigSnc dynasty supposed to b. concerned.