East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-04-11

feyer, fitting dimly before the mental vision
the o.d nobleman s.oountenance and manner be-
came moro clDuded and perturbed, and / felt glad
when we at last left the house and entered the
pleasure grounds behindit lie walked quickly
until we reached an alley near the ENTRANCE. III
was thsre," he said Inournfully, the En-
perm paced up and down for few inmates pre-
yious 10 his depnrturc." "Ayep exclaimed he
excitedly rs II stung by some remembrance, ut
was just this spot that he stopped 70 say some
thing 10 me aside when he was about to get into
thelcarriage which was TO take him away for
evern After this he became silent, and we
walked on farther into the wood; soon he stopped
suddenly LET us go home" he said,S'ior nll Is
changed here--quite changed; boundaries close
one in on all sides, p"d everything has become
contracted and crcu Inscribed" This remark was
strictly tue AZ regarded the pleasure grounds,
which had had been reduced 10 much smaller
compass, and la in truth contained little To ad-
mire, either as to space or beauty. Is
After we returned TO St. permain, remained
to dine with my Kind friends. Among msny
scenes of varied excitement which have passed
through during my life, have never passed q
day SO flled'with thoughts of absorbing interest.
Persons entirely apart fioin my country nod
sphere, assoc ated with man whose name had
once filed Europe with terror. seemed 70 rFe be-
fore me living and true-the present receded7-
and the great Emperor and his train came up IRON
the gulf Of the past and filed the inini with
an intense apprehension Of their presence and re-
ality. Not much was said during dinner while
the servants were present, but when we returned
To the drawing room the food gates OF memory
re-opened, and the tide of recollections continued
TO flow On, until the hour arrived when had %
take my departure The excitement experienced
by the old General in his visit Of the morning
caused revulsion in bis feeble frame which cre-
ated a feeling of extreme chiness, and although
in reality il was mild autumn evening, he
shivored with cold, and had n fire hghted-one
piece OF wood after another he kept throwing IN
TO the crate. until the fame became quite n
blaze, and then placing himself IN front ON a
music stool he continued holding forth 10 madame
and INT about various singular occurrences aud
conversations that had taken place at 81 Helena,
more freely than he would probably have doue
with other people and other circumstances. -
| He DIV cit much on the indescritah spell that
bound all those who approached the Emperor
whose name he never mentianed without de-
gree o. emotion amounting almost 10 tenderness
lie endeavorcd distinctly 10 portray his personal
appearance, vividly describing the marble still
ness Of his countenanee in a state Of repOse-the
wonderfully piercing expression Of his eye, when
excited to attention by any person or thing-his
stemness of demeanor towards those who he either
disiked or s1ected All this he ably cGutrastoi
with his perfect suayiiy smong his friends, the
lighting up vf his features when awakened ntc
gayety, and the singular fascination Of his smile
in addressing those to whom he was attached =
ellis power was irresistible" (" exclaimed he, with
animation "where he bestowed his love il wa'
impossible not TO return il with intensity and de-
yotion Ney was proof of The empire lac gained
over the affections for others, and |; whom hon
ored by calling me his son-I"-the old man.
voice tsombed in the singular conclusion OF the
sentence--"l loved hIn as if he had been a wo-
man"
Nearly fifteen years have passed away since
that interesting day, and many extraordinary
changes have taken place which Mt the timc wer,
not anticipated, while others. more natural and
more likely 10 happen, have timngely failed %
being accomplished General Montholon has fol
lowed his beloved master to the grave, and Louis
Napoleon sits on TIE throne Of Frince, which il !.
even possible he might have attained without th'
sklliul management and unwearying exertions OF
his unce's old friend whose devotion 10 the Bo
naparte family proved his strongest principle oi
action and but too truly showed itself as th,
handspring OF a long life
How completely this is recognized by the
French natitn may be easily imagined, for il
naming tae subject OF the OH Generals faithful
ness among themselves. they term IT in words
perhaps morc expressive than elegant, ia fle!it'
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