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

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Twas doomed 10 disappointment in this natu~a
piece Of curiosity. That morning, in the cham.
Der OF the National Assembly, disturbance oc
Cured OF n nature that obliged Louis Napoleon
TO remain all day in Paris; aud thus | lost th,
only chance OF coming in close contact with
man about whom hearl 20 much and whom
longed to meet, in order to venture an opinion a.
to the part he was likely to play on the grea
theatre Of European events | never saw hin
until he wis Emperor; returning from the cam
OF Iionvnuit into Bouogne, he and our late Prime,
Coasort were riding side 10y side, engaged ia easy
and smiling discourse.
In the course Of conversation at dinner, on tn,
day ia question, Malmaison happened to b,
mentioned and on my expressing regret that
had never seen the interesting residence OF Jo
sephine, which, having been purchased by QueeI
Christina, could only be visited by permission q
the Spanish Ambassador; General Mont holon
with his usual consideration and poiteness, of
fered TO escort me thther, being one of the priv
ileged few who had admission ut pleasure. Ae
cordingly we went next day. On approachips
the former abode of tho re,.udiated empress,
confess was considerably disappointed, both by
its style and magnitude; but all this was qniek
forgotten; my attention was soon enchalned b,
objects of intense interest connected with til,
present and the past we
An inhrm and detected looking man-servant
not over and above well-dressed, came eagerl,
forward TO open the gate for ~, eNclaiming ms b,
did 30; Mon General o. Mon General mai
que je suis hereaux dc vous voir." The old no
blenian greeted the riellr serriteur quite us cor
daily as he was received by him, though in
manner less demonstratve. They conversed
little together about changes that had takei
| place, ana then the General, turning towards US
said with faint SMILE lie paavro diable wa
one Of the dramatis PERSONA in the last grea
scene enacted here, which you are about to se'
represented on canvas, where he and figure u
/ in the youth, and any good looks we possesse,
thirty years ago. After lortering awhile Ia th,
grounds before the house we entered it, and pre-
coeded by our ancient escort, were u-hercd int
the irst reception room, where the wall jus
facing the door, was placed the paintings abov'
mentioned, containing group OF eight or tel
persons, lkenesses from life, ranged around th'
figures Of Napoleon and Queen liorteoso, wnon
| he was in the act of embracing, before bidding
| her and France an eternal farewell.
Under no other circumstances have been 8
forcibly struck by those changes which impres
the refiectory mind with the transitoruess Of al
worldly things, us on this occasion On the can
vass before us appeared General Montholon an
our guide In the zenith OF life though Represented
IN a moment Of agitation, amounting TO despair
yet those manly countenances were untouched b.
the coroding influences Of prolonged sorrow. be
side me stood the living individuals, wi here
and broken down. not only 10y the pressure Of nc
cumulated years. but by the consuming effect 0
care and disappointment. l thought that littl
else in the mansien had chance of calling iorl
emotions OF similar interest, but in this 1 wa
mistaken On leaving the picture room we pro
ceeded to survey the other apartments; ther
was not ono Of them which did not conjure "a
to the mind Of his fathful follower some vivi
"reminiscences Of what had taken place ON the las
eventful visit Of the dethroned Emperor IL
hurried from chamber TO chamber "fere wa
the state apartment in which the Emperor ha
sought repose on the night previous to bis depar
ture. Here was the room which he himself ha
occupied, and here Bertrand had slept" The
he bewildered himself as to the rest of the sma
band Of fugitives, aud walked backwards an
forwards from one to another, endeavoring TO ca
things more distinctly 10 his mind. This awakene
the remembrance of much that had been said b
different persons during those agonizing hour
which proceeded the fatal one that banshed ther
90 many years from France, As the train ,
painful recollection rose thick and fast in th
retrospect Of bygone tllnes--liks the forms Of th
dead which come In tho agitated slumbers {