, 1867-11-01
NUMBER 40.
The Empress Euhenie.

whenever the life OF the Empress Eugsn;.
comes TO be written-may the dav be "a e..
Instant II that work is to record its sunset,
WI oe chronicle Of good deeds which will
Su',t nalo OF lame round a name that calls
lorth love and reverence whenever IL I. rr..
uoned' One kindly deed more or less. one risi,
oa hospital or prison told or untoId Iii
"1he , out niue difference in the record of s,ch
me- lor her pe1noirs will be full of then, H.,
eue VISIT tothe prison Of Loos, and its iuveniIs
pehHe2hary, must.not be omitted; and no ,in,s
uettef ior Its perusal than the present inst oS.o
| ~ ~ Ine story Is told by an eye>witness
oI tne Imperial visit, who writes from lin.
when the Empress went TO the nr;.n ,s
Loos her Majesty visited the peuiten,isrv \" ~. ~
@ss dHiHRie eatsiails iPsqjrigg iaip
eTal spirit of the inmates; nothing inds.a
eaPed ner inVestipation. The EI1pre7s exei,sd
astonlshment at the precision and multiplci,x
~oi her questions on the most varied subisc,:
hygienie, discipline, and administrationSd
cussing everything with equal Competence ana
solIcitude. The young prisoners, who. knowin1
ner majesty kindness of heart aud charity, had
gwen ner most hearty welcome on her arrival.
were astonished to see so high parsonage do,
scend TO all those details; they pressed oTonnd
her, aud endeavored to touch her dress. vbila
thelr looks showed even better than anv an
plause could do hoy grateful they were IN see
the Empress interesting herself in their welfare
and recommending that nothing should he neo-
ieeted ior their improvement The Imnerisl
visitor, In examining the dormitories tnrnad .
Gown several of the beds to ascertain The s,a,a
Oh the hnen. One of them being badly mads
the sheets being too short, her Majesty observed
~ ana Joining example to precept, re made the
oed with the precision of an ACCOMPLISHED
housewife. The folding of the sheets would
nave done honor to a pupil at ST. Cyr. wbera
p Ine dormitorles are models of the kind The
Empress did not confne herself to receiving sew
eral petitions presented to her by inmates wbo.a
good conduct proved their repentance ana
promising to mediate for them with the Empe-
ror' out also conversed at length with some of
them. You were at La Roquette?' she said N
one lad, laying her head on his shoulder. yes.
MAGAZINE llow much longer have you vet to
remain? six months. And where will Won
go when yon leave this placer TO Paris No.
90 not 60 to Paris, you will again meet with the
oau acquaintanees who led you astray; if you
promise not to return there will try and obs
tain yonr release earlier. have no need to add
that the lad gave his word, and ran off sbouts
ing 'NIve llmperatriceI with all his might IN
announce the news TO bis comrades. IAnd
you, said the Empress to boy of 10, what have
you done to be hereT The young delinouent
hlushed, looked down, and remained silent.
Gone, said her Majesty, laughing and LAYING
her arm on his shoulder; come with me anarf
will confess you, ard viii not say a word to
any one. The Empress then walked aside with
the lad and when she returned a minute or two
later her companion was in tears. Her Majesty
shook him by the hand, and he went away with
his head more erect, and no longer despairipg
Dt his own reformation. After those incidents
will not attempt to describe the cordial adieux
made to her majesty. From the details | have
gwen you may guess what they were Imagine
he most enthusiastic you can picture in your
mind, and you will still be far below the reality