The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-06-13

| you' one VIII occupy the fourth win
dow in the gallery, on the right. Follow
her home, or cause her to be followed
and bring me Intelligence of her name,
her abode and her circumstances. 1t
will be better to do this yourself. l
would not have the police interfere.
Have you taken care of the bomb, and
removed it."
~ have, Citizen Consul" - ....
Come, then, let us drive in the
park" said Bonaparte.
The drive was resumed, but on this
occasion the coachman was allowed to
fulfil his own duties.
On the morrow the eye of more than
one person was turned to the window
in the gallery. But the jealous Jose.
phine sought N vaiL for the elegant
figure OF the young girl. She was not
there. The impatient First Consul, with
his confident, Duroc, were greatly an
noyeG at her non-appearance, and small
was the attention paid by them to the
services that day, Their anxiety was
fruitless. She was seen at mass no
more.
The summers of Napoleon were chief.
ly spent at Malmaison the winters at
St, Cloud and the Tuilleries. Winter
had come on, and the First Consul had
been holding court at the great apart
ments at the last of these palaces. 1t
was the Sd Of the month, which the
Republicans well called nivoSs, and in
the evening Bonaparte entered his car.
riage to 90 to the opera, accompanied
by his aid &C. camp Lauriston, and Gen
erals Lannes and Berthier The vehicle
was about to start, when female,
wrapped in black mantle, rushed out
upon the Place Carousel, made her way
into the middle of the guards about to
accompany Napoleon, and held forth q
paper crying: ... ...
Citizen Consul read, read !! "
Bonaparte, with that smile which
Bourrienne described as so irresistible,
saluted the petitioner, and stretched out
his hand for the missive.
A petition, madame 2" said he in.
quiringly, and then continued, Fear
nothing I shall present it, and see jus.
tice done " ..... .......
"Citizen Consul cried the woman
imploringly, joining her hands.
What she would have said was
lost. The coachman, who it was after
wards said was intoxicated, gave the
lash to his horses, and they sprung with
the speed of lightning, Napoleon,
throwing into his hat the paper he had
received, remarked to his companions
81 could not we'll see her figure, but
| think the poor woman is young"
The carriage dsahed rapidly along it
was just issuing from the street of ST.
Nicholas, when trightful detonation
was heard mingling with and followed
by crash of broken windows. The in.
fernal machine had exploded. ....
Uninjurcd, the carriage of the Consul
and its inmate; were whirled with un-
diminished rapidity to the opera. Bona
parte entered his box with serene brow
and unrufled department. He saluted
as usual, the assembled spectators, to
whom the news of the explosion came
with all the speed which rumor cxer-
cises OIL such occasions.
All were stunned and stupefed
Bonaparte alone was perfectly calm. He
stood with crossed arm, listening ats
tentively to the oratoIio of Haydn,
which was executed on that evening.
Suddenly he rem m Iered the paper
put in his hands. He took it out, and
read these lines
/" In the name of Heaven, Citizen Con-
sui do not 80 to the opera tonight ; if
you do go, pass not through the street
st. Nicholas
The warning came in some respects,
too late.
On reading these words, the First
Consul CHANGED TO raise his eyes. Exo
actly opposite to him, in box in the
third tier, sat the young girl of the
chapel of St Cloud, and with Joined |
hands, seemed to utter prayers Of graft
tude for the escape which had taken
place Her head had no covering but
her flowing and beautiful chestnut hair,
and her person was wrapped in dark
mantle, which the Consul recognized as
Identical with that worn by the woman
VINO had delivered the paper to him at
the carriage door. Co." said Bona
par;e, quietly bat quickly, to Lannes,
& 20, to the box directly opposite to us
IN the third tier, You will find a young
girl in dark mantle. BRING her to
he Tuillerics: | must see her )" and
without raising his eyes, bnt to make
Lannes certain of the person, he took
he generals arm, and said pointing
Ipwmds, A" See there-look "
Bonaparte stopped suddenly. The
girl was gone no black mantle was to
'e seer. Annoyed at this beyond mea-
ure, he hurriedly sent off Lannes to
Intercept her 1t was all in vain. The
'oxkeeper had seen such an individual,
'ut knew nothing about her. Bonaparte
Ippied to Fouche and Dubois but all
he zeal Of these functionaries failed in