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

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the internal machine, and the strange
accompanying circumstances tended to
make the occurrence more remarkable
in the eyes Of Bonaparte To the Con-
sulate succeeded the Empire, and victory
after victory marked the career of the
great Corsican. At length the hours of
change came. Allied Europe poured its
troops into France, and compelled the
Emperor to lay down the sceptre which
had been s0long shaken over half the
civilized earth. The isle of Elba be.
came for day the most remarkable
spot on the globe and, finally, the re-
susciated empire fell to pieces anew or
the field of Waterloo.
Bonaparte was about to out France.
The moment had come for him to set
foot on the bark which was to convey
him to the English vessel. Friends
who had followed the fallen chief to the
very last we're standing by him to give
him a final adieu. He waved his hand
to those around, and a smile was on the
lips which had recently given the fare.
we'll kiss to the imperial eagle. At this
instant woman broke the band that
stood before Napoleon. She was in the
prime Of wOmanhood not a girl, but
yet voting enough to retain unimpaired
that beauty for which she would at any
time have been remarkable among
crowd of beauties. Her features were
full of anxiety and sadness, adding in
terest to her appearance even at that
moment. Sire said she presenting
a paper at that moment, "read read F."
The Emperor took the epistle pres
sented to him, but kept his eye on the
presenter. He seemed, it may be, to
feel at that Instant the perfumed breeze
of the park CT ST. Cloud, to hear the
choristers chanting melodiously in the
chapel as he had heard them in other
days. Josephine, Duroc and all his
friends, c1me happily before him, and
among them the face which he was
wont to see at the fourth window in the
gallery. His eye was now on that coun-
tenance in reality, altered, yet the same.
These illusory recollections were of short
duration. Napoleon shook his head and
held the paper between his hands and
tore it to pieces, scattering the frag-
ments in the air
=" Stop, sire" said the woman, fol.
low the advice Be warned 1t is yet
time !"
"No," replied he and taking from
his finger beautiful oriental ruby,
valuable souvenir of his Egyptian cam-
paigns, held it out to the woman. She
took it kneeling, and kissing the hand
which presented it. Turning his head,
the Emperor then stepping into the boat,
which waited to take lin to the vessel.
Not long atterward he was pining on
the rock Of St. Helena. ...-.. ...
Thus of three warnings, two were
useless because neglected until the
danger had occurred, and the third
which prognostica.ed Napoleon's fate if
once in the power Of his adversaries-
the third was rejected. r.
But" who was this woman, Duke
of Otranto ?"
Oh" replied Fouche, " I know not
with certainty. The Emperor, if he
knew ultimately, seems to have kept tie
secret" .....
All that is known respecting the mat
ter is, that female related to st. Re,
gent, one Of the authors of the explosion
of the street st. Nicholas, died at the
hospital Hctel Dieu, in 1887, and that
round her neck was suspended, by a
silk ribbon, the exquisite oriental ruby
of Napoleon.