The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18

places n. de Montalembert ia still an invalid, as he
was dashed out OF his carriage and M de Bismarck
Tell from his horse; the Duke OF Combaieres le from
pfecipice. The academicians have been falling or
long time too, but politically speaking, which s less
narrowing to the ribs The Emperor mas proposed
that these mmortals shall number sixty instead of
forty, and lovers OF wit say that the twenty 70 be
Since M. Neiaton has been nominated Senator re-
marks have been made about MS wealth. whcn ne
refutes He contends he was not SO wen on az peo-
ple saw for that until he thirty he knew nothing
OF beef unless 1t boiled His notions OF poverty
are somewhat like those OF the unfortunate child.
Louis XVII. who, when told by Marie Antoinette,
one day. that little boy was so poor he had no
bread wondered why the child's father did not give
These luxurious ideas remind me that Cheve, of
| the Paais Royal, the great comestible dealer who
excels in truiiled turkey Is about to marry Nile
match. The nuptial banquet Ii to be princely. We
who, when children, were taught that we were
hesh begin to think IL IL all mistake and that it Ii
good for nothing but to be fed BY this Cheve.
A curious autograph has been found In some fam
ily papers. 1t Is as fOllOws:-
lie. General Bonaparts pass TALNA.
II was free ticket from the unsurpassed TRACE
dian when Napoleon l. could not spend his pay on the
theatre, the same Napoleon who once hired whole
mousse In order 10 see parterre OF kings ENJOY them
selves.
Napoleon as "a smoker and France in "a To-
bncco Cloud.
The Ltberte OF Paris Of September has one Of
the most singular ARTICLES that proceeded from
the pen Of NJ Il. de Girardin the situation in
France, in which he says:-
The Emperor Napoleon possesses In the highest
degree two sovereign qualiteS-goOdness and sweet
ness. If he were not endowed by nature with these
qualities we should have had after December 2 1851
desposm and despot, whereas we had only
tyranny without tyrant II we lived In times when
names were attached to sOvereigns, he would have
been called Napoleon "the well-meaning"
How are we to explain the fact that NapO-
leon deserves Oil praise and the empire all
criticism? 1t Is because the EmperOr's quail
tiles are neutralized not by defect, bur an
error. Led asray by the example OF his uncle Ma
poeOn l., who vangloriously dated a decree about
the Theatre Francois from MOSCOW, he magines that
1t is requisite for his present prestige and his future
glory tina: he should conceive and execute every
thing by himself. But would 1t not have been
better to leave the Theatre Francois alone and to
bring back the army sale and sound nom MOSCOW
Tie Emperor does not Danish liberty because he Is
AFRAID Of 10; he bonishes liberty because he believes
uat he aoe''e 10 ano,o 70 TO expand
vent him from accomplishing the great things he
dreams OF. 1 do not say what he conceiyes
but what he dreams OF. To smoke IS TO dream
alCdhe The Emperor smokes an immense number
or cigarettes, and ,Clen he smokes France appears
to him as grand as appeared little to him under
Louis Philippe. And because France seems to him
to be great he persuades himself that she is great.
ing about he has realized he cannot understand how
there can exist minds sour enough 10 prefer the
shadow to the booty-in other words, individual
liberty to national greatness. This Is not Ill meant
the part OF the Emperor; 1t is simple delus0n.
The moment this iusiOn-tDIlfch is Kept up ~ The
Drunkenness or tObdccO-fS diSSiDdted, France 1CiU
become free; not partially but eohohy free.