The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-27
HENRI R%OCHEFORT.
Napoleon's Enemy In Exne-The "Li
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Napoleon's Enemy In ExiIe-The clan
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A correspondent Of the Courier DIES
Etats Unis writes from Brussels under date
July II:
vWhat 1 wished most az Brussels was to
SGD once more my old friend and comnde,
Horny Rochefoft. I knew thnt he came
from Ostend expressly to see The first per-
formance Of Patrie' 1 saw him ut the the
atre sitting between his daughter and
Nine. Francois Hugo. i had seen him,
with fiery eve and tren bling nostri,, mp.
plaud the grand scenes of the drama. l
had seen the tears in his eyes at the pas
which spoke of the country MS ruined.
This enthusiasm and emotion, which one
would so little expect from his appearance,
were q complete revelation, and the surest
index TO the extreme joy that the exile felt
at being once more among Parisian sur
.roundings. What would ii be when he
should once moro shake n friendly hand,
and again hear n voice, once so familiar to
him, sheak of Paris, of France, Of the
boulevards, of all who remember him, aud
even Of those who had already forgotten
him 2
"Sardon and 1 watched ioY him alter the
performance, but missed him, rs We sopa-
rated, agreeing TO 20 and call ON him in
the morning. SO, AZ s o'clock the next day
we rang nt No. 81 Rose Joseph ia street
quito deserted, which ends nowhere aud
borders on the country; all tho city noises
cease upon the threshold Of this solitude,
and Il is easy to comprehend how bitter
this silence, SO sweet 10 lovers and poets,
must be 10 tho heart Of n boulevard frc-
menter. Rochefort saw us from the win
dow. he recognized us, uttered a joyful cx-
clamation, and threw himself into our
arms. Tho long embrncc, vigorous, iuri-
Gus. said more than any possible words of
welcome; he embraced not ne, but the
intherland lost to him for so many months,
rebound for q few hours only; it was the
regrets and sufferings of n year, compon-
sailed for 10y the Joy aud hope Of aminute.
After the first enthusiasm had passed, as 7
looked at him witha visible emotion, Roche
fort said:
e You are surprised at my ~paleness, my
thin face and hollow eyes2 Look at my
head, it has showed on il; and to think
that when l left Paris / had not q single
white hairr
oTheu REFRESHING n sigh, Let us 60 ont,
continued he! these walls weigh upon me
like a prison Excuse me fora moment,
and / will rejoin You.
1--WE used the moment to look about rs
The house was q plain one, OF two stories,
with a basement and a little bit Of garden.
In Paris il would have been worth 1000
fmncs; Mt Brussels not 1000 say 5000
francs worth of happiness the less.
The evidence Of the exquisite taste and
artistic fancy Of Rochefoft were visible in
every room. Fine pictures, elegant furni-
ture, choice books beautiful china, were
N-. - .aNIs.. s.a..nI Ia a.
proper place, or In ia proper light, or mp
proprinte surroundings all seemed merely
provisional and temporary. Our friend re-
marked tho impression produced, and said,
with q painful smile: j understand your
thoughts, but what can | do2 / am here
like n bird on q twig. Shall / DO here to.
morrow? Who can tell2 l expect daily
am invitation TO quit Flemish territory.
Already there has been some polite re-
monstTances. Where shall ! 20 Task
myself. Geneva IN forbidden groupdi
the Swiss have even greater fear than the
Bclgians Of being eaten up. OF course, I
cannot think Of Austria or Italy. So there
is left only England. But | fear TO take my
children TO such q climate.
'\Ye went out, our hearts full, and
twenty minutes after were seated in the
best restaurant Brussels affords, round q
table served a Ia HfdacdiSs. In spite Of the
heat We were bound TO make tho Illusion
complete TO dine in n box, no that Rochefort
mightimagine himself for n iow minutes ut
Brcbant's fable in the heart Of his beloved
boulcvardG. After the first course the ice
was broken, and the conversation took q
less melancholy turn.
90 You must have realized enormous
profits from la Lantome, said TO Roche
fort.
"'Certainly, replied he. From May,
1865, TO May, 1869, l received leo, 900
francs, and / get still some 5000 francs
per month.
$3.50 You are rich
"Juat above not being poor. Iou DO
not comprehend the position OF an exile re-
putcd wealthy. He Is bound to assist his
brothers in misfortune, not only Of his own
country but of Switzerland, Italy, &c. |
not only work for myself, but ior the whole
band Of %cXilcs.'
"Sariou wished to know what had been
Rocheforts hopes Mt the time Of the cleo.
tions,
"'At the first balloting | did not think
success doubtful; ut the second my conf
dence was less strong, and the result has
only too fully justified my fears.
And what do you expect at tho next
ttialY'
"I hope everything, and have the same
faith in tho First constituency 0a in the
Seventh.
"Do you believe in the legol possibility
Of yonr electionY
" Certainly
Can you fancy yourself in thotribuno ?
81 hardly know. All ! can say ia, that
only q iow months ago, for the first time in
my life L was called upon to speak IN pub
lie, and got through whit tolcrlbly well,
l was terribly airid, but l threw myself IN
the water and managed to get nshore with.
out help
" If tho ballotting ia favorable, what vii.
you do2
+" My duty, shall arrive in France, and
then Providence
"'lhe hour of departure drew near. HC
held our hands in his, and pressed then
noryously. We heard the engine whistle
in the distance. lie pressed rs 10 Lii
heart, aud walked rapidly away.
Alden, said we.
'Au reUOir he replied; and az he turn
ed tohis land Of exile, the locomotive hor,
uR rapidly toward tho promised land Whicl
he will perhaps never SEQ,
ENmE BLAyAT,
English F%lnnkeyiSm.
London Correspondence OF the Boston Post,