, 1869-02-28

ne armies on the stage IN spectacular dramas,
that stalk about cnuscIous or the jecrs aud
laughter Of the audience. Crowuing about
thsit sit unhappy Minister, they begged 10 know
sel.es, how to act! The appearance Of the
dlp|omatlst Nax Is 1udic5ous rs his no4ltion
! WH pitts bic. The back OF his uubuttontd
eost made ttraighe line from collar to tall.
That PAT OF hls rotund person which the
allied With oysters, seemed to round out to
twice It's ordinary sirc, whllo his cooked hat
was hxed arnaly to the back Of h., good.
nhtnred old head. Firmly graspins his dreas-
sword, nc rolled 10 and fro. uslug language
reply 10 the troublesome questions Of the cx-
| cited crowd.
Btrangc to relate. an Engl,.h atsache came
20 The relief Of The pesplcxcd Minister. uc
hcgged pardot ~ his Intrusion. aud fhid
now 10 Tho bnsincss, and begged leave to
suggest that II Nj. Mason would place hta
cempAttfots on oa4 side OF tho roola, IN .
l!nep he, tho Minister, could observe tha tn&n.
uer, tho English EmbAs. .ador went through
tho ceremony. Il copalstcd sncrcly In walk
log backward bcturr tho Emperor, and pre-
rr'idc1,cc.
Tbs limo was soon formed. 4 now trouble
Mason. IIe did no. know thrir several cog.
| nomcns, ana wnlktng mp ansf down tho 1ioo
be demaudtd earnestly that they should
"an2 our thclr u1mcs." But when their
names xcTp 70 sung out he found that ho
| ccnld not remember thnu.
While thus ergAgcd. tho Empcsor and suit
entered, aud the presentation ol The KuRsI.h
began. Mr. Mason ceased his demand for
names, and EsEed earnestly At the process
learn something Of hla duties. Tho Aneri.
cant ceased talking. and settled Ia hxed
| them.
know Of no shock more positively dl.
agreeable than one'a first view Of LouA Na-
| criticism: He sits tall, and In carriage or On
| horseback apppsars at his best. But On
foot bis short, thin legs and long body msRe
! up An awkward dgn1e,. below the medium
| Ing lorehead, weak chin, narrow, dropping.
| shoulders. and broad hips for any Of the
we1-knoWn and distinctive marks oi the
Bouaparte family. One gues hopelessly
Into the dull. glazed eyes, that have an IN.
Rlsssss.t resepnfanef pi, " so those Of deceased
| ing chin to and evidences Of intellect and
| character. He was dressed On this occas1on
In tight breeches. that showed toa diaAd-
vantage his short, slender legs, while the
| close fitting coat was 10 ciuuaS that It 1uR-
Eested concealed a1nuor. He srroYe, eyi.
! IDENTIFY, to hide slight limp, the origin of
| which IneEer heard explained.
| The English presentation cauo 1t last to
! an end, and Af. Mason'e ta4k began Re-
membesln2 the pame Of bis nrst victlu,, he
| succeeded, without hlunder, IN making the
! American Auggtns and the Third Napoleon
acquainted With each other. But wiin the
next our Minister came to full etop- He
could not remember the name, aud the POO,
man tsled In vain by Stage whisper to COM
| munlcate the magic wo,d. The Emperor
waited with that calm Indifference which Is
far more aEpraIattne than any expression Of
| fmpstience. He waited without result, and
the wretched man whose Introduction stopped
the way suddenly grew rcd IN the lace,
AID lost all power OF articulation. Judge
Mason saw apopiexJ before him, when relief
came n the shape Of \ happy idea 1hat
lev PAGES he exclaimed:
| have tho honor to iutrud1ca your Ma
iesty to al these good people They are sla
This mode Of presenting, By platoon, vas
the situation, he withdrew few PAGES, 10 -
u1utl speech on sach OCCASIONS:
You hare dore me crest compliment,
visit my court. You come from great
country. remember FOUR countsy-I Was
AZ this point = tall, awkward New Eng
lander, looking At the court thus referred 70
through pair Of old.riumed spectscles,
thought 1t about time to say something to
relieve the general sense Of rcstra1nt, and so
cried out, 10 very insinuasing, soothlug,
though rather nhsal, tons
.os1 And J.. ~ yosF ri S.Ess3y Esy glad to have
A 6u.ly gentleman, full Of conceit, sud
gorgeousfy decorated with medal aome
enthusiastic nrc company had presented hl1.
,naign,nt INT snT aaa5 othsF th.n hlfef should
"And we hope soon TO sec you there
again, your Matesty."
The proposition, made 50 heartily, to re-
sumo travels once more that had proven 20
mean ard miserable. d!sconcersed his Impe-
rial Majesty 10 such an extent thar be ab
ruptly Terminated the interview, BY gather.
INK up his side.srms and goTug on almost at
c1nter. This absurd scenc WAS enacted
Quietly enough, the disposition 10 laugh be.
In The polished capital Of Francs, and BY
the restraint necessary 10 success IN estab-
fishing the elaborate etiquette of new
court. One, ouly, failed to(hlde his Intense
ssslafaction. A large msn, IL very gay
oi aorse, andn1ged in kRrm that extended
from ear 10 ear tho moment the Empcror1 =
back was turned, and the Master Of Horse
saved himself from horse-1augh By
pIchodf pnSchh,9f . sto!eotiy hi' companion ~ they
Tba Ine u pre.erted Americana imme.
dlale1y broko rankf, sud, surrounding the TWO
piortunates who lad thus unexpectedly
ernlnated the imperial Interview 10 dcar to
he American heart, poured ont their lndfz-
nation In language moro pointtd than polite.
| The elongated nuilAuce from New England,
who had opened the conversation with tho
Third Napoleon to relt.ve bis embarrassment,
seized on a TerJ neahy woman, and begun
! Waiting to thu hrtt notes OF music that lmote
upon lls car. Al It was Ia violation Of
court etlquctso for any one to waltz bcfort
the Imperial quldri1lc had mdod, ntnn.
bef Of nuuklcs started In pursuit Of The
wrong E-doers. This created so;uo confustoo,
and Ia tho mtdst OF II came Tho cry Of MAXI
. wAy." "Optn = passage, will youf" and
/ Rbovu the crowd waS seen tall. yclaow fcath
} er, violently sg!tatcd ~ the pcnuant Of sh!r
J In = hcad.sca. Directly tho Alntstcr aud
family were discovered being conducted te
! the diplomatic benches. where saasa had beer
, rescrvtd. On rraChlng tho p1scu lcsirustet
Mr. Maron found that The stout geuslcuat
, nom nuw York with tho flrq conpaur's dc
J corts1on, and btavtty aaukod By Rcrcn asuRh
tess, had been .nlftakcn for tho Alncricst
Mtuister, Apd was In qutct poiscat!on .
! honors and cctnfnrt.
Well" exclaimed Mr. Mss n. "l'll bd-'
But worda failed 10 do the subloct Ju't,cc+
. Thus cniod our presentation At Court.