Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-08-26
HENRI R0ChEF0RFe
Napoleon's Enemy I'm Exile-The
terne.'


Napoleon's Enemy I'm Exile-The "Lan
terne.D setpi O.
correspondent of the Courier des
Etats pnis writes from Brnssels under date
of July II:
'What / wished most at Brussels was to
see once more my old friend and comfatie,
Henry Rochefort. knew that he came
from Ostend expressly to see the first per
forma,a go of 'Patrie'. / saw him Mt the the
atres srtfing between his sdaaghter aud
Mime. Francois Hugo. / had seen him,
with fiery eye and tren bling nostril, ,a,,-
plaud the grand scenes OF the drarAa. 7
had seen the tears in his eyes at the pas
sages which spoke of the country as ruined.
This enthusiasm and emotion, which one
would so little expect from his APPEARANCE,
were a complete revelation, and the sures$
indexto the exhenaejoy that the exile felt
at being once more among Parisian snr-
roundings. What would it be when he
should once more shake friendly hand
and again hear n voice, once so familiar to
him, sheak of Paris, of France. of The
-boalevards,c cof all who remember him, an |
even of those who had already forgottea
him?
I ..Sardon and watched for him after. the
performance, but missed him, rs we,sspa-
ratetb agreeing to go and call on him in
the morning So,, at 8 o'clock the next day
We rang at No. 81 X ose Joseph IL, q street
quite deserted, which ends nowhere and
borders ON the country; all the city noises
cease upon the threshold of this solitude,
and it is easy to comprehend how bitter
this silence, so sweet to lovers and poets,
must be To the heart of a boulevard fire.
quenter. Rochefort saw us from the win
dow, he recognized MS. uttered joyful ex-
clamation, and threw himself into our
arms The loug embrace, ytgorods, furi-
ous. said more than any possible words Of
welcome; he embraced not us, but the
fatherland lost to him for so many months,
re found for a few honrs Only; il was the
regrets'antl srfferiirgs Of a year, tompen-
sated for by the joy and hope of a minute
After the first enthusiasm had. passed, as ]
looked at him with visible mofion, Roche !
fort said:
a. You are surprised at my paleness. my
thin face and hollow eyes? Look at my
head, it has showed on it; and TO think
that when left Paris had not single
white hajIroS7 su
Then depressing sigh, Let us 90 ort,
he. these walls weigh upon ne
like a prison. Excuse me for moment,
and will rejoln you.
ave used the moment to look about us
The house was plain one, of two stories,
with basement and little bit of garden.
In Paris it would have been worth 5000
francs; at Brussels not 2.OOO-say 5000
francs worth OF happiness the less :!
1.-The evidenco-Of tho exquisite taste and
artistic fancy of Rochefort were visible in
very room Fine pictures, elegant furni- |
ure, choice books beautiful china, were |
but nothing seemed in its
proper place, or in its proper light, or ap-
surroundings; all seemed merely |
and temporary. Our friend re-
marked the impression prodnced, and said, |
With painful smile: 1 understand your /
thoughts, but what can J. do? i am here
ike bird on a tSig ShalII behere to-
morrow !? Who can tel a. 4 exPe6t daily
IN invitation to quit FlemisS terrib6rf. l
Already there has been some polite re-
nonstrances. Where shall I go9 ask
myself Geneva is forbidden ground;
he Swiss have even greater fear t.le the
Selgians of being eaten up. OF course, /
annot think IF Austria or Italy 80 there
5 left only England. But I fear to take nv
hildren to such a climate.'s
I'VE went out, our hearts full, and
wenty mirntes 3after-were seated in the
est restaurant Brussels affords, round a
able served ala Ffqncdise. hlsnte of the
eat we were bound to make the illusion
omplete to dine in box, so that Rochefort
night imagine himself for a few minutes at
fable in the heart of his beloved
oulevards.- After the first course the ice
'as broken, and the conversation. took q
ass melancholy turn.
! -. You mpst have. re,lized enormous
rofts from In Lanterne. said TO Roche
ort
"'eertainfy,,' replied he. R'Fror, May,
S6S. to- Mny, 1869. 1 received 16O, 600
Inilcs, and l get still some 5000 francs
er month. AHt