, 1870-12-11

The Flight OF Ahc E1n tfts1s
The "Old Cauinet" in ;>r-ihaer's .Honts.y
Engenie, il which, as was snnouLe ID \ faw
days ago, her eseors is stated to haTo been DR..
Evans, Of thia city:
.'You have read that the Empress msde her
escape assisted by n de Les-ep., Of Suez
fame sueetituse for Tbs gentleman our
Of the truth. must give you ths fscta Of
this remarkable ftiehs. The proclamation OF
The republic folio <ed closely uoon th=
suErendsr OF the Emperor at Sedan.
agzinet evefy misfortune with perfect hsroism,
MA At 'he Tu1i~ries, Prince Mette.nich an,
Count S'gra were in attendance, and General
Trorhu had himself given her assurance o.
his peseona! protection, ss1:ng. No one shall
tonch you ill they have passed over my dead
ing into the Tu.l-ries. The Empress, accon-
panied BY Madame Il Kesou (Nho il sister
Of General Bourbaki,. left the pAlace bv n
EIDE door. As thev we're entering coiturt j.
place, = gamin Who stood near, cried out,
VOLTA l'1mpexat1ice' Ma1Ame le B~eton hur-
they should bo recognized and followed By tha
mob.
..Arrive1 1t sscluied street. ani fearin;
that the driver OF the cab kneE them. they
lafs the ro,tutr. paid the cabmAu his tara,
and, after walking on for somc time. took
.nofher. and drnvs directly to the house OF
III. EvAns. IN the Aveuus DE- r1mferatsice.
Wntle they wera waiting tEey we're several
times tcco+ted pT people with criss Of Viva
Ia Nst,on:' "vlve Il Fsaass:: ETC.. sooksu
into their very faces, to sll Of which Mslama
Ia heton responded With such perfect a11rcsa
that they were not en-pectsd.
"Ths Doctor WAS not At home, and Mrs.
Evans hkd been for come tuna At DeAuvil!c.
the well-known wateting-place near Hayxe.
The two strsugeis-the EMPRESS deeply
~NnA ,k.,,.l n. nAnH
axait his RETURN They we're shoxn into the
II Tary- At the usual hour the Doctor re-
tuzEed, and YVES informed Of tha preseuce OF
Liz two v1kitors- He entered his Library and
found 10 HIS am.zement, the Enuro-st E1-
curiug kimself to \ company CT gentlemen
Invited 10 dinner, on the grcuud OF having
receive: sudden and important nsws, he Al
cnce, with that fertility Of invention that is
70 characteristic Of him. began to arrange
plan with the Empress for her es-
s,rs fre% N, France her Tho nosssr
| ltwss. however,imp. 70 pass the gates It
right. As it might a1ake suspicion, and 70 her
! Majesty passed thia frst night heneath his
roof. Al in the morning the r.rty started
for ST. German. They passed the gates un-
| chsllereeti. The Emr1esA was to he known
as Mn. Stewart. very great inv aid, whose
health was 20 de1cafc that she could not
! travel by train, and who actually was come
t'rnes obliged TO be lifted from the car,7age.
Madame Is breton WAS her sister, and the
doctor and tho person with him we1e medical
| attendants. Sorhing could have succeeded
| better. A they were fearful that kilograms
might hare be en- sent to the railsae stations
and ls1eer towrs, thev avoided both a. far ~
possible. keel ing to the Villages.
Frequent relays OF horses we're hid. II
they continued the journey toward the Sea-
They travelled tho trst DAY until midnight,
when they stopped At email lnn. There Was
but one spare room, with two bssls in it.
:Whv, We are all brothers aud sisters, said
the Empress, and We must have two rooms
At length this vas arranged. By noon the
next Lay the party reached nesuv1le. Mrs.
Evans was frat advised OF her august visitor.
and in few moments the Empress enteyed
tie apartment. Wearied and exhausted with
anxiety and tho Journey. che sank into =
s!',i nI,,, eSss?'im'nsi nes 1,1ss Aeret Dt3: sn"re
THAT afternoon tho yacht OF SirJohn Bur-
Goyne Wac secured to convey her to England.
aud it was arranged that the should 80 on
, board At midnight. By marvellous good for
tune her crossing the Casino ground aud en-
try 10 tho hotel had not been obsetved, 80
erce there. After refreshing sleep she Wss
taken to the yacht, which salle1 oa.ly the next
morning for England Here a new danger
aseailed them they wera twenty hours In
| u violent storm, all believing thst the
end had now come, az the yacht wat
4
Empress never fossook her At last they
. | reached the Englizl, shore. The Empress thar
' learned for the first time that her ron wss il
England. and the reunion OF mnt1er zui
child took place. After few days sojonrs
II Hastings suitablo villa WAS found a
Chiselhur.t. where she nov lives.
There were reveral incidents during th
1lieht. which will. think, interest you. Til
Q ladier will be glad to know tlIat she VA
dressed in plain b1ack silk, bl>ck merlin
rolopAise and jaunty black felt hat, VII:
graceful 1lstls plume On one s;.le
or COURSE it would not be possisl
- for the Empress to dfess uubecoming1
under any circumstances. During all thi
anxiety and fatigue her presence OF min
never forsook her. and during ali her nobls
nets Of character was most apparent. Safe
Deanvillc, her mind WAS re!eaned from il
re constant tension OF anxiety. and she zecouu
II, ed the anusing incidents Of the journey wit
o. the greatest good hnmur, laughing mo
oe heartily at her successful 1npereonstion
ne the English invalid. her extreme weakness
M descctdiug from the carriage, and the vel
- great difficulty they lad III getting ller Il
~ stairs At the little country i'm. Observiu
y, I some photographs upon ths mantle, ens to<
~ ~ ont one OF her son, the Prince 1mperial. whit
lA she hardly allowed n rself too look at i1urit
uR the terrible weeks that Lnl passe
Il %. my poor husband. and Ius poor boys VII
n will become OF them : sle said, anil bn1
10 into Hood Of tears. She al*ays spoke
a the Emperor a. -r.y husband Tbs anxiol
+ s1ayt and sleerless nights which hal been be
- - for the past weeks, iisve laft i s5u-ibl, IN
=; =; preston upon her face. Her departure b,
l,t been 10 sudden that abe had taken nothsi
10 with her, aud A1rr, Evans supplied her wan
er from her own wardrobe. .As she WA about
e. recliEe upon the bed which Mrs. Evans h
y. arranged for her. sle s:oppol to adclire Il
:" -. pillow Which her friend hsa provided. and I
= 1 markaf1 stfnE nrhtfy il fA-it'A Mira
,o al these little iucideuta shs manifested t
in most perfect simplicity and sweetness
character: embracing 9Irs. Evans rlost hca
Ill / iy en- takirE her Ieava OF her