The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-08
NAPOLEON IN EXILE.
A Scene In n Loudon Thoatro-NepsIeon In
Hobokon-An KuapIro at stake.

Hebokon-AH Ku,pIre at stake.
After the affair at Boulogne, with Its supremely
ridiculous termination, If not inception, Nepo-
leon returned to London, and, instead of hiding
himself away until the storm of laughter had
blown off, howed himself with the utmost un-
concern at all his old haunts. Within q few
days even he had the audacity to show himself
in public at the theatre, and at the very theatre
the Princess-where some memberso of Louis
Philippe's family we're in attendance to witness
Der Freisob0tz, in company with the Queen of
where he was we'll known, was the signal
for a giggle which soon broke
out into loud and uncomfortable
laughter. Nothing daunted, he marched
up the middle aisle with rs much dignity and
composure as if the admired of all admirers, and
took a reserved seat directly opposite. the box
containing the royal party, French and English.
Now, by = cool stroke of Louis policy this seat
had been taken in advance with o full know
ledge of the probable events of the evening-bis
late fiasco getting him laughed at, and the
Orleans at the theatre Joining in 1t, If he should
come there. Louis took his seat, the observed
of all observers, If not the admired OF all admi-
rers, and in such a place was his seat reserved as
gave the audience from pit to gallery the best
opportunities for observation. The laughter
subsidized, and the music went on. After a while
the laughter was renewed, ifnot so loudly, at
least as Enthusiastically as when our hero
this time the tables We're turned. and
the faces in the royal box were flushed will an
noyance. There, directly in front of them, as
immovable as stone, sat the ''nephew of his
uncle, his jaw at just such an angle as gave
them and the audience every opportunity for
noticing its solidity and the luxuriant NOUS
tache, finely waXed, that waved down from his
upper lip; and, in virtue of the place he had
selected, it was impossible for any of the royal
party to look from their box on to the stage
without having their vision embrace the spec
tacle of the Napoleonic Jaw IN all its massive
ness, surmounted by the Napoleonic nose. Du-
ring the entire performance of the opera that
jaw never moved from its position or express
sion. and so odd did it look in its Immortality
that by degrees it began to excite more laughter
than Weber's music inspired attention; and the
audience, ~glancing from the jaw to the royal
party, made it so unpleasant that they left the
theatre completely discounted. The story
spread through London, and almost made people
forget the eagle of the Boulogne expedition that
failed to operate according to expectations, and
the other ludicrous incidents of that most short
and disastrous campaign.
When in New York one of his favorite resorts
was q tavern well known to the pleasure-loviug
Hobokenese, since called "L'Hotel Napoleon"
1t was kept at the time by a Frenchman, and
was q ~favorite resort of the small Preach colony
in the town.
AN EMPIRE AT TAK
One evening they were all playing piquet, and
drinking quite freely. At last the company,
among whom Bonaparte's opinions were well
known, and by some not a little ridiculed, began
discussing politics. The talk ran high. At last
O0O UlOTC eAClleu tuau the TcoJ WdScIeu ucdNlf
the wager to be decided by q game of cards.
''that a Bonaparte never would ascend the throne
of France" equality it by saying, Be at the
head of the French nation, and I'll take you,
said Louis. 'Il take the wager as you put il
first" said a friend of the Emperor. He
won it, and to-day the winner occupies
one of the most lucrative inferior posi-
tions in the Imperial gift in the Depart
ment of the Rhine. sand now l wager you
all the money 1 have said Napoleon, when the
bet was won, ''that l will be, before l die, al
the head of the French nation as the champion
of democracy, and that [ will give the right
construction in the interest of humanity and
civilization to my uncles prophecy of 1921, al
st. Helena--In sixty years Europe will be re-
publican or Cossack.'" "What do you mean by
right construction 2" asked one. You have
to take my wager as ! offered It," responded
Louis.
Here there was ONE wrangling, and at length
he explained that by ''the right construction
he meant Republican" The wager was taker
for q small amount, lost, won the second time
lost the third time, won, won, and wOn-fou
games of piquat out of six.