The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-03
BONAPARTE'S STAR.
Its BrilIiancy and Eclipse.

VI. i b0utS Letter tront SdUeT1le OF august 8.
In the auspicious reign of the Third Napoleon
(NapoLe0ne Tertio felicter ilperdne, the official
Inscriptions say, have enjoyed a spectacle which
my father and grandfather saw twice, in 1s14 and
1885, and Of which they never spoke without shame
You are born in happier days, said these good
people to me- with a little envy in their tones you
will never nave such an experience as we have had
Poor France! She has permitted everything and
'"rhe empire is peace" and who afterwards said,
'"The empire is glory and victory, the revision of
shameful treaties, the rectifcaon of frontiers the
war of principles, war of interest, of adven-
ture, but war invariably successful, raising the
name and fame of France higher day by day.
France believed what she was told, believed In
her masters star, as she believed in the dsinte-
RESIDENCES Of Morny in the austerity Of Tropong in
What an awakening! To-day the empire means
defeat through the incapacty of its chief; it means
panics in the generals it means invasion with all
its train OF wretchedness and misery 1t means the
Prusslan soldier srutting about as master through
three or four departments after campaign of eight
days.
About two O'Clock it easy to see the scouts on
every little hilock, or coming round about slowly,
one by one, or two by two, along our roads.
At last at half-past four O'Clock, movement of
the people in the main street announced to me the
go slowly up the height of the Casino where the
authorities OF the town were assembled. Behind
them iOo PAGES OH three more were seen, and these
five risked themselves in the midst of 5331 souls
the guide book tells the truth
One of the two first, whom never lost sight Of,
was simple cavalry man, with a very short and
stumpy musket; the ether must have been sub
lieutenant, from the stripe on his sleeve. His only
weapon was q sword. Both of them seemed Young
and were rather good looking than otherwise. They
went slowly Forward looking to left, to right, and
conquering air. Their eyes said, ave are conaue.
rors the people here may kill us, but If leave our
skins here, there is an army OF 100000 men little
The Mayor came down from the Casino and asked
them in German what they wanted.
these soldiers here?" At the same time the Soldier
covered the chest Of the excellent Advocate and
Mayor Ostermann with his weapon.
The Mayor put the uncomfortable looking thing
aside and said, "If you wouldn't cover me in that
way could talk more at ease"
The officer asked drtly second time, "Have you
soders?"
'.No, sir; am the Mayor OF the town -"
"Thats nothing to me-"
81 shall tell you everything you wish if you will
come with me to the Town Hail."
"We have no time. Have you any wounded?"
"Yes, few in the ambulance"
"Much wounded or not?
"Some much, some lttle.'
"Ilave you any troopers horsesW
'Nene."
Il saw some in the plain of Monxviller."
'"rhey are either all runaways or sick, which is
why our soldiers abandoned Them"
The offcer then turns his horses head, his orderly
follows him. The three other hussars, who had
meanwhile bought some wine and some sausages,
grin, pay for what they have had, and disappear.
Twenty more came back at quarter past Z. Their
leader went TO the Mayor and said-
"We must have, at 10 tomorrow morning. 20 900
loaves of six pounds each; or, not, we must have
100, coo francs down."
eve shall do everything that is possible"
'SGood evening"
After that they disappear in every direction, wan
der through the streets, gather together again, and
go of, to come back again in greater number to-
morrow. Our enemy is like prudent player risk
ing little first then more, then a good deal, but
always safely Would that our leaders would profit
by the example, and get into the way of feeling
about little before putting their last sixpence
down on the tablet
don't know how the Mayor of Saverne means to
manage with these gentlemen. The people are Just
incapable OF paying 100 600 francs in day as they
civ
They not rich here. Manufactures are stopped,
and the workmen, living almost from day to day
have hardly any savings. The crops too. have been
very middling The burning shame which chOkeg
to-day will mngle with the mseries that ac-
company il. AU9, Cesar 1t is a lucky thing that
Olivier constitution.