, 1870-01-09
THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE,

I .Wnen the.hnreTor nArr1e.! Bone 1tteen years
sKl '!itte v1s klosD Ct hts bride, AID Little aim
bra, y by ths general public She W. was p app .sea. ven.
~ y W? slllul araune. Decorons French s:S
Poop = !, were ere snoGAeo At tne lips,ty the nat en-
wona whose nnnt Ions IrIendsh,ps among The
ltaska 1aieht1ced OF diglonat,s:s ind men Of iet-
pc. = npress would furnish IL Win iosd, and S
assss s.Snsy; Yn 6Gr zsauasl va. pponted
tonA vi oee madness took the tnEn Of love ior sae
1. Elnprea "a THnal occurrence w,h ie.na1e SOW
sTsn. po1 sa' sst,pcs,an ass amourso5 mas
gssh Which many discreet EaRn.t aonea Wis,
soud r. eeaz 1ns nu t"e roels y
3r De q saa o. rSSpPpg 3, ox, a9a
IN general were lar rom xrsterr, and lavish en-
pendlsute ~ Tue rue hut nRafcst the Empresg
hflsaf 20 'hsLR could be said. Indeed, things
turned ous q1ife Different iron what might bsTc
htep e1pec ted. The man OF Ina;uye yssra vnn
had marie. q beautiful gttl, far from beior
n1tEone. ave nis yeupg VIE Just cause OF COM
iitr 1ese of ,ns fo fowest not11e o1
Mfnn2e 10 81 ,. there Was no public sympathy for
ne lnloleo Ne. In Ffnrce, as 8 rule there Il
i Ms1i'sa HOE ambiuop, II was saId, and had rot
yea sne oeti req Domestic happiness Was cutie
sao.exs s anatrs aEa belonged To another claaa OF
Tns Emprea :. 1t must be added, vns 20 pa,ten,
treued and SC olded. sSd made M "scspsa: ~ sSs sS
fa.sa s99noly @ me eonpaisant apcttofa Of her
ID iss e. 1rfss ~ esa sss g.
rival ol The day No man or woman WHO s rea5. ta
nieFs Tnae6sa 'he E1p1ess p ever kept pacs
ssseutst TIA. fearless, outspokea tone one i ioHarss
IKE esr ssse seucs ees sel now ,ass
m.IM .Inn ns dlfr!s asu!e or respect arpeaIaac
man u N exass ed s.atlou-io saT nntttng f 40
seg ssoEgs1stSt@ean cGsd 70 tauanbie win ID vic
peasances will al1s rays get ne bettef Of Inose ap
40; and TO ~lio who does not mipu a .ac-na ;,
s he es1s5 81 qnas5 T. nss
y tound ou snd Il is cot al~aJs cay for niu. 70
Vii ot ens a. s has hss
H. sbs 1s.a snd nsny, Ins En Of The wue
to 1D,,s sanuepa.e. II marrying wo1an
Iechanee aoe.e nnss ~ mag
Jears Of wediock. but Win iaf K1eater nrobatiitT
declining eF tie even sG;s5 op.si,a tsu as
@sp @ eSt ,e crazy bes1na TO 1e!an: at ~ womans
in the nrst 1esfs or her married lie the EN-,
ebta1 naa soaeh no as ana
Others sf Wncn 0r waa nst po. 70 afss
e5 erc mgns Dc %ittlsL which vas not dltcait. but
IN the World Paris was he cspiia OF eieean wema1
Rocd taste, and IN Parta ate would reign auureme
o,5tas HsM 1oE a!a. At tas
'nxentsd e. 1nder her pat1onage This was 10
soysfessn, spu ,yserp ms11 ny az Gtst nppss IN
prcd,gauiy was irauenrated under her ausn,ces
rhch has done much to create hatred AMI con.
q sne community. i ca1not on IBIS occasion
ths axen s s1 ne mischief i rs done Al fessris
gss g. Easens u nse e.rusa sas sa II 1Ss
l., y which The was So long lon d,ssnsunnsd' IS.tSe
&c thas At reputation Of tIiso?ty which sns vii
asJ, when her tall u OF Ecumeulcal corncli,'
nntan,tlea and military ssIa1e1y. most
.o NE Rst ss!sr
" ees henelf % correctly ior he oeoss,oe oe 10 10
cz,her1se de AedlciF. i am 1os aure iae11 atn %
wrong, hut unfortunately she wonld do something
Tine wore on, cztnoines went out, and the En-
2fsts 1 vent %: she was 70 b Regent in case Of
o make her popular.. sne suddenly came oaI e az
! ester Of charity and mother Of merciee, 4 aat-
II n9onsSs q III ns ,ss ss 70
sIance was ~ a. enes ceptEallzed In her hands. She
soeS q se Or Sse; me e. ali
udeed ID sometimes 1nludtcious; ii Il YeP
e Piop n NJ general
ss rsss FL; 4s 4S. nis,ss S;iss
ept her sympathy more CpdeF control when yls-
tlig ths len ale prisoners a S.. Laza1e, the iu-
ever fince the Imperial vts.t, az
nat as 4 nsy. there Ia no cne VINO mas had deai-
now that The Empress Is lne dispenser Of ali "a
ors-and there L. good deal OF iayor In oar
: ,ate coanueA can SPEAK, Win kno xledge, to
ne inmeuse Difficulty Of Procuring ad;niI,auce
M or N ins9tahls cripple a. the salpssrere, or
Pa ,f :sa q 1as ssonss
Yet snotner change, AId tAe Empress Appeared
'efore The world a "supel,or woman. !" This ta
lon cor her haniss Of liie 81 her for Ii. sue noT
tand4 mp for tho Intellectual claims or wcucn
I'd d'scGuf1ea On arr, science, mad uteratnT
NOT wisely, y but Too much she speaks nueofiv
- vel, snd a. there are always plenty OF pecp.e
said that tho Emperor Is Impressed With an ideo
1 her abll'.y. l cannot, nor can auyons, say
.hetne1 hi4 b Haa; but he IL bouna
: ~ ~ sgsn@ e oPpear 10 think her
hs Gefaues DIT this Is no Proof that he con-
lde.s he1 compes=nf, for ne has no choice. She
the only peEaon be can fru1t. she, q. least, ID
o!e 20 s+49d by Napoleon ~; she will not hetray
q sou. tof MA among other Ieasons> Der irnu-,
aee s!ea1 6Ha It Is supposed 10 be constantly
setted % nrgs the Emperor 70 ugcroas resist,
Ice ss re2a1ea Liberal encroacnment1, Tue En-
Ies1 Eoaenis II gifted with Idoulsable courage,
no lev men Can stand to be aw1tred with
1aNlanm1fy By . brRTe vouan- Many foll1es
ea1on.
In conckzs,on-fot musk bring Ibis 1ouR 1et:erto
cl0He-lhe EDpres1f unpopGlaI1ry ls OF pepa-
ne character. She IS thought rn be ult5a.Csthoiic
nd opposed 10 Liberal concessions; but Lie IL
ersoba1J pow weEieaa at present Should the t1re
enc Hasa s ne msJ 30 able to sult her act1ons 70.
10 Marie AusotueIte would soon
= - pas TEgpagnoie!:' to Engenie. Tnrss
2 nes tllnln me Als ktItJ ye41s the French hare
slecsed tne ioea OF child kiux undes vonana
sasnaaaalp. ~ they are tcalrely likely to supH1t
Nv oo".-fo'" Cor. u Pau AdN Ga.ttie-