The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-10-19


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t4dare.h pTHey Knew that the Second
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with all the innate gust9 Of their p aturss
80 the 'cSuge6iaa task o. pldnd dstitgstkA
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Eesseps was npk sufficient to restrain
them. The fine Old mao is said to hare
for q momept given way to the impulae
of '&nf honest i6dignaNon, 3nA 10 have
seized one Of the marauders with the ID,
lsneics d atsesslg him ilto Stte eobtt,
yard aSd' 'hais di1R him over TO tho Police,
but he wis quickly recalled to a more
pressing .ddty,by iMadamo le Breton;
who implored him to lose no time 10
There was indeed but little time to lose
ii. de Lesscps had scarcely LEI xchanged q
hurriedd erecting with'a her Majesty,
'when' 4, loud. sh0p. apn6 n6uhced chat the
mob had made their way into the pri-
va.e gardcns Of the palace. This. coup.
led with the urgent exhortations Of ~.
de Lesseps, had the effect of partially
rovsiIaf fih6;Ehpress. to ca sepse of hor
position 3. but she still seemed to cling
to. the idea, that. salvation FOR the ,dy.
nasty as we'll as for the notion lay 10
the, deliberations of the Assembly, and
pointing in the direction OF the Corps
l.egislatit, she requested that the Min
listers might ut ufce be informed of
tile indignities to which sAS vase xposed
The cmbarrassm ent and anguish ofthose
who surrounded her at this moment, I
am assured, was fearful. :, ~;
81 have comc," said NJ. de Lesseps,
"not, to risk your Majesty's safety by
adj appeal TO men who cannot provide
for their own, but to ask sou to couRde
in me-" ..
"But the Assembly 2" said one of the
ladies who seemed to share the Empress,
delusion. .t
"The Assembly, Madame, =" replied NJ.
de Lcsseps, not without a touch Of that
irony which never quite abandons d
Frenehman in even the most trying
circumstances, sis at this momcut the
marion. The rabble of Paris by one
successful rush have elected themselves
TO the chamber, and they are now pro-
,hahIy voting the new constitution by
accldn,ation de pied from the benches Of
the Right" :.
The Empress rose, motioned to one
Of the ladies for her bonnet and gloves
and for short walking jacket
which were held in readiness for her,
aud turning to NJ de Lesseps with a
mournful smile on her features she said
quietly, Nv hich way 2" =
NJ. do Lcsseps walked out of the apart
the E,npisss and the three ladies, and
traveYsed the large HALL 10 which the
ceremony Of opening the Legislature has
hitherto been performed, he made his
way to tho famous long gallery Of the
Louvre, which runs parallel with the
river side of the building, and turned
the handle Of q door st'the further end
(comwqnnieating withe staircase, and
the stress,) only t.. find,it looked I
!, 1t was feartully anxious momeut
The very custodians ofthe Louvre, had
deserted their post, and there, was no
messenger within hail. Tho shouts grew
louder and louder as the crowd APP
preached the palace. It seemed mad
ness to attempt to return.
The Empress still maintained an at
titude of passive courage. am told
that she did not betray the slightest
sfgp of agitation until she pointed, with