Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

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man cause, and to the signal discom
future, if not confusion, Of their enc
mics. This is the man who guides
the great army which, repelling. tht
invasion, has carried conquest into
the heart Of the invaders territory.
From Paris Cor. San Francisco Bulletin.
The Career Of Madame Ratazd.
Madame Ratazzi has been ena.
bled to find out the estimate in
which she is held by contemporary
journalists and men Of letters,
through very premature report OF
her death. She has a passion for
hearing what gentlemen of the press
say about her, which must be fully
gratifed if she reads the newspapers
Of the week, whether in English,
French, German or Italian. This
lady is granddaughter Of Lucien
Bonaparte and Mile. Beauchamps, a
niece of the notorious and rich
Alsatian of the name of De Solins,
to whom she herself proposed at a
ball given by her mother. Wyse-
Bonaparte was allowed to appear at
this fete, on condition Of wearing a
muslin dress, which she had out
grown, and which was all patches
and darns. Gen. Klapp, to whom |
owe this tale, was present when she
entered the ballroom. With true
female art, Mile. Wysc-Bonaparte
had done nothing to conceal the
sordid meanness Of her dress, but
placed her trust in her native
charms, and some natural flowers
which she stuck in her hair and cor
sage. A buzz Of admiration greeted
her as she entered the room.
The first person who asked her to
dance was NJ. de Solins. The quad
rifle over, she begged him in an
exciting manner to come with her
into the next room. He was led by
her into a quiet boudoir, and there
she said to him: "I am sick of my
mothers cruelty and Of the odious
life I lead, and, before coming into
the ball room, I resolved to ask the
first person might dance with to
marry me. Are you willing to take
mel" The young cavalier was
touched with the wretchcdness i'm
Piled in this confession and the
beauty of the girl. But he was,
alas! he acknowledged with a deep
sigh, no longer eligible to marry
her. Had he no brother? Yes.
Where was he? In the ball room.
"Well," said the young lady, ''tell
him to ask me for the next polka,
and if YOU see I like him, spare me
the humiliation Of asking him in
marriage"
The Alsatian gentleman consent
ed, and shortly after the marriage
took place. Madame de Solins, find
ing herself at the head of a large
fortune, opened a political salon,
which was frequented by all the
beau.r esprits of the day. AS she
owed grudge to her cousin Louis,
she went with furious opposition.
and, after the coup d'etat was in
vited to leave France. She retired
to AK, in Savoy, where NJ. de So
- had a handsome villa, and
o[c separated from her husband,
md setup with Eugene Sue, the
nov clisf, whom she afterwards dis
carded for Francois Ponsard, the
dramatist. At AK she published a
scandalous chronicle, called "Mes
Latinecs," in which the foremost
men and women of the day were
given to the world en- dishobihe.
Beranger, the poet, Edmond About,
Lacordaire, Edgar Minet, and Maui
rice Sand cheered the exile of Mad
anne de Solins, who, when the severe
Alpine winters rendered AK unin-
habitable, went to Florence, that
paradise of ladies on bad terms
with their husbands. There she
was kindly received by the signoras
of the Grand Ducal Court. But a
satirical novel entitled "Bicheville,"
set them finally in arms against the
fair refugee.
The Italian war enabled Madame
de Solins, to return to Paris. The
Emperor, in 1859, made up his
quarrel, and gave her a pension on
condition that NJ. de Solins was to
be allowed to live in her house and
appear at her soirees. The poor
man was so bewitched that he ac-
ccpted the humiliating terms
Madame de Solins used to apologize
to her courticrs for his presence
and, with infantine frankness, re.
count the Emperor's bargain. Al
this period of her wild career she
succeeded Edmund About as the
weekly Paris chronicler of the Con
stitutionnel, then managed by Do
,Morny, Mires, Grand Guillot 4 Co
NJ. Grand Guillot, a young ano
handsome man, at that time was tht
paymaster, and allowed the Emper
or's cousin $4,000 francs year fol
her weekly tale. Madame de Solin'
occasionally did the semaine;' bu
the burden of her engagement was
borne by a Madame Boyet "a joll,
old lady, who presided at female
clubs in ls4s), in consideration o
the annual salary of 5000 francs
When M. de Solins died, his relic
was "a years old and beautiful
enough to turn the heads of poets
philosophers, and statesmen. Tire'
of playing fast and loose with popu
lar opinion, Mademoiselle resolved
to reform and accept NJ. Ratazzi
who was obliged to retire to tn
Aux villa until Italian society go
used to the idea of seeing its charm
ing satirist in a high position at tn
court of Victor Emanuel. Nine
Ratazzi, is a curious mixture 0
Corsican, French, Scotch, and lrisl
qualities, and not inferior to Cleopa
ira in grace, wickedness, witchery
and baseness of temper.
| A Long Walk.