, 1870-08-18
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Metz Correspondence 0f .ht Londan Standard
The Emperor and Prince Napoleon arrived
to-nisht at I p. NJ !as hurried down to tho
lettef-bo1 At tha railway station, whore the
mails are taken up to 7:1o o'clock. tho streets
Here lined with crowds, half military, half
civilian, attending the coming Of the sove-
reign. Curious rather than enthusiastic those
crowds, but excessively good -humored. I had
great d.tdcul,y IN pushing my wy down to
tho station The passage was kept clear by
gendaEmes On foot and Gent Ga.des on horse,
who charged wildly backward and forward now
and again, "hile 2 picket Of tzusty Zouaves In
their nntte.s Of fez ant. c1avaa breechew
paced uader the massive arches Of the Porto
serpenoise. Ey diut Of much entreatv I vas
allowed to pAss the barrier guarded by tue
Zouavee. and got down to the terminus, wIllch
WAS surrounded by all the iclers OF Metz,
noisy Juveniles being by far in the greatest
WAS raised ut intervals by the Young blood.
i,ts the fact Is, Feencl:tnen do NOT know how
to cheer; = few Paddles SHOULD he sent across
to teach item. The Cent Gatdes (eo called
s'ecausc their full strength IL HOY curvetted
Oh tue tl.re before tie station / had JUS,
cast my letter into tho box when Increment
Of the c,o~1 Indicated that his 1mperisl
Majesty bad conc. and Waa about to enter Ais
io"nc ci't> OF Metz for the second tiiue since
Ii, ACCESSION to the thro2e. His first visit
VAS Gu the eth OF September. 1857. on which
Ccsaslon he stopped two days in the town.
liata we're lifted AMI h4+rty cheer was
r-isea- The Eoys. as Jouth's tradition it, LEAH
ns eheeHE on. Tue four Cent Garle. in
atont. and headed the procession at
walk. After them came pair Of ontridc.s
~ tue dark green imperial liyeIv,
with creamy. bucaeSiu breeches, sitting on
che estuut Acz=es, With blinkers to their eyes
and cl::..e Of Valdai bells roand their necks,
Then, again. quartette Of Csus Ga1les, aud.
alone, with an open space TO himself. q rider
IN costume Of harlequin brilliance, with
besd!es cooked hat oyeE his lor,1ly hrow. aud
hpntEna,ss aa whir IN his yellow gloved band.
rouehe, drawn bF four hcrses ridden Gr roetil- |
lions. His Imperial Najesty Occupied the |
right eide Of the back seat. lie vas dresesd
II the uniform Of General OF Division, and
nose on h!s Ieft breast star Of the Legion Of
Honor. He looks Ill.," remarked friend
@ho Eas beside me: but this friend had never
seen him before saliow complexion il pe-
cula1 to the family The present Emperor
n2s Il: so hare Prince Napoleon and Prince |
Pierre, and 20 had the Great Capt ain> from
ble-ke pallor, turning bss;mts 70 an asi,f tint,
IL historical. In my Judgment, Napoleon III. |
is in excellent hs2lth, Lut little iaded, "A
we'll he may te. ~He en1led. rot the sickly
.,.a p.,s.. ~:t.sse. NJ n,nsiike. 't' isit hm Il
s.'lfcfino-whe-e, fo1sooth, hap}ayed the role |
q co"aEd--hut Gratifed and coutented smile.
lie vas accompanied by General de Yaubert I
&c Genlis md two other aides. le-ca,ap. i
squad Of Cent Gardes followed the caI1iage.
and thcn cauo second. open like the drf,
euntatns tho r1iucs Imperial, attended bv two
csace1s Of rank- The child wzs pale: bo Las |
Tue delL az q colos OF his ausust mother. but
&c "ss tun oi Los.sh animation: and lifted bis |
cso1d cheerea him. At H1st the popat.ce I'D |
coi apPttr to kcuw WHO the little 1Ad in
Inc tub-I1cutenaE:'s uniform Eas, but the |
women. IS II by soms scute womanls instinct,
sptauB to conclusion 1t once, and wese tirst |
a1d loudest In tEer cries, :" Long i've the |
ftlnce lmHc1isl" 1ore Cent Carries clat,er-
ca br. and IN teleche aud rair cana Marshal
Eszslne Int there w1s ilo favor sos even a
Marshal Of France tonight, anl the multitude
closed IN, pressing fn.iou=ly belindthe Impe-