, 1870-10-02
nr II. &. DODGE.

reauty, half buried in jfauieuil
of yellow ratin, reading By suhpended lamp.
Sofas, couches, ottorAns, atatuettas, busts,
and pictures sumptCotlsly crowd the room
Lrilea abound in every corner. The lady
arises ~ the visitor Is announced, and
crscefully offers ner baud She ii far
advanced in middle age-apiroachlrs, IN fact.
Gu yeate, thouEl. she docs lot .i,pear 40. Her
singul.tiy fascinating manner, coming ss
knowledge Of the world, has much to do With
this. Then there arc that geniAlity, abandon
Of care, consciousness Of her attractions, and
eunshlne uf Eood.nature ID smifea and laugh
ter that mako her unsurpassed IN expression
aud manner By tue n1ost beautiful OF her seI.
She is intelligent ner VIII, aough keen, is
ool-lumured. No more tly-modulated
Foice, low, c1ear, and eilvery, ever added
witcLey to beaufy. Ise .idGs, she Possesses !
the apti'ude Of IHTfect woman Of the world
She eliclts any peculiar talents IL those around |
her. She appreciates mental gifts. Her own |
listeners to their best. Add to this the charm |
Of her rank, tho ratc agreements Of her man
sion, the good tsste Of her surroundings, the
fashion Of lcr company, and the constant
presence OF friend whose fiat in a! matters
Of laste WAS decisive the Compile p'O1say, OF
English arietecrscy how 10 converse and
there are apparent soma Of tho reasons OF
Lady Dlesslngton's extraordinary influence.
It WIS here TINT Louis Napoleon lived as In
q LONE Tor petaod oi more lhan Two yaars*
At those nightly receptions. never omitted.
where from ~ I'LL half.past Il Lady Blessing
ion WAS tic Minerva OF Shrine where all the
yotaries Of literature and at worshipped,
the future Emperor was always present 1t
vas here he made the -sluaintance Of DID
1aoIi, Bu1wer, Lord john Russell, and Lord
L.ndhur.t. The Count D'Orssy was like
brother 10 the poor adventurer. Money was
Qucente Bench Prison werc paid- He lived
for uaonths, week in and ont, nuler the Gore
House roof. Even when absent, his place
VAS reserved ut table. After his escape from
imprisonment at Ham he made his wny, rag
sington aud Count D'Oraay, and was recei 5ed
by them with opeu arms. His gratitude
seemed to know no bounds, He was the
foremost wor:.hipper Of tie queen of English
drav;pc-.oou4, ever swinging his ccuser to
her bsauty. aud Whispering in her car SOFT ac-
House that Lo departej, in September, 1913,
| 10 tako lis seat IS Deputy in tlio National Az
sc1ub]v. hardly, At that time, euspectius the
destiny that awaited him.
Hitherto, be it noticed, Louis Napoleon had
nsq NC is % aaSt OF
rralisnde aud was psofusa N promiees OF fu-
iuIs paymrnt. Il was all he could do, They
| a-ked no mora rrobabty no mere friendly
! parting over took place betwten two men Of
\ iAe world, no parting in which there were
more honest expressions Of untold obligations
thoee expressions on the other, than that
! Which tic littary Mt Gore House witnessed as
| Louis NAPOLEON Eade good bye to Count
| D'Orsny the evening Of hia departure for
France. The Count was seven yeazs only the
senior IN age. In accomplishments intellect,
influence, and social position he VAS In
|essu1ab1y the superior; They had. = 1eyos; .s
been IN the Counts power to be benefactof,
and he bad used It. For moro than Two years
Lady Dlersington aud he had stood uuhlch-
sugly by The s'de Of 1he e1ne. Anu, ~ theS
parted, il Is generous to suppose t1at there
waa AZ much sincerity in the beneficiary a
Louis Napoleon. as tho world Knows com
nlenceu III September, !Sis, iAs Upward career
FROM the election: IN tue fouo"me Deeemoef
which made him President Tor term ending
in May, 1859, up through tho Dismissal o.
| Chatgarnier, dissolution Of tia Chambers
declaration OF \ state OF siege iu Paris, arrea
OF 1870 Deputies, imprisonment Of loyal GEN
etale, and successful coup detat, that so rcd
dcned his hands with innocent biood that III.
wall to-day il.
Il Out. damael spot!~
NC need not follow him here. It Is cnonsl
| for this article thst he formally accepted
fla imt,erial ifipnitr AMI As.nuel tls lila q
Napoleon ~.
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~ t.;,i;. 80 s,i,. t..,,, go. e.- to,,, ~
sI,.dnnr IN ty,o i,ondn;r .ho-;nc :1sr ~,
;sLs =. " 1;Ies.,,. ~ ..s.t. Al ~. 1.J -.
nIess;nN,o, fra,;, .cc,,1n,,1st;n- f7..i,t la
ssa On nno;a 'po h,ia sha ce; q1o. na .;os mas
taeu ,s. y ,unpat1 oI,s, sas ~ ~ ateep e. |"
A.sAt' oNh ~ tut aea1t euta ~ lH1 naa'
WHIT o! efeliemeh. IN nv w1lsh sns nsee, s1
nsa not re aosee 10 SUI m nanu OF 10y: ~ e. !:
,t .lsa.o neI, 1T W. years ane nYeo ~, II
into Gore House During al thia penol th
most careful precauiions a. to the admisslo
, | 81 pefsons, both At her outer gate ana hall
, doof entsaaee, Wele 1aken. Mhlle sho @as GU
ierttiuing 1er htllliant company, her seryant
we're Watching Asr gates. l1tiab!o. Ana Fe
! / Gi, 900 for Indian shawls, Fl, 500 for laces
, and E3, 200 for horses and carriages meet th
: eye.
: Tho crash cano at last A Sheriff = Office
. i fortnight sftezvard L.dr plessinsto1 IN
I enourh. ]cay,nc al TO her cre.iitors. Tim
, ended il 3 ticGi. effected With rriyacy mo.
painful aud liun,listlng, this ypndcrful carce
i Of sayety and naagriieeuce. ~.
t to tic public and all its loardel tressn.e
, | we're sold hr auction, The sale realized III
80; nn.l - - ~ -: -
I | Na4u .! t1o.uu. Auus attet paying nee Lao.
: shlps dekte. 81 we're ledEed with beg banke
:, Count OIsay. preceding Lady Eless:n!
: tas:'ilE misforture], sought assistance fso'
= thea Pscstdcnt. The Offices Of the uatia
t vcre iu Lis si!f. Liz will vaa law. No 1ebtt
q to gratitude Was evcr mure aE1Eent- 4 sing
q word might have discharged the largcst obi
q CATION be had eyer incurred. But be Les
tased. In.cLa snntes, ability. rank, association
n and a]lcEia1,ce to party the Count had ever
/, thing in his favor. He had moi. however. ii
!. ecr1,f'uIopa audarity: nnI 1t was tlis Il
: tchr,n;Df. head ri fhc marion neet,ci in i,