The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-10-11
Eugene Interviewed.
A lady who lately visited Eugene
writes to Cassclis Magazine: 1850

n lady WHO lately VlSlleu
writes to Casscli's Magazine;
She looked what Tennyson calls
"divine,y fair" but as one who has
suffered much. There was a worn,
weary look inexpressibly pathetic in
her eyes, just touched over the lower
lids with black; her checks were thin
and very pale, her fair hair simply ar
ranged low on the neck behind, drawn
back at the sides, and with curls on
the forehead, and it vas her own hair,
distinctly and palpably her own. Her
dress was OF black paramc:te, self
trimmed, with Il small tunic, and a
general look OF scantiness about it
She wore q little white shirt collar and
cuffs, and not Il single jewel, save one
diamond star that held the little col
lar, Her manner suits her imperial
prcsence-simple, courteous, earnest.
1t is as of Il ready witted woman, sweet
tempered, full of human interest and
feelings, impressionab!e, mobile, laci
mating; emphasizing all she says with
her grandly cut Spanish eyes, that
might almost indeed stand her in lieu
or speeci. so clo4ucntly do they Goa
verse. There is q wonderful and va
ried charm about her, Cleopatra-like,
that neither age nor custom can with
er or stale. To see how the I'M
struggled with the Empress, and how
it brought her down to calm sympathy
and pity from 4 solitary stranger, was
very touching.
After some preliminary converse
ton, the ex Empress spoke of her last
days in Paris: 81 was forsaken by
ali the Ministers. rrochu, whom the
Emperor appointed, left me. They
all left me and betrayed me. What
could L do? 1 was alone. Ah!' she
added, with an inspired look, lit was
my passion
She turned her fearful eyes to heav
en- "I!er passion!" Could anything
be more touching?
in justification; "utterly abandoned.
What could l do but fly? 1 was moi
afraid. l couldl look death in the face;
but all had left me-"
'Were the details of your Males
tvs flight, which appeared in the pa
pers, accurate?"
Yes" said she, "tolerably So
For thirty days l was guarded by the
Bellville men. Oh, it was horrible!
They took possession of the Tuileries.
My only happiness was that I suffered
alond. The Emperor away and my
boy safe; no, l could not have borne
it hai my boy been in danger"
by what door did these wretches
enter the TuiIeries, madame?"
Exceptionally all the doors, and
the windows, too. They came down
from the Place de la Concorde. l saw
them coming through the trees; and
then they broke over the fences into
the reserved garden and at last smash
ed the lower windows and broke open
the doors. They came, too, from the
other side, from the Place du Carous-
sal /; black masses of men, pressing
closer and closer; they, too, broke in
everywhere. No II opposed them
the guards were gone. There were
horrid cries, and screams, and oaths.
these thief dogs L expected
l saw it in their faces, they
wanted my blood. L was so weary 1
did not care; to live or to die was the
to me. For the last three days
there was q change; savage
men came about me. l never left my
room. 1 lay down on my bed a little
for rest, but did not undrcss; l did
not want to be murdered in my night
She made a little motion with her
hands rs she said this that / cannot
describe; but it told of the delicacy
Of the woman, and the lofty decorum
Of the sovereign, that carefully gath
ers her robes around her ere she dies.
"Madame," said l., chad you fallen
by the hands of those wretches, you
would have lived forever in history .
md poetry. Every art would have
been evoked to celebrate your memo
y. You would have united the
and tacination of Mary, Queen
If Scots, to the virtuous fortitude of
Marie Antoinette. 1t would have
a glorious Immortality!
eyes," she said, melting into the
'weetest, merriest smile; eyes, that
S all very well but I would like to
'njoy yet a little in my life"
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