The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-11-01
An Ex-Empress.
Il Lady's IntruieaU VitA the Ef-En,.
press Eugenie.

/ press 6u9SH'e.
CdsseEs Magazine for October con-
tains an article written by lady who
visited and conversed with the Ex-
Empress Eugene, at Chiselhurst. The
writer says:
She began in English (Which she
speaks readily, and with a good accent
only now and then wanting a word,
which she asks you with her eyes to
supply by regretting that the Emper
or was too i'll to see me. Not Sc
riously i'll; far from it," she said,
"Lhank God, but suffering greatly
from rheumatic pains, in consequence
of chill when he first arrived at
Chiselhurst The weather has been
warm and fine, and he had been tempt
ed out too much wrapped up Qor it
was so cold at Wilhelmshoehe), and
he had incautiously taken off his
paletot, and so caught cold, which had
produced an attack of rheumatism"
Then she expressed much interest
about the place came from. 1t was
associated with her early life. ''Ah
how happy I was then-it seemed like
dream-so happy" and her glorious
eyes glistened. ''How we'll do l re-
member the house where 1 was at
school, the broad terrace, the distant
hills, and my companions, my dear
friends-they have not forgotten me.
'Yes,' said I, young Miss B" ;"
sYoungt ab. noi' and she laughed.
She is not young; she is my age, and
that is not young.
1t is not allowed to contradict SOW
ereigns, but as she said this was liv-
ing contradiction of her own statement
She looks wonderfully youthful, and
her present thinness is very becoming
in this respect.
when 1 first came to England,
she continued, i desired to go there
'Ah, Madame, Why did you not
come? We would have received you
with enthusiasm
She bowed. Yes, I wished it; it
was my first thought; but it could not
be-
But, Madame, will you not come
among US and see your old haants ?
Some time, perhaps, but not now.
1 cannot; the Emperor is i'll. l can
not leave him, and go nowhere. l
think of nothing, day and night, but
of poor France. All, what horrors
will be passed through ere France can
be at peacel Those dreadful scenes
are always before me; the end is not
yet
Her eyes filled with tears, and rest
ed on her shabby black dress-and
this was the late queen of fashion
and her look seemed to say, See how
1 mournr And it was true. There
is oit:n a whole world of pathos in
little triaes that involuntarily bear
witness to the individual mind.
'Madame,' said /, there is but one
consolation the worse things go IN
France, the more the Emperor is sure
to be recalled. It's the Emperor alone
who can govern France. They are
like bad children, and require the
master hand of wholesome restraint
and discipline
Il do not wish to return suffered
too much but l trust that events will
justify the Emperor. Surely tie world
must come to see what kind of people
he had 10 govern. The Emperor
knew that these people were IN Paris.
For twenty years he knew it, and he
dill not shoot them. He was too mcr-
ciful.' .-- .-
q Madame said /, 1T is as though
the Fenians rule in London. The
Reds are the same all over the world
The Emperor is blamed for every
thing said she; yet how rich and
prosperous France has been for many
years. The wages of the laborers and
ouuriers were high, and work was plen
tiful. To Paris came all the world,
and money was spent. Now the taxes
have not been paid for three whole
months! The taxes not paid, and no
money at the Bourse! TIE Emperor is
blamed, too, for the war. He was
against it. Such blame is most unjust.
But'-and she drew herself up-'we
do not desire justification. Time will
do that. Let events speak. BY and
by Europe shall judge the Emperor
fairly ''H '"5
L expressed hope that the trials
she had undergone i'll Paris had not
injured her health.
No she replied. Then she con-
tinued: L was forsaken by all. the
Ministers. Trochu, whom the EN-
peror had appointed, lett. me. They
all left me and betrayed me. What
could do? I was alone. An, she
added with an inspired look, it was
passionp
She turned her fearful eyes to hea-
ven. 'Her,passionv Could anything
be more touching? Woman as was,
I could have died for her!
Il was alone she repeated, as
though in justification /; utterly aban-
doned. What could 1 do but fly? 1
was not afraid. l could look death in
the face; but all had left me-
iWere the details of your Majesty's
fight which appeared in the newspa-
pers accurate "
Yes said she, 'tolerably SO. For
thirty days 1 was guarded by these
men of Belleville. Oh, it was horri-
BILE They took possession of the
Tuileries. My only happiness was
that I suffered alone. The Emperor
away and my boy safe. No! l could
not have borne it had my boy been in
danger!
Again the inspired look came into
the beautiful Spanish eyes.
sRy what door did these wretches
enter the Tuileries, Madame
Everywhere-by all the doors and
the windows too. They came down
from the Place de la Concorde. saw
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