Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-10-12

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MADAME" ;" said I, cit is as though the
Fenians ruled in London. The Reds are
the same all over the world.''
1.-THE Emperor is to be blamed fer every
thin g" said she, yet how rich and pros
porous France has been for so many years.
The wages of the laborers and the ouvriers
were high and work was plentiful. To
Paris came all the world, and money was
spent. Now the taxes have been paid for
three whole months. The taxes not paid
and no money at the Bourse. The EN-
peror is blamed, too, for the war. He
was against it. Such blame is most un-
just. But'-and she drew herselfup-''we
do not desire justification. Time will do
that. Let events speak. BY and by Eu-
rope shall judge the Emperor fairly.
1 expressed hope that the trials she
had undergone in Paris had not injured
her health.
'No,n she replied. Then she contin-
ued: II was forsaken by all the ministers.
Trochu, whome the Emperor had appiont-
ed, lett me. They all left me and betray-
ed me. What could 1 do! was alone.
Ah," she added, with an inspired look,
"It was my passion!"
She turned her fearful eyes to heaven.
"Her passion!" Coulq anything be
more touching? Woman as was, could
have died for her.
81 was Alone" she repeated, as though
in justification; "utterly abandoned.
What could 1 do but fly? I was afraid.
could look death in the. face: but all had
left me-"
'sWers the datails of your Majesty's
flight which appeared in the newspapers
accurate?"
eyes," said she, 'stolerably so. For
thirty days was guarded by those men
of Belleville. Oh, it was horriblel They
took possession of the Tuilleries. My only
happiness was, that 1 suffered alone. The
Emperor away and my boy safe. Mol 1
could not have borne it had my boy been
in danger"
Again the inspired look came into the
beautiful Spanish eyes.
''By what door did these wretches en-
ter the Tuileries, madame?"
Extraordinarily all the doors and the
windows, too. They came down from the
Place de la Concorde. saw them coming
through the trees. Then they broke over
the fences into the reserved garden, and
at last smashed the lower windows and
broke open the doors. They came, too,
on the other side, from the Place du Car
rousel; black masses Of men, pressing
closer and closer; they, too, broke in every
where. No one opposed them; the guards
were gone. There were horrible cries,
and screams, oaths. From these theif-dogs
expected death; saw it in their faces,
these Belleville men; they wanted my
blood. was 80 weary did not care; to live
or to die was the same to me. For the last
three days there was a change; more savage
men came about me. I never left my
room; lay down little on my bed for
rest, but did not undress; would not
be murdered in bed in my night-dress."
She made little motion with her hand
that I cannot describe. 1t told of
the delicacy of the woman, and
the lofty decorum of the sovereign, that
carefully gathers her robes around her
ere she dies.
MADAME" said 1, chad you fallen by
the hands of those wretches, you would
have lived forever in history and in poet
ry. Every art would have been evoked
to celebrate your memory. You would
have united the beauty and fascination of
Mary Queen of Scots to the yirtuous for
titude of Mary Antoinette. 1t would
have been a glorious Immortality"
eyes" she said, melting into the sweet
est, merriest smiles, Eyes, that is all very
we'll; but would like to enjoy little IN
my life.,,
"God grant you may, madame" repll-
ed l.
The Empress then glanced at a clock.
"You have come 80 far to see me; you
must return. Your train will be soon
due; you must not lose it." How 1
wished that time had ceased to be-hoW
I longed to 60 on listening to that musl-
cal voice and looking into those protean
ewes! She rose. She was again the En-
press-and stood here grandly calm, to
receive my salutations. 1t was rapid
change from the fascinating woman to the