New-York tribune., 1871-03-29
.LENKINS AG1INl

We are enabled to hasten to report the fol-
lowing important intelligence, exclusively for
TIE TRIBUNE: The special Jenkins of New
York newspaper has been honored by an in
terycw with the ex-EmperOr ut Wilhemsh0he.
The gifted jenkins was at Berlin when an
intimation was given him, from some source
which is left in painful uncertainty, that NapO-
leon could not think of leaving Germany
without a few moments instructive CONVERSE
tion with the representative Of the greatest
journal in the world. TO buy a new paper
collar, drop little ink on the tell-tale stock
ing which peeped through a crack in his left
boot, and throw himself into railway car
rage with a buttered biscuit and q copy Of
OllendOrf, was to Jenkins an affair of a few
moments He arrived at Wilhelmshohe. lie
went to tho hotel. The head waiter recognized
lin at once, and III the most ailable manner
offered him glass of beer. He took a walk.
lie apostrophized "the glorious United
estates, the asylum of liberty" He
made the profound remark that
Napoleon, whose sun uncquivocally set
last September, was typical of yonder reful-
gent orb of day, which had not yet set but
was pretty soon going to do so, and he added
the observation, "What an abundance of ro-
afford" Having thus, by gentle exercise and
phil0s0phic rejection, sOOthed and sustained
his agitated frame (as Mr. Dsraeli would say),
he ventured to approach the Presence. He got
in through the stable. Reaching the castle, he
confronted NJ. Pietri," who let him pass.
He met various officers on guard; but one and
all, having wholesome dread of iDtervlewers,
fell back at his advance. Prince Joachim
Murat greeted his American countryman with
ga friendly nod" DR.. COrvisaIt was equally
curt. But the moment of triumph was at
hand. jenkins stepped into an adjoining
saloon" and there he found his imperial
victim, who "shook hands," and welcomed
him Gas an old acquaintance" Poor Emperor!
The record of what ensued is less complete
than we could wish; but we believe tile con-
versatiOn was to the following effect:
JESKss-A re. rous e jo petit eoeau du c,isni,r de
mon peref docking his OlendorD. No; that isn't
it Beg pardon; got the wrong exercise Ave--rous
beoueOup d. argent!
NAPoLEoS-Yon, Monsieur; je men at pas beaucoup
J.-Votre femme a-teHe 6eaueOup a. argent aIe-le-
docking at the book) Oh, yes here II sie riidn sar0
de la Gile du ehareutierR
E.-YOn, Monsieur, ellie ma nj Pun nj Pdutrt
J.-Apez-rOus soff Qooks in the book, but can't find
the place.. Oh, d-n / mean, What do you think Of
Gambeta :
Here the conversation lapsed into English,
and became somewhat vague. The ex-Em-
peror seems to have expressed the opinion that
France would be all right if she could only
have another plebiscit6, and that the people
as n general rule did not know what was good
for them; while Mr.. Jenkins with a cheerful
irony of which we hardly thought him capa-
ble, inquired whether His Majesty "intended
"tO retire into private life 7" To this question
he got rather indefinite answer, and we are
not surprised to learn, few lines below, that
"the Emperor exhibited less eQuanimity of
temper" than on the occasion OF hs
last previous interview with Mr.. Jen-
kins. If Mr. Jenkins keeps on, the
Emperor will exhibit less and less equanimty
every time. The truth is it began to dawn
upon the young mans mind that Napoleon was
on the point of boiling over, and the sooner
he got out of the way the better. But we must
tell the rest in his own words, which are too
precious to be tampered with: Having had