The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-07
MISS HowARD'S MONEY.
Eugenie'S Estimate Of the Charac-
ter of General Tr0chu.
HOW INTERVENTION WAS PREVENTED.
Existing Relations Between the
Emperor and Empress.
The COURT AT CHlSELHUaST.

PARIS July 20, 1871.
Was Napoleon Ill made Emperor OF France by a
glass OF ginf We shall see. During the white heat
OF the late war, when Gambetta had set Faidherbe
in motion from Lille, ran over to London brief
business visit, and there became acquainted with
distngue man about town. l was sitting IN his
company one evening, at the Golden Cross, slipping
a cup of coffee, when he told me that he knew
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TO the general run OF mankind. 1t dated twenty
years back. He lighted fresh cigar and called for
hot grog-for 1t was a cold day ia December-and
then opened his story.
..You know" he commenced ''that Napoleon was
Q considerable swell about London. He was always
at the Army ana Navy and being gentleman
well by birth as by instinct, he preferred elegant
companionshtp and titled friends He was, how.
ever, very poor. He had little money, and God
Knows where he got It, when ne spent 1t generously
as he did. l know tailor, and If you 60 and see
him he will tell you all about it pooh, who gave
him credit, and when Napoleon became Emperor he
paid his Old friend every cent, with interest ana
more too. Well,
NAPOLEON HxCAME EMPEROR FROM A GLASS OF
That is what am going to tell you, and. mind, 1t
Is not my idea, but the honest belief OF Of the
finest men about town twenty years ago."
''And who heSn
"a fashionable rake known as B. You don't
know him by name?'
certainly not; j am New Yorker"
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.
OBJ q man about sixty-fve, whited by
age, thlck bristiing mustache; an easy manner,
and loved women, at least had the reputation OF
pleasing them and winning their admiration. Every
man knew MN. He was an oracle at the clubs twenty
years ago. l met him often and knew him well.
B invited me to dine with him al the club q
few days before his death. He told me he had an
Important story to tell me. l suspected that IL
because had often heard that when B invited
any of his friends to dinner he always fastened their
interest what he regarded as the most fruitful
cident Of his life. j accepted. We opened dinner
and Owed into tile more luscious dishes and finer
wines. At last he began He told me In a most
serious tone inat Napoleon was man OF his
creation How SOP / asked. He continued as |
knew he would continue.
TILE STORY OF ABOUT TOWN
short time before Napoleon's election az Presi-
dent OF the republic In lS4S l at Whites, as
usual. dining generously and drinking bountifUlly.
might add talking oquaciously. forget the topic.
That isn't important. AT any rate, during the
ing received note from lady admIrer OF mine
Ostend telling me that she must see me before
Torty-elght honrs and that Unjust leave London
very night ] was dlsgusted for, TO tell the truth,
was then little bidse. But knew her, and we had
been trends Whatshould do? 1t was my custom
to then Two glasses OF gin always before going
to BED. took them, and little put out. 1
went nome, thinking OF the noie and my LADY r1end.
went TO BED, but not TO sleep. " nat should dos
ran thu ough my mind, and 1 tossed and reflected,
and sam wound not 20. But would sleep be-
hirsty. Should take more gin Z No. Three
glasses were too much. 1 unused and thought, and,
my tnnd glass of gin 1t was this glass that did the
WORK, az you Will see / went into a rest
ered evey square inch OF The mattress Tie
third glass made me wake up at four A. NJ. AMI
nj Ostend, and a cut across the Channel were my
iress and l. TOO; and we were sympalheuc. /
dressed and hurried away TO the station. on
damp, loggy- morning, quite out OF spirits. l
LOOKED PoR osrEND,
md walked down the long platform TO take my
lady alone In one Of the Carriages. "upped" the
guard halr a crown, and he put ne In with her. The
versatpD She was beauty. USED all my arts,
and stood upon my most pleasant demeanor ]
soon found That she was
celebrated in London between beauty and
Gde ity TO the present Emperor Napoleon I'LL she
recognized ne without much delay, and said, You
are B told her was. she Lold me that
she had very grave matter TO entrrst 10 me. and
on my judgment she would act what il IT,
MISS aowARp's STORY.
II is this:1tI have It's o fond admirers in London.
one love, the.other do not 1he one love Is poor
the one dongt Is rich. The rich mau Is noble.
nan. lie offers to settle large OF money
upon me to Decone his mistress. Bat on | love
tie other, Louis Bonaparte, 50 much Now what
shall doY ] am gong 10 CALAIS 10 see the Prince
the world; have heard OF you and your tact tell
me, what shall l do7 Shall I 20 TO the man OF
money or the man love, or can l go to one and
mus serve the oinerr'
eco TO ONE, MADAME, AND TBrs SERVE THE OTTER.
Will tell you now What Is TO prevent you from
accepting Lord C-is proposal and sti' seeing and
loving Louis bonaparte1n
81 don't KNOW" she said, dsheartened.
''You asked me my ADVICE, madame: give IT TO
you. We WILL arrive at Calais IN two hours. We
a M Qnh snffl pnf
OF Lord G. through my lawyer tomorrow. That
u sense. All else is nonsense ~
ARRIVED CALAIS
We arrived al Calais, TOOK the train back, en-.
seyH6ie and the same DAY, mind yon, Loro CDIton
settled upon Miss Howard $500 a year with that
settlement MISS Howard ne2ouated loan OF O,oJOL
and with this money she hastened on 10 Calais and
put II IN the hands OF Napoleon whom she idonZed
aud adored Tne present Emperor armed with
money, went TO France, was eiecIed president and
tAeu elected hlIlSel1 Emperor, anu iudt ~ ALL NOW
MADE EMPEROR BY GLASS OF GIS2
you were going TO say. why II nao not taken the
third glass | would never nave woke I'D al Tour liz
the morning: would never again have thought
seriously OF ustend: would never nave started lot
Calais; never nave seen MISS Howard; MISS Howard
would not have rot her fs00 q year; Napoleon
would not have had his 5o,0eof.; would not nave
gone Fr2ncetO catch the as temper OF the Frepcn
people; wonld not nave been President, and OF
course not then Emperor SO IL that q third
glass Of pin made she greatest man mat Europe mas
known for twenty years.
.Od b. SAID nv friend, "cnuckIed and grew
delighted, and cbargeV TO himself the Important Iact
al having founded a French empire"
believe these facts TO be true almost TO the letter.
SOMETHING MORE
A few DAYS ago ] met another gentleman, an
American VINO was friend Of the Emperoris. and
he told me how Napoleon CQud have been rch
man. instead OF being az now, comparatively pau
per, ~ ChiHelburst. Just before war was declared,
% INC JStb VI last Ju Richard .scReli anq M. Ia