Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-02-09
THE DETHRONED SOvEREIGNs.

THE DETHkONED SOvEREIGNS.
Donn Piast's Recollections OF the Bona
parties.
To the February Galaxy Dom Piatt
contributes an article, from which we
extract the following:
tou are curious to know, of course.
the sort of people have seen so nearly,
and of whom the world has heard 90
much This Louis Bonaparte. who
calls himself Napoleon, and, boldly
stepping out, proposes to make real the
immortal memories of the past, is, to
begin with, no Bonaparte at all We
have pretty well fixed in bronze, marble
and prints the physical characteristics
of this celebrated family. We are all
familiar with the high, thick shoulders,
the short full neck, and the C@sarean
head that mark the famous Corsicans.
Judge of my establishment, then, when
a little fellow in gaudy court dress
clanked into the room, with aperceptible
limp IN his walk, accompanied by the
officers of the imperial household. and
paused before us, as widely different
from the Bonapartes as il was possible
Tor man to be. Rather under the me-
dunn height, he has narrow dropping
shoulders, and broad hips. Hislers are
slender, and out of proportion to his
long body I saw face, with a dull.
puttyish complexion, bottle nose, and
narrow retreating forehead. His mouth
is covered with coarse, thick NOUS
tache, while a goatee of like material
seeks to hide the weakness that is appar-
ent in a retreating chin. His eyes have
ell the intensity ofexpression to be found
In deceased mackerel, and one looks
In vain for force of character or intel
lect.
If had disgust that amounted to
loathing for the Emperor, it was more
than counterbalanced by my admiration
for the Empress Eugenie. She was
then to me the most beautiful woman
had ever seem 10 artist, however
gifted, could add one charm to that
sweet head and graceful figure Her
face was faultless, and her form so out
lined and endowed by loving nature
that no one could hesitate to render her
the homage due a queen. But when
one came to know her well, one realized
the old fable of the peacock petitioning
for the voice of the nightingale. Our
beautiful queen, our graceful Empress.
- not the wsest of women, and her
temper is-wel, to say the least, some
what unreliable and quick, not to say at
times violent
met the late Stephen A. Doualas
about the time To which I refer, and
found that he tco was struck with her
great beauty, but not impressed by
either her tact or temper.
"She came at me somewhat rudely, y
said the Senator, "by remarking, when
was presented, that she understood /
was at the head of a political organize
tion In the United States, called Young
America, that had for an object the
conquest of Cuba
81 believe I have the honor re-
sponded the Senasor, "of representing
such a party, but never knew before
that 1T was organized for so small an
object as the mere acquisition of Cuba. "
" You do confess, then, !" she contin-
ned, coloring up, "that such is one OF
its objects ~
"Not at all, your Majesty. The par.
ty to which j have the honor to belong
only seeks to prevent some other and
stronger European power from possess
ing that island, to our great injury"
Then why do you not join with Eng
land and France in atreaty, guaranteeing
this island to Spain ~
1--WE have had a prejudice towards
such European complications since Il &
time the government of the United
States was invited to join in f. -..ty
intending to destroy our great uncle tho
First Napoleon
"Well,n she continued warmly,
"were I Queen of Spain I'd devote my
last soldier and my last coin to the
preservation of that remaining Jewel In
my crown.
"Were your Majesty Queen OF
Spain," said Douglas, bowing, sit
would not require either soldiers OF
money to make us respect all your pos
sessions
The compliment disarmed th,
imperial virago, and subsequently sh,
spoke of the little senator as one of tn.
most perfect courtiers she had eve
encountered.
Colonel Sumner, friend and favorit<
OF Jefferson Davis, then Secretary O
War, had been for over a year laborins
with his chief at reforms in the littls
army of the United States. Thei,
gigantic efforts had ended in the inyen
tion of a hat for the common soldie
that combined in its ugly finish eas'
and economy. 1t was light as feathel
and ugly as an old stove pipe. At tn,
end of these labors the Black Warrior
an American merchantmen, was firec
into upon the high seas by a Span
lsh man of war, and the oppor
tuI ity came, so long hoped fol
by the manifest destiny party O.
Young Americs, for aquarreiwith Spain
that would end, it was hoped, in the
acquisition of Caba. Despatches wer,
prepared by the Secretary of State Mr.
Marcy, demanding immediate expiana
tion and reparation; and at the reques
of Mr.. Davis, Colonel Sumner We,
made bearer of these dispatches to tn.
impatient Pierre Soule, then Ministel
of the United States at Madrid Per
mission was also given Colonel Sumne
to visit various parts of Europe, for tn
purpose of inspecting the army organi
zations of the several war powers. Il
this official guise Sumner visited Paris
after delivering the important de
spatches into the hands of Mr.. 6oule
/ doubt whether the rough India
fghter-as he was then-had bee
much prepossessed with queenly gov
ernment by his experience and obsez
vations in Madrid.
When he was presented to the Ouee
by the polished, cultivated and abl
Minister, Pierre Soule, the tall militar