Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-01

sent on Lannes to intercept her. The box
keeper had seen such an individual, hut knew
nothing about her. Bonaparte applied to
FOuche and Dupois but the zeal of those func-
tionafles failed IN discovering her.
Years rolled on after the explosion of the in
fernal machine, and the strange accompanying
circumstance which tended to make tine occur
renee more remarkable in the eyes of Boua-
parte 10 the Consulate succeeded the Empire
and victory after victory marked the career Of
the great Corscan, Az length the hSur of
change came. Allied Europe poured its troops
into France, and compelled the Emperor to lay
down the scepter wbch had been 80 long sha-
ken In terror over half the civilized earth. The
lslO OF Elba became for day the most rem rk-
able spot on the globe and finally the iresusci-
tated empire fell to pieces anew on the field Of
Waterloo.
Bonaparte was about to quit France. The mo-
ment had come for him to SGT his foot in the
bark which WAS to convey him TO the English
vessel. Friends who had followed the fsllen
chief to the very last. were standing by to give
him final adleu He waved his hand to those
around and smile was on the lip which had
lately given the farewell kiss to the imperial
eagle At that instant = woman broke through
the:crewd that stood before Napoleon. She was
in the prime of woman's life, not girl, but
young enough to retain unlmpaired the beauty
for which she would at all times have been re-
markabie among Il crowd OF beauties. kler fea'
lures were full of anxiety aud sadness, adding
Sire, sire, " said she, presenting paper hur-
iedly. read read"
The Emperor took the paper presented to him,
but kept his eye upon the presenter. He seem
ed il may be to feel at that instant the perfumed
breeze III the park of Saint Cloud, or to hear the
| choIisters chanting melOdiOusly in the chapel
AZ he had heard them in other days. Josephine
Duroc, and all his friends came happy before
him. and among them the face which he wat
wont to soc at the fourth window of the gallery
| His eye was now on that countenance in reality
| altered vet the same These iliusory recollec
| tions were of brief duration. Napoleon shool
| bis head, and held the paper up to his eye Al
| ter perusing its contents he took it between hi
hands, and tore it to pieces, scattering the fraB
n.entB in the air
| stop sire |" cried the woman; follow th'
| advice. Be warned; it ID yet time"
No." replied he; and taking from his hnge
| a beautiful Oriental ruby valuable souvenir o
| his Egyptian campaigns. he held it out to thu
| woman. She took it kneeling, and kissing thu
hand that presented It, farming his head, Ma.
poleou then stepped into the boat which waite
| to take him to the vessel. Not long afterward
i he was pIning on the rock of st. Helena,
Thus of three warnings two were useless, be
i cause neglected until the danger had occurred
| and the thlrd-whlch proguostIcated the tate
| Napoleon il orce in the power OF his adversarle
WAS rejected
| but Who was this woman, Duke OF Otranto
| "On, replied Fouche, know not with Gel
i tainiy The Emperor, If he knew ultimately
seems to have kept the secret,
All that is known respecting the matter IL tina
| a female related to Saint Regent, one OF IN
authors of the explosion Of the Street st, Nlcl
| Jlas, died at the hospital OF Hotel Dieu I'D 1851
and that around her neck was found suspende
by a silk ribbon, the exquisite Oriental ruby
1 Napoleon.