The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-02-01
NAP0lEANA.
From '.Anec8otss os the Late Dnpesr' In the n. r
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THE STORY or Miss HOWARD. uf
A meisncloly interest attaches to AIR
fate of Miss Howard, whose name H. hc.ter
known than the circumstances Of her itfc.
The story. as given in detail BY G,iscclli, IS
q follows :'On night Of such . fog -
they have in London man vas walking up
and down the Haymarket. His height was
some five feet aud several inches he was
thick.waisted, short'lesged, with . pallid
face, small eyes. mustaches, buttoned to the
neck and carrying in his hand loaded cane,
without any hat The psssers-ly might
have taken him for . policeman. Suddenly
door gave entrance to . lady elegantly
drcssed. The man exclaimed, Halo, mad
anne, alone % late, aud in sueh bad weather +
"Without any invitation he followed the
lady who, arriving In her parlor md think.
ing hun civil policeman. offered him two
skillings. IT, ;. ujr .@ a,
Madame Aoney-to meH
"'And who arc your
81 am the Prince Louis Napoleon
Next day the conspirstor Of Strssburg
and Boulongne, the escaped from the for
tress of Ham, recalled himself 10 the mems
ory of his followers by sending them
some English gold with which D c"nsp're
against tho Government that had twice left
him his life. From this day the misery
which had overwhelmed tho son OF ADM.
rsl Verhucl was driven away by the bank
notes of Miss. Howard. While he was Presi.
dent he had called Miss Howard to Paris,
aud had taken for her house, No. IA Rue
dc CRY ,tt .,, 1'..d
Miss Howard, who had given 100000
(of francs) to Napoleon at the moment Of
his elevation, was considered and considered
herself ~ the future Empress. Bat IKE
daughter of Albion counted without him
who when he speaks, lies; when he is d,
lent, plots 49,. ~
Zone day Napoleon sent Miss Howard
to Havre, in company with his stcomraice.
Mocquart, promising to come and see her
upon the following Sunday. Saturday I've
married Mile. dc Montijo. Taking her tcA
the morning Of the day when size should re!
ce,ve the visit of him who owed everything
10 her, Miss Howard read Of the marriage
in Paris paper. Prccipitately leaving the
Hotel Frascati, she engaged . special train
aud reached her home in Paris where she
saw the strangest spectacle. Furniture.
cushions, papers. notes, letters, contracts
some were broken, others cnptied, and
others stolen. Pie.ri, warned by dispatch
from Mocquart. had gone to No. IA Rue do
CRY. He was able to hear. and others
heard like him, the insulted English won.
an call Napoleon assassin, swindler, and
robber. Next day upon her awakening
Miss Howard was salused by Mines. Fould
and Flcury with the title Of Countess of
Besuregard. At the same time they gave
her tho deeds of ownership 10 property
bearing this name, situated upon the route
of Versailles. Several months later the
new countess left France and established
herself in Florence. where she built splen>
did palace upon the banks of the Arno.
But ten years after cnnui seized her, and
she wished 10 again see Paris Every day
at the moment when Napoleon and the
Empress csme from the Tuilerics, Miss
Howard showed herself in superb equipage
and, dazzling toilet Rumor said that the
Empress WAS furious. Some days after =
llperfoimance u the Italicns. during which
ki,e Englishwoman. covered and occupying .
box directly in front. had amused herself
BY s,yeihg through N opera glass the wom-
IN who hsd stolen her 'Poleon. Miss How:
ard y % fosnd sulf0Cated in her he'd"
Witt, this let 0riscelli be closed. l~