The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-01-30
The Romance OF NnpOIeon's Life.

The death of Napoleon has brought to
the surface a number Of stories connected
with his life A melanc holy interest at
tnches TO tho fate of Miss Howard, whose
name is better known than the circum-
cumstances of her life. The story, as
given in detail by Griseelli. assistant
chief of the Paris police. is as follows
"On night of such fog as they have in
London man was walking up and down
the Haymarket His height was Eve feet
and several inches lie was thick-waist-
cd, short-legged, with a pallid face,
small eyes, mustaches, buttoned to the
neck and carrying in his hand loaded
cane, without any hat. The passer-by
might have taken him for policeman.
Suddenly door gave entrance to lady
elegantly dressed. The man exclaimed,
Halo. madame. alone 80 late, and in
such bad weather ?"
without invitation he followed the
lady, who, arriving in her parlor and
thinking him civil policeman, offered
him two shillings.
Madam money-to me2'
'And who are you?'
81 am the Prince Louis Napoleon
Next day the consplrator of Stras
burg and Boulougne, the escaped from
the fortress of Ham, recalled himself to
the memory of his followers by sending
them some English gold with which to
conspire against the government that
had twice left him his life From this
day the misery which had ovsrwhslme
the son Of Admiral Verhuel was driven
away by the bank notes of Miss Howard.
Whilo he was president he had called
Miss Howard to Paris and had taken q
house for her, No. ID Rue de CRY.
Hiss Howard, who had given 1000, 900
(of francs) to Napoleon at the momen,
of his elevation, was considered aud con-
sidered herself as the future Empress.
But the daughter of Albion counted
without him who, when he speaks, lies
when he is silent, plots.
One day Napoleon sent Miss Howard
to Hayre in company with his accom-.
plice, MocQuart, promising to come and
see her upon the Sunday. Saturday he
married MdIe. de Montijo. Taking her
tea the morning of the day when she
should resolve the visit Of him who
owed everything to her, Miss Howard
read of the marriage in the Moniteur
O8icsel. Precipitately leaving the Hotel
Frascati, she engaged special train and
reached her home il Paris, where she
saw the strangest spectacle. Furniture,
cushions, papers, notes, letters, con-
tracts-some we're broken, others emp,
tied, and others stolen. Pietri, warned
by dispatch from Mocqlart, had gone
to No, Is Rue de CRY. He was able to
hear, and others heard like him, the
insulted Engliuhwoman call Napoleon
assassin, swindler and robber. Mex, day
upon her awakening Miss Howard was
saluted by Mines Fould and FIeury with
the title of Beauregard. At the same
time they gave her the deeds of owner
ship to q property bearing this name,
situated upon the route of Versailles.
Several months later the new counters
left France and established herself in
Florence, where she built splendid pa
lace on the banks ofthe Arno. But ten
years after ennui seized her, and she
wished to again see Paris. Every day |
at the moment when Napoleon and the
Empress came from the Tuilcries
Miss Howard showed herself in superb |
eQuipsge and dazzling toilet. Ruuor
said that tie Empress was furious.
Some days after a performance at the
ltaliens, during which the Englishwo- |
man, covered and occupying box d. |
rectly in front, had amused herself by |
cycling through an opera-glass the |
who had stolen her Poison
hliss Howard was found suHocaled III her
bed