The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-08-07
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! sI0lemanthe, only daughter! of Lord
Edward 'Fissgsr.id, was; ;2horn ssadthsd
country seat sof her sfaths. roon shs:|
green banks Of the Shsnnon, aafews|
miles sabeye Lim@iek, In ID une, s'1zss.
Her fathers ,p.me bas acquired q be-,
;roia but + mse|t.lpcholy osAbsity from; his
devotion to the cause of Irish .ripds:i
;peln9'd!eoce. and bis tr.gieal death DUR
Iipg the rebellion Of. 1898, The death
Of Lady Fitzgerald 4 ,ea the political; ai!' i
troubles y which hung like a dark cloud
over Ireland induced Lord Edward to
take Clenanthe to Paris il 1897, on
the occasion of lis nendrabl, visit visit to to
the French Directory to solicit; aid Tor
Ireland. With = forecast Of the dread
events which followed, he invested
post' Of his property in French .securi.:
ties for her benefit, and lett his daugb..
ter in care Of Josephine, the future
Empress Of France: 30 then returned
TO ah.re the fortunes ::of ireland. BE
was iq the following; y! year mortally.
wounded while defending himself from.
arrest by the agents Of the British,
Government, but pot until ha bad des-
|perately wounded two Of his- ,a.as,a;iilants,
one sof.homM Mdia E not long survive
'him.uoa dj2aA eolsE .tTiagewot coss1C
EsG'em.nthe' ~aas thus early bleft IN
!orphanein a'strangs land. Bat jose
phine treated her youthful oprossge
with extreme tenderness and softoned
the sorrow with which she wept over
the fate: of her brave father. Napole-
On, who in his hours of relaxation: was
pleased With the manners of fhe; ham.
tiful Irish orphan and quickly perceiv.-
ed chat her talents we're Of no common
order, spared no pains to form her
opening mind by the greatest models
and give her an education worthy of
the fillustrious name she inherited He
surrounded her: With the noblest daugh-
tets Of France and labored to attach
her byTthe strongest ties to, the land of
herr radoptlon.' Years sped space, and
iClemanthe made her entire into P.ris.
ian;l society in the: autumn of. 1904,
but . few weeks, before Napoleon ~.
ulned the imperial crown. :: ~
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Nature had showered her choicest
gifts on the beAuteous 'Clemanthe.
The soft swell Of her graceful aud ex-
anisitely rounded figure, no limusr
could depict on cabvss; tho genius of
Gnnuva alone could fashion from athe
inanimate marble the, semblanes of its
reality, Her education had been. In
strict conformity with Nspolson's or.
aers.. ~:Of Greek she: knew not : single
litter, but she had acquired = athoreogh
knowledge Of the Latin language -snd
vai well ve,sed ina the: classic I1sits,s
Of Old Rome. She wrote and oouverD.
! sdavith aueney and correctness in
Eoghss, Ffeieh, Spanish and German;
and ~. wall tead in. the history and
literature Of those countries. Her pro.
.nunciation retained just enough of the
accent Of her native isle to impart an
additional charm 70 her conversation.
,:whst though upon her llps th.re hung III d
The accents Of Tie lri.h tongus1 . = IA
Those silver sounds, 50 soft, so dear, '.>5
The li..'ner held his breath to h.ar.''
Adorned with every accomplishment
be6ttiog her sex and rank, winning
even: from 'the% stoicsl Napoleon the
epithet Of the "Fair.st; flower Of The
Emerald Isle," ahe was introduced in.
to Partisan society under the patronage
OF Josephine; aod was Welcomed with
enthusiastic admisstion: :: / =;,& :rte :.4- 4
,'Clemsnths witnessed tho coronation
Of Napoleon md Il Josephine with joy
% herself md xith hope % fot 'ffaahos,
nd III. =, .,ol,slld Th.t great e. sean,ry,
had, after fearful thross Of suffering,
come forth sffumFthe .naoniss and COZ.
rows Of tho Revolution, and under the
rule Of the fr.t .iotdier Z Il II Il *1nnodsrn
times Ind proved shesseN able 10 en-
counter .nd to vvanqutsh the forces Of
combined Europe. Under / ! y govern:
nent t at once sf firm 4, and y,gilant, ltera-
tuEs aud art, the spirit Of order Of pro-
gress and:of refinement, revived With
marvellous rapidity and gave promise
of goodly fruit: sDesce1dedt from
long line Of heroic ancestors, Olem.n-
The imbibed !. .fall n n, ]nn,e.sure of +.
martial spirit Of French society, and 10
those psnaivs hoarsa~hen shss ,brooded
ovsrs the sorrows Of Ireland found soms
consolation in the military glory md