The weekly clarion., 1873-06-12
From Home and school
naOWE HISTORY FO1g BuNuE.s
by MRS tn.r. HENRY

I Napoleon BonaUurtc was AU exile Uu Tht
island OF -. Helena. "a decree oft Iuu..
Nv Ill. forced many distinguished persons
10 leave France on account of their dgyo-
tion 10 the Emperor
Az that time Mobile was small place
with but one wharf Late ono evening. Iu
the spring Of lel1, a vessel was seen aU-
preaching Mobile Point iu "a heavy gale
/ Lieutenant Bcaic, who WIS l1 command Uf
/ one Of the forts, saw her dangerous -If-
/ uatiou, fired nm alarm gun, and IHI tires
/ kindlcd along the shore to guide tle aaUr
men who were attempting Go lind tnrIt
/ way through the storm and the mst Iua
creasiug darkness Night came on, the If-
| tie vessel was tossed among thr brylhurt
and signals of distress were sent up uy
means Of rockets.
Lieut.. BcaIe. Can't. Bourke. ana tive other
men embarked in % small boat Boo which
they were rocked 90 and fro ny tbc gale
until about one O'Clock iu Che morning. hH-
fore thcy reached thc vessel. Taking urtt
the women aud children iu their boat tHry
at length succeeded lu conducting hIl iHu
passengers safe tu Mobile. Thus arrived
upon our shores a small band OF French
eNiles. who, aftcr wandering about our
forests aud rivers, finally settled ut uul
near White Blum. ON the TomhlHbcp River.
Surrounded 10y Immense trees, thlDk cane
brakes. and broad prairie lands, they IaII
the foundation for "a town, which WAS
named by Count Real D,mopolis-thc city
Of the people. They form themselves into
y
was secretary. llC WAS then % mere youth.
NOu will probably see ar eminent lawyer
In Mobile who bears that name aud li you
will seek his acquaintance hc viii lrIl you
that he was the boy who accompanied fUe
eNilcs 20 their encamumcut ut white Blum
which atteTWard became DymOpOlIs. I
have understood that his memory is stored
with many interesting "reminiscences OF lis
early life iu that romantic colony. They
obtained grant OF land from Che govern
rl
olive, but the variable climate and frequent
trosts destroyed crop after crop; the plants
degcnerntrd and dwindlrd away as if they
were also cNilc- ycaruiug for sunny France.
To this rude wilderness highly cultivated
gentlemen were driven, baui-hed from their
own beautiful country and homes of luxury
Tor mo- other cause save that ut attachment
10 the noble prisoner who was pacing thg
sea-girt rocks of ST.. Helena Thry were prH
10y their wives and children,
who voluntarily shared their exile. Love
is indeed more than life, and stronger Than
death itself. The little band, 30 true to one
another and 20 their unfortunate Emperor
was doomed 20 disuppOiutmcnt-, privutuuHt
and suilcrings which -orcly tried their indI-
vidual strength and endurance. old yct-
araus of the Grand Army of France worked
patches of ground around their log-
cabins; fair women, who bad once been
mere ornaments to fashionable saloons cor
lelicatcly uurturcd human flowers, thcu
displayed that strength OF character amid
heir rude surroundings for which Che true
women ever challenges admiration when
nistortunrs befal the objects OF her ailcc.
ion. But the tolls of the pioneer, the strug-
gles Of each To overcome disadvuu' ages, to
riumph over difficulties aud wrCst success
rom tate.were all laid aside with the dayand
hight found them in true French Vivhcliy
II spirit and hopcullnpss meeting iU % 500
.ial circle where they danced to Che music
IF skillmlly handled viOllns. OF .uug iu
heir own tongue gay songs, accompanied
~ the sweet guitar touched by thr slender
hands of the accomplished ladies who made
heir exile cndurable. Many aiy-Iikc
rack of tiny slipper has held spell. bound
he fierce dark eye Of the wondering rrI
nan or been shifted at 10y the wild beast
lthir-t for prey many delicate hand grew
JrOwn with Toll; and ula@l many great
lrart broke iu exile The singular contrast
his life presents in the experience of iudi-
'idual- will strike you more and more uH
'ou grow older, until you VIII reach that
,oint where you will wonder at nothing.
For example only three miles from De-
nOp0li-, on French Creek, ferry was once
.cpt by a gentleman whose elegant man
.Crs. commanding appearance, and spcu-
lid eyes attracted the attention Oi an who
ia -spd that way. This man was Col. Nirh-
las Raou, who had accompanied the Em-
,eror Napoleon IN his banishmeut t0 Elba.
When the Emperor left that Island DO lstuid
hat Col. Raoul commanded his advance
.uard OF two hundred grcnadicrs. llc wac
lie Of his beloved chicttain.
The greuadicrs were about to fire upon
hc king, troops, who bad come forth 100
lcet and capture the great man whose TC-
lrn was.agitlting the very heart ui France.
he Emperor RODE rapidly forward tO tho
rOnt OF lie lines and gave Che command,
order arms m lie then advanced, and
airing his breast TO the opposing battalion
e exclaimed, "DO you know me, my chill
rem - "les, sire ~ answered "a tumult of
Oices II am your father Fire upon mc'
Z / ever have injured u French soldier, fire
pom me- cried Napoleon Almost lustau-
iueously the tri-colored cockade appeared
n the breast OF every man ia the kings
lnks, and the air rang with glad shouts OI
Y ire EmpereuTi' Thus he whom they
al been sent out 20 capture marched ut
ieir head through the gates Of the city
Duaueror, without shedding one drop of
lood. amid the widest demonstrations ul
". And tickle France bArISshed RaouI for
wing such "A mani
In Alabama Col RaOu was -O poor Chat
e ferricd passengers over French Creek
imself. III sight Of this scene OF Dis daily
Jil in an humble cabin, lived bis wife aud
lildren. Madame Raoul, who had once
cen "a MarChioness, and once maid ul
onor 20 queen Caroline, under King Murat
.as a brilliant Italian beauty. From tur
litter OF royalty, with its robes OF velvet
I'd its beds Of down, she had turned aside
} share her husbands fate. No wonder
Ie traveller gazeG upon her queculy form
18th reverence, or that one felt huuOrcd by
eiug ferried across the stream by the Dr.
istrious Cal. Cluis, who had been secretary
the Duke Of ROvigO, and, in virtue Of hia
iQh position under Napoleon BOuapurte.
nee held iu custody Ferdinand VII, king
Spain. In our state he also attempted
le culture Of the grape and olive but failed
al lost money in the effort, until be abau-
oned It and turned his attention t0
.vern In Greensboro, which he kept for
amy years.
These elegant ladies and gentleman FREE
lenuy met at the cabin home of Simon
handron. who was distinguished for lit-
-ary attachments. About that time he was
lgaQed in writing books, which were
ublished afteward iu Europe.
General Count Bertrand Clausel was also
D officer under the Emperor Napoleon.
ld commanded the French army at Bor-
eaux- Failing to relaize his hopes at De
opOlis, he left there iu the year 1871 and
titled on the bay near Mobile. He planted
garden. furnished the market with vegpta-
es. and drove the cart himself Rcmem-
"a that when you see an humble market
an or woman, and reflect that occupation
pes not degrade but that real Ureatup9s
gnifies the lOwliest calling. 4 can not in
lis paper begin 20 euumcratc all the dis
Dguished characters who found homes iD
labama. But in my next i viii tell you
a romantic meeting which took place i1
emopolis many yeaas ago.
For the present gOOd-byel
These papers on Home History are adj
-essed 20 a niece and pupil Of the writer,
hose Christian name is Dixie
The experiment Of law against corporal
luishment in New York has proved
.ilure. Henry Kiddle, City Superintend-
1t, in his last annual report, unequivOcally