, 1874-10-31
THE EMPRESS EUGESGE.
what Her BEusbnnd snid Of aao:


The October number Of F,'asey's Nagaxfnd
contains nu article entitled ''Tho Emp:eBa
Eugcnie skotchod by Napoleon III" It informs
us that rhen the Second Empire WAS, to all ap-
under ths namo Of tho Dlz Decetn5re. 2 news
papor, under the Immediate control Of the EN-
peror, In which artc!oB were occasionally i'll
serted proceeding directly, from his ,pon. A
ID, 1865 Was the iirst Of theso, and tho uanu-
script draft, written entirely in tho Emporora
autograph. was found attcrward, wasn tho
catastrophe OF Sedan placed the Prov:aional lto-
Tui!cries. Or this curioussdoeumcnt the nlaga-
Zinc article supplies translation made AZ liter-
ally As poaslble. 1t beEtnn titus: ''To-morrow
iB tho fete day of tho Empress. Tho occahion 10
Spanish by birth, aud deuEator Of MI llIustrloua
patrlciau family, certain public organ. ende vor
continually to represent Aor as ilnbuaa Nth tue
most intolerant Religious fnuaticism lud With al
tho prcjudic0Y Of srlstocracY. It Is hard thai
placed OH one Of tho grsndost thrones Of tho
universe, her qualities should be thus msson-
atrucd." Then follows N account Of her father,
tho Count Of Montijo, Zone Of tLoso rare
tlon for tho Emperor (Napoleon L.. followed
him through all liis wars." After tue death Of
the Count. ;he hospitablo salon Of tho CountoBa
al Madrid became the rendezvous 6f tho toro-
most intellecta Of oil countries. diplolnethts,
| men OF lettcra, or afsibts. OF this society tho
| trio daughters Of tho Conntes3 formed tho olla-
ment. ":lho elder WAS quickly espo,lsod by tho
Dnko Of Alva. Tho younger attraosed rcusyz
| gualitlca OF ths heart Surrounded often by
porsons whose sentiments woro tllasn Of period
passed away, her carly Intelligence caused hor to
| reject many OF their idu:H which ela conld not
| approve. and, whotuor influenced by tho s1ufc-
Mrs Of tho yoar Hho passed NTH he: father, or
| by tho education she had received IL France, or
by anatnrnl enthusiasm, she Was ropehtodY hoEso
to sustain III her Bcloct circle tho cause OF rrdg-
l i SIS, Il
| az curious incident Of her life is thcn told:
| '"Always inclined toward those who suffer,
| Interested IN all tho oppressed, She nourislcd
secret rympntl,y for the Priuce, wEo, victim Of
with her young voice aho urged her mother
| 10 20 and oRlry to the cnptivo such consolation
ns might bo possible. Tho Conntoss Of Alontijo
lad decided 1t s said, to uudortala this piollR
asitlo by an unooked-lor circnnstauco This
sorev-tried Priuce, sho was homo yeaS1 later her.
Hcf to bee-uot in the confinement CT dungeon,
! but raised by national acolnmatiou to the head Of
| EreRt State; sho was to exorcian on him tha
attractions of her beauty, OF her eSorit. and o1
the unsurpassed nobility 81 ler sent .lnenta; slla
was to become part Of his exltsenco aud ia
ataro his dehtiI,y." After reforr1s1g to tho l2n-
ior labora in connection with tho charitable
societies Of Paris, aud tho "politicA tact aud
sentiment Of Justice with which abe llad exer-
cised tho regency during the Euporor'h absence
III Italy and Algeria, The writer Bays: - Relieves
Of tho occupations OF duty, tho Ealprcss devoted
heraalf to serious studied. Quo may aay tltat
tharo Ia no economical or financial question to
which sho ig stranger. It IN cltartniny to hnar
her dlecuas with tho mort competent mon these
dflc,llt problems. Literature. hiHtory, aud art
also frequently the subjects Of bar co'sscrae-
tions, At Compc,gns nothing III 1,o:o attrac-
tive than tea-parsy Of The Empress. Surround.
cd hya acloct circle, she engages with agual
fac1tity ia the .niHt elevated subjects 0f Discus
sion or the mort fan1illur 1ueDtiOnA of iutol,s.