The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-10-01
The Threads of Destiny i'm a WO-
mans Hand.


[Paris Correspondence New York Triaune!l
On what slight threads hang the de-
:.tinies of Nations! The Duke of Ora.
mont did not have all the good fairies al
his cradle. There came one who said
''You are too handsome. You can new
er refuse anything to a woman" Here
is legend which is related in the most
exclusive diplomatic circles, under the
manlelpiece of NJ. Theirs where all the
ambassadors, ordinary and extraordin.
ary, are wont to assemble.
After the more or less pacific explain
ations of the last interview at EN-,
with Count Benedetti there was coun.
ell at night ut the Tulleries, at which
peace was perPmptorily decided upon
hv the Emperor who was the most prrI-
dent of the party, because he hated
bloodShed, and who did not think a
CORY baptism was necessary to the con
secraiion of the Prince Imperial. But
there were two sovereigns at the tin e or
the throne. Beside the Emperor, reign
ed the Empress. When everything was
peacefully decided the Emperor, who
was then i'll. went to bed, like Titus
content with his days work. But the
Empress was more wakeful. In heI
turn she held council. Here the evil
fairy of the Duke of Gramnnt made her
appearance for he consented to his conn.
ell through pure gallantry. And
through pure gallantry he left too much
of the talking to the Empress. who
thought that war was the only salvation
of France, and who when she said France
always meant her son. She took posses
sion of every one She was really elo-
quent in talking OF the National digni-
ty; she said that the Emperor's good
heart wonld gain, beth France and the
dynasty. Besides, all the newspapers
and all the Deputies were for war. 1t
would not do to swim against the cnr-
rent. They would gain the Rhine with
one battle; they would chastise Ger
many, and return trinmphal with the
peace of Europe secured for century
Every body was convinced; the Duke of
Gramont alone, perhaps, havIrg donbts
of all these fine things. But az it was
woman who was speaking, he had the
gallantIv not to oppose her. They wax
ed up the Emperor, who was already
sleeping the sleep of the just, and ex-
torted from him the declaration of war.
This is the way that the evil fairy who
visited the cradle of the Duke of Gra-
mont, and who might be called the
Fairy, of Good Graces, helped to lose
for us two provinces and five milliards.
The Duke had not that day the courage
of his opinions, because woman was
speaking before him.
France is the poorer for her two prov
inces, but she has paid the five milliards
as Prussia would pay FIVE dollars. An
American said to me, allow do you
manage to have so much money? And
how Is 1t that your paper Is worth as
much as gold?" 1t is because re have
the Bank OF France, the great bank of
the world, with so much money that
they have not time to count it. 1t pos-
sesses the confidence of every quarter Of
the globe. 1t is so strong that the COM
mune, with its 100000 scoundrels, did
not dare TO rob 1t, Though absolute mis-
tress Of Paris for three months. A note
of the Bank of France is, therefore,
ready money, and better than gold Ia
many instances.