The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-12-02

the "Goldcn Rosc," however, is the "ral-
isman of Charlcmagnc,' u souvenir of
the two greatest princes who have ever
swayed the dcstinies Of modern Europe.
The Romans were pasSionately fond of
'talismans," which have sometimes been
called ehimcrp, from the multiiorm fab
ulous monster uf tliat i'flhc-gOal, lion,
and dragon in onc--and sometimes sym
plegmata, as being made up Of discordant
elements embraced in one form, and
which have been known in more recent
times as gyylH, from the Italian grille,
which signifies at once a "crickct" and II
caprice. IN the latter days of Rome and
the earlier days If modern history the
use of such symbolic dcricc', carved in
stones of various kinds and worn chiefly
III riRgSi Betalnc very general. They
were thotght to dpefatc as charms and
to secure to the wcarcr the mystic pro-
lection of the deity or dcitics either sym-
bolizcd or set forth plainly upon them,
The stone known rs the Craftsman OF
Charlcmagnc" is a species Of corundum,
and is believed to have been held very
precious by that great sovereign. 1t was
luilp preserved with the rest of the relies
belonging to him at Ai& -ChNpcllc, and
,bn cLontcr of fine cathedral thcrp pre-
scnted il, not without cogcnt reasons, to
thc modern Charcmagnc, the First Ma
nnloon who constantly carried il about
with him. The King of Rome, after
ward Duke of Rcichstadt, treasured 1t
NOT loss and from him il passed to his
rn,s;n Jnuis Nonolcon. who had il about
he roreou ,ehnn ho made his cscapc from
lho nrison of Ham, ttp left IL behind
him hnwrvnr when hc ouittcd Paris in
I@s72 @ WLo knows what might have
honnonod hod he taken il with him to
,hdb b GnIdg On thr ard Of Scptcmbcr,
,rLon tLo En,nros. made nm her mind TO
Gv fron Frnnrc il wns incIoscd in Il rel
inuorv of rock crystal, shut in by secret
.nrnG which thr Entrees did not un-
Jrrstasn,J Js, and had no time 10 search for.
"a with a womor's decision she caught
,in " na;r nf lnngs from thc chimney
miIm m ddmJ dn.hoI thn costly ease into
ironmon,s Shortlv of,crward she CON
fdSJ il with a lnrrc sum Of money. to a
G,;,hmj otirioI with orders 70 find the
I,,, T'nnornr m oi WilhoImshnhr and rive Them
~ lin Tho oilicinl lost his head. and,
;Dg,nnJ of snttinm ont ut once. went TO
lie onor,moni. IN Paris There he put
H. H.. ,r"rn" and tho tnlismon INTO an ARM
or;c S % tb" tcy to which he had lost, and
uho dnnhIe doors of which he fastened
tngotbrr hv mining over Them A map of
tho GrtiGcoiions ot pori. with four bins,
Thon camr thr "cyculs,h one after nm
nfhcr with tremendous rapldtv. The
"aicio, camabt nnc Iav ont Of doors. was
,ii;,'ad :" d. nr hi. Ilc without roinr
hnrF to oct either fine money or the tai
;smon or course the EMPRESS in her
nyiIn when She heard of this, imagined
that thc money and the talismm both
mmSt ho "ivnn nm for lost, and with the
tsIi.mon thc fortuncs Of the NapoIcons
tLn more norticularly AS il was made
tnovn io Nor hv thc Hublic Journals that
I,a '""m "nnrImont ~ W. @ Hr tho nn;cioI to whom She
had rnnfJcd Them had been repeatedly
ransackrd @ h,th heGorc. during, and after
,%o h,'',',," ',omr,nno Fancy her establishment
Ion ami dol;,,bi wEcn this official at
IaSt roturnin~ to Paris and his long
aLandnnoJ on1rtmcnts found the man of
,ho Gr;fcotinns dusty. indeed, but un-
J;,t,,rLoI onJ Tho cnntrnts of the arm
o,jc nrcci.cIv -. he had left them! 1t
o,, ,, LnrIly Lo thnu~ht strange that this
,h"uiJ w." Ii La rom,rIcI mot only bv the cx-
I,o.,' ~ ln,5"ic Lrt Inv hcr son and hy