The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-16

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mo room where the emperor and n.
bismark we're Is that whose w'ndew opens
70 the left Of the little house. At *1irst
the victor and the ivanQulshed converscd
together Tor : moment e.! before the door,
eacn seated on I' Z cnair' Napoleon wearing
the ,Seps Of : general omeer. MS should
crs covered WITH CLOAK with req I'm.
Ing, without sword AGen. kelIle had
taken It to. the King Of Prussial bismark
booted, helmeted, saber At his slde.s A
group Of generals cOnversed in low tones
at little distance. ..rf.s::.a.:t: +: +,
In few moments, perhaps because the
air was cool, the two interlocutors wished
to enter the house. There are two en-,
frances, one to tho right, the other to the
left. They took. behind the house, the
staircase Of the left hand part. . little,
steep, winding staircase OF wood. They
reached the first and solitary story, guild
cd by the woman Of thehouse; and, open.
ing the door Of 4 narrow; chamber stu.
ated to tho right Of the entrance, they
shut themselves up there, after making .
sign to the woman to withdraw. She re-
manned outside while they talked, Their
voices were low. Tho Emperor seemed
crushed. It was in~this interview that
Napoleon threw upon his people the re-
sponsibility Of war, which his fan,iliars
had declared necessary to the dynasty.
A round table covered with oil.cloth sep.
arated the two men placed before the
window, their gaze upon the land where
death had done its work, they remained
Bismark at the right of the mantcl.piece
and Napoleon at the left. On the man
tel.piece were some little ornaments Of
porcelain gildcd with German gold, q
special metallic composition, so called, and
IN image representing St. Vincent d.
Paul. The two shepherds of men could
contemplate the image Of, one who hat
never knoen what It was to shed the
blood of others.
The woman of the house has caused
tho five eold-pieces that Napoleon pu,
into her hand when the conversation was
over to be set in frame and su pended
against the wall.
Incredible and ironical IS it may seem
this interview of Donchcrv. which mark ed
the fall Of an empire, vas destined at thu
same time to bring an unexpected rivalry
into the house OF the weaver, formerly SC
peaceful and 50 Industrious an abode.
This weaver's house was in reality the
house Of two weavers, the brothers Fourn.
aisc, who worked there in common, both
married and both happy. When Ma
poleon. and Bismark passed that way,
the humble dwelling became on the NOR.
row something like an historical monu.
ment. Visitors crowded thither-tour.
lists, travellers, Eng(ishmen. Every
tody paid to see the room of the
interview, and to cast a glance at the five
louis left by the emperor and at the
image of St. Vincent do Paul. Some
amateurs Of historical relics even propos.
ed to purchase the five framed gold.pieces
and to pay very high for them.
''They are not for sale," replied the
weaver.
And he contented himself with selling
photographs Of the house.
All this only profited one Of the
brothers Fournaise, the one into whose
rooms the emperor and II. Bismarck hat
entered.
"The house belongs to US both,'' sale
the other. 1T was by chance they went
up stairs to the left that is to say t
your room; when they might just as vel
have gone up the right-hand staircase
that is to say, to mine: Let US share
therefore, the potts of the adventure
and let us put into q common purse these
new earnings, as we'll as those Of our pas,
labor"
"Not at all, - made answer that one O.
the brothers Fournaise who had received
the visitors; lit was to my home thai
they came, and the profits are all mine
Each for himself and SO much the wors,
for you"
The women also interfered. Irrita
tion and bitterness arose. After so many
years Of mutual affection, jealousy di
vided those TWO gsod hearts, and finally
brought about separation.
To-day little wall of stone rises If
the midst Of the house Of the wcavers
and seperate their two abodes. They
continue to dwell side by side
they must for their roof is there. Blu
they no longer speak and the Fournais'
who continues to work looks with envy
on the Fournaise who can, il he pleases