, 1877-10-29
THE COUP D'ETAI.
Victor Hugo. ..ii5tory of a
Crirrs.'
Lonis Donaparte's Ususpation on tbs
I'd of December, 1851.
thrilling Mtnts AZ The Death u lhs neput1t and
The Birth Of The Empire.


through several editions At Paris and provoked
the ltrclicst dlscustub. bttau*e of tho optur-
tuncnrss of the time OF its publication aud The
Characteristic rchcMcnce Of iis style. It bcHina
IN natas res and after The true fMa.Iitn Of Hugo:
lice. J. lH9i. charms struggled hI. shoulders
s11d unloadct h* pi*tolh. fnt!srl. It wns hnnillI
atina ~ think t.at tuup hrtAt was pursihle. The
hyphttlcsIs ot slltgal yolcncr IN The part nf 81.
!ou's isanhpassc vanished upon scfions esas'!ha.
~ s u,nn 'f n .oa o. s
Fur tragedy AZ actUr il needed. and here. good
faith. The aesdr was wanting. To violate law.
sstangle tho Itcpute, cart to rarih tue na.lut At
the Dag, dt'llonos lhe n'n5, proattata lnr cteftJ
ini.ts!, @ s1s!c a. III ir.n,p"rt, rniS I. a.,a.
ended oy resembling the teL at a conference.-the,
whomf a Golorsu.f No; a dwarf. reopie had
10 's.Hh Thsy se!a e., e. ore whn ft'ns
lofty for certain hands. To n,nks MI eighteenth
lsrumaile, onc must lavc n hi. ps.t N Arco!a
r.. III ~ p, fants - Aas.ett. nj 'veD 10
d'ctat patent to al. thnrrh'. a. re hnsc ju,t
gave mp taking any precautton. Security wat cum.
pletc. unanimous. Tlssre mctc sumo u rs In ths'
6cAIs, hut we passed fur fools.
1t was on the 81 TINT Paris was to he
RUpELr AwAKzxED
from her fanctcd security. At Z o'clock, when
II was barely day, Vcrstgny, a Deputy from
lia,itc'Saonc, living at No. 4 Rue Leon!e, was
rousel suddenly by n ring at Ills BELL repeated
sharply after q moment. lie went In his night
dress to open II, and found there, t,alc nnd ugt.
tated, two friends. "Drcss quickly" they
cried; "ltaune has Iustbecnnrrcsted.n "Wahg'
replied Fersigny; is this the niTatrc Maugun
over againl" but, noticing their earncstucss, he
added: "What docs It mcani'' There was nt-
other ring at the bell. "1leru Ia soneto,iy tbat
can perhaps tell us," said Michel de Bourgcs
It was Pierre 1.clranc, another Deputy. "Uo
you know what Is afooti" he sail. "Ycs;
Daunc is In prison." "lt fs tic Republic that
ia prisoner. lIavo you read the placarls.'
and he went on to say TINT tho walls were being
covered with pohters, ono of which he Ind rcnsI
and that the deed was done. "Thc dccd," cried
Michel;
'ssAT THE cn1AH."
There Vas not moment to be lost, and thcy
hurried out to warn tho representatives. anu
collect thcn. Hugo received tho ncws as hc
was writing In bed. This wns at o'clock.
Al the clock struck every ihfantry regiment
in Paris had marched noisclrssiy out frnm It's
barracks, led by lts Colonel; tho cavalry did not
move TIL 5:45, lest the tramp of the horses
should arouse the sleeping city. One Coloncl
had lcsitatcd, and Napoleon ilad placed sealed
packages In his hands, saying, "Colonel, a4llnit
NC are taking grave risks. Here arc 10000
fsancs-in case Of an emergency" Tic ,nuney
was taken; the regiment tnarc!lc.t. Tint night
the Colonel said to woman, "This morning
carrcil 1U0, OU irancs md Generals epanlcts,''
and the woman lEoyo him from her doors rs
ono unworthy.
"lAM ONLY rnosrru7E,s
she cries. At II at night tho detective forre
and e0o sergfats tte ollte hal hecfi mustered ut
the Prefecture Of Police, nomtnally for fear q
o'clock tho fortY.eteht con,n.ssdires were sum
moned from their beds, anA at Maupas, tic
Irefect, gayo cacll a brief audience, revealed
she project, and indicated tie work allotted.
enty:utEht influential Democrats mud possible
cilicla OF barrlcadcs wcro to ha arrested. and
sixteen reprcsentatiyca Of tle people, Thsfs.
9sa G9snsass a Ss4s ,1ss @sts 1s, sS
and at. ;b:ao carriages. wcre driven ut,
lit which tho eoMnissairts set out on
tnetr mlts'on; sass r; ;a,,,vsc accompanied ~
siotnes sass ad another q aSiss' psss oe kt 'a,s is
eunr.i had bcen placed. s.Wllat Is tbs countur-
Sign 10 bcF' asked the officer Of n. dc Heyi|lc,
ono OF Eapoleon's stat officers, Who eo1'lueted
whoever tries to 70 out Or opon wiu.loH-
SHOOT HIM.
Then be set the printers to work, each between
two ccntlnrsnrA aud jt Silence. ,upnn tile
procanations sltssolyinR the Assembly and cop-
voking the electors, tho appeals to the army
And tic people. snd tho l'refcet's proclamation.
Tho iirrt four were tn Ssspo!con'e, handwriting.
They wcro cut Into small takes" SO thnt no
incnt he WIS setting. to!. Buvtllo pasted
thu proofs togctArr and corrected them;
then tho forms wcro put to press aud
worked of under quart, There scro then
and. "to Judge OF tho probable elrcct," hcstf'o
took It into Ills heal! to parAda the geudar1nes
and read the mysterious documents TO tlemi
They applautlet!. Had these 100 men, Or q
pcrhaps have found himself III Vinccnncs ut
dawn, ard tho cuarsc Ut French history tniglIt
hare been changed. A. ! o'cluck thu ptacar.la
were taken to the prefecture and sent cut 10 bo
wh,!e marched steaIthily-" w folk walk In q
s!ck.yoonl," said witless-to tho hall Of tho
National Assembly, and a. the soldiers slipped
paas tho stupenea !otte, pef.!Sny tafd;
Menntes, tho Colnmandant, has.enel to tho
court-yAnl 1t the noise. saw iu moment w1nt
was afoot, aud, turning pale, wrenchca OIL Ills
epaulets aud broke his swuru. aud, casting the
Commanded the furty-seco,d: - Colonel, yuu
dlAhuuor the rcgtUeut's uinber." "All right!
That's all right" answcrea Esplnassc. With .
guard Of chasseuFs Do Morny seized tho De-
Ii. Do Thorxny, who Tow tiayt bsfore hud
warmly defended Napoleon from ~ tho caluul.
nlators OF tbs Mountain" "lf tho President
should do that" Aa hnd said In Mornys
hcaftug, tAe would bu u seotlndrrl.' Now,
wlcn Moruy awaked him to deposs him,
he Il A." "Yes," said Noruy, laughing,
"hs IS" Morny who. ssys ituEo, "had III she
was arrested in bed. "t;cneFa]," stammerul
tic oaI'ut, NJ haya duty" ~ under
stand" said Lcfo;
''You Ann TRAITOR" G
Hk little boy of knelt tu h,s night-dsess to
tho otlirer, logging IN. bonaparte" 10 have
mercy. Baxe, the Questor, conjure1 his guard
tn ths nx1lle Of military honor. "MakY ITO Ee-
pty," hastily ordered the detectives. The o,lI-
cial who arrested Chasras bounced upon Char
Fas' pistols, which were lyiMg Oh tue table.
"Fool !" said Charras, ~ they we're loalcd you
would he deai." lhcsc were the pistols tho
charges Ut which be ta.s drawn ths night befuEr.
Hugo then goes on to describe tho gathering
OF the haif-lazc4 representatives. What are
DourGes. "Eyerythlng.n ''That u nv aaiyacc,
too" answered Michel. The word probably re-