The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-02-25

terruptod her by saying. II
Madame, have You a husband
Where il he? Gin lsee him 2"
'Eh Ia l;,! do not be angry, mon
sicur! l have a hGsbalid, thank hea
ven, but he is goneto seek for money
But what can you wairt with hin
when am hefe?' .,r, !
Enough, madame, enoughl
wished TO tell your husband that
perhaps 1 should send for thes,
vases"
| lle then left the shop disgustet
with the marchande, whose coolnesI
and politics had 50 much exasperatet
him.
"Faithp said he, when he had rc
joined Duroc, ~ have had sount
lecture from a, foolish woman. W hi
seems to attend more TO politics thar
her business. Oh! l will have he
husbands head shaved /; it is his fault
The emperor aud the grand marsha
now returned to the tuilleries, having
both met With adventures, the ont
with shop keeper and the other will
q waiter. .Fli w
About six weeks after these occur.
rences Napoleon said one evonin 2 Ia
Dnroc.
Il have nothing to do now; sup
pose we go and see how the shops
look. By-thc.bye, how did you set
tic that dtf,ir at the Chinese baths?"
Tudeed, sire. / am glad you liza v,
mentioned the subject, for had quit,
iorgotten all about IT," Al' aa11i'0' II
That is wrong, Duroc, verv wrong
! may be allowed TO forget such tri.
fies : but Ybh-"
"Sire, | will Immediately make the
amende honorable ---','',~''s- -
"Yes, do; and let 1t be done In
way which will please me; you un
derstand. At the Same time let the
female politician be ordered 10 send
her husband here with The two vases
which | looked at when | paid her a
visit. | am somewhat in her debt
ALL ah Ills my turn now, and We
shall seew y
Duroc having given precise direc
tions TO one Of the imperial footmen
dispatched him to the Bains Chinois
when he thus addressed the mistress
Hfthe befe: r. lrrEfrfrtsti
! i"Madame, did not two gentlenief
breakfast here about six weeks since
without settling their bill?'
"Yes, mousieur,"' replied the lady
very much troubled, seeing that tho
inquirer wore the livery orthe palate
."Well, msdaIne, thos6 genileiner
wers the emperor aid the grand mar.
shal of the palace. Can | see the
waiter who became security fol
them ?" SKI UIN -UIqY YsItf
"Yes-certainly-sir," -,
The Mistress rang the bell and fell
very uneasy /; she thought of nothing
less than goingt TO the palace to i'm.
plore the forgiveness Of the emperor
WhenIlhe waiter appeared the foot.
man gave him a roll Of fifty Napole-
uns, and said 10 him: ~ 81
"ln addition to this, The grand
marshal oiihel palace has charged me
to say that IL you have any favor 10
ask for Yourself or friends, he will be
most happy to graat'it." ~ \,
The name of The woiter wos Dar.
gems; he has,ened to accept the kind
offer OF the grand marshal, who in.
stantly made him one Of the inperi,
Al footmen, Hesoon gained the con-
| fidence of the Emperess Josephine,
aud became her sprcial attendant
After her divorce he accompanied
her TO Malmaisoh. aud-singular des.
tiny of men of this time l. eventually
entered the service of Wellington IN
1914. ~ ,i.ttot, y4I
After the visit to the Bans Chinois
the imperial footman reached the
passage des Pauoramas, when he EN-,
tered The shop Of the voluble mar.
chande. W e-~ n i
"Sir,n said he, addressing the mas,
ter, "you are requestcd to 90 TO the
palace this instant with the two va.
ses which the emperor inquired The
price of about about six weeks since
| In your shop. His imperial majesty
is now waiting for YOU" Il
"Heavens ~ he cried, l shall be
shot" n" ''' "- =" '"N n
Then addressing his wife, who was
Terribly frightened and unable tc
| speak, ,'he said. s W ~ n Il.
a have no doubt that you, madam,
have been talking politics to the EN-.
peror, speaking III Of fthe government
as you always do; and this TO the
emperor hiluselfl when Will vou
learn to cease your cnrsed bablingi
All! mon Dteul | ain 9 lost man
shall be shot % ...' az