Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-25
leon, irritateL at the cool Impudcnco of


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And touching his hat, he was about
TO leave the shop, when the mdrchdndS,
with her hands in her pockets, added
sarcastleally:
They cost me five thousand, but IT
is better 10 sell at loss in these times
than starVe. There are fine dolngs
nowadays always wr--all the world
complains! Business is at standstill
now, and the shopkeepers are ruined;
but We do not pay less taxes"
During this address Napoleon's cOun-
tenance become highly expressive--his
ewes flashed, hia cheeks were flushed
with rage. At length he interrupted
her BY saying:
Madame, have you a husband?
Where is he? Can | see him.
"Eh la, la do rot De angry, mon
sieur, have a husband, thank heaven,
but he is gone To seek for money. But
what can you want with him when l
am here
Enough, madame, enough! | wished
to tell your husband that-perhaps l
should send for these vases"
lie then left the shop, disguised with
the mdrlhdads, whose GOODNESS and pol
tiles had so much exasperated him.
Faith" said he, when he had re-
Joined Ducro, 81 have had a sound
lecture from a foolish woman, who
seems to attend more To politics than
her business. Oh! will have her hus-
bands head shaved; il is his fault.
The Emperor aud the Grand Marshal
now returned to the Tsilleries, having
both met with adventures, the one
with shop-keeper and the other with
a waiter.
About six weeks after these occur
rences, Napoleon sald one evening to
DucrO:
Il have nothing to 10 now; suppose
we 20 and see how the shops look. By
the-bye, how did you settle that affair at
the Chinese Baths"
Indeed, sire, | am glad You have
mentioned the subject, for l had quite
forgotten all about it,"
That is wrong, DuCrO, very wrong.
| may be allowed to forget such trlftes;
but you
"Sire, will Immediately make the
dHpHds honorable"
Eyes, do; and let it be done in way
which will please me; YOU understand.
At the same time let the female pOlitl-
clan he ordered to send her husband
here, with the two vases which looked
at when paid her visit am some
what in her debt. All! all! tits nay turn
now, and weshall see.'
Ducro having given precise directions
Ia one Oi the Imperial fOOtmen, dis
patched him 10 the Bains ChinOis, when
lac thus addressed the mistress OF the
cafe:
MADAME, did not two gentlemen
breakfast here about six weeks since,
without settling their bill?'
YES monsieur replied the lady,
very much troubled, seeing that the in
uuirer wore the livery of the palace,
"Wcn, madame, those gentlemen
were the Emperor and the Grand Mar
shall of the palace. Can | see the waiter
who became security for them"
"Ies-certainly-sir."
The mistress rang the bell and felt
very uneasy, she thought Of nothing
less than going 10 the palace tOlmplOrc
the forgiveness uf the Emperor. When
the waiter appeared, the lOotman gave
him a roll of fifty Napolcons, and said
To him:
"In addition to this, the Grand Mar
shall oi the palace has charged me to say
that if YOU have any favor To ask for
Yourself or your friends, he will be
most happy 10 grant 1t.
The name of the waiter was Dargens;
he FASTENED to accept the kind offer OF
the Grand Marshal, who instantly
made him one of the Imperial tootmen.
lie soon gained the confidence OF the
Empress Josephine and became her
special attendant After her divorce he
her tn MaimaisOn, and
singular destiny OF men Of this time
eventually entered the service al Wei
lingtOn in 1914.
Alter the visit To the liains Chinols,
the Imperial fuOtman reached the faS.
-lpe DIES P,nuramas, when lac entered
the shop ui the vOluble RIdrchdnt'.
sir said he, addressing the master,
'vuuarr rcqurst5d to 20 to the palace this
instant with the two vases which the
Emperor inquired the price of about six
weeks since in yourshop. His Imperial
Majesty Is now waiting Tor YOU.
Heavens Hc 'li'"i '''"
shot.
Then addressing his wife, who was ter
rihly frightened and unable to speak, he
said:
II have no doubt that you, madam,
have been talking politics 10 the Emper-
or, speaking i'll OF the Government, as
YOU always do; and this Ia the Emperor
huuSrlI When will YOU CEASE your
cursed babbling? IN mon dir| | am a
lost man. shall lee shot.
Here fright nearly oyerpowercd the
poor man, who seemed shocked that ms
wife should have taken the Emperor Tor
a police spy. However, he mustered
ali his courage and arrived with the
vases at the Tui llcrics, where hc was
ushercd into the presence
of NAPOLEON, who thus addressed him:
80, sir, have found YOU at last
am CLAD Ia see YOU here.
Then taking from a drawer IN ms
desk eight hank-nutcS Tor thousand
francs each lac presented them tn the
dealer, who was trembling with lear,
and with difficulty advanced to receive
them. And now, with that peculiar
sarcastic hreVity with which he invarla-
hly spoke when he wished 10 rcproach,
he added:
Il went the other day To your shop.
| harsained Tor two vases your vile
asked 90 francs, telling me that they
cost her 500. Well, although that Mas
A ialschood, now give YOU 500; take
Them. There are iour Tor the vases aud
inur for yourself But tell your vile
that II she does not attend to her do
nestle affairs instead Of politics, "'o'b1'tL
| will send her where she will be taken
care Of and YOU, too, To teach YOU both
10 he more silent Go, SIT; that II all
have Ia SAy Ia YOU. GuOd day.
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