, 1879-07-26
THE PRINCES TAL1SMAN.
History OF tin ne1!quary that tho zuius
Loft Neasdo tho Dody Of tho Prince lm-
pcrinl.



Lcf. ro.ldo tho nody Of tho Prince I'M
perinl. ..
, Harper's ,stekiv.
In tho Will OF Napoleon Ill. occurs the fol-
lowing remarkable passago: "Hlth regard to
my son, lot lin keep as talisnan the seal
used to wcar attached to my witch, and which
comcs from my mother; let him carefully pre-
serve everything tint comes TO inc from tho
Emperor, my uncie; mud let lin be Convinced
that tny heart mud mY soul remain With hEm."
Tie telegram from Caps Town which announced
the finding OF the late ox.prnce Imperial con-
tnins these words: 't1'hc rrincs's body wns
found stripped Of alt clothtng, but had not auf-
fered any snuttlatton, aud the rcliquary which
lc wore suspended by chain from his neck,
toge ther with Ills watch and rlngs, WIS found
lying near the spot wherc ho fell"
The "tallstnnsl," which tho lato Emperor so
solemnly onioincd his sou to wear. which he did
wear, uni which returns to his mother from
that Wild scctlu beside tic Tonbakaln, Is almost
certainly tho onco famous cllartl u Chnrio-
magut. It las q moro interesting story than
any gem LII E,fopG, II not 10 the world. In the
cuilrse ot st,uics for oiler purposes have re-
Gently colnu upon Legendary traces OF this curl
uus tbteGt. ....
"La plus bel!e rsltque do rEurope," as a
French Antiquarian described II u the last gvn.
| cuutriycd bY ut,u Of tho Mayl bufongtnx to
,ho Court ot unsoun.al-R -Rascf!t,, who calns
from tho East TO- paY, homage To the great
salors. T!le wifu Of ,Cha1lemu:,ne, Fastrada,
asked the Mugi for a tallssnn, which would
always causu her husband to be fascinated by
Its wcarer, n,ld this cllnrnl sns framed ut her
| INSTANCE. But nuother fatlo ascrtbed to It thu
following origin: Willis Clarlcmagnn had h!a
sent at Zum l.orh, near Zurich, administering
cxact iustice to a!l he hul column liked at hts
Kates With bell md rope. 1t was ope'l to any
.1n tftStk1 f[rHff ftSs1I
When the Emperor heard 1t. oven tho'igh at his
meals, hu would INSTANTLY ansHer thu summons.
On one OCCASION this bell WA repeatedly rung,
without any person oe,t'g toana s i nsaf j.. ~
ae3und tlls rope. The Emperor, hearing this,
Immediately went forth; thu serpent inclined
respecttally before him. and hca moved slowly
t,o anw 1nonstrous toad sitting upo'l tho ncst
nl.d crgs Of tie serpent. Itesolved " adtnlnts-
tor justice 10 all creatures, ulu Emperor ordered
the toad to DO burned. 4 lew days utter this
to tbs Emperor, cropt upon the table, aud,
llavln4. dropped a precious stona into d
golden goblet, gildel quietly away. The
SRsf's Sa ID pstssa III sp xGssu x q: mssss
nest had been a church called "Wa.ser.
kelet-" lie gave tic precious s,oae to hls ba,
loved spouse, Fastrada. TAu stone 10 drew
hprtliy suffer hus out Ut Ills sight. In The hour
Of her death tho Empress, dreallny Lest another
should succeed her Iii the atfecu0ns Of thu Elm
perur, PLACED ue gun bgaeatA hoF tongue, INT
It was buried With her. Chatlunagne c0uld 4u
separate himself from thu body, ai'd foE eight
ceit years CARRIED It about with him. Al lengtl
Ills cuntcssor, by at,sno black art, diaeovere1 TIL
stone and its virtues; after which charlsmsgn
allowed thu body TO 10 ntorfcd, asld transferred
bis affection to tic confessor, who becana hi
Primo MipIster, Archbishop ot Masnz, ana Chan
cellor Of the El,pErc. Hut then, either ~ nc
nlent Ut repentance or anger, this iudtvldua
, threw The stonu into \ iaku near luguthun
Then the Affection of CharlcmaEue was dlyerte
FROM hls former tayorta to tbs luke, aud b
built besiia It q palace. for Whosa decoration u
| otller imperial rGsiuenec& wore made bare. l'u
when Chaslsu,a.ne caus to die hfs throes wes
i long ulld yiolent; und Tho Arcablahop, KNOWN
. tho rnuse, la4l the laku dragged for tho gem
had thrown into It. Tile taI's1Ian having bue
I rcstprel to tue person Of tllo monarch ls die
. peacefully (Sli,) =.
: rllc iuli,bof Chl1temagne. at Aix-la-C -Chauel1
!. was opened by Otto Ill. III o97, urd It Is -
J tllas sls wonderful geIs WA 1o4ud suspends
i! from Ills ueek. However that may b., ule ge
u bud becn for louy ti,nv tie uost valued Tel
J. IN Aix-la. Chsml!e whcn'lt MAS presented