Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-16
II am the emperor" said Napoleon;

~ am the emperor" said Napoleon;
81 have no need to deny it here. Go,
bring the sous prefet to me at once"
"Off with your hats-the emperor! "
cried the officer, as he quilted the
apartment. Napoleon thanked the as
tonished and confused occupants as
they rose, desired them to continue
their occupations or amusements heed
less of his presence, and set himself to
teasing msliciously the hostess, who no
longer protested against his monopo'
LIKING the Ere.
There was also in the room the wife
of the second Judge of the town, a
young and very handsome woman; to
her Napoleon paid violent court. You
are very pretty little thiug!" he said,
pinching her ear and patting her cheek,
after his accus. omed fashion.
Rapp, Crulaincourt and some Polish
officers of the escort meanwhile had
entered, and the sous. prefet had fastened
to the tavern. 1t was a ride OF fifty
yards through thu woods to the nearest
place of real safety, aud already the
Cossacks were a,ouring the frontiers.
While the of1icihl, who had offered to
find O guide, was preparing for his
departure, Napoleon dined voraclously
upon leg of mutton and carrots. 1t
was whispered that this was the first
meal to which he had sat down since
his departure from Moscow.
Looking up, he saw upon the wall o
framed engraving of the Interview at
Tilsit." Chow things change in life, "
he said, "Tilsit in 1907 and now-take
that picture down." Then he went on
to praise loudly the courtesy and good
Qualities of the Gear, and expressed his
admiration of the military talents Of
Constantine. Then he fell to his NUT
ton and carrots. remarking to an officer
that, apropos of handsome women, the
Queen Louisa of Prussia was the most
charming creature he had ever met.
III.
At the moment it was announced that
the sledges were in readiness, the en-
peror was asked to review the national
guard of the town, which had been
turned out in his honor. The sappers,
who wore false boards and handled
their picks in very clumsy manner,
excited his laughter. and turning to
Rapp, he exclaimed, "Aren't they ridic-
ulous ?" A great shout of " Long live
the Emperor! was raised by the silly
folk, ready to die for the vanquished
sovereign who laughed at them, and
Napoleon seemed pleased and compli-
mented their commander, who said
that was not all his force-he could turn
out two thousand men.
"Two thousand men !" said the en-
peror, with some surprise; "if We can
raise two thousand men in place of
this size, the country as a whole can
easily furnish two hundred thousand.
Things are not desperate yet" he added
to Rapp.
The sledges were drawn up. Ma.
poleon entered the first with his Name
luke Roustan, and Rspp; Caulaincourt
and the Polish officers were in the sec.
ond; the third was laden with food and
forage. Mikoulicz, Pole, who was to
act as guide, was told that the emperor
travelled as Marshal Caulaincourt and
not under his own name. Mikoulicz,
who knew all the intricacies of the for.
est, was to receive twenty-five thousand
francs for his services. From Elba
Napoleon sent him ring with his
cipher in brillisnts, worth six thousand
francs. Mikoulicz sold it to q German
trader for four hundred francs. It
may be added that the Russians when
they discovered that, thanks to the
Poles assistance, they had failed to
capture the emperor, deoreed the
guides punishment, and when they
caught him sent him to Siberia.
The whips cracked and the horses
sprang forward. Turning around, the
emperor cried gaily to Nine. Mitzule-
wicz, who was standing on her door
step, "Adieu, baba |" and was gone.
He had mounted his horse for the
campaign of Moscow, humming NAL
brough aen va-t.en guerre;" he disap.
peared into the pine forests, comforted
with his leg of mutton and carrots,
leaving behind him the grand army,
with for all farewell, "By-by, sissy"
to pretty tavern wench.
".
The boy who was at the tavern with
his tutor heard the words. He grew
up to become Polish bishop, Mr..
Butkeweiz, and write the curious and
interesting "Memoirs from which
this account is taken, and wherein he
piously thanks God for having been
permitted to see and hear so many won
derful things. Much that the good
bishop saw and heard was by no means
wonderful, but he saw Napoleon leave
Russia, and heard from the old priest
how Napoleon entered Russia. and
makes his contributions of priceless
triAes to the history of the crisis of the
conqueror's career.-N. Y. World.
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