The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20
The Momo OF tlts ExiletNapoleons,

Island OF Reichenau lies like q gem in
tho miniature sea. On the hills to the
LETT are chateaux, villas and castles. AT
least ono of these Is historical; it is al
most the simplest among them, but is
interesting as having been for twenty
years the home Of Queen Hortense, the
daughter of Josephine and tho step
daughter Of Napoleon the First. With
all her brilliancy OF birth and chal ac-
Ger, sho Was an unhappy and an unfor-
tunate woman. She had seen her own
Iather murdered on the guiilotlne.
Her mother married an Emperor, only
to die broken hearted. Her stcp-father
died on a lone island Of the sea. She
herself married II King, only to be di-
vorced and dethroned, while her chill
dren and her whole family became
wandering fugitivcs In strange lands.
1t Is extremely saddening to walk
through the rooms Of her little home
here, and recall the fate that followed
her In lite. When Napoleon became
Emperor, she was one Of the most bril-
liant and talented women Of his court.
She wrote excellent verses, arranged
plays and composed songs that have
chcered the French armies In battle
from that day to this. Her song
"Partant pour la Syric" may last with
the French language. When Napol-
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here he schemed. In n recent visit 70
Aren nenburg the writer hunted M n
number of old residents OF the noiuh-
borhood who had been companions Of
Napoleon, and Il few who hud becn
friends of Hortcnsc. There MANY rc-
membered incidents of the ,if, nj hotb
for both, though In a ycrv difrcrcnt
way. had been mucb liked NV NJ, tho
villagers. Uortcnse's kindness 10 the
poor of all the district has embclmcd
her name In grateful remembrance.
there, and even the stern rcnublic,ns
Of Switzerland had d warm svmnathv
for an unfortunate Queen. As TO her
son, the late Emperor, people never
could tire telling of the incidents of his
boyhood that pointed to the coming
man. What n swimmer he was! what
horscman what wrestler! or his
horscmanshIp 1t Is maintained he had
not an equal anywhere. 1t was habit
OF MS never to mount q horse by the
use Of stirrup, but to run and spring
over the cruppcr and Into the saddle at
oound.
Louis Napoleon visited Arenenburg
when hc became Emperor, and twenty
thousand people came to bid him well
como. AS young man he had been n
captain of militia sharp-shootcrs there,
ana president Of the village school
board. These bodies joined officially
III the greeting. There were several
coaches and four drawn up at the sta
tlon for the Emperor and his staff to
ride In. what was the astonishment
anu Joy 10 see Napoleon jump into the
one-horse wagon OF friend that hap
peheu 10 DC 'here' ana with him head
.no R,e". procession through Con-
'tahco. how tue people shouted and
claPpeo h"nos St the democratic En-
potor' ioFtehse' after suffering several
years WIN ureaolul cancer, ended
ncr e'ohti"' Ilio III 1877. She died In
the little upper cast room. The
Stranger going In there now will
pe impressed to sec everything just as
sho iett 1t. There is the bed on which
she u'ea' ana near 1t Is the camp bed
steao which her son the Emperor had
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