Morris tribune., 1880-07-08
EUGENIESLAST DAYINPARlS.


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EUGENlE'S LAST DAY PARIS
When, on that terrible 4th of Septem
Der, the mob forced It's way into the Pal
ais Bourbon, and quelled legal opposi
tion by tumu't, it became evident to th
Ministers of the Crown that all was lost
and that the next thing was to insure tn
personal safety of the Empress. At tw'
the Princess Clothilde came to say good
by 10 her cousin-she was to leave Pari
the following day. From time to tim,
tie eal,ant General Mllliret came 10 asl
his imperial mistress if it were not bes
to T. pei bv force the mob that was al
READY surgirg at the very ga IS of The
pclace. TIE Empress expressly forbad,
spy violence TO he used. At $50 M
P-etrl Oe2ned q door and said in low
ea'nest voice, MADAM, you have -,
just t;me!' 'Make haste, Madame, Oh
ml,ie haste!'' exclaimed at the same mo
merG Prince Metternich and the Cleva.
lier N i,gra, who had been watching the
movements of the mob below from the
wirdow. The Empress went hurriedly
in>,O her bedroom, put on brown water
proof cloak, rolnd trave ing hat cover
cd with veil of the same eo,or. took q
parcsol of the same color and item beesr
TO collect in great haste all tie nina
tu~cs OF the Emperor, her son, er ST. .er
The Duchess OF d'Albe, and of lcr ece
ard pat them into a laps lazuli box
which, however, in the haste OF hel
fight, she was destined to leave behird
make haste, Madame, I hear c-.cs;
they are mounting the stairs; they are
comlng!' cried NJ. Nigga. Prince Met
ternich went boldly into the bedroom and
took the Empress by the arm.
MADAME, where are you going! ask.
ed M. Chevreau.
"Metternicn will tell you,n replied the
Empress. Then coming back as sic wa.
LEAVING the room. she added, "Say good
by TO my good sisters Of charity, wcom
was forgetting, and take care of the
wounded!.' Her first thought even IN tht
excl of this terrible moment, wa:
10 others.
Etcry one had, more or less, lost theil
presence of mind. The Empress left
without taking any money with her, al
though there were acout forty thousand
francs in the drawers.
AS Pl nee Metternichs coupe was sup
posed TO be stayioned in fio-a of the
Louvre by the Church of SAINT Geima,r
PAuxe1 o.s, it was through ne famous
pic ure- galleries that the Impel al par; :;
fed.
At one moment the Empress, seeing
from the window the mob rushirg iut6
The courts CT the Palace, stopped Sort
and sad:
':See! 1t is too late: we must stsv It il
too late; we cannot pass! Prince Met
tern:ch, however, E,ltied her or. ex
claimicg, "We must, Ma lame, we must!'
At The top of tine Egyptian s&a,rcass he
RI jes+y held out her Rand 10 AIessls
Co.ri ard Conneau, and said, sadly
''Yod lad better go 10 Iurshe.. Some
thing might happen to you, At las
they got cut of the Palace aud reached
the srcet. Unluck''v, Pr ce McIier
rich's coachman had sia! % ,@d the Am
basssGors coupe on tie o. Tn,
Ptirce ran to get Ii; bua dun :; his alb
sonce Tue mob, increasing eve L.cmer.
tbreat cred to overwhelm tie J. &c kno
of persons accompanying tie Empress
Suddenly gamin bawled oIt, '-TEsns!
There's the Empress!''
"Whar, little wretch Do you dare or,
sVive la Prusse? - excl~imcd M. Nigra
with wonderful presence of mind. Jus
at that moment facre passed. Th
Italian Ambassador made sign for it i
stsp,andpushed the Empress end Madam
LIE Breson into il. whispering, 'sGeG "
Madame, get ir, we cannot wait Tor Met
tera'ch's bcougham." Madame lie Bie. .ol
gave tae address that came into her head
and tie cab rolled rolled rapidly away
The rex o Ics ion was where they wer
to go. 1t was necessary to get som
money, and o5.a,u temporary refuge
They weES from house 20 house; al
their ir.ercs wee absens IRON home
Suddenly lucxy it.ea struck MaGam
LIE B.eyoc-D Dr.. Evans. the celeOaate
dentist inhaoi, ed hoteIN in tie Avenu
Malakoff. and tire Empress -ould rev o.
his Loyalty and devo5.or. Tcev d-ov
there without delsv, end al.nouyh th
Doctor was rot &c none. tcox re.uGe uu
til his return. Two Gays il. e. ca reg
containing DR.. Evans ara Two ladies
both closely vsiled, and ore aooalentl
old, toiteripg end inIirn. drove Up &
the door OF the Hotel du Castro at Deau
vile. TIE Docter alightal ard engages
rooms for himself and companions, a;
setting th&t ne w.s accomDarlcd by a
invalid lazy who needed tire creates
tranquility ami repose. Tie invali
was app .lently too i'll 10 lesve her room
and her meals were passed Though th
half.opened door snd Ial;en by the young
er lady. It SO happened that Sir Joh
Burgoype's yacht visa lying ct that tim
in the Bassin de Deauyslle, on tho yer
eve of departure for Ell gland. A gel
tlenau casually saiG orc afternoon to
lady, after the tIb'e 6.so.s:
.Iou know SIR John Burgoyne yer
, we'll bel'eve9a
20, yes was the reply; 81 have tea q
board hls yacht every day.
would you mind asking him then,
be would be kind enough to take char,
ofsomo very vcluaole jewels belonging
lady OF lsnk, which ] want to send
safety Enelandsn The lady consen
ed, and Sir Joan readily promised 4
take charge OF the jewels. When th
favorable reply was made known to Il
gentleman who asked the favor, he hes
tated moment and then said. aSin,
Sir John Is SO kind, am almost temp
ed to ask him If he would not qui
willingly take charge of the lady herse
in case she should want to take refu,
in England" II have no doubt he wou
, GLADLY do so.n roplied Sir Johns frien