Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
EUaENIEs LAST DAYS IN PARIS.


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When, on that terrible 4th of September,
the mob forced its way into the Palais
Bourbon and queiied legal opposi ion BY
tumtiit, II became evident 10 tho Ministers
of the crown that all was lost and that the
next thing was to insure the personal safe
ty of the Empress. At 2 the princess
Clothilde came to say d.by to her
cousin; she was leaving Paris the following
day. From time to time the gallant Gen.
Millinet came TO Al his imperial mistress
that W S already surging'at the very gates
Hcfthe pslaee. The en- press expressly for-
,bade any violenceto be used At 3:3yM.
Pietri opened the door and said in allow,
.earnest voice, ''madsn. YOU have only
Just time.np snake. haste. make haste, 2
exclaimed at the same moment prince et-
,tornich and the chevalier Nigra, who had
been watch ng the movement Of the mob
below from the window. The empire went
% urriedlyinto her bedre ON, puton a brown
waterproof CLOAK eround travelling hat
covered with a ven ofthe same color, took
a green psrasol, began to collect in great
haste all the miniatures of the emperor. of
her sister, the Ducht s. d, A lbe, and of her
iece, and put them into alspis.lszuli box,
which, however, la the haste f her flight
she was destined to leave behind.
Make haste, madame, l hear cries.
thew are haunting the stairs they. are com
ingi' cried M, Nigga Prince Metternich
went boldly into the bedroom and took the
empress by the arm. EawaEa #.A
MADAME, where are you goingr' asked
M. Uhevean. .-----------------
~. M etternich will tell you,n replied the
empress. Then coming baekas she was
leaving the room, she added. Say good
by TO my good sisters of charity, whom
was forgetting, ana take care ofthe wound
edit eefrst thought, even in The ex cite
othera
Every one had more or less, lost presence
of mind. The empress left without TAXI &
any money with her although there were
about 4 100 francs In the drawers, NJ
AS Pence Metteraich'ss csu q was sup
posed to be stationed in front Of the louvre
by the church of Saint G.rmainP Aux
errois, was through the famous picture
galleries that the imperial party fed.
At one moment the Empress, seeing from
the window the mob rushing into the
courts of the palace, stopped short and
said: .. & L. .-...2a w a.. ~. 80. n
s'Seel 1t Is too late, we must stayl IL is
too late we can not passl" Prince Meter
mich, however, furred her on excaiming
I'VE must mad me; we must" At the
top of the Egyptian staircase her Majesty
held out her hand 10 Messrs. Conf and
,!onneau, and said sadly: "Y GU had :better
60 no further. Something might happen
to you" At lsst they got out of the pal
ace and reached the street. Unluckily,
Prince Mettsrnich's coachman had station-
cd the Ambassadors coupe on the quay.
The prince ran to get it, but during his alb
sence the mob increasing every moment.
threatened to overwhelm the little knot of
persons accompanying the empres.. Sud
denly a gamin bawled out "Tiens There's
the empressl''
"What little Mretcbl Do you dare to cry
'Vive la Prussee!' exclaimed NJ. Nigrs,
with wonderful presence of mind. just at
that moment fscre passed.. The Italian
ambassador made sign for it to stop, and
pushed the empress and madame LIE Breton
into it, whispering Get in, madame, get
in; we can not wait for Metternieh' broug b.
am" Madame LIE Breton gave the q st
ad iress hat came into her head, and the
cab rolled rapidly away. The next quess
necessary TO getsome money, and obtain a
temporary refuge. They went from house
to house; all their friends were absent f. om
home. Suddenly lucky idea struck
Madame LIE Breton: DR.. Evans, the cell
ebrated dentist, inhabited q hotel in the
Avenue nslakof. and the empress could
rely upon bis loyalty and devotion. They
drove there without delay. and, although
that doctor was not a. home, tork refuge
until his return. wo days later carriage
con aiming DIR. Evans and two ladies both
closely yelled. and one sppearently old.
lettering, and inhrm. drove 40 to the
door OF the hotel du Casico, at Daauville
rhe} doctor alishted and engaged rooms
for himself and companions, asserting that
he was accompanied by an invalidlady
who needed the greatest tranquility and
repose, The invalid was apparently too
i'll to leave her room, and her meals were
passed through the halfopened door and
taken by the young lady. 1t so hapr ened
that nir John Burgoyne's yacht was lying
1t that time In the Bassin de Dssville, on
the very eve of departure ftr England. A
gentleman casually said one afternoon to q
lady, after the tabl d note:
IN You know Sir John Burgoyne very
"oh, yes,'' was the reply; ~ have tea
board mis- yacht every day. pass ga4 "a aa
Would you mind asking him, then, if
be wou d be Kind enough to take charge
of some very valuable jewels belonging 20 8
lady of rank, which want to send in safe
ty to England2" The lady consented, and
Sir John lady promised to take charge
of the jewels. When this favorable reply
was made known TO the gentleman who
asked the favor, he hesitstet for moment
and then said. Since Sir John Is so Kind.
am almo t tempted to ask him IL he
would be willing take charge of the
lady herself, in case she should want to
take refuge in England" II have no doub+
he woul gndy do so,n replied Sir
Johns friend II will ask him TO night"
When this second request reached Sir
Johns ears he began to have some inkling
Of the truth. especially as the gentlem n
who was 30 an ious nh ut the welfare Of
this mysterious lady and her jewels was
none other than q chamberlain Of the en-
press. or course. he consented to take
charge ofthe lady, and pledged his word
rs an English gentleman that no harm
should clme TO her. This was In the eve-
ming, and the yacht was TO leave at early
dawn. AT about midnight small party
composed Of two ladies and two gentlemen,
came on board, and one lady throwing
back he, veil and rev ealing In the full
moonlight one of tie most beautiful faces
ever given to mortal, said sadly and sweet
~. q4..-. s.j q, rt7e orf~5r.r esgs d
II am the empress. I nut myself under
the protection Of the Brstish flag and under
the care of an English gentlemanln -
Sir John bowed his knee, IN .'.-.
The following morning, when people
rose 10 khrono the beach the Yacht was