The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-10-07
A Story Of the Empress Euesnie.

Like clever fellows as they are, says the
Philadelphia Times, the Orleanists always
managed to keep the different members OF
the Bonaparte family embroiled. Their
chief effort was to keep the Empress embit-
tered against Plon-Plon, and Plon-Pion
against her. IL Ia only fair to admit that the
Orleanists never made any mistake about
Napoleon LII. and his cousin Plon-Plon.
He was always rated As the more brilliant OF
the two men. His speeches in the Senate
proved this long after the Orleanists had
given IL as their opinion. 1t was to keep
the empire from having the hearty support
of q man so strong that every means was
taken TO sow dissensions between the EN-
press and her husbands kinsman. Between
the Empress Eugene and Plon-Plon there
has always been mortal hatred. Almost
from the first the Prince strove TO ALLEVIATE
the Emperor's affections from the lovely
spaniard. But her rigid virtue, her match
less cleverness, her boundless dominion over
her husband, made this effort next to impos-
sible. Once, however, he succeeded in
shaking the Emperors confidence. All
feminine Paris, or rather Court circles, was
i'm q tdmult about superb young Italian
member of the Embassy in Paris. This
young man was observed to be Indifferent to
all the alluring of the married female rakes
Of the Court. He appeared at the festivities
pensive, moody, languishipg. His dark
liquid eyes followed the vision Of loneliness
that Eugeuie had presented. 1t was at once
whispered that he was amotous Of the EN-
press. Plon-Plon soon heard the story. He
was powerful In the Italian Embassy. He
set one of the young Counts comrades on
the watch. This comrade soon discovered
letter written to the Empress begging for
an interview. From that moment the youth
was never lost from sight for q moment.
Relays Of spies kept him in sight by day and
night. At last the schemers were rewarded.
One of Eugenie's lackeys visited the young
man. The Empress had given him rentez-
vous. Plon-Plon went Immediately to the
Emperor. Napoleon, incredulous but agi-
tated, consented to visit the Empress wing
Of the palace. r -a
The Tuilleries were In those days q net
work Of secret passages. The Prince and
bis cousin were in few moments behind
the arras In Eugenie's boudoir. Tpey had
| not long TO wait when the farther door was
opened. One Of the Empress pages an
nounced the Count de Villetri. The young
man came forward radiant. Falling on his
knees before the sovereign, lie kissed her
hand. He then tremblingly proceeded to
tell her she had restored him TO life, for he
bad made up his mind to commit suicide II
she had refused his request. The Empress,
In tone denoting anything but passion or
agitation, proceeded 70 inform the youth that
he was bold and imprudent; that he should
have bowed TO a decision which she feared
must be final that the Emperor had set his
heart upon the matter, and that she feared
that she could not change the affair. The
young man protested that word from heI
would give him the object Of his life. The
fact was that the young man was in love
with q beautiful Spaniard, who was, in a
certain sense, ward Of Napoleon, aud rel
alive of the Empress. A great marriage
upon which Napoleon had set his heart, had
been arranged for her, and the young Ital
ian's suit had been treated as romantic and
absurd. But Eugene, who had an irressta
BILE weakness for love matches, had let the
girl see or suspect that she did not oppose
the youths pretensions, and IL was to see
the sovereign herself and plead his case tha
the youth had implored permission to visit
her. Napoleon understood the scene al once
and retired. Then, sending q page TO an
nounce his presence, he entered the room
before the lover could even rise from hi
knees. -........
The Emperor was at heart the kindest o
men, and approaching the young man play
fully, he demanded, .sWell, Monsieur Il
Count, what does this mean" Plon-Plor
was also present, for 1t was he who told thu
story to his crony, the late Emile de CIR
ardin. The Empress, somewhat troubled
told the story. At the end Napoleon prom
Used, good naturally, to interest himself II
the affair, and the Count retired estate
Then the Emperor, farming to his cousin
said, in the presence Of his wife, 'My cousin
let this he q lesson. There is nothing so &c
ceptIye Is appearances - save the truth.
Whether the Empress comprehended tn
ep.gram or not, the discounted Plon-Plol
did not say, but sue gave him abundan
, ground afterward to understand that Their
was no love lost between them. Curiousl
enough, none of the Emperor's intimate
like the Empress. The Duke de Moray
Napoleon's half-brother, never let slip an or
portunity to satarize her. II was his favor
Z lite sarcasm to call her legitimist, alludin
, 70 her passionate alteration Of the m emor
Of Marie Antoinette, whose fate she Away
had a premonition she was to share. Sh
narrowly missed, and had 1t not been for tn
> courage and ingenuity Of Evans, the Amer
: can dentist, there Is no doubt but the Pari
I mob would have torn her to shreds after th
awful news from Sedan.
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