The Portland daily press., 1881-11-07

Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, leaning on
your arm, the King knowing nothing of the
matter till after her return?"
81 am afraid So" said he, s'she was so indis-
Greet, and can conscientiously add, so inno-
cent; however, le Comte d'Artois was OF the
party, and we were all young, enterprising and
pleasure loving
sAh, general said I, ''you were their CrOm-
we'll Grandson"
SPAS encore,''~ replied he, smiling, "that
sobriquet was given me long after by Mira
beau"
"I believe" said l. 'the queen was quite
taken with the American cause?"
"She thought SO, but understood nothing
about it, Lafayette replied.
"The world said at least" l added, with
some hesitation, "that she favored its young
champion, the hero of two worlds.''
"Cdncdn de salon." he answered, and the
subject was dropped.
NAPoLEoN's JEALOUSY OF LAFAYETTE.
'I asked him if it was true that the Emperor
Napoleon had served under him?" He replied,
mo. Napoleon was the general in chief when
his name first penetrated into my dungeon at
Olmutz was even ignorant of the events
which followed the siege of Toulon. Buried
alive, and, as believed, almost forgotten, my
countrymen at that period began to speak aloud
of the prisoners at Olmutz. Boneparte inter-
ested himself much for us, and FASTENED our
deliyerance By some months; our letters OF ac
knowledement were addressed to Talleyrand,
General Clarke and General Bonaparte l was
rather surprised not to receive an answer from
Bonaparte; but discoveries hat he was very
angry at my returning Immediately to France.
Madame Lafayette, who was then In Parls, was,
however, graciously received by Bonaparte.
He told her: Il know best, madame, what IS TO
be done for his interests beg oil MIN 10 AVOID
all ecldt.' -
Further on the general continues:
"Bonaparte adopted perfect silence in respect
to me, and when the eulogium was pronounced
on the death of General Washington at the In
valides, he desired the orator not to mention
my name in the grafton, and was even angry
when my son was invited to the ceremony.
During his government as First Consul l was
frequently en- rapport with him. He was
charming cduSeur; we had many curious con-
versations together. Talleyrand was per-
mitted to offer me, and even to press me to ac-
cept an
EMBASSY TO THE UNITED STATES.
1 answered that was too much of an Amer
ican to present myself in the part of foreign
diplematist. Talleyrand afterward pressed on
my acceptance a seat in the Senate. declined
it, laughingly saying that probably the very
day after my admission / might find myself
under the necessity of denouncing the admin
istration of the chief"
Lady Morgan gives description of domes-
tic dance at the chateau, to which the servants
and peasantry were invited
''The ball opened with the steady, solemn
dance of Idr0nde, to the music of the violin,
with the addition of nondescript instrument,
something like an English dulcimer, furnished
by poor Savoyard passing by, who had franc
for his pay. All tho company Joined in the
first co,stre daase with the exception of the
general, who stood looking on, and leaning
on his stick, the happiest of the happy
These scenes of innocence. and gayety, and
primitive manners says Lady Morgan, 'are
daily repeated"
Here let the curtain drop on the pleasant pis-
ture with the dear old general still leaning on
his staff, still beaming benevolently upon the
happy throng.