Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-08
A Story Of Empress Engenie,


members Of the Bonaparte family en-
broiled. Their chief effort was to
keep the Empress einbittered against
Plon-Pl0n and Plon Plon against her.
It isoply iair to admit that the orlean-
ists never made any mistake about
Napoleon III and his cousin Plon-
plon. Itis only fair to admit that The
orleapist never made any mistake
about Napoleon III and lis cousin
Plon.Plon. He always rated as the
more brilliant Of the two men. His
speeches In tho senate proved this
long after the 0rleanists had given 1t
rs their opinion. 1t was to keep the
empire from having the hearty sup
port Of q man so strong that every
means was taken to SOW dissentions
between the Empress and her hus"
bands kinsmap. Between the E'1-
press Eugene and Plop-Plon there has
always been mortal hatred. AL
most from the first the prince strove
TO ALLEVIATE the Emperor's affections
from the lovely spaniard. But her
rigid virtue, her matcbless cleverness.
her boundless dominion over her has-
band, made this next to impossible.
Once. however, he succeeded in sllak-
Ing the emperor's confidence. All
feminine Paris, OF rather court circles,
was In tumult about supnfb young
Italian member ofthe embassy in Par
IL. This young man vas observed to
be Indifferent TO all the alluringof the
married female rakes OF court. He
appeared ut the festivities pepsive,
moody, languishing. His dark liquid
ewes followed the vision Of lovcllDess
that Eugenie then presented. 1t was
nj once whispered that he was amor
ous Of the Empress. Plon-Plon soon
heard the story. He was powerful IN
the italian embassy He set one OF
the young Counts comrades Oh the
watch. This comrade soon discover
ed letter written to the Empress beg
ginc for Nh interview. From that
moment the youth was never lost
from sight moment. Relays OF spies
kept him in sight by day and night.
AT last the schemers were rewarded.
One of Eagenie's lackeys visited the
young man. He frightened up as if
new man. The Empress had given
him rendezvous. Plon-Plon went
Immediately to the Emperor Napo-
leon, increGulous but agitated, con-
sented to visit the Empress wing Of
the palace.
The Tuileries were in those days y
net work Of secret passages. The
Prince and his cousin were in q few
moments behind the arras in Eugene's
boudoir. They bad not long TO wait
when the farther door was opened.
One Of the Empress pages announced
the Count dc Villetl'i. The young
man came forward, radiant. Failing
on his knees before the sovereign he
kissed her hand. He then trembling
ly proceeded to tell her that she had
restored him to life, for he had made
an his mind to commit suicide II she
had refused his request. The Em-
press, 10 tone denoting anything
but passion or agitation, proceeded
to inform the youth that he was bold
and imprudent; that he should lnve
bowed to 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 youth pre-
tested that word from her wonld
give him the object OF his life. The
fact was that the young man was III
love with beautiful sp"niaro, who
was, in q certain sense, ward oi
Napoleon, and relative Of the En-
press. A great marriage, upon which
Napoleon had set his heart, had beer
arranged for her, and the young Ital.
ian's suit had been treated as roman.
tic aud absurd. But Eugenie, wht
had an irresistible weakness for love
matches, had let the girl see or sus
peet that she didn'toppose theyouth'
pretehsions, and it was to see thu