New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04

correspondence, and. If may say so. think you
might give offence 1t is an additional sorrow not
q distance, but we must make up our minds to
every sacrifice. and hope that this may procure
us a long peace. Peace it is scarcely hoped for
here. Discomfort and encouragement prevail every
where: people suffer and complain openly. This
campaign does not produce quarter of the effect
OF the last There is neither admiration even
astonishment: We have become accnsi Omed to
miracles the bulletins receive applause when
read at the theatres in short the universal feeling
is bad-I night say it is unjust for it may hap
pen TO the strongest men to be led farther than they
that superior mind will seek for glory in war
alone. Add to this. the CONSUMPTION and the last
new decree on commerce! All these things
pa6unm for our il-w shers, who judge of them
unreasona6iy, and see nothing but the effects OF
passion IN the measures | speak of. am far from
prrsnming to jndge them. but IN spite of all hear
must needs admire and RELY on the power that is
arbiter of the fate of all those hold dear.
To go back year to the inner of 1905, Paris
in state of desnondency. Trade was para
lyzed, the money-lenders extortionate and
bank payments had been interrupted In the
midst of alarm and dread the of the
first victory of the autumn campaign against
Austria Alter the battle of Wertingen, Madame
de Renusat reflected the joyful reaction in Paris in
a letter dated Oct. IA, TO her husband who was at
Strasburg:
Mon ami. what delightful newsl and how we all
thank you for writing to us ut once! | received
your letter last night at Ii o'clock In another
minute ] was off, reached Alixs house. read it
pain of qua ahsnnce is forgotten he s'b booming of
cannon proclaimed the good news to Paris this
morning it has produced a great effect. Strangers
nterrogate and congratulate each other in the
streets; III short, have written to the Empress,
for once the ParsIans are Frenchnen: | have
received visits of congrai ulation. Prince LOUIS
sent for Ax in order to tell her how well pleased
the Emperor is with her husband, and both tho
Prince and Princess treated her with the greatest
Kindness This was all the more consoling to my
SiS oh. hao mad bar
for long time past She fears that both his letters
aud hers mscarry, and asks you to forward the one
what splendid victory How roud one feels at
being French! could not sleep for JOY. Perhaps
you know Of other victories by this tine, while
we are rejoicing over this first one Won have al,
ready forgotten 1t in second. May Heaven still
We wanted a victory here. for our wretched
Parisians were beginning to grunble The solitude
of Paris the state of torpor in which all business is
plunged. and the scarcity OF money that Is still
prevailing gave fine opportunities of fault-fnding
to the illnatured while foolish oilers believed
everything that they were told ! was wondering
to myself this morning why there - little
national spirit in the nation and yet such unity of
action and feeling in the army. II seems TO me that
it must be sentiment OF honor tina: makes the
difference aud that honor takes the place of public
spirit among mdiN duals who in ordinary times
too happy. too rich careless interest them
selves in anything outside their own particular
horizon
Austeriitz was fought Dec 9. and week later
she writes to her husband at Vienna:
Mon ami. yesterday evening at o'clock Princess
Louis sent for ne III haste. | went to her imnie-
diHtely in state Of souc alarm; tor you know one
ls generally more disposed To expect bad news than
good. On reaching her house found the Princess
quite agitat"d weeping and laughing by turns.
the danger to which the Emperor had exposed
himself. lie commanded IN person." she ex-
claimed and comp letely defeated the two En-
perorsl" And we had known nothing about IL,
You can understand that on hearing tins too began
TO hear particulars OF the great day as in dread
ahont NJ. dc NamSouty, but was treasured by seeing
of wounded. Alter having heard all there to
tell made my escape, and came running back to
my mother t" tell her the glorious news then to
Mime. Devaines's, where l began my story over
again; then to everybody could think Of and
last ~ to Mime. dIoudetot's. where found quite a
crowd of people. ! had scarcely uttered few words
ere was surrounded, questioned obliged to recon-
mrnce my story twenty times over. aud according
as spoke ACCOMPLISHMENT and admiration increased
1t was midnight when at last returned home worn
out with emotion and fatigue. incapable OF speak
iug another word. and of any other feeling but
that with which naturally turn toward you. who
must havs experienced the same agitation and de-
But only imagine, mon ami we knew nothing.
and were calmly aw aiting the conclusion of peace
and the return of the Emperor! Both had been 50
wonderful victory as this, IN place OF his ardcntly
desired return, conld have produced effect here.
eight days silence. The French rather like
women. exacting and impatient 1t is trne that the
tanlv never was lover more eager o"hey the wishes
of his IN ST eess than h,s Majesty to fulfil ours
on WISH Tor u rapid march W Well, then. here
is an army that was at Bouogne, and which in
three weeks time shall be in Germany "You
want a stronghold takenf" Uim has caritu-
victores'" " Here they are here is Vienna That
you wished for: and lastly pitched battle in order
that no kin of triumph NAV he wanting to you :"
To all this We must add number OF noble and gen
erons deeds. and words full Of grandeur and good
ness. that hearts arc gladcmed by this
victory in addition To the national pride with which
it fills M.
week later dec. 1S) the high state of feeling in
Paris is Indicated bv the following curious epstle:
IL 1t possible that we shall soon meet again The
Emperors return Is announced in all quarters, and
! find it diilicut to resist belief in what wish for
so much If he comes. | venture to answer for it,
he will he received with the greatest enthusiasm
YOu cannot imagine the state oi excitement in
Paris His praises echoed all SIDES and
persons whom we knew to be most opposed to him
are obliged to yield; and to say. with tie Emperor of
Russia " He is predcsi ined!" On Saturday evening
accompanied Princess Louis to the theatres to hear
the bulletins read They were full, for the cannon
had announced in the morning that there was
thizcd. and applanded with shouts that / never
could have imagined. Meanwhile was crying my
heart out. l agitated that | believe had
the Emperor suddenly appeared I should have
thrown myself into his arms though alterwarl |
must have asked pardon at his feet. ! went out to
bnt knew the bulletin by heart and repeated It
continually. and felt proud and at the same time
simple and penetrating words with u feeling of
o,onershp which can be better understood than de-
scrlbed.
letter written in December 1909. from Mamaison,
and which appeared in the memoirs gives many
interesting particulars about the approaching d-
vorce and Madame dc R6musat's resolve to follow
the Empress into her sorrowfu exile After Mario
Louise became Empress and while the court was at
Comp'egnc. Madame dc R6musat wrote from Paris /:
There anecdo current here concerning the
court and the life you are leading at Compiegue.
These stories are IN general male VIOLENT; thew turn
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