Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15
Napoleon III.

E. G. Granville Murray contributes
to the Swiss Times soms personal rom
iniscences of Napoleon III, from which
we make the following extracts: "Ap9o-
pos Of the Eloeror's private life. ono
cannot help abiding to this mos
ennobling feature OF it. that he never
forgota Kindness. An Englishnan had
the good fortune to oblige the Emperor
in the dsya OF his Majesty's greatness.
II can be Of any service to you, said
Napoleon, :you have only to ask me-
Your Majesty stammered the English-
man. 'I-I-I-should like the--thei
Legion of Honor oh said the EN-
peror with smile, 8 I should not have
offered it to you. AZ I imagined your
government did not allow Englishmen
to wear it except under extraordinary
circumstances. but II you can get over
that difficulty, by all means.' Hero
Napoleon went to . cupboard, unlocked
q drawer, and took ont small cross in
brilliants. This, he continued, 0nco
belonged to Prince Murat; pray accept
it as q token Of my gratitude for the SER
vice you have rendered me- And John.
Bull departed almost beside himself
with admiration for the Nspoleonio
idea.'
"Another instance Of the mans gen.
crosby: He was in prison ct Ham:
Nine. Cornu paid him visit. Have
you any money Z she asked In . sistcrly
way. The Prince confessed he had not
mueh-in fact latter two or three turns
of the screw just three louis. The,
concierge had died the day before yes
terdsy; the family were in great dis
tress; he only knew of 1t this morning..
had.sen them fifteen louis.
Here the conversation was interrupted,
for the conoierge's child had como TO
thank the Prince in herimother'a name.
Napoleon patted her on the head and
slipped his three remaining gold coins
into her hand. One is bound TO sdd--
by way of moral pendant-that Mime.
G. had to lend her foster brother some
thing before she left the prison walls.
He must occasionally have been in
dreadful straits. One day, after Cabi-
net Council, the President Of the Re-
public laughingly drew from his pocket
two FIVE frame piecee, jingled them ono
against another, and said: This issn
have to pay the expenses Of my e;.g-
ress.' He was about to visit ii of
the departments. Ferdinand Bsrrot,
his Secretary. General, overheard shese
words and saw that his chief was jssting
with fosced smile. That evening thu
Prince (who was to start next morninD
found 10000 francs in gold on his
dressing table. las you Barrot, he
said to his faithful servant. who was in
attendance. Barrot afterward obtained
all that an Emperor could give. porto
lilo, Senatorship, Grand Cross, etc.
"Napoleon was sorely puzzled ss to
the right wsy OF dealing with tho oppo-
sition, and the fact is much to his credit.
The Pefsignys and the De Morays were
OF at all puzzled. Three rolls Of the
drum and volley was their infallibl0
pan .caa for all discontent, But Nap0-
leon, half Italian himself, shared tho
Its liam Casour's dislike Of such meth
DDS. Mr.. Kinglake ia an ill-natured
api absurdly misinformed book, has
tsld be world that the Prince-P President
turned pale ON the night Of Decenbex
10, 1851. This solitary fact Ia Mr.
King lakes book may possibly be tfue;
but it was not the pallor OF feax thnt
blanched the cheeks Of the aEch. con
spirator. He honestly disliked the
bloodahed that he foresaw, albait TO-
ambitious to recoil from that supreme
attempt. There il no doubt that Moray
ct one moment doubted whether hie
master would be willing to do AL and
(morslly) dare all. As to his peEe0nal
courage, only the widest malice o.
party spirit could ever deny il to Louie