The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-01

nre OF the young girl. She was not
there. The impatient First Consul
nnd his contilant, Duroc, were greatly
annoyed MT her non-appearancc md
small was the attention paid by them to
tile services that day. Their anxiety
was fruitless. The girl was seen at
mass no more.
III.
The summer, Napoleon were spent
chiefly at Mnlmaison--t winter at
Snint Cloud and the 'ruileries. Winter
had come on, and the First Consul had
been holding court in the great apart
mcnts Of the last of these palaces. It
was the tl.ird ri that month, which tho
Republicans we'll called Nisosc, and in
the evening Bonaparte entered his car.
riage to 90 to the opera, accompanied
by his ai,l-de-camp, Lauriston, and
Generals Lnnnes and Berthicr. The
vehicle was about to start when fe-
male. wrapped IN a black mantle, rush.
ed out upon tho Place Carousal, made
hcr way into the midst Of the guards
about to accompany Bonaparte, and
held forth paper to the latter, crying
Citizen Consul, Citizen Consul. read
readl!"
Bonapartc, with that smile which
Bourrienne describes as irresistible,
salutcd the petitioner and stretched out
his hand for tho nlissivc. "A petition,
madam ?" said he, inluiringly, and then
continued: Fear nothing; ! shall
| peruse il and see justice DONE"
Citizen Consul"--cried the woman,
imrloringly joining her hands. !.
What she would have further said
was lost. The coachman, who, it was
afterwards said, was intoxicated, gave
the lash to the horses, and they sprang
of with the speed Of tightening.
| The Consul, throwing into his hat
the paper he has received, remarked to
his companions: II could not well see
her figure, but think the poor woman
is Young"
| The carriage dashed along rapidly.
II was Just issuing from the street Of st
Nicholas when frightfnl detonation
was heard mingling with aud followed
hv the crash of broken windows and the
cries Of injured passers-by. The infer.
nal machine had exploded. Uninjured
the carriage Of the Consul and its in
mates was Mhirled with undiminished
rapidity to the opera. Bonaparte en-
tered his box with serene brow and un'
rutilcd department. He saluted, rs
usual. the assembled spectators, tt
whom the news OF the explosion came
with all the speed which runor excr'
ciscs upon such occasions. All were
stunned and stupetied. Bonapartc only
was perfectly calm. He stood with
crossed arms, listening attcntively te
the oratorio Of Haydn, which was exc
cuted on that evening. Suddenly, how
ever, he remembered the paper put in
to his hands. He took it out and read
these lined:
"ln the name OF heaven, Citizen Con
sui, do not 60 to the opera tonight. or
il You do go, pass not through the street
of st. Nicholas"
On reading these words the Consul
chanced to raise his eyes. Exactly OPP
posite to him, in box On the third tier
sat the young girl Of the chapel at st
Cloud. who. with joined hands, seemed
to utter prayers Of gratitude for the es
cape which had taken place. Her heat
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beautiful chestnut hair. and her perso1
was wrapped in dark mantle. which
the Consul recognized as identical will
that worn by the woman who had de
hvered the paper to him at the carriag,
door ON the Place Carousal.
"Go, said. quietly hut quickly. Il
I.annes; 'go to the box exactly orpo
site to us. and the third tier You vii
find a young girl in black mantle
Bring her 10 the Tuilcries. must Sc,
her. and without delay" Eonapart,
spoke thus. and without raising his eyes
but to make Lenncs certain Of the per
son he took the Generals : arm and said
pointing upward, "See there
Honapartc stopped suddenly. Th,
Girl was gone. No black mantle was /,
ho seen. Annoyed at this beyond meas
ure. he hurriedly sent of Lannes to in
tercept her. 1t was in vain. The box
keeper had seen such m individual, bu
knew nothing about her. Bonapart
applied to Fonche and Dubois, Int nj
the zeal in these functionaries failed I,
find her.
Years ran on after the explosion O
the internal machine and the strang