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

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--Ifatper's Weekly.
MAPolEoN's THREE WARNINGS.
Tho celebrated Touche, Duke Of
Utranto, sometime Chief OF Police TO
Napoleon, was retained but a short
time. il il known, in the service of the
Bourbons after their restoration to tho
throne Of France. He retired to the
town of AK, in Provence. and there
lived in afilucnce and ease upon the
gains Of his long and busy career. On
one occasion tho company assembled in
his salon heard from his lips the follow
ing story:
BY degrees. as Napoleon assumed the
power and authority Of king, every
thing about him. even in the days Of tho
Consulate, began to wear conrt-likc
appearance. AL tho old monarchical
hahitudes were revived, one hy one,
Among other esivals of this kind. the
custom Of attending mass previous to
the hour of audience was restored 10y
Honarartc, andhc himself was pnnctual
in his appearance ut the Chapel Of st
Cloud on such occasions. Nothing
could hc more mundane than the mode
Of performing these religious services
The actresses of the opera were the
chorists. and great crowds III talkativc
people were in tho habit of frequcntinp
the gallery OF the chapel, from the win.
dows of which the First Consul and
loserhine could l@ seen with thei,
suites and friends The whole formc,
merely daily exhibition Of the Con
salar court for tho people.
At one particular time the pnnctuality
Of Ranalmrte in his attendance on mass
Was rather distressing to his wife. The
quick and jealous Josephine had dis
covered that the eyes of her husband
was too much directed to window il
the gallery where there regularly ap
pcarel the face and form of Young
girl ef uncommon beauty. The chest
nut tresscs. the brilliant eyes and grace
ful figure III this personagc caused I'll,
more uncasiness tn the Consuls wife, n,
the strangers glances were bent no,
less often upon Ronaparte than hi.
were upon her
"Mho j. that Young girly' said Jose
phine. one day. nj the close Of tho ser
vice. what can she seek from th,
First Coasulg observed her drop :
billet Just now nj his feet lie pickle,
il up / saw him.
No one could tell Josephine who til,
object IL her notice precisely was
though there were some Who declared
her IL be an emigrcc lately returned
and Who probably VAS lesirons Of tn,
Intervention Of the First Consul i,
favor af her family, With such gucsse'
as this the Consal's wife VAS obliged I,
cst satisfied for the time,
After the audience of that same la,
had passed, Bcnapartc expressed
wish for a drive in the park. and nc
conlnglv went out attended hv hi
wife. his brother Joseph. paroc an,
Her,ense Beauharnais, The King o
Prussia had Just presented Napoleon
with superb set Of horses. four i,
\ numhcr, and they were harnesscd to Al
A open chariot for the party. The Consu
took il into his head 10 drive in person
and mounted into the coachman's seal
The chariot set of, but Just as it wa
turning into the park. it went crasl
\ against stone at the gate, and the Ers
7 Consul was thrown 10 the ground. HI,
attempted to rise, but again fell pros
trate in a stunned and insensible condi
ticn. Meanwhile the horses sprans
forward with tho chariot. and were onl,
stopped when Duroc. nj the risk of hi
: life. threw himself out and seired th,
loose reins. Josephine was taken on
in swooning condition. The rest o
the party speedily returned tn Napo
leon. and carried him back to his apart
ments. On recovering his senses fully
the first thing which hc did was to pu
his hand into his pocket and pull on
the slip of paper dropped at his fee
i'm tho chapel. Looking over hi
shoulder. Josephine read upon it thes
words:
do not drive out in your carriag
this day."
This can have no allusion to our lat
accident" said Ronaparte. No on
could foresee that l WAS to play tn
part Of coachman to-day, or that
should he awkward enough to driv
against a stone. Go, Duroc, and ex
anime the chariot
nuroc obeyed. Soon after he return
cd. very pale, anil took the First Consu
aside. Citizen Consul" said he, cha
You not struck the stone and stoppe
our drive, we had all been lost"
"How so?" Was the reply.
aThere was in the carriage. conceale
behind the rear seat, massive boml
charged with ragged pieces OF iroI
with q slow match, and kindled. Thing
had been 80 arranged that in quartz
of an hour We should have been sea
tered among the trees Of the Park Of >
Cloud. Fonrhe must be told Of thi
Dubois must be warned"
Not word to them" replied Bon,
parte. "The knowledge of one plot el
genders second. Let Josephine r,
main ignorant Of the danger she hs
escaped. Hortense. Joseph. camb,
ceres-tell none Of thela; and let I'll
Government journals say not wor
about my fall.
The First Consul Was then silent fl
some time
.D,roc, he said at length, "yon wi
come Ia morraa mt mass and examiu
with attention Young girl whom
shall point ont TO You. She will occnp
the fourth window in the gallery on Il
right. Follow her home, or cause i.
to be followed. and bring me INTEL