The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-19
[Paris Corr. N. Y. Tribunel
Three Bourbon Women.
And How They Made and MARRIED Their
Cause.

The Bourbon cause has been made and
marred by its women. 1t is rather a dark
saying, but j, may be proved. The Duchesse
de Berri, mother of the Comte de Chambord,
was the last who seemed able to save it.
She was determined that her son should be
king, and she had a contempt for obstacles,
which, when it is justified by the event, is
ed at Marseilles from an italian steamer,
with only two waiting for es-
cort. and with these two gentlemen outside
Marseilles and few more within she hoped
to take the city and take France The Ital-
ian captain thought it wild venture, and
just dropped her ashore and sailed away.
She slept outside Marseilles on the ground
all that night, while the two gentlemen
watched; and the next morning she waited
for the signal from the city. 1t came; the
tocsin sounded, the loyal adherents duly
went out into the streets and threw up their
hats, but the police were the only persons
who rallied to the appeal.
Marseilles had failed. but there was
France. The brave little woman was play
ing for high stake; the younger branch
had the throne, and they might keep it for
ever if she did not bestir herself. With the
same limited escort, afterward reduced by
the despatch OF one of the gentlemen to
Italy for requirements, she made her way
right across the country to La Vendee,
where she knew she would find peasants
with traditional devotion to the cause. 1t
was wonderful journey: she put. on peas
ant clothing, mingled with the groups in the
market towns who were reading the procla-
nations for her arrest, and was nearly dis
covered by her clumsy attempts TO play the
market woman. The rough worsted stock
ings of the masquerade and the heavy sabots
chafed her tender skin; and, when nobody
was looking, she took them off and tramped
along barefoot. At length she reached her
faithful country folk, formed them into a
tiny army, and stood siege In chateau
against the Government troops. The issue
was not doubtful for moment; but the
peasants fought on for her till half of them
were killed, and their trumpeter blew a
CHEEKY note till bullet holes let all wind out
of his body.
The duchess then took refuge with Le-
gitimist lady, who inhabited one of the old
est of the old mansions in one of the Oldest
of old towns. Everything was according to
the rules-even secret hiding-places in the
great house Here, though Louis Philippes
men knew she was near, they could not, fol
the life of them, find her. At last the bride
offered by the terrified king-a round mil
lion-tempted wretch to betray her 1t
was one Deutz. converted Jew, to whom
she had been a great benefactress. He
came to Paris to conclude the transaction
and Theirs, to his credit, was nearly taken
III at the sight of him; but the bargain was
struck all the same. Troops surrounded the
house and they went in to find the Duchesse
. e Berri, but she was not to he seen she
was in the biding-place, small cham
Der behind the big chimney. The men took
up their quarters in the very room; and as ii
was bitterly cold, they made fire to warm
themselves. The warmth was at first agree
able to the fugitives--the duchess and two
or three ladies and gentlemen, who had
crowded with her into the narrow space
but presently their clothes began to catch
fire. 1t took five hours of this torture to
roast them out. 1t was the last heroic act
of the elder branch.
The next woman who claims notice is the
Princess LARA Theresa of Modena, The
Comte de Chambord's wife. His marriage
with her was the Legitimist Roland for an
Oliver TO the Spanish marriage OF the Or
leanists. The younger branch had made
their powerful royal alliance. The elder had
to fortify itself in the same way. The Prin-
cess of Modena was splendid match-a
granddaughter OF the great Maria Theresa,
related to half the royal houses of the con-
tinent and with dover of twenty millions.
The news threw a certain CONSERVATION on
the Orleanist camp, which Guiotz tried to
check by magnificent display of deport-
ment. But he was so terribly calm that
everybody felt sure he was very i'll at ease
The Comte wooed and welded strictly &C.
| cording to royal rules-he courted by de-
| spatch and married by proxy. The negotia-
| tions were carried on with profound secrecy
| When the older people, the relatives, the
chancellors and chamberlains had settled