The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-08
sToR.Es OF NoToR EMmANuEI

London Daily Nel1s.
The following anecdotes are related
by some italian papers, and were
gathered from the hpa % the late
SignoF Sella himself In 1870 selIa
was enc q the minority who voted
against eendlHr 100. coo Italian sol.
diers % assist Napoleon III. and
consequently resigned his post. He
was about % leave Florence, when
Victor Emmanuel sent FOR him. and.
after saying that i would Be vile 10
desert France In her need warmly
begged him % keep his post. Sella
replied that, believing IS be did that
an alliance with France would fn-
peril Italy, he could not nndarfake
90 share such q serious responsibility.
Hut the king insisted. you wip
see" he said, "fhaf az Win 20 well.
aud that we shall deflve great adVan.
tage from an audience With Ffance.
Pray remain 70 q tnnosslble. %
said Sella. The King vas yexed. snd
exclaimed, I'm fact, you want The
house OF Savoy, like the BOuFbOns OF
Naples, to take no part IN European
affairs. Remember that that inaetiv-
tty was just what caused the fall Of
the bourbOns. AT that time" re-
piled Sella, - king was fightlng
against king now Il Is war be
tween nation and nation. Italy |
might in one day destroy the unity |
which II has lost 50 many sacrifices /
and 70 much blood 10 obtain. Some |
hard words escaped the irritated |
king; but, correcting himself, he end.
ed by saying, AT all events, remain
at your post until q definite resolu-
ton has been taken.n Bella remained
and fortunately for Italy. the 10000
men were never sent. After the de
ieat OF the French and the fall Of Ma
poleOn, q commission went from
Rome 10 Florence TO present the king
with the result Of the plebiscite. Sell
Ia said to the king, as your majesty
content " More than content %
Victor Emmanuel exclaimed. "There
is nothing for me 10 do nov but shoot
myself. What remains for me 70 do?
Myself King In Campidoglio, and nv
son KING IN spain, my wishes are
more than fulfilled" But his con
sent to remain neutral had cost the
king dear.
One day when news arrived Of the
arst defeats OF the French, be called I
lana ana told him that now was the )
moment 10 assist Napoleon. But ,
lama, who had changed his mind. re-
piled that for his part be could not
!, onsent, and would rather resign. II
lld not think, said the king, that I
laa such 5 - lusing an ugly world
irOudly replied Lama. THAT v5ar
majesty Should uss such an ezSres-
ion. The more that I cannot retlrf y 8
Victor Emanuel felt that be had been =
'ro9g; aud Immediately apologized. \
After Sedan the king wrote 10 Tire n
'rincess Clothilde, begging her 10 re- =
urn 20 Italy at once, but the nrinesS. -
eplied that she could not sbsDdon u
er second conntry ia the hour OF fts =
Misfortune. and that abe would onIv a
ave 4 When the repuhlic had been
reclaimed. The next time thakinr =
Nv Sella be read this letter aloud snd n
ella was so much touched IN n
nat he begged for Il g a 6lft. But
ictor EMANUEL pocketed the letter
wing, III ycu viii make Il possible
Y me 70 60 TO Rene, then YOU shan n
ave the letter. Amer the taking Ofl
orta Pin, Sella reclaimed the lefiar. r
~ the king forgot 70 send Il 10 bl- /.
20 ultimately died without perf o-r,,i
q his promise. When king ETrr, ,
IT visited Piedmont, amer sses.
g tue throne, he met Self. AZ I'd ~ I
~ Immediately presented the ,lsslas 9
TN the princess lPfta4 tetter
.etnit me to pay o.. Of NV SsSL.as
DIS" Victor Renamed - tlers
.sn came 70 anggy words n oos Ss..4
Ilons although each sr. =, yer -
S ,, me other In isso
~. y toto Victor Emmffr,,sI AZ nsh :
y tetorm was need sd n ~. - 49,
y, ne late king ;snRrilV 1917 ~
Ia8nt perhaps e. take = 49,. ~;
- seiIa q ones retOrted. sRosli.
~, ~ lels3esty might need or 10
~, ...,- ~ seen differences the sisndshlS-. ..
iiously disturbed. - heraa &C