The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-09-14

EoPoleon's Appreciation and What SIcb-
uhr said OF Hirn.
Seldom are the whirligigs OF time and
the strange TevenCes which they bring
moro forCibiy or more Curiouslv Illus
trated than in the records OF historic
houses and OF the existing palaces OF
the French capital not one has undergone
So May interesting yicissitudes as has the
klysee, where Al the end OF June, $50,
] azare Nicolas Marguerite Garnet con
versed for the last time with his imperial
master.
From 1900 To 1914 the inhexibis Ro-
publican had held studiously aloot from
the imperial regime. He would have
absolutely nothing 10 do with Napoleon
30 long as the Ca"sar was prosperous and
powerful. He had voted against the
Foundation OF the Legion OF Honor, he
had voted against the consulate for lie,
and ho was the only member Of the
Tribunate WHO dared TO raiFo his voice
against the establishments oi the empire.
ct so highly did Napoleon appreciate
the tal"n's and Lnc virtues ci tie soldier,
s,a:eSIuan, and man or science, who had
served the Convention and tie Directory
SO we'll. that he sent hju this pithy uut
comprehensive message:
Monsieur CaruoL anythin. you ike,
as You like and when YOU like"
ing. " hen, however, political bankruptcy
had overtakcu Napoleon IN lSi4, and
when his narslal3 and his COurtierS
were Ccserling him en- nIassa Carnot re-
appeared to oucr, rs hc put R. "scxa-
G"nar!"n arm 10 the QCicatGd and ruined
Congueror.
AIS services were gladly cccartol. and
he WAS instructed To place Antwerp in q
state oi del, nSc, and 1t WAS not until he
had accomplished lis task that t Was dis
covered that the man who had ''Crgan-
lied victory" tor the Republican armies,
wuose name was closely associated with
the crcsiinn OF the Polytechnic Scaooi.
The Institute, the Ecolc hoImalr, and tle
Bureau OF lOngtitudsss, nr.l no higher
grade thal that OF 4 ma or Of engineers.
lie had bestowed the very Hiclc-. raulE
IN tie military service OF LIs couutry, lu-
hc htd forgotten lass own claims, and Il
WAS only hE seniority t.at ue had rissG
10 the post oi = Chef ,lc Ia;u..ou."
Perhaps the finest tIiLuto ever ron
.iCrcd 90 ms character was that pald by
| the Il!UsiilOus historian NlcDHLr. Car
not he sad, is IN many respects tine
greatest man Of this century hisVirturs
are OF IN exquisite nature. My punIirai
ideas differ from his and my love tor
| him might seem an anomaly: but this
| love exists ami II there remained to me
| IN the world only 4 single crust ol bread
! s,.ouid bc proud TO s-.ue It with Car-
| not"
Prescribed by the Pourbons because
| he had voted Tor the death OF ia,45.;
| NNI.. he died il exile aJ 81 A'agdcburs +:
| but little could ne have deemed in lIs
last and sorrow stricken days that his
| grandson would, ere three generations;
| had expired, be elected ChIef Na.,i,-
trate of = republic the ruissau- q and dur
| ability Of which had been The dream ci
| his long and useful lie. As little could
| he have TcCkoned tha; he E.yscs,, " here,
Tor the last time lac had seen aud CON
| ierred with Napoleon, would be the ulan-
SION assigned IS official residence 10 hls
| descendant.
When however, tho chronicle O. tlis
| chauelecn-hke structure is consi,,cr..,i
aston'shment at its changes OF occupauts
| IS Overcome by a conyICuUn that there i
scarcely anything IN The way OF muta.
bility that IS not possible in that edltco
OF many masters.
Early In the eighteenth century tho
| Regent Orleans begged nom Tie h.. ~
LOUIS ny. vast tract of land aJuu. u.il-
on the ChanlyS ElySecS and tins ru,t
erty he presented To his lrIend Henry a,
Ia Tour q AuVergne, Count OF EVrt.usy
who proceeded TO build on the site tbaI
which was called at the period - deli
clous residence"
SO delicious, indeed, was the naus:oY
found 10 be that il was coveted nv Maj
anne de l'ompadour, who inhabited d ic
some years. Here she took lessons /,
| painting and engraving from the ia!soi!
IoGcher, and IIr her studio At the Ilvse
she executed a number OF etclinlss n
copper almost IS delicious as tho hous
surrounded py smiling .;.T lens - wllicl
she dweit. -