Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-22
TIE DEFEATED EMPEROR
Louis Napoleon After tina B.ttlo OF Soda,
Blsnsairis's safutattnn.

Louis Napoleon After the Rattle of Sedan.
Dlsn,srch's saiutatton.
Having left our carriage at Chevcnres,
Forsyth and | stopped there to get it, but q
long search proving fruitless, we took lodg-
ing in the village at the house Of the cure.
resolved TO continue the hunt in the morning
Bat then we had no better success. so CON
GLIDING that our vehicle had been pressed
into the hospital service, We at an early hour
on the % Of September resumed the search.
continuing on down the road in tho direction
of Sedan. Near the gate of the city we carao
/ on the German picket line, and one of the
/ officers, recognizing our uniforms-he having
served in the war OF the rebeIion-stepped
| forward and addressed mo in good Eaglish.
] We naturally fell into conversation. and in
| the midst Of it there came out through tho
! gate an open carriage, or landau. containing
two men, one of whom, in tho uniform of a
/ general and smoking a cigarette. we recoy-
! nized when the conveyance drew near us the
| Emperor Louis Napoleon
The landau went on toward Donchery Mt n
! leisurely pace, and wo inferrine that there
was something more important at hand lust
then than tho recovery Of our trap, followed
| at q respectful distance. Not quite a milo
from Doncherry is a cluster Of three or four
cottages, and at the first Of these the landau
stopped to await. as wo afterward ascertained.
Count Bismarck with whom the diplomatic
negotiations were to be- settled Some min
utes elapsed before he came, Napoleon re-
naming seated in his carriage meantime,
still smoking and accepting with nonchalance
the staring of a group Of German soldiers
near by, who were gazing on their fallen foo
with curious and eager interest.
i4r .la Of q
and looking toward tho sound l perceived
tho chancellor cantering down the road.
When abreast of tho carriage ho dismounted.
ard walking up TO it, saluted the emperor in
quick, brusque way that seemed to startle
him. After a word or two tho party moved
perhaps n hundred yards further on, where
they stopped opposite the weaver's cottage SO
famous from that day. This little house is
on the east side Of tho Donchery road, near
its junction with that to Frenois, and stands
about twenty PAGES back from tho highway.
In front is stone wall covered with creep
ing vines, and from a gate in this wall runs
to the front door a path, at that time Dor
dcrcd on both sides with potato vines.
Tho emperor having alighted at the gate,
he and Bismarck walked together along the
narrow path and entered the cottage. Reap
pearing in about a quarter of an hour, they
onmo out and seated themselves in the open
air, tho weaver having brought couple Of
chairs. Hero they engaged in an animated
conversation, il much ges.iculation is any in
dication The talk lasted fully an hour, Bis
marck seeming to do most of it, but at last
DO arose, saluted the Emperor and strobe
down tho path toward his horse. Seeing mo
standing near the gate, no joined me for q
moment and asked me if I had noticed how
tho emperor started when they FIRST met, and
telling him that l had, he added, We'll, it
must have been due to my manner, not my
words, for these were: 4 salute your ma jcsty
just as / would my king'n Then the chan
cellor continued to chat few minutes longer.
assuring rae that nothing further was TO be
done there, and that we had better 90 to the
Chateau Bellevue, where, he said, the formal
surrender was to take place. With this he
rode off toward Vendresse to communicate
with his sovereign, and Forsyth and made
ready to so to the Chateau Belvuc.-Gen.
Sheridan in Scribner's Magazine