The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
An Incident of Napole0ns So
iourn OH the IaL0fad of EIht.

One day something happened 10
disturb the calm routine oil Napo-
leon 9 life on the mountain. The
Emperor had again and again
swep. the horizon with his glass.
1t was apparent that he expected
to see something which failed him.
suddenly he babe Bernolii, his or
delly, speed down to Porto Ferraio,
prepare a four-horse carriage and
three saddle horses take them TO
a certain part OF the shore near
the capital, and follow tue ins.ruc-
lions of General Bertrand. The
sun vas already about to set. The
mac did not, therefore, reach the
placa indicated until eleven o'clock
at night. He was just in time. A
Genoese sloop approached the
isl-nd. Shortly afterward two la
dies. n little boy and Polish Col
onei landed from it. Bertrand re-.
ceIved them, and stood barehead-
ed under the moon while speaking
to the ladies. Then ooe of the la
dies and the boy stepped into the
carriage, the other lady and the
soldier mounted horses, and, ac-
companied byBertrand, the whole
party made for Marciana, the town
let at the foot of Capanna They
were half way when the Emperor,
IN his white horse and with sever.
al attendants, met them. 1t was
pitch dark by this time. The EN-
peror at once joined the lady in the
carriage and they continued theil
Journey. At Marciana the lad,
and the little boy took horse, ant
cavalcade began to climb the noun
ain. How they did it in tie darl
', Tor one, can lot conceive. II i!
II any time arduous enough, anC
aot without its moments OF peril
ZONE of the party were thrown
!, Out no one was hurt. However, a
I bhree o'clock in the morning, th,
:; rHermi.age," as it was called, wa
5 reached. Madam, behold my
n palacep' said Napoleon, uncover
j; ing and indicating his tent. Tbi'
occurred in the night Of the LIST o
September. The visitors staid OF
Monte Capanna until the eveninf
= OF the Sd. Then, at nine O'Clock
y IN the night, the return iouruel
was begun with the same secresy
!. Napoleon descending the noun
J tain with his guests as fer as til,
: seashcre. During the intervenin,
,: two days and nights the lady an(
!; Napoleon were closted together
J. nor did she once show her face out
d side the Hermitage. The boy
r. however, was allowed to ciiml
d. about the rocks. Such an inciden
+ so dramatically contrivcG, hugcl
: excited the spies at Elba. especia
ly as their victim had for wee
or more been out OF their Wa,
They wrote to their respectiv
T. chiefs, and had no dout that thi
Ut visitor was the Empress herself
:" Maria Louise Of Austria. The
argued, therefore, that great event
~ were wrong. The lady was beau
Of tiful Pole. the Countess Waiesk,
y. whom Napoleon had met for til
h. first time at Wasaw in 1907, an
the little boy was her son by tn
Us Emperor. 1t is said of her tha
. she had given him gold ring il
closing lock of the fair hair, an
a with the inscription: "When 20
cease to love me do not forget tn.
=; l love YOU" The devoted womal
O. hearing that Maria Louisa was nj
X with her husband in Elba, ha
travelled thither to offer him h,
" own loyinS attentions. But out
= regard for the Empress, whom
believed to be detained on the Cor
u tinent against her will, Napolec
a. would not let her stay with hir
He probably had some affectio
= for this lady even in 1914, tor whe
his orderly rejoined hi
on the night of her departure
found him seated by the chestnI
tree with sad expressions on h
Ia, lace as he learned with his chez
h, resting in his right hand, -Cornbi
ny Magazine.