The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-12


express any wish and 10 shall be- fulfilled.
regret very much that YOU have fin
ishel your meal. else ! could have
BROUGHT YOU dishes which were wanting
on Your table today the red feather oi
the Mediterranean. s1rdiue- of Rowan on
the little silver fish caught in the Vicinit,
in which madam was borne-for the great
welfare Of Frauce Madame. YOU may
order whatever your heart wishes. DO
you wish q spotloss diamond or grass
/ dy on the heather. an Oriental ruby or q
nightingale" This man, who placed all
the wealth Of nature at Joscphincs dis
posal. seemed 10 wish that she might de.
eide upon the nightingale. for he pat his
ear 10 tie cup and il almost seemed as If
he heard the melting tones of the singer
of spring. Josephine, whose desires.
/ however. were modest. and who pre-
ierrcd bunch of flowers to q diamond.
selected neither diamond nor "a ruby
nor nightingale but rose She had
scarcely spoken the word when the jug
gler upset the cup and showed the aston
ished lockers on rose, which bent
gracefully on is stem AMI filed the room
with sweet fragrance.
My goodness said Josephine. lyon
have cut the preiticst rose in our conser-
vatory, the rose which intended giving
Bonaparte tomorrow. 1t would have
nnfolicd during the night"
BEG pardon, madlmc,' replied tic
4 iugeier politely. "this rose belongs 10
me and have the honor % present II t.
the wife Of the first consul. would
never dare to touch ~ flowers and J
! have never been in her conservatory.
Josephine sent Il servant 70 investigate
tho truth Of tins assertion and was told
that the rose which was destined for tine
first consul was unhuri. lncredul0us
as creole Size could not hide hcr adj
miration, and in fact. il was impossible
10 emharrass the man who was Sd enter
tanning and wonder creating lie mag
icaliy drew out Of his pocket "a swarm OF
singing birds which picked mp the
crumbs, then be filled "a lumber with
water and as quickly as he would upset
il uumbcrloss flowers flowed upon the
persons around. and Josephine imagined
herself i'm her conservatory.
When the wonders had reached THEN
highest degree Josephine reached for thc
pompadour. which was hanging OLA hcI
armchair, IA order Ia give some gold
pieces 10 the iuggler When thc lusglal
noticed this lac fell down al her feet, say.
ing. Madame. yon can reward me
hundred times for this li,tlc pleasure that
! have given yon, but not IN money!
mercy, madame, a mercy
which she asked.
The wonderful man begged her then
10 eat one Of the apples which were ON
hen table. Josephine stretched out her
hand for one and placed her knife on ii
with the determination Of woman pre-.
pared for q surprise. Mother Eve surely
did not reach for the apple with such
longing which caused such misery to her
descendants as Josephine She cut
through the apple and found inside "a pc
titiOn 90 the first consul.
Madame" said the iusclor before
you is an unlncEy one, who has mixed
in the qnarrols of tho kings. and las
taken part in the wars aglinstthe repub-
lie. have fought in the Ncndcc with a
Cocarde. which is no moro that of my
country, and when the party which /
served was defeated took flight, 10 live
ia strange land Ny country drove me
out as q traitor. Branded like Cain.
wandered about ms name j. crossed
from tho list Of citizens und pat on the
emierant roll. ! word irom Nour lips.
madame. can make Ircnchman of me
again and give ne back 10 my own
You, the aiored wife OF The first consul,
have the power % give ne back TO my
country and To my own
Sir she said to thcomigrant, II viii
do as YOU wish The consul shall read
your petition and assure YOU that will
do everything can in your favor"
The jupelcr arose, pat his cups into his
pocket, his table under hls arm. bowed .
deeply and disappeared
josephine. inclined 10 b. snpcrtitious. T
could not see the enemy of her husband /
in this iuggler She believed i'm his /
magical power which would be- Of use
to the emperor, and made up her mind |
to use all influence in her power with /.
Napoleon to intercedc for this man. The /
following morning at O'clock Bonapartc /
brcakfasted in the dining room Of the /
Palace Malmaison; they were getting his /
carriage ready IN the court yard OF the /
palace when Josephine entered.
"What did YOU do yesterday. dear .
josephine asked Bonaparie. "Who has
visited you|
"a have been well Entertained. if YOU
will dine with me today have pleas
ant surprise in store foryou Which re-
minds me, do have this, lamc crossed
from the cmigraut list" With these
words she handed him the petition Of the
magician.
~ Chonan" said Napoleon after he
had read the petition. zone of the ianat
ical followers Of Charcnte's and Laroche.
Jaquoiins one Of the people who but
short tine AGO followed the armies Of the
eepublic Ia murder the scattered soldier.
and finish the dying. Marcel Mare
who comes from England. who secretly
landed on our coast, probably to fulfill
Pitts shameless plan, brandishng their
torch lights over the still weltcring battle
fields OF France. Fox. my friend, has
written me 20 be on my guard for this
evil one. And how do yoa know him:
Where have you seen him:
At this Josephine burst into tears
"Oh, do not cry. lac said "but answer
me; your charity has been abused The
traitors imagined petition which YOU
should propose could not bc denied. and
then they woull in Paris. under my very
eyes. have begun their wretched play
Foache Is right. these people are ire.
lecmabe"
IL do not know him. replied Jose
phine. do not gtt angry. Tear up the
petition and we wall speak $50 more of it.
4 You knew how il came to me
Josephine related now tha petitioner
'ame to her and the wonders he produced
And YOU open the door t. such peo
)le' Jugglers and magicians. who try 10 !