Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-09
OESERBT EVENING NEWS
wednesday. April 8. 1890.
THE RED MANS WARNING.
An APPARITIoS WHICH USNERvED
TIIEGBEAT NAPOLEON.

parsonage, taken all around, goes
without saying. The greatest gem
eral OF modern or perhaps Of any
times, yet withala wonderful com
bination Of strong-mindedness and
weak groveling of superstitious fan
cies. As some writer has said, she
was all star and destiny.o This
star seems to have been the ruling
omen Of his entire career. Its twink
lings nerved him at the battle OF the
Pyramids and beckoned him to the
expedition to Moscow; and even
though that turned out TO be one of
the-most disastrous moves he ever
made, he never lost faith in the
omen for single instant. / shall
never forget how absorbed / came
in reading Rapp's account OF the
great generals abstraction when
gazing on his star Of destiny from
his palace window.
''LOok there; up thereof said Ma
poleon.
81 see nothing but the pale twin
king stan, returned Rapp, quiet
ly.
what - exclaimed the emperor,
excitedly; sis it possible that you
do not see my star; the frey red one
almost as large as the moon? Ii is
before you now, and OH how bril-
liantn' Then, warming up at the
sight, he fairly shrieked as he erie
out: sit has never abandoned me
for an instant; l see It on all great
occasions; il commands mt 10 90 for
ward; it is ny sign OF good fortune,
and where it leads / will follow.''
Rapp said that he fairly screamed
as he uttered the words, 81 will fol-
low, " and that his face was livid as
he seated himself in confusion and
suppressed excitement.
'sTHE RED sPECTER's" LAST CALL.
Whether or not the Red Specter
visited Napoleon that night after
Rapp retired we are not informed. 1t
is known, however, that a spirit
dressed in red and shaped like
man visited him on several occa-
sions when the star was shining
with unwonted brightness. The
last time this spectral apparition
appeared 10 the emperor was on
Jan /, 1914, when he came 10 the
great generals palace and asked
admission Of the guards. Early In
the morning Of that day Napoleon
shut himself up in his cabinet, bid.
ding Count Mole, then counselor Of
state and afteTward grand judge Of
the empire, to remain in an adjoin-
ing room and to admit no one to the
royal presence.
Hardly had an hour passed before
an individual, Enthusiastically dressed
in red trousers, blouse and cap, APP
peired in the hallway. He was
halted by the guard just as Mole
appeared on the scene. When in
formed that the emperor was busy
and must not be interrupted the Red
Man grew impatient and declared
that he must see Napoleon, and him
alone, Immediately.
az must see him. Tell him the
Red Man is waiting for an audi
ence.O
Trembling violently and awed
almost to speechlessness at the inn
perious and commanding tone Of the
red apparition, Mole again tiptoed
to the door Of the royal chamber and
announced the presence of tse Red
Man.
Napoleon, ''the man OF irOn,"
blanehed as white rs ghost; his
arms dropped nerveless TO his side,
allowing a costly minor which he
was holding in his hand to fall AMI
break into a million Of pieces as they
did 81.
Although it was plain that the
had completely un-
nerved him he managed 10 give
orders for the unwelcOme guest TO
be admitted. After the door was
closed Mole, prompted by curiosity,
held his ear TO the door and, as he
afterward attested on oath, heard
the following conversation, the most
dialogue ever listened TO
in the history Of the world.
WHAT MOLE HEARD.
"General,'' said the Red Specter,
ssthis is the third time L have APP |
pearcd before YOU as n man. The |
first time we met was in Egypt, at |
the Battle of the Pyramids; the
second, after the Battle OF Wagram.
On the occasion OF our meeting nt |
Wagram / granted You four more
years in which TO terminate the
conquest Of all Europe or to make a
general peace, threatening that II
you did not perform one Of these
two things within the allotted time
would withdraw my protection
from you. Now, am come for the
third and last time 10 warn you that
YOU have but three short months Of
power. In three months from this
hour the allies will be Invading
Paris if you do not take my advice
and sue for peace. a general peace
must be perfected within ninety |
DAYS, else otherwise your power will
be confined TO small, black island
Of the sea: so remember, all will be
over with you IL you do not achieve
a conquest or accede to peace within
that time"
In vain did Napoleon expostulate
with this cardinal specter, who sat
with as much ease in the presence |
Of the great emperor rs the emperor
himself would in the presence VI his
most common subject.
SIT VIII be entirely out Of the !
question TO either conquer or make |
peace ON honorable terms IN the |
short space Of three months" he |
said.
500 as you please, :, returned the |
red man, "but ] will not change |
NV resolution. Now l 60" he said,
as he opened the door aud strobe |
down the hall, followed by the en-
peror and Mole, who pretended TO |
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