Nevada County picayune., 1890-01-01

to eat one of the apples which were on the table. Josephine stretched out her hand for one and placed her knife on it with the determination of woman prepared for surprise. Mother Eye surely did not reach for the apple with such longing, which caused misery to her descendants, as Josephine. She cut through the apple and found inside q petition to the first consul.
 Madame, said the iugglcr, "be- fore you is an unluckv one who has mixed in the quarrcls of the kings, and has taken part in the wars against the republic, l have fought in the Nendee with a Cocorde, which IS no more that of my country, and when the party which l served was defeated 1 took flight, to live in strange land. My country drove me out as traitor. Branded like Cain, wandered about; my name is crossed from the list of citizens and put on the emigratit roll. A word from your lips, madame, can make a Frenchman of me again, and give me back to my own. You, the adored wife of the first consul have the power to give me back to my country and to my own.''
 Sir she said to the emigrant, II will do as you wish. The consul shall read your petition and assure you that will do everything 1 can in your favor.'
 The juggler arose, put his cups in- to his pocket, his table under his arm, bowed deeply and disappeared. Josephine, inclined to he supersti- tious, could not see the enemy of her husband in this jugglcr. She be- lieved in his magical power, which would be of use to the emperor, and made up her mind to use all inhu- ence in her power with Napoleon to intercede for this man. The follow ing 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 Jose phine entered.
 What did you do yesterday, dear Josephine:" asked Bonaparte. ''Who has visited you:"
 Il have been well entertained; if you will dine with mo to- day have a pleasant surprise in store for you. Which reminds me, do have this name crossed from the emigrant list. :" With these words she handed him the petition of the magician.
 "A Chonan," said Napoleon, af- ter he had read the petition. "One of the fanatica followers of Char cnte's and Laroche-.laquclin's; one ot the people who had but . short time ago followed the armies of the republic to murder the scattered sol diers and finish the dying. Marco. Marco! who comes from England, who serectly landed on our coast, probably to fulfill Pitts shameless plan, brandishing their torch lights over the still wcltering battleiields of France. Fox, my friend, has written me to be on my guard for this evil one, And how do you know him! Where have you seen him:
 At this Josephine burst into tears.
 'Oh, do not cry" he said, but answer me; your charity has been abused. The traitors imagined a pe- tition which you should propose could not be denied, and then they would in Paris, under my very eyes. have begun their wretched play. Fouche is right; these people are ir- redccmable,
 Il do not know him." replied Josephine; 'do not get angry. Tear up the petition and we will speak no more of it; if you knew how it came to me.
 Josephine related how the petition CT came to her and the wonders he produced.
 And you open the door to such people? Jugglcrs and magicians, who try to stew sand in the eyes of the first consul, because they could not deceive him. How childish you arc, Josephine, to be blinded by magicians. "
 With these words he approached the sideboard and took an apple from a basket.