Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-24

eyes, nave begun their wretched play.
Fouche is right; these people are ire.
deemable."
~ do not know him." replied Jose.
phine; "do not get angry. Tear up the
petition and wo will speak no more OF III:
IL you knew how il camc 10 me-"
Josephine related how the petitioner
came to her and the wonders he produced
"And you open the door to such pco-
pie? Jugglers aud magicians, who try 10
strew sand In the eyes of the first consul,
because they could not deceive himl How
childish you are, Josephine. to he blinded
10y magicians.
With these words ho approached the
sideboard and took an apple from bas.
kct.
"Sec, in such an apple found the peti-
ton. These are on my table every day
and accident led me to IT,"
Bonaparte 8i,rugged his shoulders and
cut the apple 1t concealed similar pc
tition. Bonaparte showed Josephine the
ingenuity with which tho kernels were
taken out and the space filed out with n
rolled up paper,
The man could not but succeed" he
sail. "you may have wished as you
w"uld. lie was in league with the fruit
cr'r. who shall serve you no longer ]
shall recommend your magician to
Fo;iche and"
" the rention Of this name Josephine
,rc'nblcd. The name OF this blood.
thirsty person sufficed 20 arouse horror
IN nn innocent person. Josephine knew
nov that her charge was irreyocably lost.
".Ah! Bonaparte. ! pray you, do not
have him taken here and do not soil the
innocence OF my house"
with you? He is here thenT'
NO, but he will como again; hoped
To entertain you with his artful tricks
this evening""
"Fouche will find him."
Without listening any more he tramp
Cd on the apple and its contents, which
were on the floor. to hurry back to Paris.
Josephinc's sorrow was indcscribablc.
For the first time she felt that there was
place in Napoleon's heart to which she
had no access. She instituted search I'm
the vicinity of Malmaison and went to
all imaginable trouble to find him. She
wished to give him money and have him
taken over the boundary line by ono Of
her own people. but all her trouble was
fruitlcss. Dinner time arrived and Jo-
scphine, worried with unpleasant
thoughts, left tho victuals untouched.
But when dessert was served both fold
ing doors opened and George Marco ap-
pcarcd with his little table. his fine ebony
sticks and tin cups.
Fly, cir, fly.' Josephine addressed
him, "or you arc lost. You have mur-
dered French soldiers and deserve death.
can protect you no longer IN my house.
The consul has probably given you up to
Fonche and you are helplessly lost"
The magician, on whose features were
cast such dismal look yesterday, looked
quietly at Josephine and begged her to
give him q quarter of an hour of her
tins. He set tho table down and brought
forth the cup from lis pocket. This
time he offered neither rabies nor dia-
monds, and neither did he let flowers
rain. but there ,ulubled out littlc soldiers,
footinen and riders.
These" said he. "aro the AusirianS,
these Prussians and these Russians, and
they all unfold Oh level. Do you 800
their battalions, their squadrons, divis-
ions? DO yoa see MelaS on n horse? lie
Is their leader, aud tho horse on which
he IL mounted promised tho holy Nico-
inus tho guns of the French. There is
the French ar-ny. Do you see tho gen.
eral with nyins plume; lie stretches
forth his hand anil oil tho armies attack
each other DO you hear tho thunder Of
the cannons and the sound cf the trum-
pets? Do you Gcc the iri-colorcd flag?
Do YOU hear tho enthusiastic shout OF tho
rejoicing multitude: Long live the re-
public! Long live Gen. Bonaparte.'
And all the soldiers seemed 10 tumble
out Of tho cups and go in order ready for
the battle on the table, where they per-
formed the movements which George
Marco commanded. When the battle
was won victorious and defeated re-
turned to his pocket, and the magician
offered to show the wife of the first con.
sui still more wonderful things, the
Egyptian expedition and the battle Of
the pyramids
Josephine could not enjoy the treat.
Believing the man exposed to danger,
she said 10 hiri: "Takc this money and
60 away"
Marco, who VAS more quiet and col.
lected thon Yesterday, said: II would not
sell my art FOR gold yesterday. much less
will today Show mo n favor; open
ono Of these applcs.'
Josephine Gil coaaa found TIC follow.
ing letter:
"MApAnE: have just delivered proof
unto the Ei-c consul tha, this Marco,
who has tho honor to appear before you.
10 not the murderer who has deserved
the punisiiinon, Of law. The ono you
protect Is aH bones; man, who has taken
part In The expedition of Amleroa and
fought brJvcly, but emigrated after the
defeat Of the Rovalists. He did not,
however, 80 to England, hut 10 Germany,
and from there has brought with hini
tho marionc,tc plays, which will pro',.
ably amusc you very much. The othcr
Marco Is not ticorge. but Joes. and IL H.
England, where his actions arc watched.
] am glad to announce that your protcge
10 crossed from tho list Of emigrants.
"FoUcRE."
A few days later Josephine again i'm.
portuned the first consul, with the result
that the name Of the magician was cx-
punged from the emierant list.