Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-31

"The Sieur d'Auxeles forgets he utters
tire son against France with such words"
said Belize. with fine dignity. Monsieur
am not here to handy words or indulge in
plattudes for past that can never be re-
peated i'm our country | am soldier, and
a blunt one. The sole question is, have !
your consent to wed your daughter?'
D'AuXelles looked at the captain mo-
ment, and then replied: Monsieur, yo
say we'll We will not handy words.
Once and for all, you cannot marry my
daughter. Once and for all, | will quit
place | never should have taken. An Of
flee in the gift of the Prnce-P President will
be vacant before another day passes" Go
ing to the door, he opened it, and bowed
low to the man who passed out with omin-
ously flashing eyes
From lie MopHcm Of June f,H
The Sieur It. Auxelles, secretary of expenditure
to the Prince sdent, has resigned his office be
cause Of III health, and will proceed to travel IN
hone of regaining it. Madam and Made" oiselle
d'AuXelles will accompany him in his endeaVor 10
find restoration of his usual ROBUSTNESS.
The Captain Ambrose Belize has been appoint
ed to succeed the Sirur dAuXtnes as secretary OF
expenditure to the PrincePresdent The Cap
tain Belize is a man known, etc, etc. etc.
The coup dCtdt was an accomplished
fact. For it and throughout its many
phases one man had worked and planned
and watched, had schemed and aided and
caioled, had neither eaten nor slept until 1t
was all over 1t was the Captain Belize.
No man heard of him in the matter. He
seemed but little cog on one of the
smaller wheels; but the Emperor knew bet
ter.
Two days after the plGbiScite had been
announced, and matters were following the
new routine, Belize went to Louis and
said:
"You know, sire, how | love you, and
how great is my devotion to You and yours.
am come to ask a favor. You have told
me that | should be grand comptroller of
the household. Sire, you know that my
heart is dead, and l have no ambition to
be at court. Give me leave, sire, to go to
a regiment in foreign service, with no in
creased rank and with plenty of work, and
there let me strive to forget my sorrow"
His voice trembled. and he stood pressing
his hands cOnvusively on a chair back.
| The Emperor replied: "Betec, wait until
after my coronation, and you may go then,
if your mind be unchanged. l don't want
you to go. a man in my position and eX-
allied station can have but few friends.
L uOSt llt Ndll Ill dllOll " pau llOIls
Belize, visibly affected at this speech,
could only bow and withdraw from the
presence.
From the journal OHciel de FA,nGel
GENERAL ORDER No. 50.
The Captain Bcltec heretofore detached is or
| dered to report to the colonel cummandinE 5ls
| Regiment, Apiers. The Emperor takes thi'
method Of saying TO the army that IN every plac,
held by Captain Belize there has been exhibited 9
single hearted devotion 10 our beloved France anI
the interests of the Emperor that is most worthy
| OF emulation on the part of every man in tn,
| armies of our glorious country
Once in Algiers, Belize worked like the
good soldier that he was, and won the re
spect and admiration of men and officers.
One evening, as he sat over petit rerre
reading the last newspapers that he had re
ceived, his eye fell on the following para
graphs in one of them:
Last Thursday. at Brussels, the Seur d'AuXclLH
met with a very heavy loss in the death Of hr
daughter, the Demoi'ele AuNelles The young
lady was thrown 10y "A vicious animal opposite tn
Hotel Royal and struck her temple on stone %
the drinking fountain Mademoisrlle d'AuXellr
was a maid of honor to II. h. II. the Countess %
Chambord, and was much loved by all the house
hold
The young lady was very beautiful and accom-
plished, and was betrothed To tn" Baron de lie
mouille, chamberlain to H. r. H. the Count o
Chamhord The nuptals were to have occurred
in the autumn
Belize laid the paper down, and thel
took it up again. He saw that it was l.,
journal Beige, published in Limousin, anC
that the item appeared under the head o
brussels News" His eyes closed slowly
and as the lids came down they crushe,
out two great tears that slid over tn
cheeks, and FLASHED noiseessly on the un
dress jacket that covered his breast.
"Well," he murmured, "nothing re
mains but to fight for death. / will get
chance to go in after those devils back here
Who knows but"
He did not finish the sentence, but strod
out of the cafe, and made for headqual
tiers.
After years of fighting, after seemin