The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
SAINT HELENA AS 1T IS.
INTERESTING LITTLE REL OF
NAPOLEON.
Emperor-kinE Dini Znuiou. tho Black
Successor or tho Imperial Prisoncr-Bcd-
chhmber OF the Imperial Prison Dcscribed.

Emperor-KinE Dlni ZnuIou. tho Black
Successor OF tho Imperial Prisoncr-Bcd-
chamber OF the Imperial Prison Described.
Capt. Dolivo Dobrowolski of the ship zoria, at
present in the Russian merchant marine ser
vice, recently put In at tho Island OF st. Helena,
where he remained twenty.four hours. lie Ger
tainly made good use of his time, and in tho
Reruc HebdDmaddire no gives tho following
interesting account Of his visit:
We had just stopped In front Of a limpid
spring surrounded by somc weeping willows,
and Il perfect bouquet OF cypress trees. Tho
shade and the fresh breeze refreshed us wonder
fully. An iron railing with an open gate sur
rounds a tombstone, upon which..as Pushkin
puts II, "thc hatred of nations was cXtinguished
to give place to n ray Of Immortality"
or course, as everybody knows. the tomb was
empty. But why Is there no suitable In
~scription upon the %stonc?" | asked. The answer
was that the Governor. the dctcstablo Hudson
Lowe, would not authorize any other inscrip.
ton than the following: Here lies General
Bonapartc." That same gentleman would not
even permit the execution of tho last wish of
the Emperor: which was to send his heart to
Parma for Mario Louise. But in truth sho
was not worthy of that honor.
"Who chose this sitter l asked. and was told
that 1t was the Emperor himself. He loved
to come to this spot after his ramblings on the
hills.
The little white house is remarkable for its
simplicity. An official of the French Govern
ment is charged with the duty of minding IL.
Everything there Is piously preserved just as it
was in the time OF the OCCUPANT who made it
famous. Even the drapery on tho walls has
not been changed, but the furniture and the
have long ngo been transported to
France and scattered among the museums.
Tho trn11u 80 lra nn1 with larE nanktn hnr.
dercd with green paper. In the study OF the
Emperor. which one enters from a little ~ery
dark dining room, there is a nantelpiece
where the, portrait Of the Empress Marie
Louise used TO hang. Under 1t there was q
miniature OF tho Empress Josephine. On the
left the picture "A Matinee Of Frederick the
Great" and further on, suspended on the wall
by n braid of the hair of Empress Louise, was
the watch of the Emperor, the, one that he had
when he was First Consul. Also In this corner
there was a little div9n upon which NAPOLEON
used to rcpose and which was surmounted by
the portraits Of Marie Louise and the King OF
Rome.
From the bedchamber OF the imperial prison.
er we passed into a room with three windows
on each side. 1t was the only apartment that
the afternoon it was impossible to remain there
on account OF the SUM-, which filled the whole
room with its rays.
by the orange colored light of the setting sun,
which poured in upon the great bust Of Ma
IOIeOn ueu Win huTtls. a majestic
serenity seemed to surround that antique head
with its severe face. Al the present moment"
Il sai was .h the in port9ait Of fme E TSpla lm Rssins u 'has
he meant, and he replied: II mean that the
light Of the setting sun PRODUCES n strange Of
feet upon the bust. One would fancy that the
face was lighted by the flames of Moscow" At
this moment Labarre moved into a corner to
The intendani invited us to take q cup of tea
In his house which, compared to the imperial
radiance nnnpnrpn tn me like a kl1nnflnna
palace. Naturally the conversation turned
souvenir Of this visiti' asked the functionary
graciously; and he made a sign to his wife, who
with her hands full of different articles.
Here is a cigar case made of woven blades
q S.nsa Grass th ner ~f is q sa wn y on a me grave aTe OF
Keep these objects as souvenirs. Look at this
poleon dying and bidding adien to his suite.
1t Is very rare. The original was painted by
became enthusiastic over the beauty OF the ex.
~ecution of that picture. The likeness of Ma
eeS oaDtos IS 5 s'r rtTnndi Is an9 Full Inc Of OPPRESSION s64roM and Of d the
But already the night was coming on. A
comfortable carriag" was awaiting us and La
barre invited me to dinner.
Haying only one day TO remain at st; Hell
asking myself. what else can l see hcrel when
been .snRote"omHtprrryS maer s,,G Tsk. .:v the Gianrai@p;
There it is behind the Plantation Hcuse.
i is the residence of the Crown Prince OF the
Certainly. You didn't know that We have
the trophy of the Anelo.Zoulou campaign.
the famous General under whom the Kafirs
and iZoulous formed one black army. but to
see him you must have the authority of the
Governor. Go first to the Plantation House
and ask the officer on duty. whom YOU will find
In IN nnt nLrh n q trnf IN p.H,,ff f~, ,,, I
will give you n guide who. in case you obtain
the permit, will conduct you, TO Roscmorry."
Of the colorcd man, / was en- route for tho
Plantation House. To shorten the road l
inclincs At an angle Of forty.fve degrees, and in.
asmuch ms it il 1900 feet high, 1t is easy to
imagine the difficulty Of the ascent. The grades
are steep, and at first it is almost impossible
To overcome n sensation OF vertigo. But once
at the top, there is n good road which leads
to park with paths leading to the house OF the
l handed the officer on duty my card. and
utes n%fterward "i he came n back I'' with n f carS m mrsm,
which the Governor had traced these words:
".AAdmission R.o?scmcrry,' with the signature,
From tn" plantation we. passed through a
little wood OF gum trees. which, being all bowed
pcarance OF lamentation. AT this point the
heat was tempered by an agreeable breeze.
h BHt 500" ThS we e,n came upon rising ground once nc
gun trees Disappeared 70 give place, to The rich
est representatives Df European horticulture,
which charmed the eye by their diver iLy md
the richness Of their foliagc. This was Rose.
merry Hill. the most picturesque site Of st.
Helena; Through the trees we noticed n little
low white house, irregular in form and in
closed by a fence. stop here a little. sir
said the colorcd man, and leaving me alone, he
ran toward the house. shortly aftcrward a
young Englishman appeared before me. As soon
as he saw, my card and the signature Of the
Governor. he said; ''That's all right. Be good
enough to follow me. ! am the guardian and
tho interpreter of tho royal prisoner. lilo is in
his apartment now with his suite. His wives
are IN tho yard. There is one of them now"
and he showed me II big negrcss with opulcnt
outlines, She was dressed in cretonnc. Her
nick hair was worn short. except at the summit
of the hcld, where 1t was drawn up in n pyrn.
midnl chignon, ornamcnted with n profiIsion
Of silver pins and artificial flowers. The guar
dian spoke some words TO her N Xoulou. Sho
listened TO him with II scrvilc air. and then dis.
appeared in the hous sc.
The ante chamber, in which the Interpreter
addressed me, was SOmhrc md badly kent
and was filled with an insuifcrablc oGor OF
cocOanut oil.
II have notified the Prince said the in
terprcter. we can reach him through this
door nnfnrnN intn n lnNuEt,,lInJ ,,H,, g..