Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-21

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add At the auction many faithful
friends of the fallen dynasty were seen
buying stones, iron work and other
portions Of the historic building, and
the natural conclusion was that they
simply wanted them as mementoes of
their unfortunate rulers. But there
was one man among these purchasers
whose aim was far higher.
He was the Duke Jerome Po2zo di
Borgo. With his son, Count Charles,
he purchased at the auction the pavil-
ion containing the private apartments
and the study of Napoleon III. This
pavilion faced the Garden of the Tuil-
leries and was one Of the most pictur-
esque parts Of the building. Duke
Pozzo di Borgo, having secured all the
stones of which 1t was composed, num-
bered each one Of them and then sent
them to Ajaccio, in Corsica. What
he intended to do with them was a
mystery to every one. But he soon
made his purpose plain. His inten-
ton was to rebuild the pavilion just as
1t stood in Paris and to make it his
residence. A fitting location for the
building was the next step for consid-
Grafton, and after some thought the
duke decided to erect the castle 700
meters above the level of the sea, on
one of the lofty mountains that encircle
the Bay of Ajaccio. The task was not
easy. First Of ALL railroad had to
be constructed for a considerable dis
lance land then large force of men
had to be employed in preparing a
suitable foundation in the solid rock
for the castle and its numerous ter
races. The work was begun in 1886,
and was finished only short time ago.
To-day the castle stands in Corsica just
as it stood in Paris for so many years,
and 1t has become one of the principal
objects Of interest in the country. The
Duke Pozzo di Borgo and his family
are constantly there and have ever
ready welcome for all who desire to
inspect the castle. No more pleasant
journey is conceivable than the one
from Ajaccio to the Corsican Tuille-
ries, The road winds up the mountains
and on each side are fragrant groves
of orange trees and olive trees, inter-
spersed here and there with Towering
cyclamens, juniper trees, myrtles and
various odorous shrubs. Masses Of ar
butus are seen here and there, and the
traveller passing through their splendor
of odor thinks himself in a veritable
fairyland. Long is the ascent UP the
mountain, but the slope is so gentle
and the windings of the road have been
so carefully laid out that the traveller
feels no fatigue. Two hours walk
brings one to the castle, hardly
glimpse Of which can be obtained until
the last moment, so completely is the
view masked by the thick curtains of
trees or the undulations of the ground.
At first sight the castle seems a singu-
lar object, stationed as it is on a bare
rock, in solitary and somewhat gloomy
grandeur. But the first impression
quickly disappears as one stands by the
building and looks seward. Far be-
low are to be seen the Bay Of Ajaccio
and the sleepy town, and further in the
distance one catches glimpse of white
foam breaking ceaselessly against the
rocks along the coast. To the rear of
the castle one sees picturesque group
of blue mountains, the peaks of which
are covered with snow. Back of all
and contrasting wildly with the dark
mountain tops is sky of incompara-
BILE purity. 1t makes no difference
whether the owners are at home or not,
NiolIOAo W Ih0 CeboIl6 are always du-
mitted without the slightest formality.
Very often, indeed, the duke, faithful
to the hospitable traditions of his coun-
try, does the honors in person. From
the exterior the castle presents the
form of rectangle. The southern
facade, facing Ajaccio, is the facade
which in Paris faced the Tuilleries, and
all the other facades have in like man
ner been reconstructed with the orig
inal columns, frlezes and windows. In
the interior different picture is seen.
There no attempt at reconstruction
has been made and visitors, seeing all
the comforts of modern life, including
electric lights, will find 1t hard to
believe that they are standing in the
old palace Of the French monarchs.
Notable among the attractions Of the
palace is picture gallery, and most
notable among the pictures is portrait
of Napoleon which was painted by
David during the hundred days. This
picture is little known, and there Is
reason to believe that MISSIONER had
not seen it when he gave to the world
his famous work entitled 1914" And
yet the analogy between these two