Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

A ~ ruins have since |
'C"N then been put. says |
the New York Her |
aid. 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 Pozzo 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-
lerles and was one OF the most pictur-
esque parts OF the building. Duke
Pozzo al Borgo, having secured all the
stones OF which it was composed. num-
bered each one of them and then sent
them to Ajacclo, 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 1t his
residence. 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, a railroad had to
be constructed for considerable dis
lance and then large force OF men
had to be employed in preparing
suitable foundation In the solid rock
for the castle and It's numerous ter
races. The work was begun in 1886.
and was finished only a short time ago.
To-day the castle stands In Corsica Just
as 1t 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 q
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 veritable
fairyland. Long Is the ascent up the
mountain. but the slope Ia 30 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 q
glimpse Of which can be obtained until
the last moment, so completely is the
view masked by the thick curtains o.
trees or the undulations of the ground
At first sight the castle seems q singu
lar object. stationed as 1t Ia on a bar,
rock, In solitary and somewhat gloom,
grandeur. But the first impression
quickly disappears as one stands by tn,
building and looks seward. Far be
low are to be seen the Bay of Ajacci'
and the sleepy town, and further In tn
distance one catches glimpse Of whit
, foam breaking ceaselessly against tn
! rocks along the coast To the rear O
the castle one sees a picturesque grou
of blue mountains, the peaks Of whicl
, are covered with snow Back of al
| and contrasting wildly with the darI
mountain tops is a sky Of incompara
BILE purity. 1t makes no differenc
whether the owners are At home or mo-
! visitors to the castle are always ad
mitted without the slightest formalit,
Very often. indeed. the duke, faithfr
to the hOspitable traditions OF his coun
try, does the honors in person. Frol
: the exterior the castle presents tn
form OF rectangle. The souther
facade, facing Ajaccio, is the facad
which in Paris faced the Tuilleries. an
:, all the other facades have In like mar
ner been reconstructed with the orr,
inal columns, friezes and windows.
:, the interior different picture is see,
, There no attempt at reconstructio
! has been made and visitors, seeing a
q The comforts OF modern life. includir
electric lights, will find 1t hard
believe that they are standing in Il
old palace Of the French monarch
Notable among the attractions Of Il
palace is a picture gallery. and mo
notable among the pictures is portra
;. of Napoleon which was painted
, David during the hundred days. tn
picture is little known, and there
: reason to believe that Meissonier h;
/, not seen 1t when he gave to the wor
his famous work entitled "1S14." Al
n yet the analogy between these t,
y works of art is striking. One cam
a sufficiently admire the genius, skill a
a admirable judgment by means of viii
i Meissonier was enabled to represe
in his vanquished Napoleon a flgu
that is the living reproduction of L
vid's model. In both pictures We ne
the same indefnable look of wearint
- and disappointment, the same far-aw