The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-27

Y NWnNl@rAs SOME years alttl
I lAs,,sifsi the great Gre Of
Qk.sAr 1871. but few know
A.-.iA ~ TO what use these
X NJ ruins have since
sCrO then been put. says
the New York Her /
AID A. the auction many faithful .
friends Of the fallen dynasty were seen
buying stones. iron work aud ether
portions o. the historic building. and
the natural conclusion was that they
clmply wanted them as mementocg OF
their unfortunate rulers Bat there
was one man among these purchasers 7
whose aim was Oar higher
Tie was the Duke Jerome Pozzo di /
borgo. with his son. Count Charles, /
he purchased az the auction the payil- /
Jon containing the private apartments /
aud the study OF Napoleon III This /
pavilion faced the Garden oi the Tul!- I
leries and was one OF The most piciur- I
esque parts OF the building. Duke I
Pozzo dl Borgo. having secured an the |
stones Of which Il was composed NUM-
bcrcd each one OF them and then sent |
them to Aiaoelo. In Corsica. What |
he Intended TO do with them was O |
mystery TO every one. But he soon |
made his purpose plain. His inten-
ton was 10 rebuild the pavilion Just as
Il stood In Paris and 10 make u his
residence. A fitting location for the
building was the next step for oorsld-
Grafton. and after some thought the
duke decided 10 erect the castle 700
meters above the level Of the sea. on
aae G; the lofty mountains that encircle
the Bay OF Ajacclo. The task was not
easy. First OF an. a railroad had 10
be constructed for a considerable dis
lance and then a large force OF men
had TO be employed On preparing a
suitable foundation In The solid rock
Cor the castle and lis numerous tor
races The work was begun In 1850.
and was finished only "a short time ago
To-day the castle stands In Corsica lusi
Is @ stood On Paris Tor no many years.
and u has become one OF the principal
objects Of interest In the country. The
Duke Pozzo 40 norgo and his family
are constantly there and have ever a
ready welcome Tor an who Geslre 10
Inspect the castle. No more pleasant
journey Is conceivable than the one
from Aiaccio 10 the Corsiean Tullle-
rles. The road winds up the mountains
and on each side are fragraa, groves
Of orange trees and olive trees. inter
spersed here and there With lowering
cyclamens. Juniper trees. myrtlcs and
various odorous shrubs. Masses Of ar
bulus are seen here and there. and the
traveller passing through their splendor
OF odor thinks himself In a voriiable
fairyland Long u the ascent up the
mountain. but the slope Is 80 gentle
and the wlndIngs OF the road have been
so carefully laid out that the traveller
feels no fatigue. Two hours vail
brings one 20 the castle. hardly d
glimpse Of which can be obtained Until
b the last moment. 40 completely Is the
b view masked hy the thick curtains Of
trees or the undulatlons OF the ground
AZ FRS, sigh, the castle seems a singu
lar object. stationed as Il ls on a bari
rock. Ia solitary and somewhat glOoml
grandeur. But the lrs, impression
quickly disappears as one stands by thl
building and looks seward. Far be-
p low are 20 be seen ,ho BAY OF Aiacci
and the sleepy town. and further 90 th
' distance one catches a glimpse OF whit
> foam breaking ceagClesly against On
r rocks along the coast To the rear q
the castle one sees picturesque grou
% OF blue mountains che peaks % whic
e are covered with snow. Back Of o.
p and contrasting wildly with the dar
u mountain tops Is n sky OF lncompara
o bic purity. I, makes no dincreng
J. whether the oRncrz are az home or no
y visitors TO the castle are always a,
! m.tied without the Gllghies, formal.t
p Very often. indeed. the duke. falihfl
~ 90 the hospitable traditions OF his coui
n try. does the honora IN person. Fro
" the exterior the castle presents n
n form OF a rccianglo. The souihei
n facade, facing Aiacclo. Ia the faca,
't which IN Paris faced the Tulllerles. AZ
e an the other tacades have IN like ma
81 ner been reconstructed with the uri
Dc lnal columns. irlczcH and wiacows.
be the Interior a different picture ls see
b. There no attempt az roconstructil
be has been made and visitors. seeing
al the comforts OF modern NE. includli
I'd electric lights. viii find q hard
g. believe that they are standing IN &
be old palace OF the French monarch
ed Notable among the attractions OF {
ho palace "a a picture gallery. and m,
ho notable among the pictures o. portr
OF Napoleon which was painted
David during the hundred days III
picture o. utilC known. and there
~ reason 10 believe that Mo.esonicr d
M not seen 90 WHOM ho gave to tho wo
ge Dds famous WORK. entitled "lsit" a
na SEE ho analogy between these 9
od works Of ono a striking ono caal
BOO. sufficiently admlgg iho genius, SKIN q
l's admirable judgment hy means of Wh
.ci Moimonlor was enabled ,o ropro
Ao On bis yauQushod Napoleon o. ns
OF that o. the living reproduction OF
nd vld's model IN both pictures We 81
nd tho same lndonnahlo look OF wcarln
Ae- and disappointment the same iar-av
ma expression on the countcnance ami
M same attitude OF the heavy body
De- unhealthy sloutnoss Of which contra
painfully with the drawn features ,
the marble nallor OF ,he face. On
other hand. what a difference there
M between Daylds painting. an one
uy and hence. 10 some extent. an Oflcil