The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
NINE. BAZAINE'S CAREER.
THE ROMANTIC LIFE or A MEXICAN
WOMAN ON TWO CONTINENTS.
Her Meeting With Her Future Husband at
Maximilian's Court-A brilliant Career
at Napoison's Court In Paris, Followed
by the Troubles That Came After Mets.

pathOs and comedy, roma nee and adventure
are strangely mingled in the career which came
10 an end when Nine, Balainc died recently Al
a private hospital in the suburbs OF the City OF
Mexico. During the last thirty years she 'wics
passed from one extreme oi lie 10 the other. Every
experisnce from a palace to a pr or was hers.
She was among the most brilliant Lrr"s al 'wo
great courts in two great connn"n,s. Each Time
she saw the throne about which he court WAS
gathered swept away, and each Time the fortunes
Of herself and her husband went down IN the ruins.
once they were raised again ~ even grander
heights Of power and influence, bus the second
time the wreck was complete, absolute, final
Instead Of heiur first among the counsriors Of
on Emperor, her husband, Marshal ljasaius,
became q convicted criminal condemned 10 death,
but finally rrprieNed and scnt " sIrni the re-
mainder ol his hr in u cas- % dungeon FROM
this living death he was rescued by The ingenuity
and courage oi his vito who He'd with him intoeSils
AMI va, his faithful h%rlpma'" unnl death
came 10 end his ruined career Surely
no woman ever lived a more romantic lie ar gave
stronger proofs 81 that devotion which cndures
even unto dnath
In 1900 ,r Austrian Archldke MaSinilipn
was seated on he throne Of Mc,ico. HE court
was almost az Nplendi! as those Of he rnonarchies
Of Europs, after Hlich Vt was modelled, and Nv
which il, was supported Hut already Their"
were many indications ~ troubles ahehd Th-
revo!utionis,s were gathering in 'hs in;';,"f.
The Churchmen were plpt'iue in the capital it.
self In this i%unctUge Marshal BA7ain" q ,n'"ran
French soldier of many wars IN Europe all NJ irn,
was made commander In chief 81 the armies ~
Maximilian lie was hlreHdy q widoWer, hNNinS
buried his young wife two years before his appoin'-
m-nl In tbs new position he showed hir"'if
a strong man, handling the complicated questions
which arose with frmnesS aud discretion. In
personal appearance he Was n typical Soldier,
sturdy in figure and martial in bearing, carrying
his IS wears like n boy Of 20
ON" night IN ih65, Emperor Macmillan gave
a grend ball at his palace Marshal Bayains
was foremost among the guests. rs he was pass
ing IN state through the ballroom, q young McN-
lean girl, who had been Waiting, tore the skirt
o. her lace dress and stopped Ia repair IT, The
gallant French soldier Wa The first to ONE To her
rescue. When the rent had been inended he Young
young girl thanked The great man and walked
away with her partner But Marshal Bntaiue
had for the second tim" lost his heart
"Whu - this ." le asked of his attendants
lie was told that the yuung woman was Allle.
lie " IcnP the laughter 81 on ancient NeyicAn
house. Then he excused himself, followed her
through Inc crowds and Legged The honor of IN
1l"ir cYurlship was short Ba1aine vas q
soldier, accustomed to taking furiresseS by storm.
Mile DE L. prna had all the tropical warmth Of
nAtuf" Their engagement was announced 10
the Emperor lie gave hem his blessing, be
lieNlHg thd the marriage Of his commander IN.
chief I" n native Mexican Mould tend I" MAKE
bis rule more popular and hi tlIune moe secure
When they wee married the Emperor xaye the
young girl as her dowry the palace 4 San tusns.
located 70 ? beautiful suburb west # the capital
l1tI a an 1ulTvAYNl pltt fT IIn hulutlnnu
and grounds were valued NJ NOR" Than Sl0O,OT
The unfortunate Empress ,o,lolta gave The birds
n magnificent necklace II diamonds
Tie next two years Mere sp"at ~ Marshal
Bazalre and hi beautiful wife IN and about the
court \ child was born to them, aud never was
husband more proud Of wife and child u an waa
the pressure II the | nIted States, wa ordered
T. embark for home leaving Emperor Macmillan
+" his fate Marshal BaAnlne and his vii" siiled
Wiih the Heel Wien i"uh u" sldieTs back t.
Iiance. On his Crrival the Marshal Was greeted
with u storm Of reprunches II wa decls red Tint
no had pla yed the part of a coward, but through
1t all Lac retained the confidence II his imperial
master. Napoleon III
Then came the most brilliant part If the "a rerr
Il the woman who died he other day IN Mexico.
Her husband was made n Senator v 'Tarc., he
WAS placed in mman 81 III" army corps sta.
toned ~ Nancy. later he emphasized the high
value which he placed upon his services Napo-
Icon gave him chief command Of the Imperial
Guards Meanwhile the young Mexican girl
ws' received with equal favor At the gay. court
lftCpS ana DUKES, 0idIQlltS, counts ana DhfOnN
were as plentiful and AZ SPLENDID "a butterflies
Among item Nine 10 narcChalo took her place
asa Crane dame. D1ilyshe rode in her glittering
chariot through tie magnificent avenue of the
Champ, Ely>ees, ~ in the winding and shady
alleys 81 the forest ~ bOulogue Lie was all
rose- and sunshine on the surface, thorrh the day
Of humiliation VS. near at hand
The Franco German war broke out NarsbHl
Bazaine, pow about 90 ye3rs odd, was in omman
Of the Third NImy toip' on August 3, 1870.
he a~itsrward claimed that he did 50 reluctantly,
ard only at the command Of the Emperor This
is not the place to follow the fortunes of the war,
SO with constantly Increasing chagrin and fear.
Finally came the fnteful October day, when Mar
shall BaAaine surrendered his great army TO the
Germans, his entire ommand Of $4,000 men
it was aiterword said their honor behind them.
All manner, Of charges were made against
l1azaine, IL developed hat he had held COM
municatton with Bismarck, and, innocent %
guilty. this was declared To be proof Of his treach-
cry. In 1879 he was tried by court martial, con.
yicted and condemned todeath and militar y degra-
dalton. These were the days when Nine Bayaine,
still a young woman, suffered all that q woman
may suffer Bu, she still retained absolute con-
ilencc in her husband and did her best 10 COM
fort and support him during the trial
The Judges who had condemned also recon-.
mended %clemency, and President MacMahon
Mted the sentence to twenty years' seclusion
in the Fort Saint Marguerite, near Cannes. Thus,
at the age Of 90, the old soldier was locked up
in the dungeon, while his wife, with her two chill:
dren, remained outside in disgrace, But still
she believed that her husband was innocent.
and innocent or guilty. she loved him. She
determined to compass his escape. and she was
not without friends TO aid her in The task.
First II all she gained permission this b~auti-
full Mexican girl, not yet 80 years old to visit
her nns. %ld Dl nus sIs,D,Dg in his his cell, ~ ,D, S"T ,ns n,'.o !,
a long rope. This she delivered to the marshal.
One window of his cell looked down upon tho
sea. and through this window, six mont tbs after
his incarceration, he finally made his escape.
The rope furnished by his wife was sus pended
the old soldier slipped. Al the bottom MAS a
little boat In it sat his devoted wife, while her
cousin held the oars Silently through the dark
ness they rowed out into the SEA. There waited
n ship ready 10 sail this, too. arranged for by
the care and hard work OF the wife On II the
party embarked and the marshal and his wife
were united once more.
The ship landed the fugitives in Italy where
they did not find a safe refuge, Accordingly
they moved on to Cologne, Germany and from
that city TO England, Finally they took up
their permanent residence AT Mad rid, Spain. and
there, until the marshals death, in 1888, the
family lived.
That Nine. Ra7aine implicitly believed in
her husbands innocence and that the marshal
himself was sincere in the opinion that he has
n sea pnguat and ~ victim rather than a traitor,
there can BE- no doubt Some time after his death
his widow went hack 10 spend her last years in
the land ~ her nativity one may imagine the
b. fore, and her return. Once she had been second
only t. the Empress tarlut'a at the imperial
court Now she came back the widow 81 on
pNIlrd soldier. branded aS n traitor hv the country
Tor which he fought for thirty fyr years
Af'rr her return to NrNICO she lived in com
paratiye retirement A. the time 81 heI. death
sh" was S'li uuly middle age. Her lne was
pni ling hut A Uas Tprtnluly market hy almost