The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
N ZENITH Of FAME
Madame Reinhard's Letters
Are Interesting
SIDE LIGHT ON NAPOLEON
Facts in the Stirring Events
Of His Career.
SIDE LIGHT ON NAPOLEON

Paris. Nay I've left Reinhard and
his wife on their way to Switzerland.
where he was sent as Ambassador OF
leaving the Foreign Office Tauerard
had taken the true measure Of Rein
hard, Woodworking. conscientious
nan, who did not care for pre-eminence.
and vas ready for anything in order
70 make his forrune-not very different
from the poor German peasant who
goes TO distant coIonies5 from Grimm.
who made his fortune as a literary cor
respondent OF expresses and prilcesses;
from so many other Germans VINO hon
estly make a living and sometimes ac-
Quire a great reputation, ia foreign lands.
Madame Reinhard's letters from sWirz-
erland are amusing; they describe the
curious state Of things which exist at
Berne during the French occupation.
Berne was anti-E'rench and the task of
ths French Ambassador was anything
but easy. Bonaparte arrived In 4Iav,
lso0. lie received Reinhard, and question
Cd him On the state az Switzerland and
It's resources. Gle let him speak. which
Is rare. and listened TO him AFTER this
audience, says Madame ReiIhard. we
walked On the terrace. where the view
is marvellous. We saw the rocks Of
1elilerie. immortalized in the writings
OF Rousseau. We locked CA the
Valais, the door through which the hero
intends TO enter Italy These mountains
are going 20 become nustrious III his
tory, and future ages VIII say with rea-
son that Bouaparte alone could attempt
such an enterprise" Bonaparte is the
hero" for Madame Reinhard he was
SO on the eve OF the 18th Brumalres he
VIII be so in her eyes 10 the end. Her
admiration Of him is absolutely sincere;
she was evidently person OF great inn
sgination. ana Napoleons career seemed
10 her Ike q long ard marvellous poem.
While Napoleon was az Berne. Reinhard
had some difficulties with the Swiss gov
ernmeut5 he explained them To Napoleon
Rho simply told him 10 hint 20 the mem
bers of the government to keep quiet,
'as Il was his VIII. and he admitted no
change In the dispositions which had
been taken al least TIL the month Of Oc-
tober At that time the fate
OF Europe wiz be settled. ana people viii
know whether she VIII be free or en-
shaved" Soon afterwards Napoiean
crossed the Alps. the battles Of Monteb-
clio and Mareng0 were Fought. Piedmont.
with ali lis f5rtresses was IN the hands
OF the French "OuIy Bonaparte could
change the whole face OF things in I'VE
weeks
Reuhard was recalled In October. 1901.
and was received By the first consul.
whom he found perfectly wen informed
Of ali the affairs Of Helveita- eve VIII
try to give you a promotion; speak of it
20 the minister the minister being Tel
leyrand. who sent R4L1har1 70 Hamburg
as minister to Lower SaE1ny and Ham- .
burg 80 correspondence IS Intercepted
during the four years which Madame
Reluhard spent az Hamburg. where her
family lived, we know that her husbands f
Instructions ordered him 60 hinder Eng
land FROM obtaining recruits IN Ham
burg and In Denmark ana to favor In
every possible way tie march OF the
French troops IN Germany ana in Han
over. He found himself thus in constant
relations with The French commandments
Of army corps. especially with Berna-
dotte. who occupied Hanover. Beruadotte +
communicated ~ Bernhard the order
given by the emperor 10 arrest Rumbold. I
the English minister. near Altoua. and 10
seize al his papers Relnhard had 20 eZ-
ecute the order. though he protested fin a
letter 70 Talle.-rand against what he just .
~ considered a violation Of the Jaw of
nations This protest was probably the .
cause n the recall Of Rellhard who was
replaced il Hamburg by Bourriene.
II the spring Of 1876 Eeinhard was sent f
as consul general % LoldaFia. the addi- I.
honal tide ~ resident in the Turkish I
provinces Tfs WIGS letters now take rs &