Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-21


 Mime. Eagle is picture" remarked Miss Chantry. . Eagle What name for civilized people to give christened child! But. these French are as likely as not to call their boys Anne or Marie, and it wouldn't sur prise me if they called their girls Cat or Dog. Eagle or Grow, she is the handsomest woman on the floor"
 Except Mile. Annabel," the doctor ventured to amend.
 'That Annabel de Chaumont," hisS sister vigorously declared, "has neither conscience nor gratitude. But none of the French has. They will take your best and throw you away with laugh"
 My master and I watched the bril- liant figures swimming in the glow of wax candles. Where this assembly was collected from did not know, but it acted on the spirits and went like volatile essence to the brain.
 "Pheugh,'' exclaimed Miss Chantry, .thow the French smell!'
 I asked her why, if she detested them so, she lived in a French family, and she replied that Count de Chau- mont was an exception, being almost English in his tastes. He had lived out of France since his father came over with Lafayette to help the rebel nous Americans did net know who the rebellious Americans were, but inferred that they were people of whom Miss Chan try thought almost as little as she did of the French.
 Croghan looked quite boy among so many experienced gallants, but well appointed in his dress and stepping through the figures neatly. He was, Miss Chantry said, student of Will liam and Mary college. This company of gentry will be widely scattered when it disperses home," she told us. There is at least one man from o9erseas." I thought of the Grignon and Tank families, who were probably on the road to Albany. Miss Chantry bespoke her brothers attention.
 There he is.''
 1 "Who?'' the doctor inquired His highness,' she incisively re sponded, Prince Jerome Bonaparte" I remembered my father had said d a farof country, and directly asked Miss ] Chantry if the great soldier was in the ballroom.
 She breathed snort and turned up on my master. Pray, are you teach 1 ing this lad to call that impostor the l great soldier"
 l Dr.. Chantry denied the charge and ! cast weak eyed look of surprise at me.
 said my father told me Bonaparte was, great soldier, and begged to ! know if he had been deceived. "Ohv' Miss Chantry responded in a l tone which sighted Thomas Williams. 'eWell!' Twill tell you facts. Napoleon ! Bonaparte is one of the worst and I most dangerous men that ever lived. He sets the world by the ears, and car ries war into every country of Europe. That is his youngest brother yonder- that superfine gallant in the long tail ] ed white silk coat down to his heels, and white small clothes with diamond buckles in his shoes and grand lace stock and ruffies. Jerome Bonaparte spent last winter in Baltimore, and 1 they say he is travelling in the north | now to forget a charming American l that Napoleon will not let him marry. I He has got his name in the newspapers l of the day, and so has the young lady. l The French consul warned her official
 ly. For Jerome Bonaparte may be l made little king, with other relations 1 of your great soldier" I The young man who might be made
 a little king was not as large as was myself, and had delicate and woman
 ish cut of countenance. I said he was not fit for king, and Miss Chantry
 retorted that neither was Napoleon Bonaparte fit for an emperor.
 What is an emperor?' inquired. "A chief over kings" Dr. Chantry put in. "Bonaparte is conqueror and yI can set kings over the countries he has conquered"
 lJ said that was the proper thing to do. Miss Chantry glared at me. She had weak hair like her brother, but her eyes were piercing blue, and the an gles of her jaws were sharply marked. Meditating on things outside of my
 experience, desired to know what the
 white silk man had done.
 ''Nothing.'
 "Then why should the emperor give l him kingdom ?''
 Because he is the emperor's broth
 err
 tBut he ought to do something him. self," insisted. "It is not enough to
 accept a chiefs place. He cannot hold it if he is not fit.''
 "So the poor Bourbons found. But they were, not upstarts at any rate. I
 hope shall live to see then, restored" l Here was another opportunity to in
 form myself. asked Miss Chantry
 who the Bourbons were.
 .They are the rightful kings of
 France
 @Why do they let Bonaparte and his
 brothers take their place ?' Dr. Chantry turned from the prone ,Nnaders below and, with slow and care
 full speech, gave me my first lesson in
 history.
 '"There was great civil war in Al. ~Y~