Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
sALVE FOR THE SLAP.
a Box ON the Ear and n Box with a
Diamond Ornament.


The following anecdOte was written
autobiographically by Nine. Feuillet.
wife OF the famous French writer. At
the time OF the incident she was a
young girl Of seventeen. living with
her parents I'm a provincial town OF
which her father was mayor. One
day news came that Louis Napoleon
Intended passing through and would
spend one night I'm the town. As may
or Nine. Feuillet's father had 10 ar
range the details Of the reception and
FESTIVALS TO be given I'm the emperor's
honor. while II was agreed that his
daughter must present him with bou-
puet at the ball Co be given IN the even
ing
Father and daughter were nleased
enough. but one person I'm the mayors
household suffered acutely. Mime. FeuIl-
let's mother was an ardent royalist.
and 10 her the new imperial dynasty
appeared an intolerable usurpatlon.
According TO her daughter. the mr.
Judgements for NapOleon's arrival
pulled her two ways. She was pleased
mat her daughter should have been
CHOSEN FOR prominence anxious that
her Dal dress should be the most be-
coming possible. proud in her maternal
instincts and at the same time exns-
perated. reluctant. furious a ROYAL re-
cepton should be given ar all TO a man
she considered an upstart and m al
venturer. The day came. and the f,,.
ture Nine Feuillet, with string OF
other young girls dressed In white. was
| placed along the line Of procession
When II passed everybody shouted and
cheered and the girl. carried away bv
/ the excitement on every side Of her
/ did the same. Suddenly she felt a
/ burning. singing sensation upon ono
/ check. AKA before she could realize
4 what had happened she was heinz
I dragged blck out Of the crowd by her
/ mother. whose face was crimson and
/ whose eye were blazing with anger
! Then the Eirl understood. Unable 10
bear her own daughter Joining the en-
envy and crying out Long live Napo-
leon" she had publicly aud furiouslv
boxed her ears ana was now dragging
her ANONYMOUSLY home like a child in
disgrace.
The girl spent the afternoon on her
beu SO1bing with the shock and the
shame Of what had happened The
| great big bouquet for the evening
stood in jug ami pcrfumed her little
bedroom: her snowy bal dress law
I spread over 4 chair. She dressed final
~ feeling the SAVIOR gone out OF life
but when from under an arch or flow
erS in the ball room she made her little
/ speech ami presented her bouquet OK
/ element returned 10 her. Louis Napo-
leon took them. she thought. somewhat
coldly. and. being very pretty as well
as seventeen. the girl felt chilled and q
/ little inclined TO 20 over 10 the political
views Of her mother But the next
morning as Louis Napoleon was stem
/ ping into his carriage 70 leave he asked
that she might be sent FOR When She
came he thanked her again for the
beautiful bouquet OF bright flowers she
had given him the evening before
though they had not been more bright
than the lovely eyes above thcm-and
In return he begged her TO accent n
small remembrance OF his pleasure and
/ gratitude. The carriage left. aud the
/ girl opened the little case he had put
In her hands. \ beautiful diamond or
nament lay on surface OF white vel
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