Arizona republican., 1911-03-26

guests in his apartments on the sec
 ond floor. The greeting was dignified but cordial, and in spite of the em-
 barrassing situation they were mad,
 to feel welcome.
 Sir William always insisted that
 no correct description of Napoleof
 would give a right idea of him. a:
 his personality overshadowed and con-
 tradicted all facts. In spite of his
 shortness of stature. he gave the inn
 prcssion of being a great man phys
 ically as well as in every other way
 While the emperor was conversing with his guests his gray eyes were in
 continual motion and he seemed tC
 take in every detail of his. surround
 ings.
 '"The emperor talked of his trip, th1
 great distance they had covered, th
 speed they had made and little incl
 dents of the voyage. Within q short
 time he retired to his sleeping apart ment adjoining The door had scarce ly closed behind him before he began to pace back and forth in his room with a quick. nervous tread Sir Will liam and his friends were talking in ordinary tones with the emperors suite. but above their voices rose the sound of the restless footsteps. Hour after hour went by and still the mo- notonous pacing in that inner room was unbroken. The first rays of light which ushered in a gray morn ing found the English visitors worn out with their strange vigil, but there was no signs of fatigue in the unfal- tering footsteps"
 sir William was young man then. with steady nerves Mrs. Car roll continued. but he told me that long before the sun came up he felt that if something did not happen to stop the maddening monotony of those footsteps he would have to force his way into the emperor's presence and stop it himself.
 Tt was after o'clock. however. be- fore Napoleon came out to bid his guests good morning and thank them for their kindness. There was faint smile on his lips as he glanced at the weary party. In his own eyes was a tired look, but otherwise there was no indication of the strain which he had undergone. Sir William said that was the hardest battle Napoleon ever fought He told me when vis- ited the spot that he then understood the loyalty and devotion of the sol diers to the man who silently and alone faced the future that to him was far worse than death.
 The "reminiscences are not all so m m bar frc next morning Napoleon rode out with Admiral Cockburn to see Longwood. It was in such d dilapidated condi- ton that it would take at least two months to make it habitable On their return they saw a small villa with pavilion attached to it. about two miles from town This was the residence of a merchant of the village. Mir. Balcombe The emperor ex- pressed his pleasure at the place ans arrangements were made for him to take up his residence there the same day and he remained until Longwood was ready for him"
 On the walls of Mrs. Carroirs liv- ing rooms are numerous pictures of St. Helena. One is of The Briars." as the Balcombe home was called
 Tt was only a small place." she explained. but 1t was ideally located. MT. Balcombe offered Napoleon one of the rooms in their home but Ma poleon did not desire to disturb them and had the pavilion fitted up for his use. This pavilion was about 200 feet from the house and commanded a ma agnificent view of the ocean and the beautifully wooded foothills. A winding path led from the Balcombe home up to this retreat The soli- tude of the place particularly ap- pealed to the emperor and he never was so happy as when left alone in this spot
 'In one corner of the grounds was a small arbor. When Napoleon was there the arbor was covered with can vas and a chair and table were placed in it. Here he dictated d great part of his memoirs.
 ''I have picked many bouquets of flowers from the Balcombe garden. where Napoleon used to play with the Balcombe children. who were great favorites of his. No story of this garden is complete without mention ing Tobey. the old negro gardener The emperor took d great fancy to- him and wanted to know his his tory. When told that he was Ma lay Indian who had been brought there as d slave. Napoleon shook his head and said: Another captive He held many long conversations with the old gardener, and when leaving him usually slipped a napoleon into his hand. He often spoke of buying Tobey and sending him back to his own people. But Tobey was forgot ten when Napoleon left the Briars, and the old negro lived on there for many years, always mourning the good gentleman as he called the 
 Mime. Carroll spent only year in St. Helena, but she is familiar with the inner history of the island for the last century. Sir William Car roll was one of the Carrolls of Ire land. and although he was the Ameri- can consul at St Helena. he was never in this country. He was by the Swedish government Tor his good deeds. He resigned his position as consul after serving many fears. and was succeeded by his son. | John Carroll, who died after serving | short time. It was then decided | hat the American consul at St Hell ..N.~ T A..,x .....