The Harrison times., 1911-12-02
Have you got herr"

Have you got herr"
Hoary old sinner mrepentant OF his deser
tlon, fifty years ago, OF his true American wife
In Baltimore, he had the court ladies In full
Bander OF Eugene before Napoleon had mado
up his mind, and he exercised n diabolica In.
genuity In trying to prevent an honest mar.
rage,
Those first indies Of the Second Empire had
extraordinary manners one evening, a Com
peigne when Eugene was going in to dinner
on the arm OF Colonel dc Toulongeon n slight
confusion permitted him to whisk EugenIe
ahead Of Madame Fortoul wife OF the minister
Of that name.
"How" exclaimed, audIbly to her cavalier,
do you permit that -- creature to push
past meY"
The next morning Mile, do MontlIo, with
tears In her eyes, stood on the terrace apart
from the others II was no ruse TO attract
Napoeon's sympathy the girl saw her prince.
hero disappearing In nightmare Of hateful
gossip, Napoleon who had sought her, asked
the cause cf her sorrow
81 must leave CompeIgne" she faltered-
and told Of the sights and insults to which
she was subjected
The emperor listened TO the beautiful gIrl
Then when she had finished he tore a green
string Of ivy from rOrk tree, deity twisted
It into crown, and said loudy-thOt all might
hcOr-os he placed It on her head
"WeOr this one-mcNnwhI'e"
II Ia n twceto'd aneedo,e but as II was
Naroeon's prorosol Of marriage ! see nc way
TO omit Il He never actually asked her hand
he took It. Not another murmur arose from
the court ladies Al once they nocked around
Sugenlo
II was another matter however for Nopo
soldiers backing hls still risky empire Opna
ions were divided on what royal alliance he
should mako Some we're for n princess OF
Sweden, some for n BrOgon2O some for the
Hoben2olern Then, suddenly, Naroloon
srealire Of EUgenlc sprung the mine by say
irg There Is no question but the right Of
hand"
mo question but the right Of hnndl" The
words ran through hla hackers Ike m alarm
Of fire One with the etrongest bold upon
Neroeon=De perslgny his minister OF the In
teri0r=was sent to tell him in the name Of all
that II would not do
De Pcrsigny mixed up with Nnrolcon IN
many an adventure, had kent hs old,comrndo
liberty Of sreech He loked about NAnoleon'B
admiration for Fugene surely the emneror
must amuse himself When he noticed that
NRroeon's face grew stern he rose 10 fighting
arguments, bru'Ally accommodating proofs and
reasons why n marriage would be ldlotlc both
dynaaUcnlly-ond otherwise He eneered at
the Monilio tiNo brought out the grandfather
RlrkratrIck bankrupt Malaga rOIsin merchant;
and then he took up Eugeno's rowing life,
what was the girl doing here In pNre7"
"Dld you ever hear Of the young Duke Of
Soeio9" asked De persIgny "Dd YOU ever
hear Of MerImeeT
"Mer'mee Ia n great writer" aAd Napoleon,
"surey=for he writes Eugenie'a letters 10
youl" laughed De pcrsgny "Mo'her dauph.
ter and ncwerOrer man MI round the tOho
and concoot the bcOulful letters that you cher
leh Really II wne not worth rIekng the coup
de'Rt to arrive at thal'"
what triumph fer The ased lady to recall
Nbto'eons s'eadTast love IN fHce Of both rnliey
and slander II was a'wavs known why Eu
genie hated De peregny, Prince Jerome and
The prncoea Mnthdo she could forgive 20.
llucol couneeors who pressed The rovnl rrn
cesses uron NNroleon che cou'd moi forgive
the powerful ones who sought - take away
her character behind her bRck
NNroleon heard them MI alike ie answered
NOTHING Fou'd and most Of The military hnck
ers with Edward Ney and fonloegeon for
their sreteemen formed rardy "The clan
Of the Levers" IN vain did MRh'lfe drag her.
self at Naro'eons knees begging him 10 re-
nounce MARRIAGE that wou'd he The ruin ~
them all The emperor had decided "You will
give n great bell 10 announce the engagement"