The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-01

cOuSu ne voiced IN NO other W0y.
been forbidden to enter the courtyard.
and the things are left in the road
way outside"
SIR Hodsnn Lowe Made NnpsDleOn :
Spectacle f.Dr Gaping Cr0wsts.
And again: Admiral COckburn had
given orders that the strangers or the
inhabitants Of tho island who wished
to see the emperor should apply to Ct.
Bertrand to learn II and when the
emperor would receive them; these In
vitations OF the grand marshal served
as passes to LonKwocd ana were sent
every evening by the admiral to the
officer on duty. But Sir Hudson Lowe
gives passes to q host Of strangers
without asking whether 1t suits the
emperor's convenience to see them
His object IL to disgust the emperor
with visits. These strangers will
stand before the emporor's windows
or on his route. thinking apparently
that a piece Of paper from the cover
nor gives them the right to exact =
sight of Napoleon!"
One rebuke to Sir Hudson Lowe for
his incivility invites citation:
Misfortune II 50 Just = title to in
spire delicacy that even an ordinary
gaolers having in his charge a pris-
oner of somc distinction. does not
venture into the gaoI without ascer-
tanning IL his visit be not ill-timsd
and allowing the latter to fix the
hour. Sir II. Lowe IL unacquainted
with this customary civillty Of gaol-
ers. He reached st. Helena on April
Is In the evening and ut once wrote
to Ct. Bertrand that he would come
to Longwood on the morrow at > 4.
m. Ian unsuitable hourl to see the
emperor, without ascertaining
whether the emperor was disposed to
receive him then.
He passed CT. Bertrand's house
without calling and arrived at Long
wood at q. m. without the grand
marshal. although he knew that the
emperor had never seen any one who
was not presenttd to him by CT Bert
rand. This strange behavior and the
total want of respect due to great
man In adversely made the emperor
refuse to see General Lowe, who wax
obliged to return as he had come and
was informed that he must address
himself to Ct. Bertrand to know
when Napoleon would be willing 10
see him.
IN all faithfulness our exile writes
On other pages:
The Kindly Traits OF Bonaparte; Ills
~ tel,
ing me the opportunity OF admiring
the trait of kindness en- the part Of
Napoleon; should never end II
went into details. moreover, I am not
authorized to do so. and the emperor
does not like people to act unbiAden.
Napoleon rises early. drinks cafe-au-
lait at 8: he luncneons at IL, gem
orally alone or else IN the garden,
when he invites the officers OF his
suite and sometimes strangers who
are by chance at Longwood; he dimes
at p. m.
mo man can be more abstemious
than he; 1t Is his practice to rise from
table with appetite still left, and he
drinks only about a quarter OF n bot
tie of claret. mixed with, water, at =
meal; after dinner he has a small
glass of wine OF Constantia with the
dessert. He never has lirueurs, and
but 20 minutes at dinner. and
then passes to the saloons, where he
at once drinks a cup of cafe-au-lait.
Before General loves arrival he
often rode, either at a. m. or in the
evening; but Lowe. who has had
locked upofrom : p. m. to
6 a. m. has thereby deprived him of
his only recreation. for one can't 90
out during the heat of the day with
out exposing ones health. Napoleon
always rides the same horse. which
he is very fond of. and caresses and
calls his faithful and he Is amused
when the horse knows him from Afar.
1.-The emperor always wears mutt
at st. Helena, usually green coat
that Santini (who perforce became his
tailor and even cobbler) altered from
a hunting costume; with 1t waist
coast. white breeches and shoes and
on his breast the star of the Legion
Of Honor. He has the best-turned
leg and the handsomest hand you
could see. and the whole figure is In
perfect proportion. He puts boots on
only for riding purposes, and seldom
dresses in gray or brown, and never
dons uniform. He spends the whole
day in reading, writing, or debating
the memoirs of his life. Tht suite
assemblies at p. m. In the saloon,
when the emperor often speaks Of his
youth, of which he can recall the min |
Attest circumstance.
Even in those days the king of
Corsica said Napoleon. you are q |
nan out of Plutarch! Occasionally |
ne INDUCES in cards or chess. or Mes- |
lames Bertrand and MoEtholon play |
IN the piano. IL any strange ladies |
ire present he invites them to chess
,r cards. The English ladies and Of
icers who have had the honor of con-
'ersinR with him are Well aware that
10 man could be more affable and
unable than he; he even amuses