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

4 But the Pole wno = marked man.
Surveillance. persecution and unwnr-
ranted captivity were his until after
Napoleon's death. and having been
then allowed to return to France, he
was driven forth again on the break
ing out OF the revolution In 1o3o. He
led wondering and obscure life for
years. then settled at RegensburH.
Germany, where he died in 194e.
Letters OF Plontkowslxi iii about 10
pages Of Mr.. Watson's book, and
from them are taken passages refer
Ing to special acts and the bearing Of
Napoleon just before and during his
captivity. The first relates to the
time when the emperor. after Wator-
loo. was forced by an unfriendly wind
to land at the Isle Of Ak:
''Numberlcss Populations came to
the island and outroatod him to r..
main In France. His reply was in
variably that he did not wish another
drop of French blood 10 be shed for
him. The war. II It was being waged
against him personally, would be over
the moment he set foot voluntarily on
an English weasel; II. on the contrary.
as he felt sure would be the case, 1t
continued after all pretext therefor
had been removed, than the eyes Of
tho whole world would ~ unses led
and 1t would become manifest that
neither he nor his family. nor even
France herself. was the reai object Of
hostilities. but that the struggle was
one Of crowned heads against tie
constitutional liberties Of the nation.
Even at that time Napoleon looke1
upon Waterloo as the tomb Of the
British constitution and thereby the
ruin OF the English nation"
Napoleon GA = British Ship; His Fine
Bearing in Captivity.
Once aboard the BollcroLhon, ma
poleon seemed quite content, and he
took an interest in the smallest de-
tailR connected with the ship, and
even inquired of the midshipmen the
use of several implements which were
| unknown to him. He watched long
and carefully the sailora' drills; In Z
word, he acted as IL on his own ship:
and to the honor Of the English. l am
| bound to say that their respectful be-
havior to him warranted him in for
getting that he was on BOARD q vessel
hitherto hostile. He invited himself
to luncheon with Admiral Hotham,
who as a well-bred man knew how to
take such honorable trust, and who
received the emperor with the great
est distinction"
Concerning the general attitude of
the fallen emperor:
The greatness OF soul and strength
| of character shown by Napoleon In
his endurance of his fate would rem
der him worthy of the admiration Of
, the whole world, even il his Afe's
record. gloriously beyond all others.
had not already gained 1t. 1t IL very
difficult to form correct notion of
the trials he is subjected to and the
obstacles he has to surmOunt. feel
sure that he IL the only man in the
world who, placed i'll such situation
can make himself resp ected by = gov
ernor invested with illitnitable power
and instinct with the ill-will to abuse
1t, can earn the admiration of the Of
ficers Of the garrison and the inhabi-
.ants alike, and can endure separation
from his wife and son and his whole
family, for whom he cherishes the
tenderest sentiments.
1.-The emperor's views on family
feeling may be illustrated by the fol-
lowing incident: A Mr.. Urmston. one
Of the principal English agents In
China, was invited to luncheon at
Longwood, on his way back to Eng
land. The emperor conversed with
him on the subject of that distant
country and elected many interesting
details, and was presented by his
chance guest with a copy of an Eng
lish translation of the Chinese penal
code. Napoleon had 1t explained to
him and paid heed to the fact that 1t
contained severe penalties for those
who fail in due respect to even re-
mote relations. who neglect the means
or let slip the opportunities of msk-
ing their lives as happy as possible.
and who frequent society within a
certain fixed period OF the death of
their kindred.
Europe Could Learn From China the
Lesson of Right Family LOsc.
Having listened, he observed: THE
Chinese are more civilized than we
Europeans, such penalties, however
severe. are just for those who disre-
gard the primal duties of nature to-
ward their own flesh and blood can
never make good citizens"
The letters tell how Governor Lowe
declared during the month OF August
that he would send no provisions to
Longwood unless the emperor placed
funds Mt his disposal. The emperor
made (. ,swer:
II have asked nothing Of your gov
eminent. 1t is a matter of indiffer-
ence to me whether ycu send ary-
thing or not. l am 4 soldier and 1
have eaten more than oncs fr"m a |
soldiers platter. In yonder camp |
that is near me there are brave |
soldiers who have won That title at |
the price of their blood They look |