The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

those little harbors with batteries and
drew around LOngwOOd "A wall of bayo-
nets and hOwitzers. which at sunset
"lOsed in upon the dooryRrd. while
through tho night sentlnels stood about
the huus.. itself On the heights overlook
ing the country he posted watChmen
with code OF signals that ens bled him
to know Of every move Napoleon made
from tho moment he stepped out OF his
door.
Rather than expose himself to all those
restraints Napoleon chose to shut him
self up AT LonEwoOd. and for four years
he did not mount a horse. As his health
began to fail he remained indoors for
long periods and became invisible to his
British guards.
He not only declined TO see Lowe but
when the commissioners OF France, Aus
tria and Russia came to take up their
residence at 81. Helena. for the purpose
nc also refused to exhibit himself to
them. The poor commissioners never
were able 10 get close view Of him to
reward them for their years Of exile on
the island. Count Ralmain Of Russia
thought indeed that he caught a long
distanUN glimpse OF him one lucky day.
and Baron StUrmeT Of Austria and Count
MOntChcnu OF France were sure that on
another fortunate occasion. while they
were hiding in a ditch. they saw through
their telescopes a small man in a three
COrncred hat.
Tho great powers being thus baffisd
and Knocked. PozZo di norgo found an
opportunity to thrust his stiletto once
more into his old CorsiCan foe. PoZZo
urged the outwitted governments to in
sist that Napoleon should be compelled
to show himself to his keepers twice a
day. and Europe took up the demand
and thUndered IT,
standing at bay in his hut. successfully
thwarted and defed the nations. He was
ailing and keeping to his room at the
time. and he sent out the warning to
new ignominy he would die at the
threshold Of his chamber Nor did he
ever Weld the point. and a British army
captain was charged with the duty Of
peeping in at him through the windows.
Gen. BonapRrte.
Devoid alike of a sense of humor and
a sense of proportion. the governor and
his restless tRskmasters at London in
sisted no more sternly on keeping Napo-
leon from returning to his throne than
that nc should not be the titular En-
peror even OF the cowshed of Longwood.
He offered to adopt the name OF Col.
Muiron or Baron Duroc. but the London
government seemed to think il was the
prerogativ" only Of royalty to wear an
incognitO.
A book inscribed to him by the inn
perial title was confiscated. and some
chessmen which were sent to him as a
gift. We're threatened with the same fate
for a time because an y and a crown
were carved on them. Even some green
and white beans, which Montholon gave
to the French commissioner. feN under
loves suspicion and he grayely debated
in two letters TO his superiors in London
whether they were not a dangerous Allu-
sion to the colors OF the Bonapartes and
the Bourbons.
The government surely was not with
out some Justification in obJectinE to the
yearly expenses Of Longwood outrunning
the liberal limit OF $4,000 q year But
when a member Of the suite reported that
a resident had expressed his envy Of the
eone MnG ooS,It I.S,SyI uay Enite xne
tite for II only three or four times a
year, Napoleon laughingly replied. You
ought to have told him that II cost US
several crowns! Upon Lowe insisting