The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
There is something harder
to bear than the reverses of
fortune. 1t is the. ingratitude
of man.-Napoleon.

itself, he is led first Of all up q flight of
stairs and through the haunted apart
ments Of Napoleon in a corner of the
vast pile, where. like a tenant in a sec
ond story fiat, the Emperor occupied only
half dozen rooms in a row. The one
/ other suite in this wing Of the chateau
faces the opposite direction and looks
across the long corridor of Francis /,
4 and out upon the Court of the Fountains.
1t was in that row Of rooms, just on the
4 other side Of the wall from his own. that
Napoleon imprisoned the Pope Of Rome.
And Plus VII had been liberated less
self was virtually captive in the aGjoin-
ing suite. Could punishment more close
| ly tread upon the heels OF an offense,
even within the juriSdiction- Of poetic jus
! tice? 80. ..... -. - .
Although the spears of the Cossacks
were cleaning on the bouievards Of Paris
the. day the Emperor came from Cour de
France and walked into the chateau his
the recapture OF the city He drew up
his guard for a review IN the Court Of
the White Horse, and took added courage
from the % sagss gsr, cry that s5,., ran down its
His old Erowlers were loyaI and their
voice still was for war. But he had Civ
en- them nothing and they. had only their
] lives TO lose. His sristocrsey. on the 9TH
4 er hand, were loaded down with his gifts
and they were thinking only Of how they
| might save from the wreck the title and
| privileges and wealth which his prodfgal
hand hSa s lsvished upon then. them; p.-,s,.-
Marmont, and Lefebre were there
anxiously waiting for their release and
| an opportunity to make terms with the
coal miner and H1ssSr. bur burst i in upon the
Emperor and boldly proclaimed their
mutipy. 'Sire," the marshal Prince OF
the Moskova bluntly announced, at is
80 - - n, 5ssthhnd yo,S ,onst TnsEe
your win and abdicate in favor Of the
King Of Rome"
MIsti Never IN the eighteen years
italy had Napoleon heard that Word
| from the lips OF any man. In his aston
| ishmept he appealed to his other princes
and dukes. and their answer was made
donald 1--WE have had enough Of war
without kindling a civil war"
The Two Al.dieatfoas.
The Emperor could not Tail to see that
he was helpless In the midst OF palace
revolution and.- in his bewiiderment. he
retreated from the scene! but only to
tumuituous Impulses. seated. at the table
which still stands In the salon Of his
suite he scrawled his abdication:
The allied powers having proclaimed !
that the Emperor Napoleon Is the sole
obstacle to this, blishment Of
peace. the Emperor Napoleon. faith
ful 70 his oath, declares that he is
ready to descend from the throne, to
quilt France and even lie Itself for
the good Of the country. tnseparable
from the rights OF his SON, Of those Of
the maintenance Of the laws o. the
empire. fE1
Given ct. our Palace at Fontaine-
bleau. 9Th of April 1slL
With that eonditional ,renunclation of
the throne IN their hands, Caulincourt.
Ney. and Macdonald started for Paris.
charged with, the duty Of securing the
crown to the King Of Rome. But that
night Marshal Marmont went-oyer TO the
allies carrying his 1900 soldiers with
him. although the men rebelled and
cursed their officers when. too late, they
found they had been led into the camp Of
the foreign invadsrA This was the cruel
est OF all the blows which. adversely was
raining upon Napofeon's head; That
Marmont should DO such q thing. ne
cried when he heard Of the treason OF
his Toulon eo1nrads: n man with whom