The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-21

in his library the Empress Eugene and
her companion.
III Evans had invited guests to his
mousse to dinner that night, but his as
slstant, DR.. Crane, had to entertain
them. Evans was planning how TO get
Napoleon's wife out of France and
into England. The next morning early
ne ana crane and the two women left
faris IN the doctors carriage for the
town of Deauville on the coast, TIL,
Journey was made with remarkable
ease. Arrived at the city gate. Evans
thrust his head and shoulders out the
window, filling ii up so that the guar,l
might not peer within, and told the
man that he was an American. going
INTO the country to spend the day with
friends. He was not even asked his
name.
Several times the party had to
change horses and conveyances: 1t
facy-sur- Eure the only person in the
place who had carriage, a woman.
mad only one horse. There was a horse
working in a neighboring field. how
or, that might be had, though ii was
much smaller than her horse and had
never been harnessed with it, So the
lll-mated team was hitched up to a
most ramshackle vehicle, patched and
mended and nailed and tied together
with wire and string; the very skee-
ton OF carriage. However. ii was
made to do until the next stop, where
the part found a man with plenty of
horses, but no carriage. They bought
the use of the ancient "calash' for
ahother lap of the journey, and pro-
ceeded. a few miles out of town the
whiffletree broke, and the driver was
all Tor turning back. But Crane and
Evans refused to hear of it and sue
ceeded in mending the vehicle.
She Made a Picnic of IT,
All along the journey the Empress
Eugene kept up her spirit wonder
fully. She munched brown bread and
bologna sausage cheerfully, and acted
as III she were on picnic; when only
Wretched Accommodations could be had
at an inn, ii was Madame I.ebreto1
VINO wept and the empress who sank
into chair laughing and exclaiming:
This is really too funny for any
thing"
They had to caution her to be less
lubilant since she was supposed to be
an invalid. After two days of driving,
interrupted by brief train journey,
The party reached Deauville. And
there DIR. Evans, after no little ar
prevailed upon Sir John Bur-
soyne, retired English army officer,
TO give them passage in his yacht TO
England. Burgoyne didn't want. to do
Il; finally he said he would if Lady
Burgoyne were willing. @
why not?" said her ladyship. And
he thing was done.
The little vessel, of only forty tons
burden, encountered heavy weather:
more than once 1t seemed certain 1t
must go down. But throughout the
rip the empress was the calmest and
most courageous person aboard.
i was sure we were lost" she said
'tterward. "but singular as Ii may
'eem l did not feel alarmed In the
east have always loved the sea and
I mas had no terrors for me. Were |
o disappear, / thought. to myself,
ieath. perhaps, could not come more
'pportunely nor provide me with n
more desirable grave"
When England was reached, DIR.
evans brought the empress to her IA
'ear-oid son; then he found them a
house and tbora,ftar returp-
ID to Paris. He had risked everything
he had to save his friend. and the En-
'ress Eugene had found in him a
riend when all her court had left her.
evans did valiant work on the sani-
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