Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-02

belong In politics to a different party than that
which elected Paul Deschanei to the presi drncy.
Nine. Deschanel takes a keen delight in racing
only for the sport itself. She will henceforth,
however. be unable to attend the races save in
her official capacity and in state. Then, too. there
will be visiting the petits theatres, by far
the most amusing form of dramatic entertainment
In Paris. and she will be restricted to OCCASION
al appearance in the state loge of the Opera or of
the Coincide Franchise.
She cannot but feel the attacks made upon her
husband by the daily and comic press, fortunate.
indeed If she escapes attentions Of this kind aimed
at herself such as for instance poor Nine. Felix
Faure, whose husband called upon by his
saiants in print to resign the presidency because
of the discovery made that years and years before
her father, family lawyer of some note, had en-
bezzled the trust funds confided to his care.
Moreover, as Nine. Deschanel has a large fam
lily of young children, she may be exposed to the
same cowardly anonymous threats Of the kdnap-
ing of her youngsters-threats which drove Nine.
Casimr-Perier almost to distraction while Mt the
Eysee.
There is something almost pathetic in contrast
ing the arrival of the first ladies at the Eysee with
their departure. Each of them has entered the
portals of the palace with pride and pleasure de-
picted her features. and making attempt, to
conceal the truly feminine delight felt in occupy
ing position filled before her there by many
celebrated and in cases Beautiful women
And each of them has left the Elysee broken
spirited and disappointed. Nine. Theirs was per-
haps the who carried her head the highest on
her husbands return into private life. But then
she was a strong tempered woman, and Indignation
at what she considered the nations vile ingrati-
tude toward him mastered every other sentiment
Nine. MacMahon, Duchesse de Magneta, left the
Efysee with the knowledge that half of the private
fortune of the marshal had been expended in en-
deavoring to maintain the dignity of the presi-
dency, and that far from any approaching
this generosity. the gallant old soldier had lost,
as president n good deaf of the fame and popu-
iarity which he had the battlefield
Poor old Nine. Grevy. a woman of humble ex-
traction, departed from the Elysee overwhelmed
by the hurricane of obloquy and disgrace that the
questionable doings of her son-n-law, Daniel Will
son. had brought down upon the head Of her hus-
band forcing him to resign.
Nine. Sad Carnot quit the Elysee widow, her
husband struck down by the hand of an assassin
while driving through the streets Of Lyons AS
for the mysterious tragedy of the death of Felix
Faure 1t broke the heart and the spirit of his
kind-hearted and good-humored wife,
Let us hope that the experience Of the charming
and gracious Nine. Deschanel there will be OF
different character and that she may live to leave
the Elvsee at the end of her husbands seven
yesrs term of Office with the same happy look
upon her comedy TEXTURES as when she crossed its
threshold for the first time In the role OF Its mis-
tress.