Year: 1870




That lively paper, the Paris Soir, publishes
the following romantic story of the Emperor surrender
at Sedan which may be useful specimen Of French
war correspondence. If is not important con-
trlbution to history:


"Iisten This is q page Of history. Napoleon III
having written TO the King OF Prussia that letter which
has been published, Let him come himself, or he shall
be treated simple sodier-though that he scarcely
meritsy Napoleon then betOOk himself In the manner
you know TO the farm where tho King had established
his grand headquarters. ~


"When the caltehe reached the door Of the little house
Napoleon abghted, put ont his cigarette and entered
alone into the Owroofed chamber where the King in
Generals uniform, helmet head, walked feyerishy TO
and fro having crossed behind him. The Prince
and the high officers formed group IN one corner Of the


at was dusk. The ex Emperor took of his hat and
sauted the King, using the German language. William
step or two then ana placed himself erect terrible,
before the exEmperor, who stood bent, his head un.
TO say your Majesty that which had the honor 10
transmit to you In writing yesterday


dark with passion and whose words ssed in the effort
TO contain himself Il have decided that spandau shall
lie assigned TO you as a prison-as residence mean
You will wait my further orders there


at is said, srp exclaimed the King, striking with
his saber on the dusty floor.


Au reroir then, Monsieur my brother, said the
Emperor in good French this time He sauted the diff
fere persOnages present with the utmost courtesy and
out calm as though he had just returned from
outside lie chose cigarette which he lighted from
the cigar of White Cuirasser and prepared to RENTER



begging him to pass into adjoining yard, where the
King Who it seemed wished 10 talk more at length,
would send for him. The eX-Emperor said not word
Escorted by two White Curassiers he passed into the
yard where, beside stagnant pond, a small wooden
bench stood. He went quietly to st down upon this
bench continuing to smoke, on interruPtng himself TO
look at the water in the pond and at the staff officer
upright before him. who watched his every movement.
" After a quarter OF hours waiting, the e& Emperor
begged the officer in French TO get him glass OF water
one Of the curasslers brought it. He dipped his lips
therein; then looking at the glass smiled silently and
turning toward the officer said to him. Nero vanquished
passed his last hour beside pond in which he drank
am more fortunate than he He drank all the water,
and giving back the glass, added, 1t Is true that my
reign never rosembled his and then betook himself W
smoke again. a., a.. .
After long half hour general officer came from the
King begging him to enter the room where william was
entirely alone. They remained there hour and half
by themselves talking in low tones What dd they say
At the OF the interview the Emperor stepped INTO
a post -chaise bearing the King OF Prussias arms
The people round King William say that i. nus ih'ch
ton to Keep his prisoner at Spandau all his me-"


The writer adds. that officer of the Prlssian stan
told him that without the Intervention ot the crown
Prince and NJ de Bismarck, the King would nave shot
Napoleon.