Year: 1873

Madame R., lady who was brought up as sister with the Emperor, and who continued her intimacy with him till the co12o d'etat, which she, as ( woman of integrity, and a staunch re-

 publican, could not forgive, in 1854, ir conversation with MT. Senior, and but recently published, gave the following as ''the whole story" of Louis Napo. Icons escape from the fortress of Ham

 "His apartment was at the bottom o1 court on each side of the door was g bench on which sat gendarme. The sentinels at the gate of the fortress al. lowed no one to pass without calling for the concierge to examine him. The gendarmes and the corcierge were well acquainted with his features. When he had formed his plans, he did all the damage he could to his rooms, and then complained of their dilapidated state. Some workmen were sent in to repair them. His servant was allowed to go to neighboring town, about couple of miles off, to buy boots and execute commissions, and for that purpose to hire @ one-horse carriage, which he drove himself. Through him Louis Napoleon obtained workman's dress, and could have a carriage to meet him. The workmen were to be twenty-four days at work. He waited till the twen- ty-third to accustom, as he says, the guards to see the workmen coming and going, but also, think, from his habit of procrastination. At length, about a quarter to seven in the morning, at the time when he supposed the two gen. darmes would be at breakfast, sitting with their sides to the dsor, he went out with plank on his shoulder. But he was five minutes too late. They had finished, and their faces were turned towards him. He thought himself lost, and Intentionally let the plank strike the head of the man on his right. This succeeded the man who was struck thought only of his head-the other ran to assist him, and while they were abus- ing him for his awkwardness he walked on, knowing that they would not quit their posts to follow and recognize him. The soldier atthe gate knew him, smiled, and, without calling the concierge, said Passaz.' A hundred yards from the gate his servant met him with the car riage and his dog. The dog, not being in the secret, lept on him with great demonstrations of joy. This was seen by sentinel on the rampant, who knew his dog, but he was as discreet as the man at the gate had been. They drove straight towards the Belgian frontier, and reached it ill about five hours.

 "In the meantime the commandant, whose duty it was to see Louis Napo- leon three times day, came to pay his leon had been complaining of illness for some days, and his physician, who was in the plot, stopped the commandant in the ante-chamber, and begged him to go no further, as his patient, after a commandant acquiesced, and returned at two for his second visit The same answer was given: Louis Napoleon was still sleeping. 'This is very serious, said the commandant. Do you appre- elan, T do not think that he is quite must send telegraphic message to were to die in ourhands? And for that purpose, I must actually see him You can see him, of course,' said the physi- clan, but, whatever the danger may be, and have not much fear, 1t will be in creased if you wake him. sThen, said the commandant, I will sit by his bed side till he awakes naturally, that no time may be lost in sending to Paris. They went into the room and sat at the side and the foot of his bed, in which lay figure wrapped in bed-clothes and night-cap, with it's face to the wall. After quarter of an hour the com mandant exclaimed: T do not see him breathe he must be dead.' The phy- sician was silent, the commandant turn ed down the clothes, and found stuffed figure.

 "Of course the telegraph was set to work, and pursuit was made on every road-but Louis Napoleon had been in Belgium an hour before he was missed"