Show louis napoleon to the ashes of napoleon I 1 while the present french emperor was incarcerated car in the french prison at harris ham the remains of the great emperor were brought from the island of st helena and interred in the royal cemetery of france which occasion called railed forth from louis napoleon the following idolatrous apostrophe to his uncles ashes i TO THE titz MANES or OF THE TUE EMPEROR 99 CITADEL or OF HAM december 1840 SHIE ton TOU returned to your capital and the people in multitudes hailed balled your return while Is I 1 from the depth of 0 my mv dun dan dungeon geon spon ican only discern a ray rity of that sun bun un which shines upon your obsequies do not be angry with your tour family that it Is not there to receive you yon your tour exile and your fortunes have ceased with your life ours cor cot dinue always you have expired upon a rocky rock far from your country and from your kindred the hand hawl of a son has baa not closed cloud your eyes and today to day none of your kinsmen will follow your bler bier mon Mou tholon whom you loved the most among your faithful companions has performed the office of a son he remained faithful to your ideas and has hai fulfilled fui tui ailed your last wishes lle lie has conveyed to me your last words lle lie Is in prison with me A french vessel vessels under the command of a noble youth went to claim your ashes in vain you yon would look upon the deck for tor any of your kin your jour family were not there when you touched the soli moll of france an electric shock was felt you raised yourself in your coffmn coffin your eyes were for a moment re the tricolor trl tri color floated upon the shorey bhore shore but your eagle was not thre there the people ai as la in former times around your coffin and salute you with ther declamations as if ifyu Y u were still a lr but the courtiers of the day while rendering rand ring you homage gay say with sup f up pressed breathy breath god agod grant he may not awake swake yom ton have at length teen again these french Frenchu whom hom bom you lovd so much you yon have returned again into th hau hat a t france which you made so go greaty griat bui bul for ignera have left their trace which the pomp of your sour return can never esrice effice see that young army for they are the sons of your veteran veterans they are indebted to you for you are their glory but it to 1 said to them to fold your arm arms sire tb people are the atod which cover our beautiful country but these men whom you have made so great and who are yet so small ah sire regret them not they have denied your narsee name your glory and your blood when I 1 have spoken to them of your creed they have said lo 10 me we W do not understand you let them say let them do what to the car which rolls the grains of and rand which it crushes under its wheel wheels they say in vain thit you wre a meteor meteors which has leit lett no traces behind lia ila vain they the deny your civil glory they will wiil not nain disinherit Halo berit berlt us sile stir the 15 h of Dec hraber traber Is a great day for france and tor for me vie from the midst of your feutral fu furril uril train disdaining the homage of many maly around you have for tor a moment cast your ryes eyes upon my gloomy abode awe ani calling to mind the cal cai esses you lavished upon me rou iou tou you have buddi red for me son I 1 am satisfied with tui tut yuul yui louis louls LOUIS LOOIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE |