Show PO POSTMASTER stal STAI ASTER AND EMPEROR the career earner otna of napoleon pol eon inspired a degree cf of in the br braetz asty alty of thep ope cope of france which had never been known to exist belore beare under any the most fortunate circum anfe adie ancee anie 4 fron from tf tre e pre r to the tho peasant all idolized idolize I 1 d thir hero and d napoleon never discouraged cou raged the man of affection w th which winch be was waa greeted where oever be went indeed he gave auch anch license to bis his re olife eyen even atter after he had become that their familiarities of ofen afen en became unpleasant and inconvenient convenient anong aplon the most moar enthusiastic 61 his bis ali alf hir nir ers was wai the p postmaster ot of a emaril place in burgundy beanne bearing the name of rou aiho upon two or three occasions ions lons bad the bonor per soni sont ly ol 01 driving the carriage annd aled bad been aroon ieTi to by him film familiarly mili arly iila ilia first meeting with if N was under circumstance circumstances i calculated to awaken kena a lively feelings in the breast of or the empe emp tor rot p f tar far I 1 r the who were dri draing ing dim his carn cart carriage fage age to rouvray had bad fallen a asleep sleep and his borses horses instead of going goins direct to the post wheeled led round and the belig dark darky they bad had nearly precipitated the tha car rials emperor and all from a bridge bridie As it was wait the carriage was nearly overturned and the postmaster happening at that moment to to be returning with wilh two of his men from th next urit town perceived the dail dari danger darigis gir ruah ruoh a toward the emperors emp crois carriage and entel the accident from owning I 1 be tie emperor expressed himself grateful for the assistance reordered ered by JM all and ind antl mated railed that he would not noi forget the circumstance Biz Bizo nard onard never toned te empero he was wab wa indeed delight edif if gegot bil bir a nod of r cognition and aa as nothing pleased napo leoa so n much tich as fanatic devotedness he was wag bilan filan a always r y gad glad to bee see fheo st master and har bar him give vent to his ilis enthusiasm DI B h zo bouard had L access to th the e tuil tuii ries rles and b he i llaver visited paris without paying a visit to his friendie friend frien dhe the e emperor ro ur ia A hont 1 which lie he dilwith did with leg ita than when he be had to wiit wait ulon uron the director it f bit bib ibb ibe post rost office department i ore one oce one dwy day dayon alighting from the c in ba osbal traveling tra dress dres he te proceeded to the palace balace to visit his imperial friend 11 a frold froid as bether hether the emperor vv vib ves vis vvs s it home a k pissed the guard and officers of thoe thae tho the ourt court gabine me iau lau hec het others desired df sired him bim to go away awas be he bedame became unite ife ite they swore ana threatened to rend send hun to the eul eua d house bonse thila thea groused roused all tr stat at was ful hul inobe in the di disposition 1 1611 otal ot M Bizo end ind he cried t ah re coxcomb al isyou flare fiare to threaten the postmaster post maar of rouvray ax 1 4 and chos the tha f asked one of the officers en tri d dut t betm let me I 1 e hav have e pen p en and ink and you shall seep beep ex calmed INI Bizo in a voice of thunder let me have pen and ink and pil lya waite to the emperor pen 11 n ink and paper was brought b and nei ALI bi bouard crole as bolow fo low I 1 SIRE the postmaster of rouvray your bk bat b k fri friend end ar ard drost most devoted subject is about to be eerie berlt beril to prison on jitt as if I 1 were a rioter in your palace I 1 d nt like to waste my time any longer ard besides I 1 with to s e you yon oa forthwith please to make haste baste BiZO 7 the emperor had no sooner read this strange note than he lie laughed heartily and to cile his enthusiastic adherent to the in alt that had been offered him be dispatched oneff his cham erlain to have him film released relea sett seit and to the asto asta ast lihi lihr ent of thed the d nicer JM at B bouard was c con acted into the presence othis fr friend ieni leni the emperor 1 ilia his business with napoleon was of 0 some coi sequence ile he had a daught daughter pr ay delicate girt who had bad enen ehen her heart toone to one mho who was far aboa he but who ho returned her ber loe lot ioe e and ad a d would have married her but that 1 his hia parents opposed 0 posed his union with one orte so humble bumble juie suie sale sule ule aho who ubo who encouraged by the he hopes of her lover had believed that his par parents eitts world atlen arlen at length wilf t le e induced to consent to their theirl union was nearly brokenhearted broken hearted wt en she bhe earned that they had d him to pay his bis addresses jo 0 o the ony only daughter of a weal by merchant mer mere clant adt ant the postmaster had for sometime some time I 1 observed that his daughters health was neng ning nin and he h did ail all that lay in hs his power to u ake ale I 1 er bj harpy pv net nei neer er ined lived a k ader ader pi p i rent thin then M 11 douar zuara hough as he was wis in his hia manner yet he po ses hesed ged sed seeh a warmth j of or c of his goold d qualities ies les g eise else was not forgotten ile he beheld the suffering of his daughter with dismay the color had forsaken her hercheck cheek her eyes had bail t become acome lustreless lust reles relee aid he thought that she was lying tying moved by his constant kindness and the tears ears which fell from his old eyes upon bi I 1 er pale cheeks as ai she reclined upon his gosorn bo blosom sorn julie julle disclosed to him the secret of her grief the old man was a 4 few finues spee citie clile and aud an d ehen then the only ciori ons ors s he uttered were my friend the he pressed lils hia poor fondly to his lia bosom and the hext next morning mornin gg at daybreak bet set bet out for paris I 1 hera hero he obtained an all interview as alre aire already 1 stated d the a tew few words rid nd the emperors reply repty was waa equally laco iaco ic dc i I 1 go boma home postmaster post maser masler bald said napoleon and it julies julie s lears tears lears be bb not dried within three tone dalr days come come hither regain mt bizou bidou rd traveled quick but the emperor 8 wis wig es had gone faser foser fo on the former rid ng n into thi th post yard of rouvray Rou Jlou who should come out to meet him but julie and Fra ngoi and both were looking so happy and both teresor we reso resor eager to tell him what had come to pas pasil that bat they were both bl bi but by their looks al Bizo knea knera thai that they were lai ilai py and ind bis his heart instinctively said athis this is the work of the emperor rot and hh h art spoke truly the emperor bad sent julie a marriage porton portion cois cola a C commission orr iiii i bajon 1 in n the army and now the parents of the youth no iio longer oppose the t t as no doubt that P glit the post hube huse lit ilc ube use of or rouvray re sounded ath the cries of vira vive jive jire V p em ein edcur tinie passed on a and dd the idol of KB bouard fell I 1 into ltv mis fortun r his frler frier er V d was no iong long longer et upeor of france but a captive who qan nan I the and deai deal ail all but soon arto atto wara ward all frat braice ce was aware that napoleon had escaped from elb elbe and a again 11 aln ain at re niue alip spirits of mi M B exited early one morning in march before the sun had nad risen risen the postmaster of llou Jlou coutray uray iray mas was awakened by loud shouts at his chamb r win uin dowa popping out his bis bead to ascertain the cause cathe f the disturbance who should he sea SEC buths but bis kis his friend the emperor on B zo bouard zou arn aro cried napoleon my old aid ard faithful frieida fri eidl quick quick with will my coy horsell I 1 am expect expected eli ell at paril par I 1 tile postin ater was waa be bewildered il dered mj 1 1 friend the empero emper oilI iP he be cried a and rd r rushed u blied anti inti the stable for th the e reri reci ed 11 ories horses theno e of preparation roon struck and all was bumie bunie ani anil ai biety in th tin post house at Rou nou rouvray the horses hordes were put to ta 0 soils were ivere mounta moun td and the good enghu himself who had bad also as burred the lon ron had lad not yet as ended his bis pst of h honor onor ile he strod pensive and se beriou riou cose close to the impatient A napo Kapo ap ocon eon at length the be cloud clord passed from hig his ani he ned wi it ha a dignified brn m ie mer mci Mii foi joi if I 1 make him angry I 1 shail hhall be angry tuo too and then turning toward tha aha emperor he sa 0 1 41 I have ben be n tt inking for these ten minutes how bow I 1 should request to fo our in m jaty ard and I 1 am anil na a bit the wiser miser after all bah cac exclaimed napoleon Na roleon tan taH nab of anu L it must corne comoe out lre ire site ay baid gaid the postman postmaster I 1 know that is I 1 am afraid it will coffle d you 2 evvy well ell eil aid aia baid the emperor what is it sie sir al 31 f I 1 have had the honor bonor of driving D you roary mmary dimps I 1 am a ro no courtier courtie r no intriguer I 1 lov iov moy roy country preserver 1 hove love iove you for taits all ali tle ais is that al the emperor empe empt no I 1 have jutt jut now a great favor a very gr st at favotto favor to beg you lil ill 1 perhaps aej ang perhaps fe ve buti uti be the of men if you grant it I 1 ask permission to embrace you I 1 I 1 f the emile emlie emperor roi rol vurst burst 1 into in to a I 1 ficon fit of laughter Is that al moy my roy asor biz he elc tic iala laim ed come aid then let ua us be off B bonard rushed to the emperor clasper cla him in his arm hugged bugged him bim and triumphantly be striding his por ur ster sterten ted ventre venire a terre add and in iet let less lees 9 than an hour drove up before the post ouse of ava avalon lion ilon shouting 11 fu vire ien len iem lein per Fer eurl turl eliare B auard bouard took reave of his g great r c at friend buk but his palting good wi though th b ugh enthusiastic were expressed with sadness ald aid ai d tears fell from his eyes as he joined ili in the of the surrounding stong thong throng the disastrous news nenya from drom waterloo rei rel feli fei upon I 1 lian liar irn irr as a thunderbolt soon after that fatal event the postmaster of rouvray eraa vas dismissed from that situation next sent yent to prison and tried at a the assizes for having pro troied tl ti e ion of his hia imperial patron and endeavoring to avenge his lis fall upon the restored gov government emment he wa wa acquitted but such heavy blows impaired his bis health bom F oma ora ach that bae fae via be he bican e poor and the revolution of 1830 found him sloughing ploughing hing nielda fielda chit were not hs ho own his hia attachment ent to 0 o tl e icedo dewoy y of h Ms ls departed idol long iong on ed the success of hla hia applications app ica tlona tiona to louls louis government at length one afternoon ter noon as tie be re arned fram his ills daily task a letter was put into his hands the contents it ct which extracted e from fromm him a lempereur lEm meant meard to be a af vivero vi ve aio Alo Bizo was informed that through the personal in ference tei oe of the duke 0 of ti Orlean oriean Oi learis bhe she be was waa restored to t lie the office of of rouy rom ray 1 |