Show A christmas christinas day with wl th napoleon by ayd D E hr HENRY NR Y APOLEON B ON N A PARTE the child of destiny as he called himself had yet a good deal of his destiny un completed when on christmas eve in the year lio he sent mes ott forth to an bounce his intention of paying a visit to the pa is opera house hat that night he ile wan was now first consul to which post tian he had been elected in november 1799 my aly reign began from the day 1 I was made consul he deel declared arod ayears ears aft edwards and in that mirage he acau bately described his power installed already at the tuileries Tull Tuil erles eries with his beloved josephine he lived in regal state and exercised little less than despotic sway seven years be tore fore he was an unknown artillery of fleer now he was the most kroml nent man in europe proclaimed the savior of Us its country and practically dictator what events he had crowd ed into those seven years the eng iloh had been driven from toulon in 1793 he had suppressed the paris parts in of he had gone through his first victorious campaign tn in italy in 6 7 had made his vig orous attempt to conquer egypt in 1797 9 and now was back again in france it was christmas eve however the time when pleasures are expected to be indulged in and napoleon liked to show himself to the people in public places tor for popularity was ever dear to him so he would go to the opera that night he sat in an apartment overlooking the tuileries Tull Tuil erles eries gardens awaiting the ar rival of fliche the minister of police who had been sent for to take his instructions josephine to whom he had been married since 1796 had just left him and he was alone when fouche was annon you have nothing further to report said napoleon his keen gaze fixed on the minister nothing no new conspiracy a sa none and the old onese ones well under surveillance I 1 am ready to strike at the necessary mo ment ah ali M ie le ministre your waiting gives them the opportunity of ing the first blow this Is not a sol diers dier s way you are only clever in watching plots I 1 want a man inan who can crush them at their inception fouche you must strike now every suspect must go to prison my death Is desired by all the fanatical royalists Ven deans and chouang in paris and fouche has to stamp these conspire con spira cie cles out it if fouche does not napo leon will first consul you are sate safe was all that fouche replied safe or not said napoleon ampa I 1 look to y you on to guard my life and with that life he destinies of france I 1 shall visit 0 opera within an hour you know your d city ity consider it done and with that the famous police f de parted napoleon who had been working hard all day and was tired now fell asleep aken josephine came in dressed for the opera she had the greatest difficulty in rousing him from the sound sleep into which he had fallen come the carriage la Is waiting she sat said d let it be sent back he said drowsily 11 1 I have havo my mind I 1 had rather not go anthe de opera tonight but in the end josephine prevailed and they went 0 the barr age accod panted by lannes and bo cleres in the carriage napoleon fell asleep again and as he afterwards began to dream of the danger I 1 ie e had run years before in cros crossing crossl rg the tag ll li amento during a flood by torch light no attempt was mads made to awaken him but just as they reached the corner of the rue licals P loud ex was vms heard and he first con sul awoke with a sudden start we are blown up he cried but death by assassination was wag not to be his destiny an informal ermal ma chine ching of a most destructive character prepared by st regent had exploded just a second too late to effect its deadly purpose although napoleon escaped 20 persons were killed and 63 53 wounded he ordered the coachman to drive on and a few minutes later he and josephine entered the opera and proceeded to their box the bouse house cheered again and again napoleon bowing in apparent calm but he did not remain in the theater long after an n anxious look around at the audience he turned to reassure josephine who was almost fainting tainting with terror and they returned to the tuileries Tull Tuil eries here he was met by fouche upon whom he turned with a fierce and con anger I 1 will see to this myself tie he cried with bitterness fi fiance ance shall be purged of these ruffians it ignot Is not a question of my life but of social order and public moral ty within a few weeks all the leading conspirators were executed and other persons were seized and with ya dut trial transported to french r M D howlet returned today after a visit at salt lake albert 1 hurd from salt I 1 ake for tf ue e holiday 14 rev father roa rosa of salt lake is 11 visiting with the fa ml nily of dr dt J A flenoel miss maegaret Mai giret garet Mo Donough of salt calp is here tor for a v N isit with miss mamie sullivan mrs condon and daughter of salt lake are here for a visit wi h mr and mrs henry runnels win grant of butte u V ho ha hai been atte attending riding the all hollows college ia Is here for a visit with the family of D J sullivan livan D A dep ie is haa has accepted accept pd a pos tion with the smelter v where here he will have charge of the tile lumber department of the new plant lie ile ha hai been living at fogele but will move hig his family back to robinson immediately after the first of the vear ear the tintic gintic store company of siler city have hae filed articles of in corpora tion provo is the principal place of business the object la Is to carry on a mercantile merc intile the capi tal stock it is in ili shares of the par value of 1 each the directors and officers are james evans president george B williams secretary and tre treasurer astner ier sophia S evans |