ANECDoTE OF NAPOLEON PREVIOUS TO


Ills EXILE.
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The employment of his confidential secre-
taries was of all kinds Of slavery, the least
sl,pportabIe. Day and night it was neccssa-
~ to be on the spot. Sleep, meals, health,
fatigue, nothing was regarded. a minutes
absence would have been crime. Fricnd
pleasures, public amusements, promenades,
rest, all must be given up. The Baron de
Maincval, and the Baron dc Fan, knew
this by hard experience; but at the same
time they enjoyed his bountlcss confidence
the most implicit reliance on their discretion
and truly royal liberality. They both de-
served his confidence. One day at O'Clock
the Emperor wc,-t out to hunt; he will prob
ablv. IS usual he absent about hours, Mai
neyal calculates, il is his fathers Jour dc
fetr: he NAV surely venture to leave the pal
ace for short time. lie his bought little
villa, and is tlcsrous to present 1t to his be-
loved father, and to give him the title deeds.
He sets out, the whole family is collected, he
is warmly greeted, they see him so seldom.
The present is given, the joy increases, din
ncr is ready, aud he is pressed to stop; he
refuses. "i'he Emperor may return and ask
for me-" ooh, he won't be angry, you arc
never away" The entreaties rsdouble; Mt
length he yields, and time flies swittly when
we are surrounded by those we love,