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A RELIC OF VAPOLEOS.A relit of Napoleon » la»l day* r in St.* Helena u carefully guardedd b) Mr. llarbara Mrtiuesm. a to- man 78 years old, ol South Itiib-, delpbia The trite ■ u box itade ol d a piece ol wood used in the coo struc'aon ol the coffin In which tue6 Emperor waa buned, and wuax given to Mrs Mctiu-in by l.er* father, who was with Napoleon m *. bis exile alter Waterloo Mr. Mr\r ttufcin, whuaa memory is ihmu-i* able, relates stories told to her by* her latter. of Napolcon'a last dayst on the Island ol St. Helena Herid father was a soldier In the ,,sap-* per* and miners.” a refluent that aaw acrvlce at Waterloo. Tiuodoiei* Mairs. of Money more, l'o.nty\ Derry.,n Ireland, be, a carpenter, and other* oechanm swrr sent to St Hn?i*h after the exile ol Napoleon, to bui d‘d a prison castle for the Lmpcr'tt.;j Wbrn Mr*. Mctiuc.in waa Balbaran Matrs, a girl of 17, she cane toI America. A parting gift Ran. her11 lather was a little box vt hardwood, about 18 Inches wide and six Inc be* high, the relic made from “f the wood Ml OV«X from Napoleon’s£ coffin This na the little boxh- which we uard to call mooey-»“ box.1 remember the story father, told us ol the death of Napoleon. The I castle had juat been finished by theEnglish regiment, and Napole.« was to be ta*cn there thr following morning At night father said to U» ibr Emperor, We ll be moving In thelot morning Liu thinking’ ’No.’ U»,n fmperor replied. Til ne'er go into” a house built by an Englishman ’or Father aaid he straightened htaerllhi up looked at hiu. wuth flashing■f eyes, as he replied u the i~lt,, itticry. Napoleon ne'er did enter there- English huilt Castle, for the next*? morning be was «lead Fatbci always Mid he died ol « bro’ en oi I cart lie wax perfectly w*ll 'be** nlghi before.'** L'Amieobn't -toA ton Night Tlieal II hu years tre,Q.IICJon an » bruui KltXi ■cli ltlv.ll that dro.i •ng he w be p two MUllat Itheinstsdro\at tor■ueotMoor\tday an I for Clklt«id-pirtFebTlmiMrthene»*lt;hearfourT1char
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Fitzroy City Press
Fitzroy, Victoria, AU
Sat, Mar 08, 1913
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