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Napoleon III. skating at Paris.

--The Paris correspondent of the London Herald, writing on the 13th, gives the following account of the manner in which Napoleon III. sometimes diverts himself. The Emperor arrived at the lake in the Bois de Boulogne about three P. M. on Friday, in a plain chariot drawn by two horses, and unattended by any escort. He alighted from his carriage and crossed the lake on his skates. He was soon recognized by some men wearing blouses, who raised a cry of "Here is the Emperor; Vive I'Empereur!" The cry attracted universal attention, and everybody ran and everybody cheered. The Emperor continued to skate, apparently delighted with the enthusiastic reception he met with. The Emperor seeing a child in a sledge, pushed forward by a nursery maid, took the place of the servant and drove the sledge.--Having amused himself for about half an hour, more like a schoolboy enjoying a holiday than an Emperor, he left as quietly as he came. There were several fashionably dressed English ladies among the skaters.

The Daily Dispatch: January 31, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. January 31, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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