William of Prussia, September 2, 1870.

Napoleon I. was crowned December 2, 1804; and the victory of Austerlitz
was December 2, 1805.

_Numerical Curiosities._ 1. 1869, the last year of Napoleon's glory; the
next year was that of his downfall. As a matter of curiosity, it may be
observed that if the day of his birth, or the day of the empress's
birth, or the date of the capitulation of Paris, be added to that of
the coronation of Napoleon III., the result always points to 1869. Thus,
he was crowned 1852; he was born 1808; the Empress Eug['e]nie was born
1826: the capitulation of Paris was 1871. Whence:

1852 1852 1852 coronation
1 } 1 } 1 }
8 } birth of 8 } birth of 8 } capitulation
0 } Napoleon. 2 } Eug['e]nie. 7 } of
8 } 6 } 1 } Paris.
____ ____ ____
1869 1869 1869

2. 1870, the year of his downfall. By adding the numerical values of the
birth date either of Napoleon or Eug['e]nie to the date of the marriage,
we get their fatal year of 1870. Thus, Napoleon was born 1808;
Eug['e]nie, 1826; married, 1853.

1853 1853 year of marriage.
1 } 1 }
8 } birth of 8 } birth of Eug['e]nie.
0 } Napoleon. 2 }
8 } 6 }
____ ____
1870 1870

2. _Empereur._ The votes for the president to be emperor were 7,119,791;
those against him were 1,119,000. If now the numbers 711979r/[1][1][1][6]
be written on a piece of paper, and held up to the light, the reverse side
will show the word _empereur_. (The dash is the dividing mark, and forms
the long stroke of the "p.")

=Napoleon and Talleyrand.= Napoleon I. one day entered a roadside inn, and
called for breakfast. There was nothing in the house but eggs and cider
(which Napoleon detested). "What shall we do?" said the emperor to
Talleyrand. In answer to this, the _grand chambellan_ improvised the
rhymes following:--

Le bon roi Dagobert
Aimait le bon vin au dessert.
Le grand St. Eloi
Lui dit, "O mon roi,
Le droit r['e]uni
L'a bien rench['e]ri."
"Eh bien!" lui dit le roi ...

But he could get no further. Whereupon Napoleon himself instantly capped
the line thus:

"Je boirai du cidre avec toi."

Chapus, _Dieppe, etc._ (1853).

Our royal master, Dagobert