i t o o M IS J j l NAP OLE O N I D I É .D AT L O N & T I A O O D .
mSTO X TC A Lwith
Marshal Bertrand’s house, were ail oo^idered m g * of Long-
wood farm, and the form«-, used as barns and catile-yards e 1
a state of ruin until the year 1858. when it, w i t o f The
Tomb was pm'chwd .by the Emperor Napoleon the Ih.rd w,th a
view of restoring the last residence of his illnstnous «uole, and
guarding f<ocn further desecration that spot m the little green
vallev i lonely and so distant, yet so sacred to the hearts of all
true fWbrnen. Three officers, with a party of JsrtJ&uwftH».. were _
8fM»t v,* from France to carry out these restoration,
i-,.•, of money was expanded; and ever since, t
t . ,.wood „„a the Valiev of the Tomb,” have t*wu under
the ■ ■ Mediate charge of , commissioned officer residing at each
m offl«r who Mb . and occupies a portion of the New
If,use.” , Very grwt e r e was-exercised, m rebuildmg the Old
,use/ 4 restore it as near as possible to its state when occupied
by tV E m p e r o r , and as much of the old materials as could be
u ; , , were ¿gain employed. A great difficulty, however, appeared
t<> wards the completion—not a scrap or vestige of the origin
papers remained, and no due as to their d e s i g n or colour could be
obtain::;!.; when a remarkable instance eccurre o e 0 3
habit of Englishmen carrying away relics, being turned
I ; account. Aware of the difficulty experienced by the
m g 'm m in this respect, I tBentkmed ftia cU B fu raa. on m i
of an officer who bad jiwt
wav home from India This officer M rm
years previously, and caroiully preserved ;-■> : i
wall of each room ; ha kindly placed these ^
officer, who sent them to Par»»,
ue
F resici
resembling the originili, « a » m a » » ," ‘ 1 “ V’S , ^
St. Helen» T k i v:-, to*
; bw t •• i tb o B ro p ew t p la c e d o n tfce apon
where hw fcwswfcMfe hi* last, now stands “ Longwood Old Etc
The tomb, wWa his l?ody rested from the 8th of .
until the 15th of October, 1840, when it was removedto i -
hand now, as formerly, a m * « f . « T