Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-01
ten. and recommended his work about noon; he

| down to see the Empress, and they wouis 60
| together 10 visit the child. If Napoleon had
| little time to himself, after having gossi2ed,
embraced his wife, and played with his child,
he would throw himself into an arm chair ana
even while speakng would drop into profound
sleep: he only awaked when some one came TO
saw tina, he was expected. He dined every day
between seven and eight o'clock alone with
the Empress, on Sundays there was family
dinner This was etiquette, and inhexlo'y pre-
served, excepting sometimes The Dutchess oe
Montebello MADAME Lannss, the Empress
Lady Of Honor) Madame de Lucay Cher
tire-woman,) were admitted.
After Bonsparte's return from the campaign
of Austerli,z. NJ. Deuon was introduced 20 him
at breakfast with his hands full of medals. The
series of these medals commenced at the de-
par,ure Of the army from Boulogne for the
| Rhine: the first had one side the head OF
Napole on, and on the reverse an eagle grasp
ing a leopard, English. "Wha, does that
mran?" said Napoleon. Sire" said Demon,
that is the French eagle choking in its claws
| a leopard one OF he attributes OF The arms OF
| En- gland" 81 was in an ecstacy OF delight,
SAYS Bausset, " when ! saw the Emperor throw
the medal Of gold violently to The bottom OF
the saloon, saying TO NJ. Demon, 'Vile Aatter>
err! how dare you say hat The French eagle
choses ,hr English leopard? ! cannot pu'
fishing boa, 10 sea bu, the E. glIsh seize it.-li
is the English leopard, l think, that ehokes
The French eagle. Have this medal melted
directly, and never present me with another
| like IL Running over The other medals. and
taking up the one of Austerli,z, he found
faul, with the composition of it, and again
ordered poor VI ID non to have it melted
| Put only on one side Battle of Ausleriz,
ha oil her h.,
Austrian, and the Russian eagles We need
not tell posterity which was the coDqueror.'
TIE stiffness Of Ma ia Louise was very unfa-
vour 4blv corrras'ed with he easy grace OF Jo'
Sc phlnt i, WAS only in her intimate society
tina, the secret Of her amiabi!ity was known.
Her Goodness was considered so conslitu ional
[ that II was even said to ex end TO her child.
! I he fact is, sue hod never been in the habit
| ,f seeing children, and she scarcely dare touch
her own boy, les, she should hurt or injure
him. He, Of course, became more partial 10
his governa.e than to his mnrher. 1t was
different with his fa her, whose afftttio fo'
| him was Of the mos, lively descrip' ion; he took
hun in his arms whenever he saw him, car
Re ssed him, teazed nIm, carried him before the
mirrors, aud made all kinds Of faces a. bin.
A. breakfast hr put him on his ksetS, stepped
his finger IN sauce, ard LEI the child suck i,
and dlubed its little face all over. The gouS
ernane grumbled. the Emperor laughed, and
the infant, almost in gond humor, appeared 10
receive with pleasure The noisy caresse, Of his
father. Whenever any one had favour to ask,
this was the time 10 ask it; they were sure TO
TIE faSuura"iy 'v-vi'ed.
The pool boy, whose des my has suffered 50
remarkable change, appears 10 have been a
/ h1th To- ipt.i n.o
and goodness Of heart The anecdotes con-
.erning him are Of the most pleasing kind -
| From the time that he knew bow o speak, he
became like most hi dren, great quesiioner.
| He loved above every ming, ~ watch the peo-
ple walking IN he garden and in The Court OF
The Tu,llerirs, ovrr which bis wi ,dows looked.
There were alw ays Il crowd uf proplt assembled
! here to SEE him. Having marked that ma.
ny Of the Pr sons who en'er,d he Palace had
rolls Of pr,s uod,r heir arnrs, he desired 10
know "f his gov rnanr wha that meant H
was toId tina th"y we're unfortunate people,
who came to .sk some favor of his papa.-
From hi momyn' he shouted and wepl when.
ever he saw d petition pass, and was not 10 be
satisfied I'll it was brought 10 him and I've ne
er failed IN present, nimself every day at
brr akfast, all those which he had collected IN
he course of the d,y before. |: may be easily
tSrpp0s'u htt, "hth tbis p'aSuce vas known
20 the uu bic, the child was never at loss for
petitions.
After the disasters in Russia, Madame Mon
,,5qni"u had added ,hesr words to her lItllr
aupip. infanilr p,ayers-",O God inspire
papa with he desire of mixing peace. for the
happiness of France and all Of us" Napoleon
| hap"enrd one evening TO be in his sons apart
ments al his PRAYING hours, Madam Je Mon
,r>quitu hanged nothing, aud the Emp, ror
heard he child 'rpeas the word, we aave quo
I'd He sml d, bu made remark on the
subject
When this boy was born, great was the bus
tie in France. As Madame Durand was pre-.
sent with the Empress Marie Louise at her
accouchmenf, and Mademois.lle Ducres, with
the x.Empress Josephine when the news ar
rived, We learn both sides Of The story we have
a eopious report OF the event itself, and Of its
effect upon The poor Divorce. The Case was
one Of difficulty, and Dubois, he accoucher,
did not conceal from the Emperor the fears he
entertained, e Think only Of the mother" he
| with 0 W. he, all