Southern telegraph., 1837-06-06

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woes seemed vaiu. Sheled him 10 a chair
placed herselfat his feet, aud loikiag ur
into his face, smiled through her tears.
you sre unhappy, JOsePhine,' said the
Emperor.
Not with y0i, sire.
! 'Blhr said he, quickly, 'why call mo
sire2 These shows Of state steal all true
Ii1y from us
Then, why seek thcmf answered Jose,
phne.
The Emperor m1do no reply. 'You are
now the FIRST Of men, she continued; 'why
not quit war, turn ambition out Of your
councils, bend your thoughts On The good oI
| France, and live athomo among those who
love your
Josephine said he, turning his face
1 from he-, ii is not |, it is France demands
fthe sacrifice
Are you sure ofthlt, nv Lnrdr said tie
wife. Have yeu probed your heart to the
bottom2 Is il not ambtiun that prompts you
to seek reasons for ropudaing me9 For
think NOT, Napoleon, misunderstood YOU
Arc yOn sure it is the love of France9
Every word she spoke touched him to the
quick; and rising hastily, he replied
Madam, | have my reasons; good even
ing f
'Stay, sire' said she, taking hali of his
laru, I'VE must not part in anger Isubmit
Since YOU wish i, | submit cheerfully. 1t
il not ms nature 70 oppose your will; / love
SEQ ioodceplv Nor shall / cease to love
SOU, Napoleon, bechusc | am to leave your
throne and yspr side If you still go on
victorious, ! shdl reilice wiih you; if re-
yogso comes, wall lay down my life to on
fort You j will pray Edr you morning ami
night md hope that yol will sometimes
think of me- s rmr
Hardcnedps be was, Nipolcnn had loved
his wife deeply and Ling. Her submission
to his stern resolve; hercaIm, but mournful
dignity; her tried, uushakcn love, mved
senhim; and FIR a mnnent affection s'rlg-
lgled with ambition. lie turned, and en-
braced her again; but in that m ,mcnt her
| face and form had chnnged. Her eve and
her whole person seemed inspired! He
telt himself inthe presence of a superior
heng. She led him to the window, and
threw i open. A thin mist rested upon the
Seine and over the gardens of the palace;
aIi around was silent; among the stars then
before them, ono was far brighter than the
rest. She p'intcd toit.
Sire she said, 'that st1r is m;no--to
thpt, and not to yours, was promised empire,
through me, and through my des'ini6s, YOU
have risen; part lr IN me, anA you f,lI -
The spirit Of her That fjresaw me riso t
lr9yalty, oven now commlnos with my spi
ril, anl tells me that your flte hargs on
mine. Believe me or no., if we hcnccfTtl
walk Ossunder, yon will leave no empire
behind yo,, and will die Yourself in shnmc
and sorrow, and with broken spirif'
lie turned away sick at heart, aud over.
awcd by the words of one whose destiny
had been 50 strangely accomplished. Ter
nays were passed in resolves and counter
resOlves-lnd then the link that bound hir
to fortune WAS broken, Josephine was di
vorccd; AMI as he said himself at Helena
from that hour his fall begin.
Josephine was divorced-but her love
did not cease; in her retirement she joyce
in all his successes, and PRAYED that III
might be saved from the fruits Of his iol
ambition. When his son was born, she on
ly regretted that she was mt near him il
his hapliness; AMI when he went priso
, ncr to Ebn, she begged that she might shar
his prison, and relieve his woes. Ever
article that he had used Mt his resileDc
remainoI as he left 1t; she would not let
chair be rom,vod. Tao b>pIl that he ha
boon list reading was there with the psgt
, doubled dawn, AMI the pen that he had la;
used was by it, with the ink dried on ii
! point. When her death drew nigh, sh
wished to sell all her jewels, TO sem tn
: flllen L uperor money; and her will wa
+ submitted to his cHrre: zion. She dol bc
4 fore his return from Eha; bit her la
It thoIghts were of him anl France, and he
n last words expressed The hope and bclit
d 'thlt she had never caused single tear
:, flow,' She was buried in the village churC
n of Racl, and her body was followed to L
c grave mt alone by Princes and General
d but by two lhoustnl poor, whose hearts h
been made glad by her bounty.
7, Her marble monument bears only I'll
3fI inscriptions:
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IS ofus, whether in prosperity or adversity.
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