Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-21
MISC ELL ANEOUS 8.
BONAPARTE AND THE MYSTERT-
Gus BEAUTY.
BY ONE OF tbs CORPS DrPLoMAr1oUF.
Warning he first.

warning me HrSf.
When Bonaparte was created first con.,,
for life, his court was singular to that of kim
Ancient customs were revived, and the co5o
Of etiquette was rigid as as hundred wears bo
fore. As the consul found that the naIace :,
the Tullleries was but dull sojourn. he snen,
most of his leisure time at Malmaison. aItbdnoh
il was some what too small for the efoi1oe7o \
power. Seeing this, he took possession oftbe
palace of st. Cloud; which he had refused -
accept when previously offered to him, 81 Shall
take nothing from the people, a promise
s which he forgot as soon as he had overcome
\ the first difficulties OF Is career.
n NJ. Gaudin, prime minister, was, il Is sa;d
\ the first who presented himselfat a lavee IN -
coat trmed with lace. The example was soon =
followed, and the lace and the silk STOCKINGS re-
placed the sword and boots. Bonaparte him
self, lat an assembly at Lyons, was remarked
wearing a coat trimmed with red silk: and All
the Englshmen attending an audience had
their hair powdered. Some courtiers also
wore powder "Trifes,' says a grave histor.
an, chad become state affairs" The old Ia.
dies Of the court Of Louis XIV. were al tho
y head OF the antl-revolution party, the voung
ones were afraid that the old-custums would
be again INTRODUCED; but Madame Bopaparte
belonged to the opposition, and perhaps Il IS To
her That the French ladies' owe the ADVANTAGE
oinot having had their hair powdered as IF
yore. Analogous 70 the court of Versailles. a
great attraction to those coming to the levee
was the mass proceeding it. MANY had lost
tue haDt OF gong TO church; some had beIped
70 overthrow The state Of religion: however,
nothing could be more brilliant than this cere-
mony; the actress ofthe opera sang there; and
hose VINO could not find room near the win.
dow acIng the choir, walked and talked in the
gallery. The consul attended the chapel more
regularly than Madame Bonaparte liked. To-
sephIne passlonately loved her husband, who
was already too much the victim of those am.
bilious views which afterwards drove him 10
divorce. She dreaded any rival that miVbt
.oy'possbilty have made Bonaparte do without
her. Now II happened that during mass the
emperors eyes were constantly fixed on one
of Tue gallery windows opposite, which was or
cupied by young girl ofgreat beauty, whose
sparkling Orbs seemed to glide over little
lprayer-book, in order to meet the piercing
looks Of the consul.
"Who Is that young person!" asked Jose
phne of one Of her ladies'; "she has, / think.
some intentions on Bonaparte, for saw her
dropa note which he picked up
No one could satisfy Josephine. The young
lady was said to be English, but nothing more
was known respecting her. On the day of
the billet, and after the levee, Bonaparte had
a fancy for a drive to the park, four in hand
lie had, however, scarcely taken the reigns
when he fell from his seat. lie tried TO oct
up, but again fell and tainted. The horses
were frightened, and ran off. Dmoc however
cOntriyed to stop Them, and the first consul was
carried to his apartment. Once recovered, he
remembered the billet dropped in the chapel;
and Josephine, leaning over his shoulder,
read.
ado not ride out to day."
GLOW could an accident Of the kind be fore
told!' exclaimed Nopolean. "Duroc my friend,
examine the carriage.
"Duroc obeyed, and entered seen after, pale
and terrified; and taking the consul into an ad-
joining room he said:
"Consul had you not met with this accident
we should have been destroyed; there was in
the carriage, and under your seat; shell loa-
Ged with small shot. A few minutes more
aud the match would have communicated to
the gun powder. Fouche must De told of
this"
"Don't say a word about it." answered the
consul; 'o'ne attempt always brings on more.
Let not Josephine know what danger she
has been IN; nothing must be said TO Hortense,
Josephine, or Cambeceres; publicity must be
avoided. Here, DurOc, he added, "read this
It's parallel passage"
DurOc took the book from Bonaparte and
read the following sentence:
"Cromwell had received from a German
prince six horses, very remarkable for their
speed any beauty. Through Hyde Park
m light carriage drawn by these horses, he
himself drove, having Thurlow inside. He did
not deem 1t more difficult to manage six horses
than three nations; but the steeds being Of
fiery nature; set ofi'at their greatest speed and
turned the carriage over. In his fall, pistol,
which he carried with him, went off without
wound1g him; the Protector was taken up,
bruised by his fan, but less hurt than Thur
low"
~ don't wish to be compared to Cromwell"
said Bonaparte, shutting the book. "Am Like
The Protector, hypocrite, fanatic, the muir
derer Of a monarchl But truce to this, come
to mass on Sunday next, and you shall see a
beautiful creatures; will point her out to you;
she viii sit at the fourth galley window on the
right. You must follow her to her abode, and
tell me afterwards where It IS
WARNING THE SECOND.
The next Sunday the mysterious beauty
lid not appear at mass. Josephine souhht IN
Napoean also. In the winter sea-
son st. Cloud was too cold to be inhabited,
The month so appropriately called NiUose was
approaching and the first consul returned to.
Paris and the vast apartment ofthe Tuillenes.
One night he entered his carriage, accompa-
MED by his aid-de-camp Lauiston, and by his
Generals Iannes and Berthier, and It was
Just on the point Of starting when a temale'
whose head was wrapped in black cloak ap-
preached with note in her hand.
sCitoyen Consult exclaimed she, extend
ing her hands, afor heavens sake do not!"---
The carriage started, and Napolean said
Il should think. by the sound of her voice,
that she must be pretty woman; could not
see her face"
On they drove, and had arrived at the oPe-
"a, when a terrific explosion was heard. NM
gled with the cries ofthe Victims and that Of
the glass falling from all windows ofthe neigh |
berhood. Bonaparte entered lis box with a
seiene aspect, and the kind yet firm look
IA. "A A. IL n