New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-27

ANEcDoTE OF BoNAPARTE At ST. HELENA.-
Mrs. Abel, who when young girl resided With
her brother at st. Helena at the cottage named
The Brars,' which Napoleon chose for his TEN
poraryresidence while Longxood was preparing foI
him, furnishes the following interesting anecdotes
Of him:
'The Emperor's habits during the time he
staycd with were very simple and regular
His usual hour for getting up was eight, and ne
seldom took any thing but cup Of coffee till one,
when he brcakiastcd or rather lunched he dined
at eight, and retired at about eleven 10 his rooms.
His manner was so unaficctedly kind and ania
bic that in few days | felt perfectly at ease IN
his society, and looked upon him more as com
oanion of my own age than as the mighty war.
rior at whose name the world grew pale HIS
spirits were very good and he was at times almost
malicious in his love of mirlh and gee, not un-
mixed sometles with tingc of malice
'sShcrtly after his arrivaa little girl, Miss Legg
the daughter OF a friend came TO visit us at the
Bnars. The poor child had heard such terrific
stories OF Bonapartc that when told her he was
coming up the lawn, she clung to me in an agony
of terror. Forgetting my own former fears, |
was cruel enough 10 run out and tell Napoleon ol
the child's fright, begging him to come into the
house. He walked up to her, and brushing up
his hair with his hand. shook his head, making
horrible faces, and giving sort Of savage howl
"The little girl screamed SO violently that
mamma was afraid she would go into Mysteries,
and took her out Of the room.
Napoleon laughed good deal at the idea of
his being such bugbear, and would hardly be-
lieve me when | told him that had stood in the
same terror Of him. When made this comics.
sion, he tried 10 lrighten me as he had poor Miss
Iegg, by brushing up his hair and dislorting his
features; but he looked more grotcsque and hor-
riblc, and laughed at him. He then, as a last
resource, tried the howl, but was equally unsuc-
cesstul, and seemed, thought little provoked
that he could not frlghten me. He said the howl
was Cossack, and it certainly was barbarous
enough for any thing
The following is her description Of the per-
sonal appearance of Napoleon
+" His appearance on horseback was noble and
imposing. The animal he rode was superb
one; his color Jet black; and as he proudly step.
ped up the avenue, arching his neck and champ.
ing his bit, thought he looked worthy to be the
bearer OF hlm who was once the ruler Of nearly
the whole European world
"Napoleon's position on horseback, by adding
hight TO his figure, supplied all that was wanting
i
had ever seen. His dress was green, and covered
with orders and his saddle and housings Grim.
son velvet, richly embroidered with gold. He
alightcd at our house, and we all moved to the
entrance to receive him Sir George Cockburn
introduced us to him. On g near approach Ma
pofeon, contrasting as his shorter figure did with
the noble hight and ;,ristocratc bearing of Sir
George Cockburn, los, something OF the dignity
which had so much struck me on first seeing hun
He was deadly pale, and l thought his features,
though cold and immovablc, and somewhat stern,
were very beautiful. He seated himself on one
Of our cottage chairs, and after scanning our
little apartinent with his eagle glance he conpll-
rncnted mamma on the pretty situation Of the
Briars. When once he began to speak, his fanci-
mating smile and kind manner removed every
vestige of the fear with which | had regarded
him. While he was talking TO mamma had an
opportunity OF scrutnlzlng his features, which |
did with the kneencst interest; and certainly |
have never seen any one with so remarkable and
striking physiornonv. The portraits of hun
give good general IDEA of his features, but his
smile, and the expression of his eye, could not
be traIlsnlttcd 10 canvass, and these constituted
NapolennS chief charm. His hair was durlS
brown, and as fine and silky as y chld's; rather
too mach so lndced for a man, as 1t caused il to
look thin. His teeth were even, but rather dark
and afterwards found that this arose from his
constant habit OF eating hquorlce, of which he
always kept supply IN his waistcoat pocket
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