Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-02
From the London World Of Fashion.
NAPOLEON IN HIS YOUTu.
AN UNPUBLISHED AnECporE.

NAPOLEON IN HIS YOUTu.
AN UNPUBLISHED AnECpoTE.
Although Bcnapar,e was not perfect. yet his
faults were those ofs nature noble and cener-
Gus, and rarely, if ever, merged into vices. |
knew him at thatsge when the passions habi.
tnally govern the reason With tyranny, and ]
can we'll attest that lo always over.mastered
his
The seriousness of Bonsparte was 70 remark
able, that i: called forth more than once the
bAnterngs Of his young companions; but he
was not ofa character either to submit to rude.
ness, or become piqued at o well intentioned
joke ; but if they in their mirlh o'erstcpPed the
prescribed bounds, his calm and digni6ed look
soon recalled them to order thus the young
lieutennn, never allowed hmself,o he made
the but, ofther rsilery; and those much older
than he was, snd Of a much more elevated sta.
ton, would cringe before the cold dignity Of
his louk
Bpnnpar,e was fond Of literature and science
and his favori,c authors were those Of the most
reflective and philosophlc, and when he wished
to give himself up TO dreams of lima gination, he
read Ossian, He would certainly have read
Byron with delight. lie particularly disiked
ell species Of nf4ec,aton. He expressed his
opinion briefly and intrepidly; even his love
letters were short, and said q great deal in n
few words, but these words were SO energetic,
that they contained as many thoughts in one
line, as others would convey in a whole page.
Bouaparte was q dreamer. and of very ro-
matte turn of mind. have seen him remain
immoveable for a considerable portion Of time,
with his eyes raised 10 heaven At the close Of a
beauteous and oniet Italian evening and this
man, so determined, whose mind was occupied
with great, daring, and noble projects-this
wonderful man wasyc, alive to all the mos, in.
tense delicacy Of affection and have .eeu
him in after years, each night ere he retired
to rest, place tie picture Of his wife under his
pillow, and even to the last year of his life hs
preserved this sentimental disposition and
when he was Emperor, have heard him nvow
that his hear, throbbed with emotion, whenever
he saw rushing through the trees, the white
! folds ofa females dress.
Often have seen him stop in some corne,
of the park OF Mana son, TO listen to the bell
Of RueiI and this man, whom they have daret
TO accuse of being but 4 comedian in religion
mat,ers--this man abominated in6dcli,y o
scep,csm on sny point, and despsed wonal
thoroughly, who hnd not intense religious feel
ings. He used to say Italian ladies had a
eas, this advantage over the French, that the
no sooner erred than they repen,ed; and TIM
they really felt the remorse which a French
woman only knows through romances or thea
trica representations.
"A woman without remorse, | have hear
him say, 'is but sad and miserable conquest
Amongst the many. many traits which coul
recite in order TO prove this great mans exs
ted notions OF female delcacy, | shaI! con6n
myself to one which came Immediately unde
my own observation.
l. When he was at Toulon he was a ieu'er
ant, and ] was a etep below him; we were 2,
!. tremcly attached to each other. and he mad
,
larly his love affairs.
!. You he has often said 10 me, If your 70
tune was made, would devote yourself excl,
) .ively to the fair sex you would be their slas
n they might lead You like an infant; wherei
although revere ard love them, yet kno
:. their organization sufficiently well, no, to .
), low myself to be ruled exclusively BY ther
# Besides he continued, striking his hand up'
his brow. 4 have here somthing that oecup
me above all things else
Bonspar,e was however, of that organic
,on to feel peculiarly the power Of won.a
|, One evening he stopped before Inc, and sa
with peculiar gravity Of voice.
/, Louis, lam in love-
In love- repeated.
Yes, and deeply in love, too. with lille g
d. who lives in a small house behind the rampaI
T. She has nothing bu, her beauty, which is M
=. striking. She possesses, besides, . fine min
III full of intelligence, and have passed hou
ell listening to her, and looking with intense ada
- ration at her soft and wi,ching brown eyes, a
her round and graceful form and above ALL 8
bssihe most exquisite hands end fee, =,
saw
And she doubtless loves you!
Yes. she does, se Iulians only can low
,e for she is q Floren,ine; she loves without m
n sure, without reason, and without affectatic
"a not ,s high-born women love, for they fret pr