The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-06


10 lis palaces. Afier much daliboration, Ma
polenn decided 10 accept lle alliance of AnA,
lriu' Proposals were nude for Marin LOU.
80, uhdsengcrly accepted. Maria was then
nineteen years ofhge mud WINS most hnppy
"a bn hnnored ~ the bride Of ono who had
Oiled The world with his renown. Napoleon
was forty Two. On tie l2Ih day Of March,
1910, apparently Without emotion, she leli
The palace of her Father, surrounded by all
ihe ponip The Austrian monarchy could cou-
Ter, 10 meet hor future husband. Asfha hing
IRAN OF currlnges left Vienna, tbs people gnz.
ed noUtnlully upon the scene. Maria Auto.
lnetIo, llc lasI princess Austria had furnish
ed Tor the THRONE of Frunce, but u few DAYS
boiore, Ind persisted miserutiy upon tho scat
fold The populuce were only urcYenled 10y
il'o snIdiery rom cutting the traces OF the
carriages and preventing the departure. Tho
gorgeous procession moved on itH way tow
ards the frontiers of France, Nupnleon had
never yet seen the bride who was coming to
meet him, "She Is not beautiful" he snid ns
hc gnzcd upon her miniature, "bdI slie is
daughter of the Cmanrs,"
When hinfia arrived nj the Rhine. her Aus
lrlan htteudauIa left her, aud shc wns roreiv.
eel 10y the French nnllon,nud conducted low
ards Paris with the highest possible accom-
pliahmenis ofimperial splendor. Tie bells
rung their u'erriest penls of congrnlulniiou.--
The Austrian md tri-coorcd 6ng floutcd IN
friendly embrace from every tower. rti.
umplnl nrches, illuminated cities, and civil
and military professions greeted horprogress
while ilin horses other chariot buried their
hools Ia beds Of roses which were suread IN
her path France, thon IN the zeniih Of liz
pride and intoxicated With glory. finn lie
Rliihe 10 the Pyrenees, resounded with all
the expressions and demonstrations ul-Ic-
jOIUiHE. NApolCOn mot her UTHr GumpgiEHe.
Sprlngibg from his own carriage lac eagerly
lcuped into that 0fihe Empress am, entirely
regardless ufnil the reairlutA and .I.Ils.-
u courts, Iolded her in his embrace with the
mos, youthful impctuUsily. Tho posllllfous
were ordered 10 drive upon The gallon to tie
paiace.of Compeigne This unexpected mr.
dor was not hI all unwecopie to Marin, and
IA few hours ia the society Of her imperial
husband invested her wiili such queeuly
eose aud hilabiiiy, that she could hardly bc
recognized by her former attendants. Tie
marriage ceremony was celebrated will the
utmost spendor at ~. Cloud, aud never ho.
fore, or since, hos Paris rcsouDded with
such an uprpaf OF rejoicing, ~ when Nnpo-
leon led his youthful bride INTO those npHrt-
ncnIs ofihc Tuiieries, from which Josephine,
but ihreo months before had been 30 cruelty
faeeRs held the bridd irrtrr-
OF Maria Louirn, Hrri the umbussn iors of ali
the courts Of Europe revoked around her ns
their cnnirn luniinary. Bai-who can tell
how diAmnlly these reJoicings fell upon tie
eaf Sf Jos.,t'iti'tr, us she sHt weeping in her
deserted chamber, 49,
w one year trOm tlIat tinc, Marin was pIac-
ed upon that nYsterioIs eourh or suilyriug
from winch no rcul wcnitt or splenripf eau
purchaee exemption. Her pains were long
prosraced, aud her anguish dreadful. The
attendant pllyslciHHs in the utmost ircpidniion
informed Napoleon that the life Of the moth
er must he sncrificel "SaNe the -niolher,"-
SAID Napoleon, bat perceiying thai they had
lost their prcscnce of mind IN view of the
peril OF ~ iiiustruus u T5tirrt, iru Itl,u1rrii,
nieiy Hti'I"d "Do as YOU wniild with the wife
OF the humblrst trndeslnHu lh the Rue olSt
Dennis" The physicians, rs-BssurCd, ~
turned TO their duty. mud the crisis was pass
sd.
Tie brill or this child WINS az cvcptNwhicb
had been anticipated by all frnlce MI the
most sincere interest. II Ind bean Previous
~ announced That the caunnn of lie luNh-
lldes should proclaim tho urivcut CT she cx!
pecled heir to the throne. Iflhc child We're
"a princes twenty one guns'were Ia he fired;
II u prince ott- hatttlr,ti Al q o'rterK IF Tire
morning or tho 3uTll OF March ri /, Utt i'TrTis
was aroused lH the deep booming OF those
heavy guns reverbcrntIng over the city ~
of the arrival of the welcuiuc
Every window was On tie alert.
The slumberCIS were aroused from their ril-
iuws and silence prevailed NIL tiic streets nj
the tusy metropolis, ns the yasI throngs stood
Ia count the tidings which those
explosions vera laundering into their ears
The heart OF the great capital ceased to beat
and III all her glowing VEINS the current OF
life stood still When The twenty first gun
had been fred the interest was intense heyoud
MI conception. The gunners DELAYED for
n moment the next discharge, and nll Paris
stood breaihless in suspense. The next mo-
,neut tho guns double loaded, pcuIGd ipfth
tile most welcome announcement, aud from
tho rc,irumcnt and from the cutirc city ono
turivrrYaI roar of exclamation rose aud blan-i
did wiilrtheir tliuudrrs. Never was nh earth
~ monarch greeted with more ntircung
oil n nnlion's love nVd homnge.
The birth ofthe king of Rome bdw llluslri-
ous! The Ihoughtiui mind, viii PnuGo and
MUSE upon the striking contrast furnished by
death WhoCouid then huvc lungined that
iIiS renowned fi,tiier weHld perish d prisoner
in dnp,du,ed stable in ST. Helena, mud that
this clild,u nations idol, would iing1( through
II few Short years of neglect and sorrow anu
sink into q iargoilon graye.=-
From the Boston CiGonctype.