Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-08-30

was over, the attendants were dismissed,
and Napoleon, rising and closing the door
with bis own hand, was left alone with Jo-
spphine. Another moment Of most painful
silence ensued, when the Emperor, pale as
death, and trembling in every nerve, ap-
preached the Empress. He took her hand,
placed it upon his heart, and in ilattering
accents said, ''Josephine my own good
Josephine! YOU know how | have loved
You. 1t is TO you alone that owe the
only lew moments Of happiness | have
known in the world. Josephine my des-
tiny is stronger than my will. My dear
est affections must yield TO the interests of
France"
Josephine's brain reeIed her blood
ceased to circulate she tainted. and fell
liltlcss upon the Hoor Napoleon, alarm
ed, threw open the door OF the saloon and
called for help. Attendants from the ante
room Immediately entered. Napoleon
took a taper from the mantel, and utterng
not word, but pale and trembling, mo-
toned to the Count de Baumont to take
the Empress in his arms. She was still
unconscious Of everything, but began to
You can not surely do it. You would not
kill me-" The Emperor led the way,
through dark passage, to the private stair
case which conducted to the apartment of
the Empress. The agitation OF Napoleon
seemed now TO increase. He uttered some
incoherent sentences about violent ner-
vouS attack and finding the stairs too
steep and narrow for the Count de Beau
mont 10 bear the body of the helpless Jo-
sephine unaSSSted, he gave the light to an
attendant, and, supporting her limbs him
self, they reached the door OF her bed
room. Napoleon then dismiSSing his male
attendants, and laying Josephine upon her
bed, rang for her waiting woman. He
hung over her with an expression of the
most intense affection and anxiety until she
began to revive. But the moment con-
sciousness seemed returning, he left the
room. Napoleon did not even throw him
self upon his bed that night. He paced
! the floor until the dawn Of morning. The
royal surgeon, CoryisaIt, passed the night
at the bed side of the Empress. Every
hour the restless, yet unreIenting Emperor
called at her door to inquire concerning
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