The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15


forgive ALL and tranquility will be restored"
Never =" exclaimed Napoleon, with pallid
check and trembling lip. striding nervouslv TO
and fro. through the room. .'ncver forgive
never" Then stopping suddenly, and gaz-
ing the interlocutors wildly in the face. he
exclaimed with passionate gcsticulat;on, '-Iou +,
know me. We're not sure of my resolution j
would tear out nv heart, and cast it into
the fire.
How strange is the life of the heart of man.
From this interview. Napoleon, two hours
after his arrival in Paris. with his whole soul
agitated hv the tumult of domestic woe. went
Ia the Palace of the Luxembourg to visit the
Directory. to form his plans for the overthrow
OF the government of France. Pale. pcn>ivc.
.joyles>. his infexblc purposes of ambition
wavered not-his iron energies welded not
Josephine was an idol He loved her most
pas>ionatrlv. He hated her most violently
He could clasp her one moment TO his bosom
with burning kisses; the next moment he
would spurn her from him as the most loath-
some wretch. But glory a still more cher
ished idol, at whose shrine he bowed with un-
wavcring alteration. He strovc to forget his
domestic wretchedness by prosecuting, with
new igor, his schemes of grandeur. As he
, aScended the stairs Of the Luxembourg, some
: of the guard who had been with him IN Italy,
: recognized his person and he was Instantly
r greeted with enthusiastic shouts. Long live
i Bonapartc." The clamor rolled ike thunder
/ through the spacious halls of the palace, and
: fell, like a death knell upon the ears of the
: Directory. The populare, upon the pavement
a caught the sound and rc-,-chord it from street
= TO street. The PLAYS at the theatres. and the
/. songs at the opera were stopped. that it might
+ be announced from the stayc, that Bonapartc
= had arrived in Paris. Men women and chill
/. drrn simultaneously rose TO their feet. AMI a
e Wild burst Of enthusiastic i"v swc!lc,l uls'n
o the night air. All Paris was in conni"tion,
l. The name of Bonarartc was upon every liz
If The enthusiasm was ro:.ariuu> Eluinina.
:. tons hrgan to blaze here and there, without
J. concert. from the universal rcioi inr. till The
~ whole city WAS resplrndent with light One
.s bell rang forth It's merry peal Of erecting and
,s then another and another, till every stccI'lc
! was vocal with It's clamoruu> welcome. One
n gnn was heard. rolling lis heavy thundrrs O.
f Yer the riv Ii was the <i-nal for an insta,l-
+ t.ncou>, tumultuou> roar. from artillery and
r. nluskr:rv from all the battalinn> in the me-
- tropolis. The tiding~ of the great victories
' of Aboukir and Mount Tabor reached Paris
i. with NAPOLEON. Those orica,al names were
shouted through the streets, and blazc'l upon
the ewes Of the deli .hteI people in letters Of
light. Thus in an hour the whole of Pari-
was thrown into delirium of JOY, and, without
anv previous arrangements, there was dis
rsvrd th: most triumphant and gorgeous tcs
l" iiNal.
ne Napoleon arrived in Paris on the evening
hit of the / 1th of October, l792. Two days AM
n two nights elapsed, ere Josephine was able
ne to retrace the weary leagues over which sh,
NJ had passed 1t was the hour of midnish; OF
he the 18th, when the rattle OF her carriage
p. wheels was heard entering the COURTYARD
in of their dwelling in the Rue Chantcrai,e-
or Eugcnc, anxion>ly awaiting her arrival wa
r- instantly at his mothers side, folding her IL
n hi, embrace. Napoleon also heard the arri
nd val. but he remained stcrnlv in his chamber
lr- He had ever been accustomed 10 greet Jose
IN phne at the door of her carriage. even whcr
lie she returned from an ordinary mornu
ed ride. No matter what cmploymentS engross
90 ed his mind, no matter what guests wer
ar present, he would immediately leave ever
i'll thing, and hasten to the door TO assist jose
en- phine to alight and accompany her 10 tn
m house. But now, after an absence of eight
he cen months, the faithful Josephine, half dca
he with exhaustion, was at the door, and Nap,
'p- leon, with pallid check ard compressed III
it. and Jeaious y ranking in his bosom, remain
ch cd sernly in his room, preparing to orcl
Va wbelm her with bis indignation
an Josephine was in a state OF terrible agta
'as ton. Her Limits to:tered and her heart Lea
IRE most violently Assisted by Eugene, and az
,e- companied by Hortense, she tremblinsly a:
ch cended the stairs TO the little parlor wher
er. she had often received the caresscs of he
nd most aitec,ionate spense- She opened III
ch door. There stood Napoleon immovatle d
statue, leaning against the mantle, with Ia
on arms folded across his breast. S;ern!y an
BY silently, he cast withering look upon jos,
nd phine, and then exclaimed in tones whic
The like daggers pierced her heart, "Malame
OF is nv wish that YOU retire immediately I
tep Malmaison." Josephine staggered and wcui
ed have fallen, as ii struck by mortal blow, ha
hat she not been caught in he arms of her sol
ON Soothing bitterly with anguish, she was col
nd veyed 10y Eugene to her own apartment
old Napoleon was also dreadtullv agitated Th
he sight OF Josephine had revived all his pa
It sionate love- But he fully believed ths
lcr Josephine had, unpardonaDiy tritici with h
'ud affections, that she had .cour,cd the admir-;
no ton OF multitude Of tlattererS. and that Il
Jo- had degraded herself and her husband l.
riy playing the coquette. The proud .nr:; o
ne NAPOLEON could not brook such r-qui,ai i'
ons his ierrid love, With has,y strides he ira