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Romance OF Real Life.
NAPoLEoS's LErrERs TO JOSEPHINE.

During an Immediately after the great bat.
tie Of Austerlitz, Napoleon addressed series
Of letters 10 Josephine. They are appended 70
an article in the last number Of Harpers' New
Monthly, and they will be read with more
than ordinary interest The great Captain ev.
identity cherished the deepest affection for his
FIRST wife, and no portion Of his history is
fraught with more romantic charm, than that
in which he turned aside from cares Of State,
TO bare his heart TO the idol Of his early devo-
ton. The following are the letters alluded
TO:
"s Oct 1906 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
81 am still in good health | start for SUIT
gard where shall be tonight. The great ma
neuvres commence. The armies of Wurtem-
berg and OF Baden have united wi b mine. !
am in good position, and | love you. NAPo-
LEON"
"1e Oct. II O'Clock at night.
MY army has entered Munich The enc
my is beaten. Everything annOnces the most
short. successful, aud brilliant campaign have
yet made. | am very well The weather is,
however, frighIful. change my clothes twic e
day, it rains so necessarily. love you.
and embrace you. NAPOLEON.
"lO0ct.
81 have been, my good Josephine. much fa
tigued During all the days Of an entire week.
have been drenched with rain, and my feet
have been nearly frozen. Th has made me
little i'll. To-day hav obtained some repose
have fulfilled my design. | have destroyed
the Austrian army by simple marches. have
taken 10000 prisoners l20 pieces Of canon,
80 flags, and more than 30 generals. now
go in pursuit of the Russians. They are un-
done. am content with my army have
lost but 1900 men, and of these Two. thirds are
but slightly wounded. Adieu, my Josephine.
A thousand loving words to you"
"3 Nov. 10 O'Clock at night.
Il am in full march. The weather is very
cold. The earth is covered with foot Of snow.
This is little severe. Happily our march is
through forests am pretty we'll. Ny affairs
move very satisfactorily. Ny enemies ought
to be more anxious than l. desire very much
to hear from you, and to learn that You are
free from inqui tude. Adieu my love.
must sleep"
I5Nov o'clock at night.
Il left Vienna Two days ago, my love.
little fatigued. have not yet seen the city
by day. | passed through in the night. AL
most all my troops are beyond the Danube
pursuing the Russians. Adeu my Josephine.
The very moment it is possible, shall send
for you to come to me. A thousand loving
words for you. NAPOLEON"
"16 November.
81 have written for you to come immediate
ly to Banden, and thence to Munich, by the
way of Stuttgard. Bring with you the means
of makiug presents to the ladies and the func-
tionsries who may serve you, Be unassuming,
but receive all homage Everything is due
to you. You are nothing but courtesy. The
Electress OF Nuremberg is daughter of the
King oil England. She is lovely woman
Treat her with kindness, but without affecta-
tion. shall be most happy to see you the
moment my affairs will allow me to do so,
set out Immediately for my advanced guard
The weather is frghtfu. II SHOWS continual
ly. AS to the rest, my affairs are prosperous.
Adieu, my love. NAPOLEON
''3 Dec 1905.
"I send Lebrun to you from the field of bat
tie. have beaten the Rusian and Austrian
armies commanded by the two Emperors.
am little fatigued. have bivoucked eight
days in the open air, through nights severely
cold shall pass tonight in the chateau Of
Prince Kaunitz, where go to sleep for two or
three hours. The Russian army is not only
beaten, but destroyed. embrace you.
NAPOLEON
December 5.
II have concluded truce The Russians
have emplored it, The victory Of Austerlitz
is the most ilIusLrious of all which have gain
ed We have taken As htgs, l50 pieces Of
cannon, and 20 generals More than 10000
are slain. ] is an awful spectacle. The En-
peror Alexander is N despair | saw yester-
day, at my bivon4c, the Emperor OF Germany
We converSed for two hours. and agreed up
on an immediatS peace, The weather is dread
full. Repose is again restored to the CONT
nent. Let us hope that it will extend through
out the world The English will not be able
to make headway against u.s. look forward
with great pleasure to the moment when l
shall see you. Adieu, my love. am pref
ty well, and am very desrou> to embrace your,
'l0 Dec, 1905.
at is long since heard any news from
YOU. The brllian, fedls of Baden, SLuttgard,
and Munich, cause the poor soldiers, drench-
ed with rain, and co ered with blood and mire.
to bo forgotten see out Immediately for
Vienna The Russians are gone. They re-
turn to their own country thoroughly beaten
and thoroughly humiliated desire intensely
to return to you. Adieu, my love.
7 NAPOLEON.
The following letter, of which we give fac
smile, couCeals beneath the semblance OF mirth-
funess. spirit wounded by apparent neglect;
"l9 December.
"August Empress! Not one letter from you
sibce your departure from Strasbourg. You
have entered Baden, Stutgard, and Munich
without writing us one word, That is not ve-
: ry amisble nor very tender am still at Brunn
The Russians have gone | have truce. Con
; deceud, from the summit of your grandeur, Il
occupy yourself little with your slaves.
NAPOLEON"
n FAULTS IN THOSE WE LovE.--The discover,