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,. The ,elo Mad set on, her husband sui
-her femmes de-ehambrelsss
iirnony as =. "asiyI how she was dressed. 9Th
= Ha0e az = abf. 10 play, The emperor L.
",;,,es roSo !. do bis part we'll; so with D l.
told The H. a'ofieer, and his own savori.e II.
ti6cate yrs. completely masked, he en,erea
o. o.. sise' be ssd, arm in arm. he - -;
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prep &c have The name OF Augusie, Duroc S.s
Tor 70 De Francois. &c. They made the oa,
, ss q the apartments, and 1Ot pers,6 re.
SON. semblihg Josephine sas visible. lie was
they shout leaving. when mask approached
TO reand rallied him with, so much wit tha, he
o Sa. 'ad to stop for reply but he was some.
dem what embarrassed, which being perceiy.d
whe by The mask harder repartees fell ,hidk
me and fast: The, crowd mingled In the old
IND; dy and electric movements of a b.
avn mnsque, bni st every turn this n,al
POD whispered low in his cara stale secret. ,f
fu' little Importance in itseff. but s,artlinpio
eI9 Napoleon. At ;ast. he exclaimed. afsr
A. one ofihese whispers-"Comu.ent diabk?
TH Who are yoaa" And thus he was DR..
tns menied for nearly an hour, till he co, Id
!" endure i no longer. when he Withdrew
tn IN disdsin, and disgust. when he entered
gel the palace that might, he learned tina,
n.a Josephine had some time before retired
~ TO her room. Ashley me, next morning,
sse Napoleon said !. So you were no, at IN.
III ball last night % !" Indeed I wa,.p
(p ooh, Josephine - q But ! assure You
was there. And you. mon ami" she
continued sinh a half Suppressed smile,
what were you about a II the eveninei'
was in my cabinet" said Napoleon.
n "oh, Auguste J" replied the empress |
with an arch gessure. The whole score, |
was out; Josephine had donned new |
costume. Of which her femme de. cha mbre
III knew nothing. and Napoleon enioved and
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IN any costume. could move without nav. T
ing his identity Immediately detected by
Z woman tf such keen perceptions as
JosePhine.-The Napoleon Dynasty.
II HorrExror Wives. Sous ann Morn
ERs.-tioitentot females are a, once the
--latest and most ill., used of women. .rh.
i priest, when he marrics them. blesses
them saying" May You live happy.
and yeara-year bear a son, who NAV
l live to be good hunier and g rrs.,
J f~arfiof." II is needless 10 saw tina, This !
wish Is not always graliard. So louo !.
Il her husband exists. the Ho,teniot woman
Is The slave and drudge of the hui. and c
on her devolves the task Of providing sor $
me subsistence Of the family, while The Il
! husband eats. drinks. smokes. and sleebs "a
! When the Ho,,enso. wife become. . il
widow, she mus, continue 40 for liz. il
unless she chooses TO purchase a husband ii
/ ut price which, according to our no. in
'ions. 10 something more than :he delights "
OF wife in Hoiieniot matrin,ony would o'
warrant. She must consent 10 loss a c,
Joint OF one Of her fingers and this nro. re
cess must be repeated Is often as, being lie
len q widow. she wishes again to con. w
tract mairimony. The Houenro, son. on
coming OF age. Is presented with a cud
gel, with which he is commanded 10 beat a
hls mother; and this reques, is very du wi
ttul'y complied with BY the son. in order III
20 manifest strength. and sbiii.y, /" Just fO'
as some youths are prone to evince their 6v
manhood by smoking cigars and swearing wi
profaneiy." II 10 strange that the moher sa,
though often fainting under the cruel oil
beating Of he son whom she has nursed put
~ her busOn does not reprosch him bu, aw
she admires his mahliness and dexteriiy ant
in proportion TO she chastisement. Ia
The saying 80 often quoted, s. TIE aoe
schoolmasier il abroad" originated with an