The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-30

(which is the happier of us two p
said Lucien.
i "You, certainly you," said Napoleon
loosing the button which be held will
some show of temper; for you have no
the chagrin of having in your family in
dividuals indifferent to your fate, and
perhaps rebels u
] sIndifferent do you remember the
I3th Brumaire ? Rebels When have
you ever seen me countenance rebellion?
said Lucien.-
1T Is rebellion not to serve me; lie
who is not NTH me is against me. Come,
Lucien you know that of my brothers
you are the one whom love the most
dearly"-he takes me by the hand
..sthe only one who could continue my
work will you renounce the tacit oppo-
sition which you have shown When
all the kings of Europe are on their
knees, will you think yourself humbled
to bow your head in the crowd of fatter-
ers who accompany my car of triumph !?
ShalIit be always the voice ola brother
which cries to me, .. Caesar, forget not
that you aremortal ?''
"What does your majesty mean ?'' re-
piled Lucien, with look of defiance.
The Emperor moved in silence to the
round table which covered the centre of
the chamber, and placing his two fingers
upon the corner of large rolled map,
he turned to Lucien and said
81 have arrived at the pinnacle of my
fortune, Lueien; have conquered Eu-.
rope-T can apportion to my fancy
Victorious as Alexander, powerful as
Augustus, great as Charlemagne-Iw will,
aud 1 can. Now-and he took the cor
ner of the map, and unrolled it upon the
table with graceful and careless ges-
ture-echoose the kingdom which best
pleascs you1 my brother, and pledge
you my word, as Emperor, that from
the moment in which you designate it,
with your finger, that kingdom shall be
yours"
: "Ahd why, of all our brothers, is this
proposition made to me ?"
Because, you alone are according to
my mind. N
Chow can that possibly be-" said Lu-
cien, ''since I am not of your pfinciples?7'
II hope that you have changed in the
four years that have separated u.s."
And you have deceived yourself, my
brother; am always the same as in go
1 would not part with ny curule chair
for throne"
Simple and foolish % exclaimed Ma
poleon, walking and speaking to himself;
foolish and blind He does not see
that am destined by fate to put stop
to this tumbrill-cart of the guilotine,
which they have mistaken for Repub-
lican carr
Then stopping suddenly, he advanced
to his brother and said
Let me take you up to the top of the
mountain and show you the earth"
Which of them is ripe for your sublime
dream Is it Germany in which there
is nothing living except the Universities,
a kind of arepubhcan pulse beating in
a monarchical body ? Isit Spain, Cath
olic only since the thirteenth century,
aud where the true Interpretation of the
Word of Christ has scarcely budded ?
Is it Russia. whose head thinks, perhaps,
but whose body, galvanized for a mo-
ment by the Gear Peter, has relapsed
into its polar paralysis No, Lucien,
40 the time has not come; renounce
your utopian folly; give me your hand
as brother and ally, and tomorrow 1
Will make you the ruler of great peo-
pie. 1 will recognize your wife as my
lister, and give you the friendship of my
Whole heart.
''And it IS, them" said Lucien, '' that
having despaired of convincing me, you
wish to 5uy me ?''
The Emperor started.
"Suffer me to tell you," continued
Lucien, ''for this is solemn moment,
md will not have its like again in the
course of our lives; I am not displcascd |
hat you should have misjudged me; you
lave rendered so m any men both mute
md deaf by filing their mouths and ears
With gold, that you think it will be with
ne as with them. g You will make me
/ King you say. Well, accept, if
you will promise that my kingdom shall
Tot be a Prefecture. You give me
Nation; 1 accept it lit matters not whieh)
,ut on the condition that may govern
t according to the sentiments and neces-
titles of the people. 1 wish to be their
ather, not their tyrant; I wish them to
owe not to fear me. From the day on
which 1 shall place the crown of Spain,
'f Sweden, of Wurtemburg, or Holland,
IN my head, I shall no longer be French
'ut Spanish, German, or Dutch my new
,eople shall be my only family. Think
veil of it, then. We shall no longer be
,rothers by blood, but by rank; your
will cannot cross my frontiers-if you
march against me, I shall await you
erect; you will no doubt vanquish me,
or you are great Captain, and the God
r battles Is not ALWAYS the God of ius-