The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-05

of emotion pc, Sc dom telts but !osephine's
conduct bad suite touched him, Such devO,
lion and rssigpatiOn IN one ctowned BY his
own hsDd, and who might fully expect to
ale on thst throne where he had placed her
20 woman he had once 50 'idolised, and
shose soul heaweII knew breatked but for
Of all his neglect and cooIness,
10 offer him divorce Ia order to
further and Accelerate his ovu pfojeets-
projects, too, whose realization Insured her
eternal misery--alh this passed rrlpidly
through BIZ. mind, andhe felkthAt only re.
compense ought TO reward such attachment
For a mouent all HE plans, all the reasons
Of State, ell the ambitious views be had, so
long indulged, vanished from his mind; 10.
sephine, as he had loved graceful, fas
einating as ia her yonth-alone stood before
him. A sudden idea rushed through his
mind, and he almost determined. But
il was only fora moment; before lle had
turned theslock Of the door the vision had
vanished, and he approached only to console,
and not to heal her suGeriags. ifs-S.j
AS he eapproacbed her room, he distinctly
heard the sosadef sobs and groans; the
voice was that Of Josephine. HerIvoice ex.
ercised q peculiar, power over Alma sort Of
gentle charm--the effect Of which he had
often experienced. Like the sound of gen.
tie music, il impressed him SO strongly that
one day while he was First Consul, after a
review at the Tuiileries, on hearing the gen,
tie acchma,ion around him, he exclaimed
to Bourienae. '"HOw happy | ON to be thus
loved! This applause sounds almost as swee,
as the voice of Josephihe." Alas! what q
change since those ha ppy days Of love and
unity! E7awz. a. t2 GSaac SiS ,ss''is' ssHf1
But at that time he always heard hel
speaking words of happiness and pleasure
s--now her voice was drowned in grosns
ofmisery. Perhaps even now II might have
exercised more power over him had It mo-
been raised to express sorrow and reproach
but where is to beelounj that man, however
great, who can iolerste the idea Of being
blamed---or, being in the wrongl GG re
However, the sounds Of sorrow really af
ficted the Emperor; he was truly grieved.e -
Geutly opening the door, he stood wihil
Josephine's room, who lay sobbing on he
bed, little imugining who was approach
ing . - 's.' @'1
"What is the matter, Josephine!n said he
taking her by the hand. She screamed witt
surprise. 7"Why this express i've surprise =
Did you not expect met Did you not thin
Iwould come whenaI hesrd, hSw yov-wer
suffering! oiYoa know love you truly, an
that in AN my life l never willingly cause
you pain." rs : ii q irsl sygs a&sa sac 80
+, Al the sound,of Napoleon y voice, Jose
phiDe Sat up inherlbed, and listened, scarce
ly certain that what sheSheasd and saw wa
real; the pale light of an q labastef lamp ems
a dim shadow around, There stood Napo
I. 81 "a tre Il
leon-his calm majestic countenancc ben
toward her, his glistening eye fixed on, he
with an indescribable expression Of fondnes
and pity. The Emperor clasped hsr, in hi
arms lost in trace, trembling wit
! surprise and love at the sound Or words on
Tenderness, such sshe had not heard for /.
long a times overcomeby contending EN-,
tions, herhead dropped on Els breast bnd 81
again bprssiptoatears. forgetting, III her Rog
taiion, that the Emperor detested to see hi
weep is"Buts whys' saidahe, edo you Ii!
sob, dear Josephine! ! + come to econsol
you, and now yoa are Us wretched as n I hi
given you. some new cause for sorrow !! VIII
will you pot7listen to sne!' aasE3'' " rHGa
,,"Ah! / teel-I.knowstoo wcll--my hea
tells mev-all iorebodes'that the happiness
now feel is only for aamoment--that miser,
despair, await me, and that sooner or.Iater
She could not finish the. sentence--sf
could, resolve to solicit the divorce, but 81
could not speak Of it 10 the man she adore
and from, whom i would part her foreyer.
Listen 70 me, Josephine, |" said Napoieo,
pressing her in bis arms; "listen TO, m
Josephine, I love you, sincerely b
France is still deurer to me-she is my viii
my mistress. my best loved. | cannot .di
regard her voice-the voice of the nation-
that demands pledge from me--a SON;
d heir from him whose life has been deyo,,
| to her glory.8 lean answer for nothing; b
remember, Josephine, whatever hsppens"-
and he sighed deeply0e"youwili neverces
B to be denr,tc me. i0ndthis you may rely.
Weep. therefore. uosmore.' Il beseech yo
]. end these sufferingsa that afiiict me and d
i killing YOU. &Awayswitb this despair: !
d the friend Of; that man upon whom the eyi
of Europe are liked; gbe the sharef' In b
I glory ,lassyou teverwili be the partner OF Il
heart; andaabove ALL depend fecKcnf
i me-" .s-.-..sss=
Il This explanaiieRsws little calculated
comfort poor Josephine, 80, under oil the
j gentle words, she read but too Plainly Il
4 determination he adopled--the certainty ih
shs was.so lbe divorced, and that, he hims,
4 wished and desired IT, IL ! s,.,.s.,.u.
4 Deep q was her Grief. exquisiie, asswe
her sgfHsriags ipt loving him awhomOsheit b