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it be added that her after.path was one be-
set with thorns rather than strowed with
aowcrs2 Forced to bestow her hand upon
man from whom she lnstinctiVely shrank,
as being in her opinion already ePouscl to
another, the unhappy queen Of Wostphalia
had not even the poor satisfaction Of Icing
treated with respect by her royal husband.
Many were the humiliations which she suf-
fcrcd at the court Of Ca.cl, and she bore
them all in silence. Faithfully did she strive
to fulfill the onerous duties Of her position,
aud never was single murmur suffered to
escape her lips. The only happy moments
Of her crowned life were those in which sho
claspcd her infants TO her arms, although,
perhaps, the name of Napoleon, which had
been bestowed upon her son, often brought
pans to her heart, a. reminding her Of
him through whose insatmblc ambition
hopeless blight had fallen upon her life.
Time passed on. The eyeutful years Of
lsli.lj ELAPSED. Napoleon had fallen, and
those modern dynastie., which had -four
ished IN the sunshine Of his power, wero
withcring away beneath the shadow Of "tho
lIoly Alliance The queen Of Wotphalia
had taken refuge with her children, beneath
her fathers roof. Jerome had joined his
brother Napoleon in Paris on bis return
from Elba, and had carried with him thithsr
all baublcs Of royalty, in the hoPc that, at
no distant day he might once more appear
in public with these insignia Of power In
this expectation, however, hc was quickly
DISAPPOINTED, and, on the evacuation Of
Paris, he retired with tho army beyond tho
Loire Ills situation being now a very pre-
carious one, he gladly accepted refuge IN
the Chateau Of Douy, whore, under the rs
sumcd name Of GARNER, he was ho'piably
entertained by VI. Ouyrari, tho eminent
fuancrer. Owing to the frequent presence
" military men who were quartcroI in the
chateau, jerome was obliged to remain Sc
cludcI in his own apartments.
one day, IN a moment Of cnnui, the eE-
monarch opened a trunk, took out his
royal robes Of state, together with ;hc many
brilliant orders which had been bestowed
upon him in his happier days. and clothed
hrmssr in all the masnifccncc Of royalty.
Ju.ta, his splendid toilet was completed,
the door Of his apartment opened, and VI.
Ouynrl entered. The discreet lnauciT
was astonishei at such an act Of ilrprudeueo
on the part Of his guest, aud fearing that a
repetition of his folly might bctray his Sc
crct 20 the whole household, anl thus in
,y''''ss'',,' r--oilv IA political danger, he
escape out of France. un uc 'uu'"m.
morning, bclors daylight, tho iep'srl king
was on his way % the eastern frontier,
whence be hastcacd to Siuiglrd, and en-
trim: in secret his f.ther.in.hw's palace,
J,s,ught his wife to procure iDr him a well
come in the home Of her childhood and her
youth. The princ,,s, mindful only Of her
husbands lOrl9rn position, welcomed him
cordially TO her apartments. Tho nows of
Li, arrival, however, quickly reached tho
ear, Of the king Of wuricmburs, whose pO-
litial position made him shrink from COM
rnunication with any " the BJuala arte FAM
ily.
On the following morning, therefore, hc
he .ignidci his pleasure 70 the cx.quccn
that her husband must forthwith quit his
paacc. A. he could not harbor beneath his
ROOT one Of a prescribed and outlawcd fam
lis, pointing out to her at tho same time
the example Of Maria Louisa, who had con-
sentcd 70 a separation from her husband.
lie also expressed h' desire for an inter-
view with his daughter, that she might
learn his wishes moro cmrhatically from
his own royal lip.. The rrinccs,-royal im-
mcliatcly addressed to her parent reply,
which mcrli, place in the annals u all
those nations where women arc counted
worthy Of honor rs we'll as Of love. 1; was
in the following terms:
"SlEl. Your Majesty has summoned mo
this morning to your presence. For thc
drst time in my life have denied myself
the pleasure OF obcyins your commands.
knowing the suljcct Of tho interview, fear.
ins that my mind was not sufficiently
collected to speak Of it, venture hero
to unfold the motive, Of my conduct,
and to make an appeal 20 your paternal
affection. Your Majesty has been rightly
informed. Yes. sire, Prince jerome. your
.5n.in.lax, my husband, and the iather Of
my children, is with me. | received him
lrlm your hands at a time when his family
rrisncd supreme over many kingdoms, and
when hls own brow was encrclcd with
crown. Tho bonds imposed At first by pol.
icy have, since then, been strengthened aud
confirmed by the feeling OF my own heart,
and be is far dcarcr to mc now, in the hour
Of his adyenity, than ever he was in tho
time Of power and prosperity.
Marriage and nature Impose duties
which cannot be affected by tho yicissitudes
OF fortune. know these important duties
and desire 70 fulG.l them was once
queen and | am still wife and mother.
| Although raised by fortune above other
men, we are often only the more to be PIT
led. 4 will at variance with our own may
inlucncc our destiny, but there its power
ceases. for il can by no means affect the OBJ
li,,tion. which Divine Providence has im-
- ,,,.,, ma The husband which was