The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-19
TEE DEsrLNY of 5Os PINE.


The history OF Napoleon rs ye' 10 DC Wuten,
and bv an American. The world has been
,,,.g al .,itb ,abag of tuis ragp of Jcstiuv which
have been transmitted as heir.losms until they
have reached him who now sits upon throne Of
ts,,,c, md d. olaas.d with IN. ttIe "the man of
-,
1'.''"!
THIS tborghs fIvort idea with every class Of
Erou % man, undoubtedly AROSE from the story ut
Josephine, and thrJuEh her alta hmont 70 Nap1'
ICOu, though her simple story Is smOth5teI IN
th, more huil ant one OF hCL nus 'aui, )e. Nl1
veil known that long before y ,puleon,s admirers
claimed Tor MN the destiny nc mar accom-
pishec, 1t was common Story n rams Nhal we
arC s. out to tell.
1t VIZ. while almost cHlld Tn Joseph nc, IN
sOUe Of her WHuutfIhss Nih h'r sen 'oI-Iouo"',
came across vagr'rl gypsy OF iorune-teller'
/ Toe woman, attracted ia tume "Iy towards the
beautiful child insisted upon t'llluB ner lJtlune'
/ even agaiust h,i "ul Huo ana WI uJH r'%alu. ouo
/ told he that sue Wuulu HtiJ soon oe IL Wllet
widow, Auu Rit,rwarNs Queen OF FRANCE Iho
! prediction IN itself was common cuooEn, nat as
/ mPle as II was 10 had Ita ticct upon JOsePhh&
/ vino immtdhtc,y Cnhractd II a. lSc', nlcuulu
| for d long tine th,uk Of uotLinB Sc.
Wien toe tui1imcut came 10 the urSt p1t' OF
the prediction, Ii OF cou Sc o'rchst9' 'h'u oet IN
the bciict OF tue rest; auu even WhGh In plI'on
! under sCu'encc OF DEATH anu hcf ped was laNtn
from her blC nu5c she was 90 die IN tue IN lru.hs,
she budc her irleuds h we courage thSt II Mpulu @
not be 50, aud that she WouId sl upon mat ,hrOuo
Al -
pleIrei aud whcn Tue JalleiS ia ueIlsIon' Ca!en ]
! upon her to name her maids OF honor, that thoy
| might ho ready wheh eht "a' GGeou' sic V'd 81,
| aud her bOmuautu was uhaIly iuin'LoI 70
| letter r, ~, 81,
On tuSt very ulSh' h',eSP'IiG ,r'i Ia 49,, n's
lO"h ~ Cu.t.u gu VI. IN 80 Co. - ~ ,.r,lin.
husband wculd not have d en- one ol n'S ,c1n'j
another Of the a.. ,..., ,.,.-.o,, ,.,r
There WAS bat little lapse oi tn'e oet"eCu hvr
ilDeiH ION roul P'lsUu "'G uVi @ ' % w t Il
,'on ana II Was ol .'.y ii,u, 'V % IN
lWly after which the pain Iutt leu lueh uP%"-u
was clear ana open, ultu tLlc qc,t'Ty suv u W. 'u
sisted upon va, aeconip auo 'u' 'io"" u
But there was one Ting more thai josephine
haG fUretOd Tor hcr,eit, wh IA wa tue n'tcr loss
Of The power and rank TO "9ich she hat neen 80
/ wonderfully ClCvattdi ana sun "lle she hIooueu
over this, Napoleon VINO was her lOri, gathering
new power aud yielding 10 new amhtiOhs, sue
trcd to crush it, and u point oAt what HhpIid De
? it, true aims but he was an Emperor ana uc-
. sired to be The founder OF new empire
How well her instincts told her thu the time
was rapidly approaching wheu that ainpi iou
9 wuulu nuke hun put her away! lheu came thI
| close ut the campaign OF lSO9. ana sue saw Ina'
the hour wa, approaching stll nearer thaf was ia
seal both their fa'es lheIc wa, no lonSeS tu, Il
confidence OF me past oe Weeu tuehi no IouSeI
d IL was On the 2jth Of November, 1909 and tht
l. court was especially gay IN II nor OF tho F'it
tie King of SaXOuy, Josephine sat at the window
bl utL uuuGOlII Nuhlib OuV uPV', Wv 'A'N'i w.
Is she heard sttp at the oOorS ana IOse 10 'Cc'N'
e Napoleon, who caught her in his arms, with NOR
OF al Oldeu time embrace thau Sho nal ku)Ni
for months. She led MIN TO the spIA on Whtct
s shG had been sitting, and seated herself ny hl
IS side. For few moments there was silence, an'
= he spoke.
'c Josephine, you have been weeping. Are yo'
4 unhappy :"
Z mo, she not with you.
Q. "Nunsense Josephine, whom do Oh call sire
Il OF late you are m4hIng these forms oVcrshldO'
6, ali our GsppiCes.N
~ bep why should they no be forgotten b
4 both You nave nos reached that pomt Of an
81 LIT on that tkOud content you Wil you tuI
al tb, uuuuiet god from your bosom, and own GU
. | own happiness ?"
al "Yru misunderstood mo- lady nc salt
ss 1ui XIV rising from hi, seat, and leaning again
ut tue window. 81 am seeking no.hiug for mystl
but every thing for FGauCe."
'h, i is tor France Napoleon she said draw
ct ing close 70 his side ana taking his nand n her
Ot "that ) ou would put away iron you no ouly
'Cu tine wife but true friend. THINK not mat
en- have ueen biud sire, to this. My alarmed hed
eI has told me all; ami believe me tnat am oflerit
nd not protest TO your viii, but oh, sire! cSAmii