The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-13

"Bah !" sad he quickly. "Whv call
me sire? These shows o! state steal ali
true joy from u.s."
"Fhcn why seek thcm?' answered
Josephine.
Thee emperor made no reply You
are now The first ol men," she continued.
"Why not qmt war, turn ambition oui
of your connSrls, bend yonr thoughts on
The good Of France, live ut home among,
those that love you p
"Joscph'ne." said no. turning his face
from her, "l is noi !, it is France dc
mantls the sacrifice"
CAR" you sure oI that, my lord 2" Said
his vile. "invc you prohcd your heart
to tEc bottom Is it not ambition lhni
prompts You to seek reasons Tor rcpudi
a'ing me- 2-f"r, think not, Napoleon,
misunderstood yon; are you sure it is
! the love Of Francc?"
Every word that she spoke touched
himto the quick an'l rising hastily, he
replied, "Maaamc, have my reasons
: Good evening"
Stay, sire, said she ta';ins-lo'l Of
his arm, "Wc must not rnrl in anger
! submit. Since you wi$Irit, submit
chrcr'ully. II is hot my nature to or-
pose your will | love .vnu too drcrlv
! Mr. shall I cease to love YOU, Napoleon
because ] am to lrav" your throne and
iyonr side. If yon still go on victorious
shall r,joicc with you;; frcversr come
| viii lay down my life to comI,rt YOU
! will pray E'r you morning anl night,
. and IN The hope hat somcti'ncs you
will think Of me-
! Hardened. as he was, Napoleon had
loved his wife deeply and long, and her
! submission to his stern re>olvc--hcr
calm but mourniul dignity her m slm.
ken love, moved even him; and for a
'nomrnt affection Struggled with amhi-
ton. e turned TO embrace her again.
But in that moment her face and form
had changed. Her eye was lit with a
fire like that oi insanity, and hcr whole
person seemed inspired. He felt him
self in tn" preSc"cc Of superior being.
She led him to the window and threw it
orn. y thin mist rested upon :hr Seine
and ever tn" gardens Of the ralacr--ull
around was sil"n, among I'll" stars ihcn
before them. one was FAR brighter than
HE rr,l, slo pointed ,n II. .'
',h"napartr, she said, "ll.at star is
nina. to 'i ana not to yours WAS prom.
iSrd rnrrrc; through me and through
my drs'inics ynu have risen; part from
me and you fall. The spirit OF her that
forrsaw my rise 10 royalty even now
commnncs with my spirit and tells me
that your fate hangs on mlne. Believe
me or not, if we l,"nccfarth walk asun.
der you will leave no empire brhind vot
and will I'll" yourself in shame and sor-
row, and with broken spirit"
He turned away sick at heart, and
ovcrawod hy the words Of ono whose
destiny had been so strangely accom-
r',slicl. Ten days were passed in re-
solves AMI conntnr.rrsolvcs and then
the link that hound him to fortune was
broken. Josephine was divorccd--and
as he said llim<"l! a, ST, Tlrlcna--llom
that hour his tall began
josephine was divorced, bui her love
did not cease in her retirement she on
jnycd all his successes, and prayed
that hn might be savr,l from tic fruits
Of lis loul ambition. Wncn his SOL was
born, she on Y regretted thnL she was
not near him in bis happiness and when
he went a prisoner to ltlha she begged
that she might share his prison, and re-
l!cve his woes Ev"ryarticle thao he
had used at her residence renamed rs
hc left il she would not let chair be
moved. The book III whc!, he had
been last reading was 'hcr", with the
page doubled down. anil 'hc p"n that
he hal last used was by ~. with the
ink dried on its point. When her
death drew nigh, she wished to sell hcr
jewels to scnd llld fallen emperor money
and her will was submitted to lis cor.
rrclon. She died before his return from
lGlDa ; but her last thoughts were Of him
and France, and her last words expires.
sed the hope and belief ''that she had
never caused a ,singlrlcar. to flow. She
was buried in the village church Of RnrI
and her body was followed to the grave,
not alone by princes and generals, bnt
by two thousand poor " hose hearts had
been made glad by her bounty.
l1rf marDlo monument Dc1rS only tnlS
inscription: *
"EUGENE AND NoRTENsE TO JpSEpluNE.
What fund for future writers is her
character and fate ; and what lesson to
all Of us whether in prosperity or adycr.
sity 2
4, The cypress Of Somna, in Lombardy.
Italy, is perhaps the oldest tree on re.
cord. 1t was known to DC IN existence
IN the time Of Julins Cesar, fnrty.two
Years before Christ, and is, therefore,
more lhan 1000 years old. 1T is los
feet high and twenty feet in circumic'
renee at one foot from the ground. Ma.
poleon, when laying down the plan, for
his grt'at road over the Sfmplon, d por.
ton Of the Alps, divergcd from straight
line to- avoid SiiGaring this, streo.{ Tic
honor Of superior antiquity, however,
! is claimed by somo in behalf Of The i'm.
mcnse and valuable tree in Caavcras
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