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his followers marched on Ajaecio, the elder
sons OF tho faully were abscn. from tho island;
but tho mother proved herself equal to the
occasion Reused from her slunber at mid
night, she found her room filled with armed
men from the mountains Of Corsica, who had
come to warn her Of the approach of the pa
triot army, and to convey her to the mouu ),
tains
:. Mako haste, Signora Ietizia," exclaimed
he chief of the band; " Pao! men arc close
,pnn US. There is not a moment to lose !; but
'nre am with my men, we will save you or
,crsh' -
The mother and children rose from their
'rds. and were soon Oh the march. BY day
freak they had reached place Of safety in
the mountains, which commanded view of
the ocean and Of tho city they had left. In
the course Of the day smoke was seen rising
in dense columns from the town.
" II is your house that is op fire." said one
Of the mountainecrs, to Madame Bomaparte.
:" Ah, never mind, )" she gayly replied. "we
will build it up again much better Yice iu
Fruncc!"
From the mountain height, two days after,
French trigate was deserted, aud the Bona
partes hastcncd to the shore and went on board
OF her, where to their incxpressiblc relief,
they found Joseph and Napoleon. The frg.
ate changed her course and landed the family
exilrs ut Mnrscillcs, destitute of resources,
but rich in health and in the iudolnitablc
courage OF the mother. Joseph and Napolc.
on had only the pay of lcutcl,nnts, which was
b,rely sufficient for their own support and
the cxilcs were 81 poor that they were glad to
receive the rations of bread distributed by the
city government to the Corscan refugees -
The Ahbe Fesch, the brother of Madame Bu-
nrp,rtc, whom Napoleon afterwards made
Cardinal, had accompanied the family from
Corsica as no people were 50 abhorre1 by
the Republicans rs priests, the abhc was com
peeled to conceal his priestly gnrb. aud tn earn
his livelihood as a keeper of military stores.
Such was the condition, in 1893, of family
which, six years later. gave Chief to France.
Even then, while Madame Snnaprrtr received
aims from the corporation Of AlnrSeillcs Ma
pplcnn was aL Toulon, where he gave his first
proofs OF his military genius. and where he
performed the deeds which led To his promo
ton.
When Napoleon was appointed to command
the army OF Italy, he assigned tn his mother
portion of his pay sufficient for her decent
maintenancc, and thus raised her a, u,.ce from
Indulgence to dignity and comfort. Snpn after
this she removed, with her little children. to
Paris, and there she was residing in the fam
lily OF her sou Joseph, when Napoleon seized
the supreme authority.
Her bearing on that decisive day which
she knew must either bring her son to the
scatiold, or raise him to the throne. has been
described by a lady who was with he, elnrin.
the critical hours "She appeared cnln
though far from easy for her extreme pale
ness, aud the convulsrc movements she a adj"
gave Huf' ,env,uncXprcte,l noise met her ear
nients she appeared to me truly like the moth.
er nf the Gracchi. She had three sons under
the stroke Of fate. oau Of wiohr would r,,bn.
~, '.s~;sa the blow. even if the others cs.
capped. This she felt most forcitlv. Mv
mother and myself remained with her ,nrt
OF that t.ntllizing day, and only left. her 81,
the restoration of her confidence BY Lucicu,s
'n'ssengtrs who were frequently sent to calu,
her disquict."
For our part, We do not believe thu this
strong and far.scuing woman ever t,1y be/f
lloyed III tho fortunes of her brii,;,t s,>..~-
W men Napoleon was crowned Iimrror'ic ss,
t'c. "pnn her an income of .g5,. .OO0a year,
assigned her sumptuous place il P,ris.
gave her separate cnurt,. and' hcstols,i upon
hcr the title uf Madamc Mare. Bashc w.s
!"t at all inclined to mnin,nin II ct,tly estab.
iIshnent. She. sill practicrd the Eononl;caI
hablts w';ch adversity had tany9 her, and
cnd."vnrrd to form store for He relief o,
her children, if aver again they .hnnd need
irer assistance. No one knows a son ~ !, !
wise mother knows him As ii ilrc>ceing his
u'%''-'l '';i she WAS always propring for the
:. c''' "ay' a"i as we all knrw, her ,royn,ytica.
',ohs proved to DC enrrect In 1914 when
the allies b"n'shed Napoleon to I;r,, size w,s w
allowed to retain Ter title and par, ~ h,.r :,
come Gl0 .0UO vpaE Before le1y;nm, ~ Dr.
:. with the Empress Maria Lnn;se St',s .as in'
IDENTITY drew from the irenoI ,.''".' Ivy pr"'
rc"rs of revenue, a,notiy;a ,'''Sa'S c,; a"f ar
She visited her son at e., :" s,','uo'
ball given on his birthday. "l,e Vie ",So Va 'aeu 4
left Eba to seize again the thru. -
she retired to Rome, safe from the. ''"'e' i
storn' of war At Rome she heard p'""'"s
OF Waterloo. and sent tn offer the icRc"S'
tmperor the whole of her immense we ,ltll
assist III restoring his fortunes. Sn said M
pnlenn at St. Helena. And Tor me" he
added. "she would without nur nur have
doomed heraclt to live on bl,ck bread LIFT
mess of sentiment still rcigned paramount in /
her breast pride and noble ambition wcro
not subducd by avarice."
When Count II,s Casls returned from ST. |
Helena with the false story that the Emperor
was suffering for want Of the common c0nve
nionccs nf life. the answer she returned was, !
+" My whole fortune is at my sons disposal"
What IN affecting appeal WIS that which ,
!, mat hos Ia f,,r l., 1