The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-05-15
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THE STAR Of DESTINY.
The KspRgss sosErHISE.

their shadows upon ,he strange lnrtunes ol
Napoleon. and gwen 10 everything about
him the iinge OF romance, The story of his
hr.t vile will seem % The student rather i
fahle than fact; he will look upon her a
NC look upon Mary of Scotland. but with
deeper interest; for she. far more trul,
than her lord. was. from the first 10 last
the child Of destiny"
Told. while yet unmarried, that che
would be q wife. widow. aud then Queen
III France-the entire iuitilment OF the lir,l
part Of the prophecy gave her courage "a
believe IN the last part aisn. when under
sentence of death. Wnen her bed was IA
teen fam her, because sLe was TO die in III
n,orning, she tvld her wrrp,ng friends tha
IL vas nuI 81. that she should vet sit upon
that throne on the ruins oi which Robes
pierre then stond triImph.nt, ard when
sskrd. in mockrr,. - chun,r her maids ~
honm ,iner size va, 10 be queen, she lid
chsose them. aud they we're her maids o
honor when half u Eurnpr lunkea NJ - her
Uu th-t night. which va. % have been hrI
lat un earth. Rubesplrrre lrll. Had b,
lallen lev days earlier her irst husband
Nuuld hssc lived. had his laii been but one
day later. Jasephiue. herself. would have
been among the ten thousand victims
~hose names We lad rrstr heard Bat h,
rllon lhst night. aud her destiny mas ac
eompiishsd.
she married Napoleon. and through hrr
ad a. her husband. lie wa> appointed 10 III,
ormy uf Italy step by step they rose. I'll
al last the diadem rested on her head. lii,
second part 81 Inc prppasc, sas proved
tue. aud size began 70 iook forward 10 II a
less OF po~er and rank which naJ also beet
lpsttuld. and which waste close the strang,
drama II hrr lie.
Aud ne lhl, wedded the child of drstin,
grew every diy m"re stt"g aud @or'
gia.ping. III vain dia Josephine ai,rmp
10 rule bis AMBITION ani thasirn us aim,
lie sIs aA emperor. nc Slsnrd 10 lOand a.
ehplrr. aaJ " 10" dsgfees he made ham
se.i laalilar ~,lh II, thoughts u Paiun.
hrr away.
When the campaign II 1909 Va. a, a.
end. hardened all narrowed. the genera
came back 20 his wiis I; III, iarmef k,Idnes.
W, gone. Ms pilyluines. va, checked. h,
Consulted her but seldom. I'D seldom stol,
uprn her private honr, with that lamillil
iosr that had - .ltrn msde her hvart leap
she saw that her hears drew nigh.
Ii was the evening VI the 2Oth u NuscIn
Der, the Court Me,r at Par,s - honor o
The king ui saSony. Josephine al al hrl
window. looking dawn upon the river. an,
musing un tie ualk late before her. whrt
,he heard Napoleoh's step at her door. sh,
srrang 70 open y. u.lng her usualeaciaml
tipn, Manam, ne embraced her 8,
ahceuanalels thai lur an tnstaat all hrl
tears aud woes seemed VAIN. She led hIil
,oa chair, placed herself 4 has lrcl. an,
lookmg up Intg hs lace. s,n,icJ through uvl
trsIs.
" You afe unhappy. Josephine" s.ld ,h,
emperor.
Not with you. sire"
Ban /" SAID he. quickly. Why cal
mr ,lrei These shows u s'a,e steal a
true Joy frum ~.
i1,en why seek them :" answered Jo
wphine.
ihe emperor made 10 reply. /" You sr
hpn The hrst Of men." shr continued
Why not quit war, turn ambition out q
,v1t cuunscIs. bend your thoughts ON IN
gosd of France. aud live st hume smon
,ho.r that lave yoa;"
J.ssphinc,' sad he, turning his fac
Iron, her. = Il Is not 1. IL /, France de
nands the sacrifice"
:. Are you sure VI that. my lord I" sal,
his vile. Have you probrd your heart 4
tie botlomi L. not ambition that prompt
you TO seek reasons Tor repudiating me =
lor, think not, Napoleon, 4 misunderstsn,
,ou.; are you sure q Is the love OF Francei 2
Every word that she spoke touched hin
70 tl'e quick aud rising hastily he replied