The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-27

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tWell, what if | did .? That was no II
more than half the girls of the first o
families decided to do. l succeeded V
that was all ! Oh, success makes all t
the difference in the world-difference t
too, in a moral point of view. Let a
man or woman fail in anything they t
undertake, and they have no principle
are, thieves-everything You are 2
pleased to call them. But let them
succeed in the same cause, and their {
praises are sounded by half the world" !
Oh, how DESTROYS | was of asking
whether this step had ever been re-
GREETED; but the flashing eye and de-
cided manner of the old lady warned
all intruders from the coast of senti-
ment. With this strange woman the
admission of regret would be moral
impossibility.
husband at the races, understand 7"
was the next query. "And wearing
white wig p
eyes," she replied, "wigs were in
vogue then. On that occasion we were
simply introduced but 1 knew by his
manner that he would not be satisfied
until we were better acquainted. The
next day we met at dinner party Civ
en- by General Smith, and | wore my
own hair. jerome was very enthusl-
astic about its shade and abundance,
and made me promise that | would
never wear wig again until there
was a necessity for it,"
| "You must have been very beauti-
full, Madame Bonaparte
$ s.Yes,n she answered.. at is no use
S at my age to affect prudery or undue
o modesty. You see nothing now but
), the ashes of the rose. Still, there is
e one consolation left me-the rose was
= so fragrant that the ruin can never be
: disgusting. My height and proper
?. lions were exactly those of the Venus
e de Medici" AS the old lady spoke,
2, she carelessly threw book the sleeve OF
ID her dress, displaying wrist and arm
i which any modern belle might be par
id doned for envying. l drew near and
lie examined it. Could it be possible that
the owner of such an exquisitely- mold
y ed arm and hand conld be eighty foul
st years old?
is elbow have you preserved yourself
It, so fresh and beautiful ~
lis ssBy remembering that a thing O
u beauty is joy forever, if the possess
is or only has mind to make 1t so.
CHI have endeavored to keep the jewe
d. bright and the casket well dusted.-
- That's about all one can do with tn
re exterior of anything"
Ter Her expressions are for the most pai
* extremely quaint and original, and sh
lly never tires talking of herself. Whe
9Th speaking of persons she does not like
las or suspects of attempts to inJure he'
we her sarcasm is as keen and polished
lge an Alexandrine sword. She has carr
lad ed this acerbity to such an extent wit
lis many Of her friends in Baltimore tina
OF fearful of exposing themselves to he
us severe tongue-lashings they no longt
I'M, visit her.
ow Madame Bonaparte's account of ht
.ow marriage, which she has probably az
md scribed thousands of times to her int
ur- mate friends, is just as fresh and
fore quart at this late day as it was yea
sses apo. "when i,;fa and love were young
om she was married to jerome, Dec: Z
ter. 1903. Napoleon was dui J aequaint'
raj, with the marriage, but carefully =
iure Trained from taking any steps IN t
this matter until Jerome found it necessa
ii is to return to France, nearly two yea
the after. Elizabeth's father, a wealth
inc. shin builder and owner, of Baltimo1
her fitted out, in regal style, one OF
e to fastest vessels to convey his royal Gu
eX- dren to France. Upon arriving at l.
fec bon, they found the port closed aSai'
cir them, as well as every other port l
with der French authority. When ask
aust, how she felt when she discovered I
lses, feeling entertained for her by Napo
the on. and what her ideas were in rel
7 put ence to Jerome's return, she saio:
rical 81 hoped to conquer at last, althol
anal I did not think jerome would II;
sac much influence with his brother. e
ievo- Bonaparte against that bonaps
else would never be able to accomp
lord. much. 1 did expect him to ret'
;ause, however. if only for short time"
. and "That must have been very hard
strife remarked. as a vision of the desei
it as wife-so young and so fair-eXpect
and i'm n few weeks to become mot
G, on nassed before me in heart breaking
rome view. a a
esslty q And what hard hearted WIZ
u uo NAPOLEON was. Not content w
IN inc breaking the hart of the woman
erome loved him, he must endeavor to
aeau der the woman who loved his broth
kaoic "There you are mistaken" she
were piled quickly; "Napoleon hadn't
res slightest objection to my living jus
ouud long as the Lord saw fit. He dI
resent believe in sentiment; no more do
she e 50 respect the character of Napoleon
5, ~, than that of any other man who
n my lived. Had once been allowed,
nouSh ever, to have taken my place IN
t-hoG French Court as Jerome,s wife,.
etched Emperor's scruples would have
again; Immediately removed. Oh, now
Is not ambition has been crushed
rs Sr ;n,S This is the whole burden of her
Ia tnn Never, in her most excited NOM
w W.T. does she let fall a single word OF
, ao os. love. On July Z. 1905, at Gambler
80. ue near London, Madame Bonaparte
S ISL birth to son, called by her Je
'i1 Iior Napoleon Bonaparte. Here again
= r ,,Tr takes precedence of love. For a
u WY years she resided in Europe, rece
y ny >, 'n no an annuity from the Emperor Of
'"'S % 600. OF her life in Europe she 5
- 4hot disposed to say very little. Her II
'e, ,' Jnn, say that she lived in great retire.
in mrt ia for the purpose of saving all tina
iiNs w possibly could from this aliowan'
r.o her sons future. She took great
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