The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-01-11

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sisted in going, and salatsd for the
last time the imperial city which
slie was TO see no more. q a.,
Napoleon never again MET Ms
vile 3r son. His banishmeDt TO
Eliza and subsequent itnprisoh-
inent at st. tjelena Terminated his
relations as, husband and 'father.AA
"Ah !si Se h,ossedfas une dutrc
Josephine 7" told the whole story
:of liis opinion Of the fickle Maria
Lonisa. 1t henceforth became the
PURPOSE of. her father to detach
her from her husband. She was
separated from her French atten.
dants. { Jouraeys and parties of
pleasure we're Set on foot to ainuse
her. Old habits ,andaoccnpations
came back. Every mccantion was
taken. 10 obliterate. French remi.
niscences. Count, sonA Neipperg,
the too. Of sMetternicli, .avsman II
polished .maoners, great .ecultisa.
tion- distinguished air, but q ser.
pent in matters of sednctiou,s was
given command OF The troops that
attended her. A coIrt was form
ed thatswaited on her travels. -
Tie ia,hs of Aixila Cl,apelle be-
came centre of attraction on .ac
count of the wit of her circle
Her child was taken to Vienna
Music and dancing, routs and as
seinblies, fashion. of women and
houiage OF men, the race;course,
ga,nblingtabie, and hunting fields
distinguished. generals, counts, aud
dukes Of every country in Europs
rejoicing in the freedom of long
delayed peace; ths elite Of Ans
trian aristocracy, and Russian no
bles and gentry, then first permit
ted, after twenty years.. to leave
their native soil7--alI combined te
break the ties which united the
Empress to France. A, new sov
ereigrty was granted to her by the
A astrian crown. Morgmatic mar
riage with Count Neipperg, snc
ceeded.e Children followed, who
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.ennobled. And when Napoleon
died, in 1921, she, his lawful wife
as Duchess Of Parma, Placentia
and Gaustalla, was Countess ol
Neipperg and mother, OF three
children ofrllalf kinsinip only tothe
liking of Roine1 = !a
The affections If Josephine, or
the coniraryscluhg 70 Napoleon Il
tile last, Upon his departure foI
Elba, shefell into state, of pro
found melancholy. The mention
of his name produced deep emo
tion. She wished to follow him
"lf his dearest friends now aban
don him." she said, II least will
not be one of them" But hei
failing health rendered this impos
sibie. She sank rapidly, and died
witt, tho name OF her divorced
husband upon l,erlips.
1t is an error, the popular i'm.
preston that arrangement grew
up between Napoleon and Jose
phine. 1t did not. The divorce
seemed as necessary to her as tt
him. At the height of his gigan
tic power she knew as vel! as hs
that the Empire demanded an heir
She acqniesced. Feeling gave
place to principle. ENapoleor
knew this, aud showed his estima
tion OF the sacrifice by stronge,
friendship, more frequent consulta
tiOns, and larger confidence than
ever. From the second marriage
to the departure on the Russiail
campaign the Emperor constantly
visited Josephine, though the En-
press declined to receive her at
court. ~ aia!4, ~ 'rg
The character of Marjs Louisa
is easily understood. Mild and
good.natured, placid and yielding,
her mind took the tone OF sur.
roundings. Her hatred lof Napo.
Icon turned into affection. Three
years transformed her into. a
Frenclwoman., She almost forgot
her native tengne, andsin her Ger
man correspondence had recourse
to French expressions. There, Was
in lier little strength either OF in.
tellect or passion. When finally
separated from her husband and
from France, at hnae, surrounded
by courtiers, once again an Ans
trian srctn:uchess, with far more
avenues Of pleasure open than be.
fore, her mind With perfect Iesse
took the hue Of her altered fos-
times. The chameleon does not
change more otter nor more easily.
The history Of the ill.fated primes
whose name heads tllis sketch, like
his lie. is brief. He was petma-
nently separated from his mother.
is early youth WIS spent with
Ills royal relatives. In 1878 he
rpceiyed tho titte nf 9D,,ba . ~