, 1877-09-16

SUR ,assig j.: magnificent Mmc Bonaparte de-
scribes Wellington as s'short, erect spare Of
nate mouth, small, light eyes, high, sharp, an-
gular nose, tile head dsproportionately large,
aud as souarcly flat as an Indians, reverence
and henevolenee being undeyeloped. Coldly
quiet In voice aud greeting, simple and high
bred in manner, there was IN this rcticence
suggestion Of reserved force exceeding
" attractive" At one oi these balls Nine Bo-
naparte was seated i'll conversation with the
handsome and fascinating Lord Castcreaoh,
when Nine. dc Stael approached, and, stopping in
front Of her, gazcd steadily for moment:
then, turning to ner son, Baron dc Stael-Hol-
stein, on whozc arm she leaned, an intimate
friend OF Nine. Bonaparte, she said, ''Oui, ellie
est bicn bicn jolic,' land walked oil without all
other word. Near by sat Lady Morgan,
whose success literary and social, was phenomc-
"Wild Irish Grin made her famous, she sat
awcstruck opposite to DR.. johnson at large
London dinner, when suddenly, to the terror OF
The child, unnamed IS her own heroine, burly
Samuel called across in severe tones, - Little
girl little girl where did you get SO many hard
word5!'' 'sP1ease, sir, in your dictionary was
the naiYe reply that lisar'ncd the lcxicogra-
pher. In Lady Morgan's ''Memoirs " We read:
''Mmc. Bonapartc, wife Of jerome, who
haul abandoned her in 4 -crutl and dls-
wt'ic', victims anu martyrs are made.
She held her difficult position with . scornful
courage that cxcites pity Tor the Wonan's nature
SO stathcd and outraged. Her letters bcar the
impress Of a life run to waste they are clever,
mor.lant, and amusing, but the bitter sense OF
wrong cannot be concealed: there is dissatls-
fa,.tlon-ulle might almost GILL it jealousy-in
the topics discussed" Nine. Donaparte Keeps
her friend an courd,at with Paris gossip, but we
have only space To glance ut the revelation OF her
WEARY, ENTITY HEART:
"PAR1s, November, 13l6.-Da1r Lady -Dorg1n
Ihayc executed all your commissions except that
uurrcs dc Nine. dc tienlis- have been 50 I'M
well it has been impossible for me to visit tue
penitent 1T the Carmelites- meet the fr!nccss
tie Bcauyeau every week at Mime. Rumford's,
where there is assc'nblage Of qs'ls d Esprit
not that | call myself one OF them. How
ever, people say that anu very good, which
is my passport to these reunions. have
been asking after the Novice Of St. Do'ni-
by any OF -FOUR friends. [Wiliam Pitt read this
novel for the fifth time u few days before his
death,l l have been very triste; tout m'ennule
d.lrls &C noudeci, ct je ne seals pas pourluoi,
fcrcd. think the best thing for me is to re-
turn to mr. dear child. love him entirely
that seeing him may render my feelings less
poignant Any i1conyenienccs are more sup
portable than being separated from ones chill
dreu. How nluch more VIC love them than our
husbands! the latter are often SO selfish aud
cruel; but children cannot force mothers from
their ancrtiuu." j. ''PARls, 15l7.-your
kind letter BY Tom Moore reached me. lie sell
I}nw hanny mi, mist be at filling ttlr
world with ,uur name! Muc, dc Stael and
Nine. de Gcniis are forgotten, and, it the love
Of fans he Of any weight, your excursion to
Paris was i brilliant Success. lour work Oh
jaiinn, in which they have suppressed what
thry tho,trht hest. It's truths cannot
1T This moment be admitted here, but III all
other countries it will have complete SUCCESS
if Ia be- tuo well written. They are publishing
IL IN an,crira whcr,, yot,r talcnts are Justly a1-
nrcratcl have not seen Nine.
r;H- for = long time: she dimes at half-past9,
wakes when other people sleep, which makes it
;n,'ssiI,lc her soritty Without paving the
nrirc of y ui,ht:s rcpose, Your friend
and a.ln,irer: Mr. s., is dead of old are. T
mes him tw, weeks previous at a party His
widow cave dinner tie next week. because She
was aeroii of bcjno trisf,-rrccyes and apDears
nn III. Rnrlrvar,ls herallse sn,n ami MIA lit
ou,;f f,llait yivrc, H,r friends t}atter them
selves that her sensibility will not kill her. at the
same time that it enables them to give agreeable
narties
wv nFs1pr tn SEE MY cun.D
Is STRONGER than nv taste for Paris, am of your
oplniom: o. the best thing woman cn do is to mar.
~: even ouarrcls with onc's husband are prcfera-
lie To thu ennui OF u solitary existence. There
or, so many hnurs anart fro,n those anuropr,at-
~; ~ ,he ,yorl,1 thnt one cannot ret ritl nf-at
1,st one ];l,c n,vsr1f having no useful oct,;,a-
tinn1 Yn, ncrcr fcit rnn1i hcrausc yor c11lti-
r,to olorte v.h;,., will imnoort alze yot1
Nmc ~ stae1 died rcrrrftii,.r n fife that she
l,,,1 rontr rived to render very agreeable. Her
,,os ;nt;n,t,. friends vcrc imnorant That mar
;ana r.;,i u Rorca cvistcI, and. rnlrss her
i had s,,tstan:;9tc1 th,, fnct they woulI hay,.
80 atn1 , - ~ ,~11,nnv Marrying = man twrn
:, v'ers r1,,,ns.rr than herself. without fortune
:; ~ aor,o ;s IN Eren,.. IN r;dtmic, nirr 0u'uu
=. or:,e What thinl- vot, of the Nanuscr;nt Of
- ., IIo,,, ), ha;nY aft tr;h,trtl IN hrr and Rcn
;n.,,,' Ts+ort1 + It nossiI,lc m carry the d.
.a",n .;r" ~ rsnJcrnr her inconsistent. further.
ia u ,ian, Vnnr r.roIl,rtjt,n a,rornnanies me-
r, +i, Gn,~ W,ril wln.r, hnn, NAV meet
~ -, "a h,1f eo ,,-r,.ahe They write me that
lie u,.e . t; =, ,t fcor ti;at nftcr cyritinu
~ 3u % IS Ia ;, hnrnmc 1;l,r Tic, generality :nf
n.1, ,n,.iinrr,. an,1 1ir.so,nc Yours affection
..n'4 -. P,5rrpsov,
~ nv. ictt,;r i nrrc3ei] hv Lady Morrau's
>n,..n,a,t'. n.n Vim Runonartc With her airy
ho,,,+r md UT 1ronjt1 haye made
~ rycEI,ESr PRINCESS.
,,,o,,o, os Elm vas. (lnr wonders that Napo1c-
~, i,,,1 how, horn Mimi to hT t-anai,ilitis
~ ,,.lnze ,nntto w,as. the tools to him who can
,.< ,e tn,,, ~ e.K.1r,,roxE. 1S1S.-Deur Ladu |
ifs S,.an.. an.' Thr ,le,mand for yo,,r work u,1
1919 was so crreat that it. went through three
.i;t;ons viii us. Nv son is Intelligent |
,a.'I nnI vnrv handsome. You have |
,,,"+ 1a,1 ~ imanstin,,. bnt it can giyc YOU
~, liza nj tile mode Of existence inflicted on u.s.
rnc men are ali MERCHANTS, and commerce NAV |
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