The New York herald., 1879-12-12

him :" she continues. One morning while at breaK
fast with Talnia the young Napoleon was brought TO
him. The Emperor took the child on his knee aud
amused himself by siapping him. Then turning TO
Talma rs may be supposed. did not know what TO
say. .'You do not see it,. continued tho Emperor;
81 am slapping king
HATRED WOMEN.
az disposed to believe that Bonaparte. almost
awakened to love except by vanity. He Thought
nothing OF woman except while she was beautlfui.
that Bonapa-te had considerable affection for
josephine Notwithstanding his preference for
her.. she continues. II have seen him IN love TWO
or three times and 1t was on these OCCASIONS that
he exhibited the fun measure of the despousm or
his character. How irrtaed he became ut the least
obstacle! How roughly he put aside tho jealons
he said. to submit to al my Iancs;
that should allow myself amusement Of this kind.
have right to answer all your complaints oy an
eternal ]. ! am person apart; VIII NOT DC ; aac,
to exercise the object OF his passing prelerence
authority equal to that by which ne siienced ms
ascendancy over him. he speedily became sngry with
the audacious individual. and he would abruptly
get rid OF the object OF his brief PASSION having let
public into the transparent secret or ms success
A POWERFUL. COMPREHENSIVE MIND.
"rhe intellect oil Bonaparie was most remarkable.
1t would be diiiicut. think. to find among men u
more powerful comprehensive mind 1t owed
nothing to education. for in reality he was ignorant
reading but little. and that hurriedly. But he
quickly seized upon the little he learned and mis-
Imagination developed it so extensively that he
might easily have passed for a we'll educated man.
His intellectual capacity seemed to be vast, from
the number of subjects he could take in and class
ify without fatigue. With him one idea gave birth
to a thousand. and word would lift his converse
tion into elevated regions OF fancy, in which exact
logic did not indeed keep him company. but in
which his intellect never failod to shine
..Itswas always great pleasure to to hear him
talk or rather to hear him hold FORTH for his con-
logues; not that he objected to replies when he
in good humor. but. for many reasons, it was not
always easy TO answer him..
EARNEST.
Mme lie Remusat recalls incident which will
show how. when he found it useful he could pass
from the most mpleto calm, TO the most violent
anger:-
A few days before the last rupture with England
"the Corps Diplomatique had met usual ut the
Tuileries. While they were waiting went to Nine.
Bonapartes apartment, and entered the dressing
roon where she was finishing her toilet.
THE First Consul WAS sitting the floor playing
with little Napoleon. the eldest son OF his
brother Louis. He presently began to criti-
else his wifes dress, aud also mine giving us his
to be in the best possible humor. l remarked this.
and said to him that. judging by appearances. the
letters the ambassadors would have to write. after
tho approaching audience. would breathe nothing
but peace and concord. Bonaparte laughed, aud
went on playing with his little nephew
A STORM OUT OF THE BLUE SKY.
"By and by he was told that the company had ar
rived. Then he rose quickly, the gayety vanished
from his face. and was struck by the severe ex-
preston that suddenly replaced it; he seemed to
grow pale at will his features contracted; and all
this in less time than it takes me to de-
in u troubled voice; ana then he walked on
quickly. entered the drawing room, and, without
bowling to any one, advanced to the English Ambas-
sador. To him he began to complain bitterly of the
proceedings of his government. His anger seemed
to increase every I'm minute; IT. soon reached height
the most violent threats were poured forth by his
trembling lips No one dared to move. Nine.
Bonaparte and looked at each other. dumb with
astonshment. and every one trembled. The impas-
sibiity Of the Englishman even disconcerted
and it was with difficulty he could'fnd words to
answer.
Admirably served. always obeyed moment
he would still lind fault and keep everybody in the
palace in dread OF his dispesure about some small
detail. His service was the severest Of toll.
when the strength of conviction appeared to weigh
upon him. The truly happy man is he who hides
from the country. and when die the world
THE MOTHER OF THE NAPOLEON.
The second portrait III Mme de Remusats gallery
is of Nine Bonaparte, the mother of Napoleon, who
established herself i'll Paris on her sons attainment
OF power. She lived retired life. amassng as much
money as possible; she mcdded in private mat
ters and "neither had wished to have any inf u
ence." Her son overaw-d her as he did all the rest
OF the world She was ga woman OF very ordinary.
intelligence who the rank in which
events placed her. never did anything worthy OF
PRAISE After the fail OF the Empire she retired to
Rome, where she lived with her brother, Cardinal
Fesch. t..l-.
JOSEPH BoNAPARTE.
"He has handsome face, IL fond or the society Of
women. and has always been remarkable for having
gentler manners than any OF his brothers. Like
them however he affects astute duplicity His ambi
tion although less developed than that Of Napoleon
has nevertheless come out under certain circum
stances and he has always shown capacity enough
to be master of the situations in which he has been
placed. difficult though they have often been.
THE WIFE OF JOSEPH.
\ 'His wife. the daughter of Marseilles merchant
named Clary, is the simplest and the best woman in
the world Plain, common looking, tmid and silent,
d
Court when she successfully wore those two
crowns which she has apparently lost without Ie.
gret There are two daughters by this marriage
BROTHER
1t is very evident that Nine de Remusat did not
stricter morality than that of other members of his
family" she writes, "his odd opinions-based how
ples-have deceived the world and made for him a
reputation apart from that Of his brothers. With
much less talent than either Napoleon Lucen, he
has a touch OF romance in his imagination, which
he manages to combine with complete hardness OF
heart. Habitual i'll health Llighted his youth and
has added to the harsh melancholy OF his DISPOSE
tion. Louis Bonaparte is essentially
egctistcsl and sus pic:ous. Bonaparte said
OF him day, HIS feigned virtues give almost
as much trouble as Luciens vices.''
JOSEPHINE AND H0RTENsE.
In 1898 chance placed Mme Josephine de Beau
harnais and Nine. de Remusat III little village
the outskirts OF Paris. "where like her." writes the
latter. who at that time little girl. 1--WE
passing the summer. Our near neighborhood led to
some intimacy. remember that Hortense, who
three four years younger than l. used to visit
me III my rOon ana Wnlie amusing hcrSelf by ex-
amining my little trinkets sho would tell that all
her ambition III the future to be the owner OF
similar treasure. Unhappy womani She has since
she not groaned under the crushing weight OF the
royal diadom?"
JosEpHINEs BEAurY TASTE.
Josephine ut that time had very little fortune and
cher taste for dress and luxury rendered her de-
pendent on those who could help her to indulge it,"
without being precisely pretty. says Nine. de
Remusat, "shc possessed many personal charms.
Her features delicate. her expression
sweet ber mouth was very small and concealed her
bad teeth, her complexion rather dark but with
the help OF red and white skilully applied she
edcd that detect; her hgnre was perfect, her limbs
were flexible and delicate. her movements were easy
and elegant. La Fontaine's limo could never have
been more litly applied than to her
Et la grace plus beic encore quo la bcaute .
''She dressed with perfect taste, enhancing tho
beauty or what she and with these advantages
and the constant bestowed upon here attire she
contrived to avoid being ecipsed by the youth and
beauty of many OF the women by whom she
onnded To all this. as have already said. she
added extreme Kindness OF heart. u remarkably even