New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-28

@ no,S 70 tslk I, them II Is true that the
Win whom he was az s c Were e nSS
imagine the nature OF his youthful experience III i"
morals were utterly e. W." -, he French
army When he returned 20 France society was ehlney
nroten mn and dispersed The circle that surrounded
The DIRECTORY was a corrupt one. and the Parlsian
women To whose society he was huIhltleu "tIe '"I"
and Srjvoous Inc wives of men OF business and con
tractors 'yhen he became Consul, and made his gen
erals and lis adesdc-camp marry, or Oruercu nen W.
about him were tlmd and silent girls, newly married or
the wives OF his former comrades suddenly wlthurdwh
iron n aS ~ 70 the change in Icir position
/ am dsrosed to believe that Bonaparte. almost
always exclusively occupied by politics was never s
thought nothing Of n woman except Miie shd
probably have been willing TO subscribe TO tne
doctrine that, in wecrganzed country, we s9ouiu pe
kicd-ius certain kinds OF insects are ucsuneu y!
nature to a speedy death soon az they nave accom-
pshed the task OF mater ty. Yet BonaIaIte had some
affection Tor his hist we ana II ne was evor f s
stirred by any emotion IL by her and Tor her. Even
Bonaparie cannot completely escape from every III
fuence. and mans character is ooiposeu, nv' va "'
he Is always hut OF what he Il most ir.qnchtA,. .,o
Bonaparte wa. young when lie nist nnas .n" ~
quaintance OF Nine. de Beauiarnais, who was gIealf
superior the rest If the circle In when shc moved
both by OF the name sue pore anu io'n ,ne
OF her manners she ATTACHED ne.srii ~, ~ mn h
nattered his pride she procured him step III ri ne
became accustomed TO associate the ldca OF hr
with every piece OF g10u oftuiic WHICH pe,si.
superstition. which she kept up very ceVerN eAsIIe9
great power over hum for long time u even @ leu
him more than once 10 Decay the eH'slon W. LIE
i,cts of divorce. When he married Nine de BcauiaI-
BJnaparc believed that ne was allyng hhth W
very great lady; MS marriage thereiore ws one
quest the shall give further details OF me chaI
she exercised over lin whcn nave 10 spo io'o va"
tcuigry OF her. -, ,.o
Notwithstanding his preference for her, have seen
hun in three times. and was on trse occa
that he exhibited the full measure OF n.
of his character How initiated he became al r eat D.
stacel dow roughly he mt aside me Jealous ienon-
strsnces of his wife 1t Is your place. ne sald 10
submit 10 all my fances aud ought TO think IL quite
kind. have right To answer all your Complaints Nv
eternal ]. am person apart WIZ nov DC nr
lated 10 by any ONE Bat he soon began To desire 10
exercise the object OF his passing preference AL a-
thnTlty equal to thar by which he si"uced MS we
apcy over him, he speedily became angry Win
the audncious individual, and he would abruptly
get rid of the object of HIS brief passion having let the
public into the transparent secret or ms success
Nine de R6musat does not hesitate to acknowl-
edge that The intellect of Napoleon was extraordi-
nary Ii would be difficult, she remarks, to find
among men more powerful or a more compre-
hensIve mind. He owed nothing TO education; in
reality he was ignorant; he read but little, and
that with haste. Bat he quickly seized upon the
little he learned and II was forced to such magn-
tude by his imagination that lie might easily have
passed for a wcll-educatcd man. With him one
idea gave birth to a thousand, and word would
lift his conversation into the high regions OF fancy
in which his intellect meyer failed to shine -
1t was always great pleasure to me to hear him talk,
or rather Ia hear HIM hold FORTH Tor his conversation
was cu posed generally of long monol0gues not that
he ohjecied TO replies when he was IN eoodhum"r but
FOR many reasons, II was not al"ays easy 10 d..WS.
him. His Court which for long time was entirely
military listened TO his least word with the respect that
paid word Of command: ana atterwNrd ~ he
came numerous that any individual undertaking 10
reluie him. or TO carry ON daiOg WIN hinl ic IKE
actor before al audience nave sald tna ne SPOKE
badly, but his language was generally animated ana
brilliant his grammatical inaccuracies sometimes rem
his sonteu ces an unexpected strength very -uaue 10
the originality of his ideas. H. required no cr0cnoi
to warm him up lie would dash INTO subject ana go
for long time, careful 10 notice however whether
he was followed, and pleased with those who compre-
hended and appanded NM aorinery 70 hnow now viI 10
listen 10 him was sure ana easy way OF pisasns nun
Like actor who becomes excited Dy the eect lac pro
dnees Bon,spare s h.. DC aTd,en"e
/ remember well how, because he inter
osted me very much when he spoke and listened TO
him with pleasure, he proclaimed me woman OF intel
lect although at that time had not addressed two cOu-
lie was very fond q talking about himself aud oriti
csed himself certain points Just as another person
might have done. Rather than fail 10 make the most
out OF his own character he wond not Dave hesitatei
subject II TO the mos searching ANALYSIS He used
often that real politician Knows h0@ 10 calc-
his defects; and NJ dc 1aleyrand carried that reflection
even farther. l once heard him say That devil OF
man decciyes one on all points very passions
lead for he manages disSembe them even when they
r ncM wns he could FROM
most complete calm to tho most violent anger' ,,
@ rhat fhe snbssssdor Lord WhitworfH was prcpar
Ing leave Paris. Ogce month the Eirs Consul was
~ , lie amhassadors and their wives This recep
ushcred INTO a drawimgroon, and when they all
sherc rho First Consul woud appear accompanied by
his wife. Both attended by project and lady
OF palace. TO each of them the ambassadors and
their wives were introduced bv name. Nine BOnapartc
would take "A seat. the First Consul would keep mp the
conversation Tor longer or shorter tune, according
TO his convenience. and then Withdraw with slight
bow. DAYS before the breach OF the peace, tine
Corps Dipomatique had met as usual at the Iuileries
apartment and entered the dressing-room, where she
was finishing her toilet
The First Consul was sitting on the floor. playing
with little Napoleon the eldest son OF his brother
Louis. He presently began TO cnticse his wifcs
tail Of o seemed to be in the best posi-
BILE humor Iremarked tins aud said TO him thai ,jude,
ING by appearances the letters the ambassadors would
have write, after the approaching audience would
breathe nothing bat peace and gSngGrd BSmapaFe
By-and-by he was told that the company had arrived
TS NE Sf @HSs y S
replaced il he seemed To grow pale at WILL his features
troubled voice; aud then he ked quickly entered
yanced to the English anbass idor To Lin he began TO
complain bitterly OF the proceedings Of HI. Government
reached q height which terrified The assembly: the
hardest words, the most Violent threats were poured
Niue Bonaparte and looked ut each other, dumb with
astonishment; and every one trembled. The mpassi-
billy OF the Englishman was even disconcered, aud II
was with difficulty be could find words TO answer.
Previous to her appointment at the Court of tho
First Consul. Nine. dc R6musat had led singularly
quiet life, engrossed with her domestic pleasures.
and with little taste for the exctements of gay and
fashionable life She was suddenly taken from this
peaceful solitude to act a conspicuous part in the
great world. Though she never entered into the
spirit of the Court, she was shrewd observer Of
the glittering routine. She found Napoleon de-
voured by pride and the passion for social display.
Every day he introduced some novelty into his
manner of fe In order to increase the resemblance
of his abode to the palace of a sovereign All who
surrounded him were obliged to submit to the bur
den OF ceremony. He believed that the French
were attracted by gorgeous displays. HIS own dress
was extremely simple. but he required his officers
to wear magnificent uniforms. He received his Am
bassadors with tho usual pomp Of majesty, and al