The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-01
Glimpses Of Napoleon.

The Memoirs of Nine. De Remusat are
incomplete. They were to have been
divided into five parts, but unfor-
/ tunately she only lived, to finish three
of them, covering the period from 1902
to 1908. That portion of Napoleon's
| life which is perhaps most interesting,
from 1908 on, is left untold; and we are
deprived of circumstantial narrative
which might have been of great
/ Nine. De Remusat describes Napo-
Icons persoual appearance as follows:
/" Napoleon Bonaparte is of low stature,
and rather ill-proportioned; his bust is
too long, and so shortens the rest of his
I6gu.e. He. has thin chestnut hair, his
eyes are gravish blue, and his skin,
which was yellow while he was slight,
became in later years dead white with
out any color. His forehead, the set
ting of his eyes, the line of his nose-all
that is beautiful and reminds one of an
an antique medallion. His mouth,
which is thin Tipped, becomes agreeable
when he laughs; the teeth are regular.
His chin is short, and his jaw, heavy and
square. He has well-formed hands and
feet; mention these particularly, be-
cause he thought good deal of them.
He has an habitualf slight stoop. His
eyes are dull, giving to his face when
in repose melancholy and meditatige
expression. When he is excited with
anger his looks are fierce and menacing.
Laughing becomes him; it makes him
look more youthf9l and less formidable.
1t Is difficult not to like him when he
laughs, his countenance improves so
much"
Then, speaking of his temperament,
she says: !" Gravity was the foundation
OF his character, not the gravity of q
digni6ed and noble manner, but that
which arises from profound thought.
In his youth he was q dreamer; later in
life he became moody, and later still.
an habitual ill-tempered man. When l
FIRST began to know him we'll he was ex-
ceedingly fond of all that induces
reverie-Os Ossiau, the etwilight melancholy
music. Ihave seen him enraptured by
the murmuE of the wine i have heard
him talk with enthusiasm of the moan
Ing or the sea; and, ho Was tempted to
believe sometimes that nocturnal ap-
partitions were lot beyond the bounds
Of possibility; in fact, he had leaning
to certain superstitioDs. The geomet-
rical turn of his mind disposed him to
analyze even his emotions. No man
has ever meditated more deeply than
Bonaparte on the wherefore that rubs
human actions. Always aiming at
something, even in the least impoI tant
acts of his life, always laying bare to
himself a secret motive for each one of
them, he could not understand that
natural nonchalance which leads some
| persons to act without a project, and
without an aim. He always Judged
others by himself, and was often mis-
taken, his conclusions and the actions
which ensued upon them both proving
erroneous. Bonaparte was deficient in
education and in manners; it seemed as
if he must be destined either to live in
q tent where a. men are equal, or upon
a throne where all things are permitted.
He did not know how to either enter or
to leave a room; he did not know how
to make bow, how to rise, or how to
sit down. His questions were abrupt,
and 30 also was his manner of speech.
Although very remarkable
for certain Intellectual qualities, no
| man, it must be allowed, was ever less
lofty of soul. There was no generosity,
no true greatness in him. I have never
known him to admire, I have never
known him to comprehend fine
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