Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-02

fidelity laid the foundation of the Nope
lconic dynasty, and )oscphinc's inter
ccssion paved tho way to Italian viCIo-
rics and first consulate. Intoxicating
visions Of Paris succeed, with tho great
est ones of earth booming before the
emperor Of the Tuilcrics and his amiablo
consoM then The blazing S'n Of Aus
torlitn and Jena lights tho elimination
of career that divorces its good-angoI,
and carries along it's downward course
tho unutlcrablo love Of the cXilcd heart
beating its ically even in tho blooming
retirement Of Malnaison
A whisper Of Nemesis comes from the
pale lips Of this sweet flower, telling
how the wrongcd Josephine lives in tho
| blood-relationship Of various European
courts. But if the man Of iron will and
| oaglc ambition lives not in u proud
progeny, tho offspring Of his busy brain,
| tho creations of his commanding intel
| loot animate the world. Tho jurSpr,l.
donco of nations lazy claim to his Civil
| and Criminal Code, and art and science
proclaim his encouragement and pro-
lection in the AuguStan literature Of his
lustrous ago. Gloomy, great, selfish
Bonapauo in reviewing his weary days
on lonely, sca-girt Helena | think Of
what Thomas Jefferson wrote to John
Adams, "Napolcon should have perish
cd on the swords Of his enemies under
the walls of paris," or with the expiring
eagles of the Old Guard ut Waterloo,
when Cambronnc, it brave commander,
saw the Emperor in the lrail keeping Of
% single battalion of all its splendid
numbers, and intent only on showing
how tho Guard should die, cried out to
him, "Rctirc! Death has no need Of
yon!'
Well, well, where have my dcsnltory
thoughts and vagrant pen stranded nc !
presume "Catherinc Cole" is little
responsible for my intrusion hero, and
the spreading Of this infectious cococihcs
| sCribcndi.
As we can'tall WELD tho artistic needle
of an Olympic, or guide "thc young idea"
with the talented success of q Mary w.
Read, neither can we all be Olive Loo
gans, "but snch as have, give | unto
| thee"
Ono of the principal reasons why w"-
men don't pursue more frequently and
successfully a journalistic career, is their
want of mans huckstcring.. SclIishncss;
they arc characterized by flo CONNER
| cial spirit in their contributions to liter
allure; their efforts float out upon the sea
Of ncws-papcrdom unnamed, unclaimed;
they arc no bargain drivers in this line,
they think and give too freely. Those
who live by the pen in this rushing agc
must work Tor tho market Just as the
manufacturer suits his goods, and de-
signs new patterns for his customers
and we can all divine how the vocation
of wife, mother, and housc-kccpcr inter
iercs. SO, when women take up the pen
it is oftcncst to fill some leisure hour,
or voice some inner impulses that find
no congcnial response in the prosaic
mlll-trcad Of their every day life. Such
natures find in the innocent spending Of
ink an anti-attrtion to the clash and
ciangor of living, rcspitcs brief on the
journey towards the glorious "Some-
whcrc'-that hcckoning haven that
looms bright in the future vista Of every
aspiring soul:
| Somewhere somewhere happy cline there is,
a land that knows not unavailng woes,
Where all the ciashlng clements Of this
Discordant scene, are huShcd in deep rcposr
| Somcw hcrc-somcwhcrc an end of mortal strife.
The outer warning with the inward life,
Where shines for aye the souls rciulgcnt sum-
And life is love, and love and joy are onoY
Yours truly w.
Il. Il. r., Oct. oath, 1880