, 1881-02-23

Two, Now Biographies or the Great
g. Esnper0r.

IwQ. NOW AtlOCTnnIl1eA OIL 1Me Nrcnt
Enper0r.
NrV furk Tribune.
The fresh interest III tho pers0nnIityO yOt Mt
rDeun Donapnrtt recently stimulated by the
appearance ut tho "1lcnloirs of Madame do
ll1,nusat," Will be further Gn,tified by tho
pcrslsnl OF two books h.ccntly published In
Europe. Tic first IL II French biography I'LL
titled Ioln,,arte and Ills Times" by Col.
Jung, Mt ardent Republican,, who is ut great
pains to bring ont ull tho dtscrctlttablo fncts
lii tho career ut tho Emperor, nlM to p1int
his character III ns biAck colUrs III ilo cnll
apply wltIlout n l,ositiva Justification Of I'LL.
ttisputel fncts Of history. The see0tnl IL q
German work, by Dr. Bsthltns, which deals
exclusively with tslo you'll, a,tl eariy military
cnreer Of Napoleon. AMI ~ written III II spirit
both works lies Chiefly ii tliv fresh contribu.
tlon they mako IL tle rather scAllty sioro Ot
knowledge extnnto of Donapnrto's youth aud
curly nlanh9osl. Thu partisnH French Colorcl
ont many ,lew facts In rlntloM 10 the uuyei-
opalclt of tho great genius tint tlHzzled aid
c9nqeredGContinenlAl Europe. N9I'o!rnn
,ife VII, y yell Of uncsrtnnty mud ,ol,ssnritY.
lie dated bis cnrecr from tlle siegu Of ro.lnM
s1iI tho Ecndcmaire cnup Ie ,nain.. lie
wished toNe,ltcr lilSlory with the titlo OF
picrs examine tae latiicr Of albl.lv, aid Ill
trig,lo upon which ho climbed 10 power.
Jung atil t]othllng show lilnl III tho student
nj the military school, tic rest less plotting
yoHl!E LiGuts;'ns,.t t; ars;a,n5ng .;s Of irsvg his
back n1l forth between tho station Of Ills
regiment and ILLS Cnrslcan home to stir up
revolutionary. agltltloll,, n'Nl Willing away
tho tc.llun Of garrison lifeny writing Il his
tls Formative period, give but little In.llca-
lion Of thy strength ntterwartl deyel0pctl uh-
tlur tho stl.nulus Of Il towering ambition n,nl
tho favorable opportunities Ut tho French
,T!r. doubt about tho year Of Napolcoll's
brtll Is explained BY tho fuet that lo falslietl
THO date to Eultl AtllNlsslon IL tic military
schoo! Of DrlenMe. Having nnssel the ,Agn
year ytaIngnr tll,!u l!e really was. llv, WAS
bort III 1i;8, md not III l1i,D, ns his b!oE-
raph'cs represent, uni. Instead of being tho
SECOND SUI, was III reality the eldest. Or
tllis curious fact there fs no lnck Of evidence.
splne or which IL saken FROM lltsowu declArn-
tinns. In the registry Of Ills lirst marriage
lc gave tlle tlate ut his birth ss teb. ], l7t1s,
md III letter lle wrote to Pa0li ln i760, llo
IslIed. Thirty thousand Frenel,nlen yoInitcd
MlApn 1ilr shDrcS,--sllcl. WIS the nIinUs spec
tncn which lily eyes first bchghl. The cries
Of the dying. tho groalls of thenppresstA, aud
from tho snon,ent Of my birth" Thesu words
cnn nnly apply to tho condition OF C0rsicn ut
the tiule Of tho French Invasion fn l7lN: Tho
,n,no Nalm!eoa did INT, Il seems, fairly get
ow.ler became famous. jung tiutis Ii written
III M fewer. ttMn fonr ways during 13Ola-
partes early 'Iife.--NAhutol,n. NRpoIcone,
Nnmlasona altl Napollonc,1tho, latter b.
willie IL lilo Ven!on,u Column 1t appeared rs
Seapo'in, mn evident attempt 10 glyo it Ii
Greek origin.
a tbs i|rlu,!no school Napoleon lived in
fMelt%;as; M yns no fslcay Iyy ISlnsons w't, i
Straw-l.l:tho-llosc. i'll 1881 l,o wrote to llis
fatl!cr nsklhE 70 ho tnkcn ont ct thu se'o0l
ecansS G a.. Eot nSan Mans !? b. Tho @ anghinE
mp Oh account uf 1uarrel viii, oiie ut Ills
companions alNl wrotp a furious letter tn tho
Gnverlinr nt Corsltn, who Wna tile protector
Ct hts faMlly, ipsst4!s ou 1sirE withdraw,
Ills behavior was, good, nAl bcsldes u. lnnrketl
nNtituAI fur mathematics le WIS g0ut Sill
Hs's q geoEsally nlal History. nnt cg,!li not
Mission f. It, 10 el.nss tue nrtillery, md
When I!e lsft TIC scllool In l't1ris tle follow
ing eert!ile1ts Of claHaeter WIS given him:
my, sost Ut aln,iselntnt;, feusls good authors
will pleasure; is s!uy0tud. to mathematics
am EJE'Pmy ,ir Sh' ,oyer Or s"Ilt,.S'
sAp.is'"s, !"onS. H!ttl,.u T.. ~ uHotls,lll
spEnNs 'M!c!i, emEtfeatc t u! !Hkiy, prol!Et al!u
spra % ts yoK 5 Is Wosthy y ~ xsry nr
teGllo,i." , ,,o.,.,.,>4 ...., t.,
ln ss s,,ltrv ~ ths y,!I,S Sfe IL Fr,s yI y
niStf,ns H''ttloSoI'!.a! %lt!ttlga, ali ieyerls!,
InanSes' irI1i i Wfce't :,s. a9alnst 1n tyry niiM
" it fHa oaf!ekSI, aMnsSeaM S "Ms @ ,s 1aynrlt
MNahG MNa,, ~ at.nanSut ~ l!S MGtr Iorsi,Sa,
r9unHM % qt ner ,i'tsISs!,ie'!ce. n.y. nISalned nt
psayin9 u, tasr nshnIl tlia pilfio ilfMlas: ~
negaM ,,1,, 10 MlMo ',suis ~ totsaeal, W'l.slt III
~ aIi2s!t. W"nna maaS" i'' a,'lIaa III tn
| %nfht nt lrttYls. eo'!linh,,fru y f4nlai!co. nnu
u li!,,'tnyaSiti ar;;!!.a sa!iru "i,o Eni!nt WEs-
soH Atl! eoa''i'ietesin t"io Called w. i'o lfnpti.
IT. Mas'!.le." u! MS hlstnry ~ p!clnre't
S1ti saxs u Wvls g'' VII sr ts tr,gH y9ke ot
pAretl tl!n Inhabitants y To- l.o l.srsv!Ali5 who
| !etiHMqtf III tho t'1nlus " l!lo nfatiesolls
olht'i!t!tls: ~ Ent eave u AoSelset ~ l3ee
nis.! liso. Ela Mellt Y. t"is1e!t u atlr VI, !.
utd during t!losn visits IL tlht lln!tu worry ctnl
| by either Ut these lluW Biographies, but hU Is