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"DEslREE, QUEEN OF SWEDEN AND
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French OF Baron Iochschild By Mrs. NJ.
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personal "reminiscences Of a lovely queen,
whose life covered the period of the French
revolution, the career Of Napoleon Bona
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some new features IN the character Of the
great Napoleon.
Desiree Clary was the daughter Of silk
merchant Of MaTseilles Al the age OF IA
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with Joseph BOnapaTte, and Ia a short time
the two became betrOthed, Joseph talked
a great deal about a brotherin the artillery,
and finally introduced him 10 the ClaTy
family. Napoleon IS described as beIag al
that time extremely lively aud even boy.
ishly playful But be was not too b0yish
or too playful 10 order things his own way.
he soon became attached 20 the beautiful
gT whom his brother was % marry,
and then annouuced M seatentteus
manner that Ia all Well-managei house
holds either The husband or the wife must
be the one 10 yield You, Joseph, have no
decision Of character, aud neither has
Dtsirge, while Julie ian older sister aud
know very well what We want. You Will
DO much better, then, To marry julie AS
for DE- tsiTee she shall be ms wife. No one
thought Of disputing the edict Of the young
artillery officer Joseph aud julie were
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riage only awaited the arrival Of DesiFee a
the age Of Is. But ia the meantime Na
poleon went away, bis letters became less
frequent aud finally ceased aud be broke
the engagement through Joseph wife upon
the eve Of bis marriage with Madame dc
Beauharuais. True 20 her gOmAu's nature
uesiEee freely f9rgaye the man who De
serted her, aud theF ever remained tht
beet 81 friends % tle time Of the Emperor
downfall although her husbands $ armi
were turned against him But she ueYe
furgaye the woman who supplauted her, an-
daily She married General Bernad0tl5
and met the various surprises which for
tune bad iu store for her with cain
equauimity When her husband Eas calle,
n sweden, soon % become kiug, sue a.
eompanied bim, but found ROYALTY iu
strange Land ne compensation for the d