The morning call., 1893-04-16

great reputation that his wife preferred to
enjoy her glory in Paris her pride reaching
its zenith when the Parisans, admrng the
Austrian trophies and flags sent by Nap0-
leon TO Paris, called her ''Notre Dame des
victories" as they saw her pass. Napoleon
sent special courier from TOrtoni to Paris,
and in his letter tu Josephine wrote:
Send me ten pages in answer 10 this; my
life is perpetual nightmare. and news
from you can alone console me. You are
III. have troubled you. have done you
so many wrongs that L know not how TO
eXpiate them. | accuse you of remaining
IN Paris and you are too i'll to come to me.
Pardon me, my dear friend. Love for you
has deprived me of reason. | shall have no
repuse, no consolation, no hope, until my
courier returns with long letter, explain
ing your Illness, its gravity, etc. / have
always been fortunate-neTer has fate re-
slstedmy will, and to-day | am afflicted in
what concerns me most closely.
without appetite. without sleep, without
interest IN friends, in glory, In nv country; !;
you, you, and the rest Of the world have no
more existence for me than If you had been
initiated ! wish for hon or because you
wish for 1t; wish for victory, because it
pleases yOu-and were it not for this |
should have left all TO cast myself at your
feet Do tell me that you are convinced
love you beyond af-you can imagine; that
you believe my moments are all cOnseerated
to you; that never give a thought to an
other woman; that NIL are, In my eyes,
without grace, without beauty, without
esprit; that you, YOU alone, as | see YOU, as
you are, can please me and absorb all The
faculties of my soul; and that the day
when you change, or the dav when you
cease TO live. will be that of my death
that the world is only beautiful in my
eyes because you live in It, Ii you do not
believe that, If your soul is not convinced
then you do not love me. Keep my courier
not more than six hours, so that may soon
have n letter trnpn IN
And when Josephine read this letter she
exclaimed, SIS he not amusing, this Bcna-
parte ?"
Very amusing. in fact, this husband who
nelleves In the sincerity of marriage vows I
very amusing. this young general, already
a hero, who has received admiration from
the most beautiful women in Italy. and
who only cares for one, his own wife, be-
fore whom he kneels as before an idol!
Very amusing, this cOnQueror, who die
tates his wishes 10 the Pope, to the SOW
ereigus OF Italy, and makes himself, before
MS vile, smaller and more insignificant
than l6-year-old page in love with his
queen,
These letters were not the pastime of an
idle man, for here is the work accomplished
by Napoleon the day he wrote the letter
have quoted: First, order for BeTtnier to
occupy Alexandria; second, report to the
executive of the Directory, with demand
for re-enforcements; third, ultimatum to
completely in the assassination of French
soldiers; fourth, notified Faypoult of
Murats visit to the Senate of Genoa fifth.
recommendations to Faypoult to sell the
cnnnons left by the French In the river;
sixth, Massenaauth to take all the am
munition In the arsenals of Venice; seventh,
Lannes ordered to remain at his post |:
eighth, Ballet ordered to send to Tortoni
all persons suspected of crime; ninth,
Puiet ordered to send a detachment tn
Tnnl fputk oil GoA ei,o l.
Will have money and re-enforcements
When Josephine was really obliged to ioin
her husband in Italy, so great was her grief
that she wept continually. And Napoleon
Rad but one ldea-to please his wife. Only
some months later did NapoleOn begin In
comprehend that he Inspired no love in the
heart OF his wife, and when, by her indo-
lence, her conduct. Josephine demolished
stone by stone the altar raised to her In the
heart OF her husband, Napoleon for a long
time kept his domestic troubles to himself,
and. like many loving but betrayed hus-
band. asked no questions for fear of dis
covering too much. Napoleon, who die
tated laws for all Europe, would not have
dared open letter addressed to his wife,
even nau ne suspected the contents to be
very compromising. In 1893 Junot made
some extraordinary revelations to Napo-
leon concerning the conduct of josephine
Napoleon exclaimed: "JosephineI How
love that woEani But if she Is guilty
0A'OiSO hlAob AhlCFCE SeDSTdIe us. From
that day Napoleon seemed Indifferent tn his
vile. and bestowed his attentions upon the
beauties who crossed his path.
Napoleon was model father to Eugene
de BeauhSrnais, and the stepson returned
ms affections. When Eugene was to marry
the daughter of the King of bavaria Ma
poleon removed all difficulties by a.font.
Inc, legally. his stepson. and always after
Napoleon displayed the tenderest love fol
both Eugene and his wife. Monsieur Lew
quotes many letters, written by Napoleon
| ingly affectionaie,
And says Monsieur Levy, "accordins
10 all testimony, except that Of Fouche. the
emperor loved Hortense as the daughte,
OF his wife. Nothing gave him more plea
| sure than visit from Horteuse and heI
| children, and these. In their turn. xare DO
lighted when caressed and teased by Ma
| poleon." - -'A
Napoleon was not pleased because Jose