The morning call., 1893-04-16
Empress Josephins.

his wife's misconduct. In reality, this
divorce was the inevitable result OF the re-
establishment of personal power in France.
AT any price, an interruption in the exercise
OF supreme power must be avoided, and
this last apprehension could only be
Gained II Napoleon had children.
1t was Eugene de Beauharnais himself
who announced the divorce to the Senate In
these terms: TO guarantee the happiness
of France the founder of this fourth
dynasty must grow old surrounded by direct
descendants. The tears that this resolution
has cost The Emperor are sufficient for my
mothers glory" After the divorce NapO-
leon showed great tenderness to Josephine,
gave to her the rank of EnpreSs-Queen and
pension OF 100000 francs.
Alter his marriage with the Archduchess
Marie Louise, Napoleon could not resist
sentiment of pride that be was united to
descendant of one of the Oldest reignIng
houses, but according to letters sent To the
King OF Nurlemberg by his daughter, Ma
poleon was in lovs with his young wife.
"You can never believe how lB love the
Emperor is with his young wife-he speaks
only OF her, and of all concerning her inter-
ests."
Again, she writes, "to prove how oecu-
pied Napoleon Is with his wife, must TELL
you that he is learning to waltz-somethlng
that we never could have imagined"
NJ Levy says: I'm spite of all that has
been said TO pallIate the inexeusable con-
duct OF the second Empress at the time of
the nnal disaster, we can affirm and prove
that Marie Louise was very happy during
her marriage with Napoleon"
After the birth of his son came the storm
that carried Napoleon beyond the ocean
alone. without wife, without child, without
power. without liberty.
Napoleon had two wives. He surrounded
them both with affection. He did all in his
power to make both happy, and both were
uniaithtul. with this MISUNDERSTANDING
only waited short time before be-
traying him, while Marie Louise de-
eeIved him after a few years of
marriage In both of these misfortunes
thick veil was over Napoleon's ewes: be-
fore the most justifiable suspicious he
doubts until the proof is complete With
Josephine, he attributes the appearance OF
IN hdeiity to her thoughtlessness; with
Marie Louise, he believes her prisoner and
victim rather that forgetful.
Napoleon. who would not endure the
slightest attack from the most powerful
sovereign, often humiliated himself 10 avoid
q family quarrel. He who commanded forty
million men was feeble before the ca
prices OF wife and children. But Napo-
Icons brothers and sisters all con-
sldered themselves badly treated by the
Emperor. he had more diff ulty with his
family than with his emuire. Lucien
groaned because he was nothing: JOseph
complained berause he was King: InnIs
posed as martyr King, deprived of rights
that ne had voluntarily resigned: Jerome
was unhappy because his royal income was
not In proportion to his wild extraya-
ganee; Elisa found her duehy altogether
too small for her naughty nature:
Caroline wanted something more than the
kingdom OF Naples; Pauline was miserable
because she could not indulge all her tx
trayagant tastes, and Nine. Mere Iamented
that she could not practice economy as she
wlSaed. One day Napoleon could not
refrain from saying, ITO hear them
one would think | had spent the inheri-
rance left by our father" Even Prince
DC MetterHieb, an avowed enemy of the
Emperor. was obliged to acknowledge flat
Nap9leon had great affection for his family.
ana allowed this affection TO replace the
severity he should have shown TO the
recaleitrants.
And, to conclude, M. Levy SAYS: ''Con
sldef Napoleon's conduct toward his own
IaIally, toward strangers, toward tile great
ana toward the humble, you will fiud only
aneetlon, solicitude, compassion. fidelity"
throughout his book NJ. Levy proves that
Napoleon was neither god nor a monster,
Dat simply man who understood all hu
man passion, and his chief qualities were
Levy assures us that lie shows Napoleon in
TINS hght because compelled to 40 so by the
force of testimony
In future work Monsieur Levy will tell
US MS opinion as 10 whether Napoleon in
stlgated all the European wars, and in order
10 form thls opinion he saws il is much more
necessary TO stndy the archives OF foreign
countries than those OF France He behaves
neither IN excessive praise nor i'm yir,,IeoI
attacks, but rather In the calm light Of RS.
son, alone able to give US a correct idea Of
one OF the worlds greatest heroes
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
Paris. March 24