Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-16
HEART OF NAPOLEON.
IT WAS SYMPATHETIC AND GUIDED
 POETIC NATURE.

He Was Kind and Considerate as He Was Brave-Reeent Testimony For This Side of the Great Soldiers Character. Which Has Not Always Been Recognized.
 Speaking of Napoleon's boyhood, one who knows whereof he speaks says: "In his school days the grand homme' gave many indications of the very qual- ities which procured for him the splen- did success which has brought him ev- erlasting fame. His love of discipline, order and power was shown by the manner in which he controlled his schoolmates and constituted himself their leader, teaching them tho art of war in mimic battles. constructing forts and battlements of snow in the play ground ill which many n fierce engage ment was fought and won. with snow balls for cannon balls and ice pellets for shot It is recorded that he under took to reform the laxity of the college rules and regulations by addressing letter to the junior master, indicating n system that would do away with the abuses. and that he applied these sam6 rules afterward to the schools of FoD tainebleau, Saint Cyr and Saint Ger main. According to n recent writer, ol one occasion he was directing perform ance of the tragedy of Cesar's deatl when the wife of the college porter en deavored to force her way into the as sembly on the strength of her position, but Napoleon made short work of her "Remove this woman," he cried, 'who brings into our midst the license of the camp" an order instantly obeyed by his colleagues, much, it may be sup posed, to the discontinue of the good woman.
 That Napoleon was at heart great poet there can be no doubt. Mime. Re. musat relates that he was n lover of Ossia2, was fond of the twilight and melancholy music. The murmur of the wind enraptured him. and he would di- late enthusiastically on the moaning of the sea and tho wild beauty of the tempest. His powerful imagination sought to grasp the unseen. He would sometimes amusc himself, while passing the evening in Josephine's drawing room, by telling or listening to ghost stories while the candles were shaded and the singers present executed music | of low, sweet, weird description tC the accompaniment of stringcd instru mcnts. Doubtless this gift of n subtle imagination led Napoleon to suspect whero it was unnecessary and look fol q motive in every action of those around him. He believed all men liars until hs | proved them otherwise. He used to re late the story with great gusto tha when he was n child one of his uncle: predicted of him that he would govCrr tho world, because he was an habitua liar. Of NJ. de Mcttcrnich he once said He approaches to being statesman, h, l lies so we'll"
 Napoleon $ life is an intending sOurc, of inspiration to the painter. David | Nornct, SCht fer, Stcubc and n host O others of his time have bCQucathcd t Us sOme of the great battles and incl dents of his career on undying canvas To each picture Is attached some inter estiLg story. During the Italian cam paign Napoleon was one night survey ing tho battlefield of BasSano; the mool illumincd the sad scene of carnage; Il sound disturbed the deep silence say the feeble groans of tho dying and tn means of the wounded. Suddenly do crcpt forward from dead body owe
 
 animal rctreated to his lifcless master and then again. as though reluctant | abandon his efforts of reviying him yet dcsirous of averaging his death.
 Napoleon was deeply touched by tn faithful friendship of tho animal. wh would not forsake his master like hi
 human friends. What n lesson fC man." cried Napoleon as he gazed O
 the pathetic spectacle. So strong wa
 the impression made on his mind b
 that midnight episode of the battlefield
 that after 25 years he related it whe
 banishcd to the rock of St. Helena.
 Another instance of his real tender
 ness for the suffering and oppressed wa
 during his Egyptian campaign. A DOC
 fellah had been murdered by n tribe (
 Arabs who had entered with an armC
 band into n village and driven of th
 herds. Napoleon immediately command
 ed that company of dromclaricS an horScMen should 20 in pursuit nf th
 guilty party. One of the shCikS, SUI
 priscd at the indignation of the empei
 or, observed that it would not be wi. for him tn cmbruil himself with u Arabs, n dangerous people. for the sII : of a miserable fcllah. Was he. thCI thy cousin:" quericd tho shcik. ''M0l
 than that" cried Napoleon, with VI hemcncc, "all those whom I commau , arc my childrcn!'
 Again, at the plague of Jafra, Nap . leon visited the hospital and endcavorc l to console the poor dying soldiers. Cir
 has attempted to convey an idea of tn
 scene in his great painting cf "Tl a | oF Tntr k.,, Napoleon touching tho eruption of soldier afflicted with the disease, an n , no doubt prompted by his desire to il . spire courage in those not afflicted 7 well as to evince his sympathy vii
 the sufferings of his poor soldiers. -E l change.