The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-11-16
NAPOLE0NIC STI
HIS FATHER WAS n.
HIS MOTHER = ps,,. =

But the Latter Wa O.,
Mold. and Prom Her ~.
Tremendous Physical p.
wa' Mother Of a I-ArT. -.
OF the father and no.s
peror Professor ". N
IS follows IN Centurv.
Certain undisputea f,-.
strong light on Napoleo7,.s
people Were proud and -
the hardships Of poverrv ~
ity- Strengthening wbs, -
he could muster, h. Al r..
bitious and has himself 5sy,''
diploma a. a patu-ian = r.
MiniatO and Ajacris Or,t.
with no apparent regard
al advancement by msr-i., -'' q
ed his own inclinariau -
the age Of Is, raShIv ua-bs-
lantly, welded a luwlv -
child of u. Letitia RsneI5-
Her descent was the -
husbands, although bsr
quite equal If not surarl7-.-
was OF peasant mature ro-l.-
her long life-harlv. ~
frugal and sometimes
Yet the hospitality = b-- IT,
AJacclO was lavish afra- i
of her kind, and cons-1Bar--
Among the many gua,-. n.
themselves Of II was Vs.s,T
mander III Corsica 4 'b-s
occupation Their was 17,,-.1
a malicious tradition -bz-
general was Napoleon. -
morals Of Letitia ii Br7-.I
those Of her conspicuous -FTs
been bitterly assailei. fu-b--t
name, at least. has alvsv. -
Gated The evident matir. 81. j. +
sufficiently refut,-s such sr -
II contains OF the brides ~.
~ beauty there never ha, t---
She was a woman Il hsr-,-
Juno IN her majesty. uuurr-s L
perlty, undaunted IN adverse Il
probably TO his mother. wb.-4. II
ly Iesembled II childhood -.
nous son owed MS trem.B5--.
gantic, physical enduraue- 2 II
mother was Reproduced ,b- i
Roman matrOn. III th- >-u v
called the virtues and vi,rf
peratOr-
After their marriage IL II
pair resided IN Corte. vain,
events should permit thar II
AJaccio. Naturally Il Al IB55-I
permanent, the husband VI,
drawn into the daring -
Paoli and displayed 4 -
thusiasm. but for more thz-s
fCre the end he weaIied q TIM
head Of a body Of men u b.
he finally Withdrew 10 Na1r- J
and on MAY 23, 1863, a -
fore Paoli' flight, the hand IN
al submission 10 the two Fra
erals, Marbeuf and Eau1. II
through Buonaparre tha, II
leader had mislrd them tvr
aid which never came. ani III
niZlng the Imp0SslbllIty Z n
sistance, they were anNg-s q
the new government, 20 re.u-
homes and 10 resume t1e %
duct Of their affairs. Itwrr
cipiTate naturallzaUun u i5z 4
a French citizen which mad
son a FrenChman Les IL
months afterward. on Als
fourth child, Nap0l-oue d Ban
was born IN AJacciO
The resources of the B1l1l1r
they still wrote themselves. Esa
although their family ani sT--
We're large. An only child In
inherited her fathers Lr--- d
his vineyards IL the sutur-s
mother had married a second IL
stepfather had been ! Sw--s Il
in the pay Of Genoa II lrl--
the woman Of his choice q b
Roman Catholic and was u z
Mime. di Buonapartr's half TN
seph FeSch. Charles hius-t =
owner Of lands IN the IutsrlE Z
were heavily mOrrgaged, a1- :
contribute little u the suE?1
family. His uncle, a wealthy =
had died childIesS, leaving IL
To the JeSuits, and they hsl !,
entered into possession. A'er
the terms Of his graHdfarh5-; =
bequest was void, Tor tbe i'm
TO fall IN such a cas- 10 th4-.e
and on her death 70 ChG-s
Joseph, his father, hsd Vs'1
wears and most Uf hls tl-T-1- :
litigation tOrecuver the pr15--!
ing daunted. Charles seiI--l e
pursue the same phantom, VI
pending for hyeliho1d o. L
small patrimony He b7cAu-
Of the highest court as assssss
made in 1872 a memtz- 81
deputy Of the council OF Ldrsl'A
The peasant mother wAs l-s-
Her eldest child, born II l'a
son, who died II infancy, L
born a daughter. Marie All7
to the same fate. IL les 5 Il
later as Joseph. but tApILz7-
lione; in 1869 the great :. q "a
Nine other children wee ~
the same wedlock, and II .
three sons, LucIen, Louis 81
and three daughters, Elise f'-1
CarOline-survlved o. shA1r y.
Fr's greatness. Charles hill-7--
short lived ancest0rs-oi We
died within a centuTE-!7s
early middle age, dying u =
ninth year. LerIria, lAr 'l5
sican that she Was, lived o. =
of St III the full eul0yurL' %
ties, known 10 the world .
ouet of Mime. Mere
and HI, Nosss'.
The poet Whltucr Wa =
; ker and a tender hearted -