Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-18
HEART OF NAPOLEON.
IT WAS SYMPATHETIC AND GUIDED
A POETIC NATURE.


nravo-- Recent Testimony For This side
Of tho Great Soldiers Character. witch
Has Nos Always Been Recognized.
Speaking Of Napoloon's boyhood. one
who knows whereof he speaks snys:
"In his school days tho grand hommo'
gave many indications Of tho very quail
itios which procured for him tho splon-
did success which has brought him ov-
erlnstiug fame His love Of discipline,
order and power WINS shown by tho
manner in which no controlled his
schoolmatcs and constituted himself
thoir loader. teaching thom the art Of
war In mimic battles, constructing forts
and battlomCnts of snow In the play
ground In which mnny % horco engage.
mont was fought and won, with snow.
balls far cannon balls and leo pellets
for shot 10 is recorded that hc undor-
took 20 reform the lauty Of tho college
rules and regulations by addressing o
letter 60 tho junior master, indicating q
system that would do away with tho
abuses, aud that no applied those same
rules aitorward 20 tho schools Of Fon-
NNNIINNNNMUH SAINT Y VI anu H"AAAH ANN.NH
main. " According toarocont writer, ON
ono occasion ho was directing perform
snco Of tho tragedy OF Cwsar's death
whom tho wife Of the college porter on.
deavorCd 20 forco hor way into the as.
fombly ON tho strength Of her position,
but Napoleon made short work Of hur
"Romovo this woman, " he cried, "who
brings into our midst tho license Of
tho camp, nn order instantly obcycd
by his colleagues, much, II may be- sup
posed, 20 tho discontinue Of tho good
woman.
That Napoleon was Mt heart q great
poot thoro can bo no doubt Nine. Re.
musat relates that ho was lover Of
Ossinn. was fond Of tho twilight and
melancholy music. Tho murmur Of the
wind Onrapturod him. and no would d.
lnto enthusiastically ON tho moaning u
tho sea and tho wild beauty Of tho
tempest His powerful imagination
sought 70 grasp the unsoon. ilo would
sometimes amuso himself whilcp passing
tho evening IA Josophino's drawing
room, by telling or listening 20 ghost
stories whilo tho candles woro shaded
and the singers present executed music
Of low, sweet, weird description 20
tho accompaniment Of stringcd instru.
menta. Doubtless this gift Of q subtle
Imagination led Napoleon 30 suspect
whore 10 was unnecessary and look for
a motive In every action Of those around
him. Ho believed all mon liars until no
proved thom otherwise Ho used 20 ro-
latc tho story with great gusto that
whom no was a child one Of his unclos
predicted Of him that ho would govern
tho world, because no was an habitual
liar. OF NJ. do Mottornioh no onoo said,
"Ho approaches TO being o statesman, lao
lies 10 wellr'
Napoleon's lifo is an unonding source |
Of inspiration TO tho painter. David,
Vornot, sohofor. Stoubo and n host Of |
others Of his time have boqucnthod n |
US some Of the great battles and Incl
donts Of his career on undying canvas.
To each picture is attached some inter
esting story. During tho Italian cam.
paign Napoleon was ono night survey
ing tho battlefield Of Bassano; tho moon
illuminod tho sad scono Of oarnngoi no
sound disturbed tho deep silence save
the feeble gronns OF tho dying and tho
means Of tho wounded. Suddenly a dog
oropt forward from dohd body over
which he was keeping wntohi tho poor
animal rotrontod 10 his hfoloss master.
and then again, AZ though reluctant 10
abandon his efforts Of rowling him.
yet DESTROYS Of ayonRing his death.
Napoleon was doeply touched by tho
faithful friendship OF tho animal, who
would not forsalSo his mastor like his
human friondR "Whnt lesson for
mani" cried Napoleon ns no gnzod ON
tho pathetic spectacle. SO strong was
tho impression mado ON his mind by
that midnight episode Of the battlefield
that after 20 years ho rolatcd 10 whom
banishod 10 tho rock Of st. Holonh
Another instance Of his real tondor.
ness for tho suffering and oppressed was
during his Egyptian campaign A poor
follnh had boon murdered by q tribe Of
Arabs who had entered with an armed
band into o village and driven on tho
herds Napoleon Immediately command.
od that "a company Of dromodarios and
horsemon should go In pursuit Of tho
guilty party. ono OF tho shoilrs, sur
prised at tho indignation of tho ompor-
or, observed that IL would not DO wise
for him TO ombroil himself with tho
Arabs, u dangerous people, for tho sake
Of "a miserable follah. "Was ho, then,
thy oousiny quoriod tho shoik 'Moro
than that, cried Napoleon, with yo-
homonoc, "all those whom command
arc my childronW
Again, ut the plague Of Jaan Nnpo.
leon visited the hospital and ondoayorod
to console the poor dying soldiUrs Gr1s
has attempted to convoy an idoA Of this
Rcono In his great painting Of "Tho
Plague Of Jana, whoruin no represents
Napoleon touching the eruption Of
soldier afflicted with tho disease, nn act
no doubt prompted by his desire 60 in
spir0 courage IN those not afflicted as
woll as 10 oyinco his sympathy with
tho suforings OF his poor soldiorA Tx
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