Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-21
A DEsPoT IN MARRIAGES.
Sapoleon Compeled Many People to Marry to Suit His Interests or Whims.

Napoleon Compeled Many People to Marry
 to Suit His Interests or Whims.
 A Among the numerous works to which the revival of the Napoleonic legend has given birth is one called "Napo- leon and the Ladies. The writer ex- erts himself to the utmost to transform the rough soldier and despot into a hero of ronance-but without success. His relations with his two wives were not remarka ble for either consideration sor delicacy, and he adopted coarse pleasantry in his conversation with the Iadies of his court which was not far removed from downright vulgarity. Hut what tended to make the very name of Napoleon hateful to all young French women was his famous con seription of girls, whom he married off hand to his generals without the slight est ceremony The Marquise de Coigny, on her return to Paris, was ordered sfo marry her daughter to Gen. Se- bastiani. Both mother and daughter Protested in vain. Three days after the order the marriage took place at the Tuileries, Napoleon himself giving aWay the bride. Mile. Adele de Ia kochefoucauld was renowned through out the whole department for her grace, beauty and expectations, when she was privately informed by the pre- fect that Napoleon had decided to mar III her to Count Aldobrandini. The iaeiy objected to the count for the best Hof feminine reasons-namely, that he was neither young nor handsome. The eount, however, was the brother of Prince Borghese, the husband of Pau |lme, the sister of Bonaparte, and the sreslstance of father and daughter was of no moment, and they were obliged fo yield to the will of Napoleon, Count QsArberg, the descendant of a sovef- seign family, prefect of the Bouches du z Weser and one of Napoleons chamber s1alns, had two daughters of marriagea- Die age. Napoleon ordered that one Should marry Gen. Klein, and the sother Gen. Mouton, Count de Lobau The mother of the two young ladies was Countess Stolberg. 1Ster of Countess Albany, widow of the last of the Stuarts. Fanny Dillon, the laughter of Count Dillon, was ordered fo marry Gen. Bertrand The young Andy refused even to see the general, opleeting that he was hideous, which, Unfortunately, happened to be the tn Napoleon was irritated at this scopduet, and ordered the young lady to be arrested and confined in prison untll she consented to marry Bertrand, yae monster, as she called him. The Duc de Laureguais, father of the Duo 7 al f,f Al cavalry and an unfortunate bachelor, wps ordered by Napoleon, under pen ally ot dismissal from the army, to marry forthwith Mile. Stephanie Aascher de la Pagerie, cousin germain o1 the Empress Josephine The young Aady as well as the duke, objected to MS marriage, and the former had the dacity to declare that she not only A8ted the duke but was overhead and h love with a certain M de &entry. The marriage between the
 of Josephine and the duke vertheless took place, and at
 marriage ceremony. when the
 png lady, in reply to the priests
 estlon, refused to say yes, Napoleon
 plself deigned to push her head down in token of assent After the rrlage ceremony this strangel y-mar- d couple went to reside at the Hotel
 hlmay. But the duchess refused to
 eave her husband, who, like a req
 abie being, posted after his regi-
 nt tfsa serving in Spain. h 1911
 was 1-.e-.s prisoner and sent to En-
 ed, where he remained until the fall
 apoleon in l614 On his return to
 tho duchess obtained dissolu-