The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-25

Carlo Buonaparte was stationed a Pro-
vencal lieutenant with his regiment Of
Lorraine; and mis- name was Mirabeau!
At that very hour, from the chateau OF the
Elder Alirabeau tediously back to Paris,
Jean jacques Rousseau was making his
way with his confessions in his pocket
a sick student at Lcipsic. nearly twenty
years Of age, who had recently written
drama called Die AItsChuldigen. was
about to be transferred TO Strassburg; he
was Goethe, the world-bard. In Russia
mo daughter OF Christian August. Of An
Aut-Xerbst, having put a seven years OBJ
m between herself and her murdered
"a, was sitting in imperial robes
the favorites Of the corruptest
Ter known in Christendom.
gta III Buonaparte was not quite nine
- years of age when her war-god was
born. She was now the fourth time
mother thing seemingly incredible in
our harsh northern cline. Incidents in the
first years Of the Nap0leonic childhood
there are none recorded. We are left to
himself and TO his achoolmate, Bourrienue
for our knowledge Of the earliest charac-
teristcs and events Of his life
The Corsican had a prodgious memory
end it reached back well toward his infan-
cy. When in after years he spoke OF HIM
self-as he was much given to doing-he
generally used eXaggeration; but we may
not doubt that there WAS always VEIN OF
sterling truth underlying his dramatic
recitals We know. indeed, out of the ma
ture OF tine case that his representations
Of his own cnild-cnaracter were in the
main correct.
The young Ruonaparte was from a babe
abrupt and quarrels0me. His willfuness
was extreme. The likelihood is that he
never once in his life willingly obeyed
ANYBODY! Near his death, ut I-ongWood,
ne declared that he was never AFRAID. his
S.ld-passion was frequently eNclteu
AGAINST Joseph over whom he exercised a
censorious sway from the time when they
toddled together in the birthroom or
fought In the yard. He appears to have
loved his mother, and 10 have obeyed her
in a morose and mathematical way but IN
his last talk he indicates that his conduct
as a child toward his mother was rather
prudential than affectionate lie bears
witness that the Ramolino lloness was
tender in her treatment of him, IS well as
severe and just Certain il is that IL anu
about the maison di Buonaparte he made
Ele earliest possible reputation Is a tedrer
Of tapestries and scratcher Of human
faces.
and his wife gave the name of Napoleon.
Al the FIRST it was Napoieone. In this form
tbo possessor retained Ii until, fiarins Up
IN Paris in the character of young Jaco-
bin he threw away the Italian ana arlsto-
cratic
republican Napoleon Bondparte IN
fact there was never anything in his char
acter to encourage the use of more letters
than were necessary; his speed IN writing
was unfavorable to the cultivation or dla-
critical marks!
The first teaching of the child Bonaparle
was given by his mother Then ne was
sant. in his sixth year, to a child's school
kept by a woman. lie went from the pa,
rectal threshold in that same arbitrary anu
belieerent mood which characterized MN
ever He fought with his schoolInates'
among whom he appeared with no sisH
Of neatness in his clothing, ana mourning
debonair in his manner. ,
At this time, besides his parents ne had
two important relatives. one of these was
Lucien Buonaparte, brother or MS gFahu-
father Joseph; and the other was Joseph
| Fesch, afterwards the Cardinal Fesch'
| half brother OF his mother. the latter Was
| a studious lad Of twelve VINO TOOK an N
terest In his sisters son: and the former
| had wealth and influence in the island,
! both of which he was willing to bestow on
! the Ronaparte schoolboy Young tesch
aided him with his lessons and exercised
| a conservative influence on his temper.
| How little might IL be foreseen that the
| younper of these twain, with his surly
! look and long hair and stockings down
| over his shoes in the dust of the play
ground should one day, from an imperial
| palace in the most splendid city In the
| world dispatch his elder playmate as am
| bassador to the pope of Rome!
| What were the civil and social influences
| around the schoolhouse OF Bonaparte? The
| sentiments of that place are among the
! most potent and enduring forces of life.
| The child nature imbibes unconsciousiy
| tho prevailing principles Of the hour and
tho character is forming While the hrst
| + ant words are conned from the primer.
1 Tne boy Napoleon had around his school,
1 room as around his cradle. an agitated at
| mosuhere II was banked with the recedinS
| clouds of revolution. There was lightning
| on the rim and blood on the fringes
The majority of the Corsicans had ac-
/ cepted the French domination. Some still
| remembered Genoa with affection; and