Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

CARLO BosAPARrE, FATHER or NAPOLEON.
Jean Jacques Rousseau was making his
way with his Confessions In his pocket
A siol, student at Loipslc, nonrly twenty
years OF age, who had recently written
drama called Die Mitschuldlgon, was
about 10 be transferred to Strasburg: he
was Goethe, the World bard In Russia
tho daughter Of Christian August, Of An
halt Xerbst, having put seven years oh
liyion between herself and her murdered
husband, was sitting in imperial robes
among the fnvoritcs OF tho corruptest
court ever known in Chriatondoml
Lotltiu Ill Buonapnrte was not quito nine
tcon years OF age when hor wnr,god was
born. Sho was now for tho fourth time q
mothor--a thing seemingly incredible In
our harsh northern CLINE, Incidents In tho
first years Of the NnpoleoniG childhood
there arc mona recorded, We arc loft TO
himself and TO his schoolmate Bourienno
for our knowledge of tho earliest charac-
toristics aud oyonts OF his life
Tho Comicnn had prodiglous memory,
and II reached back we'll toward his imam
cy. When In after years he spoke OF him
self-hs he was much given to doing-ho
GENERALLY used cxaggerntlon; but we may
not doubt that there was always o vein Of
rccitAls We know indeed, out OF tho ma
tnro OF tho case that his representations
OF his own child character were in tho
main correct
Tho young Buonnparte was from babe
abrupt and quarrelsome. His williulncss
was cxtrome Tho likelihood Is that no
never once in his life willingly obeyed
anybody Nenr his dcnth, at Longwood,
no declared that he was nevOr afraid His
ohild-pnssion was frequently excited
against Joseph, over whom he exercieed a
oonsorious sway from the tiino when thoy
toddlod together la cho hirth.room or
fought In the yard. lilo appears TO have
loved his mother, and TO have ohcyod her
IN n inurose and mathematical way; but In
his last talk no Indicates that his conduct
Us child toward the mother was rather
prudential thun GfIeotionnto, lie bears
witness that tho Ramollno liunoss was
tender in her treatment Of him, as well as
severe aud lust. Certain It ia that In and
about the maison al Buonaparto he made
tho earliest possible reputation as IA tcaror
OF tapestries and scrateher VI human
| faces.
70 their fourth child, Carlo Buonaparte
and his wife gave tho nnmo OF Nnpoloon.
| At tho first 10 was Nnpoleone. In this form
tho possossor retained II until, nnring up
In Paris In tho chnraoter Of young 1ncu-
bin, he threw away the italian and arls;o-
cratic iictlons In his name, to become plain,
| republican NAPOLEON BoNApARrg. In
fnot, thurc was never anything In his char
aeter to encourage tho use OF more letters
than wore necessary; his speed In writing
was unfavornblo TO the cultivation OF din
| critical mAfksl
The first teaching OF the child Bnnannrto
was given by his mother. Then he was
sent, In his sixth year, 10 ohild's school
Kept by woman. He went from tho pa.
rental threshold In that same arbitrary and
belligcrent mood which characterized him
ever. Iio fought with his sehnohnates,
among whom no appeared with no sign
Of nentness In his clothing aud nothing
debonair Ia his manner
Az this time, beside Ills pnrents. ho Ind
two important relatives Ono OF these vns
Luoen Buonaparto, brother OF his grand,
father Joseph; ana tho other was Joseph
Fesch, afterwards tho Cardinal Fench.
half-hrothor OF his mother. Tho iatter was
studious lad Of twelve, who took 40 in.
terost In his sisters son; md the forinps
had wealth and influence in tho island.
both Of which he was willing toboatow on
the Honaparte sohoolboy. Young Feseh
aided him With his lessons, and exercised
q conservative influence on his temper.
How little might II be foreseon that tho
younger OF these twain, with his suriy
look and long hair and stockings down
over hig shoes IN tho dust OF tho plny-
----.-t -iaasta ana slhu. fr.na a. itan,rial