Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-23

Napoleonic visago with which tho whole world will be familiar to the end of hu- man records.
 The character of Carlo di Buonaparte, though discoverablo only in fragments, shows mixture of courage and adven- ture. He was projector of many things -a visionary. His education was ob- tainod in Italy. He had been n student at Rome, and afterward at Pisa, where he prepared himself to bo an advocate, and obtained n reputation for youthful eloquoncc. The University of Pisa con ferrcd on him. about the timc of the birth of Napoleon. tine degree of Doctor of Laws.
 Tho collapse of the patriot cause had induced Carlo Buunapartc, aS a measure of prudence, to leave AjacCio and retire to Cortc. The latter, being an inland town and having q mountainous sifua- tion, was more deeply pervaded with the patriotic spirit than was the low land region about AjaCcin The coast country gave itself up freely to tho French domination. During the first five years of the married life of Carlo ho oscillated with his young family back and forth between the two towns, final ly-when safety camo with pcace-tix- ing himself at Ajaccio This was in the early part of l169.
 Meanwhile, before this removal, three children had appeared, ill rapid success sion. at tho hearthstono of Carlo Buona- parte. All Of these were born at Cortc. Tho first was n daughter, Elise, whose birth was in l165. This child died i'll infancy. as did also the next, Marie Anne. who was born about two years later. Then. on January 1th. lI6S. camc tho first son. and to him the pa rents gavo the name of Joseph Nabu- Hone, or, as n secondary spelling would have 1t. Joseph NaPolcoue. or, Napu- leon. The latter name, though appear ing in the birthreCord of the family, was dropped ill the case of the oldest son, Joseph only being retained. IL was the custom of tho age, i'll the case of the death of children, 10 repeat their names for those born aftcrward. Nor was there anything exact, as in the customs of the ! nineteenth century, ill the spelling em- ployed.
 The surname. aS we'll as the given names, in the family of Buunaparte fiuc- tuatod into many forms, and gave rise to some discussion and confusion after wards One story ran to the effect that Napoleon Bunapartc was born January | 7th, lG6S, and Joseph about nineteen months afterwards, that Is, August 10th, | l169. It was believed at one timC that | tho father interchanSei tho dates uf the birth of his two eldest sons. i'll order tu ! get Napoleon into tho military acId, Iuy 1 before his tenth year-a thing necessary under tho law. But il iS now known that no such thing occurred. The only ground l for the invention of the fiction was til, fact that ,lo>, ph's middle name WAS originally Nahulionc and that thl, name, in modified form. was after wards confcrrvd on tho younger sUn.
 Tho estate Ut Carlo di BuOnapart". though augm, ntrd by his intormarriagt with the RamuliuU family, was unequal to his tastes and desires, He possessed q | PrOpVrty at Curtc. and anot!.,r i'll AJAc- cin To the latter hn Cauu back ill ih, early part uf l,G9. and established him self ill the house where NaUulCNm wa, born. The hvIl, stead di HuunapartH wa, favorably situated. The house k still i'll excellent lr,->, rvatinn. It k four >turi,, i'll height From the ullN r windows oIs, may svu the urrau, Tho building iS >tuc coed, k rectangular. and has fat roo!, with small Cupola. from which th, fla: uf France was flying at the tim, when th,' first emp, TOT of the French Camv into the world.
 About the birth uf great men cycles o fiction grow. Friends and enemies alik, invent significant circumstances. Tn, traiuctr> ut Napoleon have said that h, was i'll, gitimatt-that his father wa the Frr:svh Ilar>hal Marlu'uf They alS, say, ou better grounds, that the mar ria9r of Lctiiia Ramulino to Carlo Buon apartc Was not Solvmnizcd until l161- that the first two children were there
 fore born out of wCdloCk. On the othel
 hand. the idol wurShipCrS would fail have Napoleon born as a god or Titan
 Prrmaturo bangs seize the mother q
 church She hurriuS homo. barcly reach
 ing her apartment when tho heroic bab,
 is delivered. without an accouchcr. on [
 piece of tapestry inwrought with an If fgy of Achilles. This probably occurred
 It was tho 10th of August. 1909. As matter of fact, t{lpro was no omen il
 heaven or Carth-no sign that n beautiful peasant had been delivered of con
 qucrOr! JOHN CLARK RlDrATH.