Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-21

cast of tomorrow. What he had gained
at Toulon was already dissipated in
part; the rest might easily be SQuan-
dered entirely in Vendee. He felt and
said that he could wait. But how
about his daily bread?
For month or more Buonaparte
was Il mere onloUker. or at most an in
tercSted examiner of events. weighing
and specializing IN obscl rty much as
he had done three years before. The
war department listened to and
granted his earnest request that he
might remain in Paris until Il general
reaSsignment of officers which had
BEEN determined upon. and, as his
good fortune would have it, was al
ready in progress should be completed.
/ The friendly home Of Nine. Permon
was almost the only resort of Buona.
parte. who though diSillusioned, was
still a Jacobin. Something like deS-
peration appeared in his manner; the
lack of proper food emaciated his
frame, while uncertainty as to the
future left it's mark on his wan face
and in his restless eyes. 1t was not
astonishing. for his personal and fam
lily affairs We're apparently hopeless.
His brothers. like himself, had now
been deprived of profitable employ
ment; they with him, might pos
sbly and even probably soon be num-
bered among the suspects. destitute OF
It powerful patron, aud with his fam
lily once more in actual want, its head
ft ;,
humor for the society oven of his
friends.
His hostess described him lis having
sharp angular features; small hands,
long and thin; his hair lorg and dis
hcvcled; without gloves; wearing badly
made. badly polished shoes: having al
ways sickly appearances which was
the result of his iean and yellow com
plrXion, frightened only by two eyes
gliSening with ShrcWdneSS and firm
ness" Bourricnne, who had now re-
/ turned from diplomatic service, was
not edited by the appearance or tenn
per OF his acquaiutauc2. who, he says,
'WaS i'll clad ana SIov"nIy. his char
acter cold, often iuScrutablC. His
smile was hollow and often out of
place. He had moments of fierce
gaiety which made You uneasy. and
indisposed to love HIN"
/ The story THAT in these days he pro
posed for the hand of Nine. Pcrmon,
though without any corloboratiIe evil
dcnce. has an air of probability. partly
+ in the consideration of despair
which might lead him to seek any
support. even that of a wife as old as
his mother. partly from the existence
of Il letter to the lady which. though
enigmauical, displays an interesting
mixture of wounded pride and real
or pretended jealousy.
The epistlc is dated June IS. 1875.
He felt that she would think him
duped. he explains, If he did uG; in
form her that although She hal not
seen tit to give her confidence To him,
he had all along known thar she had
Salcetu in hiding. Then follows an
address to that countryman, evidently
| intended to clear the writer from III
faint of .JacohinSm. and conchcd N
these terms: II could have denounced
thee. but did not although it would
have been but a Just revenge so 20 do.
Which has chosen the truer part: 90
seek in peace an asylum where thou
tanst return 10 better thoughts Of thy
country. My lips shall never ut:rr
thy name. Repent. and, above al.
appreciate my motives. This | de-
serve. for they are noble and @en"r-
! GUS"
In these words to the political
refugee he employs the familiar re-
! publican chou" in the peroration. ad-
dressed, like the introduction. 10 III"
lady herself, he recnrS TO the poh,
and distant YOU" 'Madame rvr.
mon. my good wishes 30 with You -
With your child. You are two reebl,'
creatures with no defense. May
Providence and the prayers %
friend be With YOU. Above ali. re
prudent, and never remain in the
large cities Adicu. Accept ~
friendly greetings"
Thr meaning of This missive is rec. Il
dte; perhaps it is This: Nine. Per
mon. | loved YOU, and could have
ruined the rival who is your pruteSe
Will II tl'iI ColStIfHct, lcE ne once
did me foul wrong. rs he will acknpw
ledge" But farewell. | bear YOU DO
grudge. Or else it may announce an
other change in the political weather
by the veering of the cock; As g.Wd
citizen, deSpiSing the horrors Of ths
past | could have denounced ynT.
Salicetti. ! did not, for | recalled Old
times and Your helplcSsneSs and
wished to heap ctrlS of fire Oh YOU
head that you might see the error -
your way The LATTER Interpretation
finds support in Ruoraparte's quick
and easy conversion from TacobiniSm
which followed, and in his subsequent
labored explanation that in the Sup
per Of Beaucaire" he had not ident.-
fed himself with the .tacobin soldier,
but had wished only by dispaSsioal'e
prt Sentatton Of facts = show the hoT-
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