Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-03

fathers The Brieuu8 academy was G1n- [ duased aY tha 8tnim RatsieTes g'17d me1 i in fheir wav. but as s0ureas af lnsplFa-
 iun Eu lads win the giuam of military glory in eheir brains they vera mere [ duiIness and oblnseagioa The courses If study ware mathematics geography
 history. Latin. modern 4angnagHss plii.. ! I0saphy, and suea p0aE nlsnamea solenes ] as might 1s squeezed from the sponge
 5f slerzeal dagnaLism u tEe eighteenth century
 saoh Was rha disciplinary fare Enion was affared to the boy Napoleon ae was now far removed from friends and
 kinSmen ffa made t1s acquaintance 3I his soh0oimatess admired ono 0f them -B0nfienHe-aH seemed 70 love an- othar-DHs aazIs; huG his character and manner were rocks af aiIense TO the Eaat of tha hundred and fifty. Nothing mgre striking has been presented in personal annals chan the contrast which Eh5 poor Carsjcan lhd with his solemn face. long, ssilf black hair naughty aEpres- sloa. ei0ae-zaut italian mouth, solitary pride al bearing and anfazaiunabie ln- suiar suit. afforded 10 rhe thrung of noble. naaking sEtaminaEes among whom hs was washed ap as from she sea
 On lis autranc9 into ttIa academy which WAS ai0an weil-oFtieft3 place -Aap5is8a brought from the ABD5 Ghard0n certificates of moderate profi, oienoy and fhe usual eharaeter-sketch of himself as Q pupil. But nothing pto- 5eGted nm from thB mana auim0aity 0I his fellows. They leered u hIm n manner that would hay8 drIg8n i6ss resoiute spirit so despair Had he been 5 eomplaisant, ha might easily nave won peace. If not popularity; unt ms defiant air seemed % challenge the attacks ol the o9atenptuaas erowd.
 Deep down in the situation Iay the prnyoeatluu og poverty Tie b9y per oeiYed the Encouragement to which he
 XassubJe bJeeted oa this se3rei and t mad- dened am not ! Iiftl6 His most 1roa-
 Dles0ms characteristic vas this-1hat he
 would nos follow n anything Hevoaid lead. Ho would b6 first or nothing As- sumption of Ieadersaip and 6he ar Of it
 brought on him still greater cuntnmsly
 Eha bitterness of fhe situation somo- ] times came Co the verge af blaodshed. ] Once I8 s5s himself arrested a0r oaai. ieAging another 10 tlght him on account af all insulting remark about his father ] The saiien boy went natteTing to fhs ] gaaEd- house. Nor was hs restored to condition nntll AaTbRaf had interested ] in person with ths authorities
 0Rs of ehis epoch come son8 well. # known stories of the student Bonaparte l at BEieane "a course 4oE time, his fei- ] low cadets. understanding nm better,
 became firsg tolerant, aud then friendly. Friendship iu ahe saso 5f ths proud and arbitrary cadet meant sableetiaa 1o his
 will. While he could not ba companion l able ln ports. he could and would con- mand FEe existence 5f chs 1rnditioa about ais dividing ms fellows Ipto 5wo l armies building fort D winter OBJ of l SHOW building tt to9. according to Inc ] principles of good engiueeringiL max Ing q siege. with snowaalls foz bombs. and with all tEe seri0asness 1f 63enghis ! Khan carrying the place by storm. may well attest hls disposition and growing
 aaeenaeney at She academy
 The yoang Napoleon remained al Brf. enne from April of I719 to the year ! I764.
 The Inspector KeFalio. coming from l Paris to the military school. iiscefned ] "a the slender cadet rom Alacclo the hints ot promise. The method was ID
 such cases to send up students from the
 minor acadelaies to the Military School of Paris. Sometimes promotion was
 made directly to the navy; and this was considered . great honor. Itappears that
 the inspector would have had Cadet Benaparte cent to the feet; but the offi. CeE died before his wish could be fulfill
 cd.
 Accordingly. asthe end Of Napoleon 3 eonIse as lirieHue. ne was recommended l fer pFom0gioa to lhe military school in ] Paris At this time, namely, in IT84.
 when Napoleon Vas iu hls sixteenth : year, he was personally described by the
 inspector ln the following terlnss M ! de Banaparte NapoieoE), born August i I5, llB9 Height. I pleds. 10 pouces. 1 l0 Ilgnea = metre. 53 centimetres. 3 mliImetres=d feet. 2 luchesl. is 10 the fourth class; og good constitution. excellent health, mid disposition GTais. ] take there, lnspectorB IS upright. i grateful eondnct very regular; has been always distinguished for hia application
 To mathematics; B fairly acquainted
 with history and geography; is weak | all accomplishment (very true, Mon
 sieur de Keraliob and Latin. He will
 make an excellent sailor, deserves pro
 motion to the Military School in Paris ? The character of the young Napoleon 1 at thlss period of hls career reveals in
 one thing q depth and far.ofR sigh that might well have belonged to tho force ful years of his maturity The thing re-
 lated to Joseph his brother As early as
 tho coming to Autun. Napoleon excogi- #
 tated the scheme to lodge his brother on i the safe ledge of che priesthood Thus
 wonld he have him out of his way
 Given a military career for both, and | Joseph must Do. by seniority. before him. But nothing shall ba before him