Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

fifteen months. His occupations at TINT
place were much like those at Vnlenco and
Aiaccio lie performed his military duties
In desuitGry way, but with moro cxncti,
tudc than the French codo OF military
ethics at thnt time required. But military
duty demanded only fraction Of his time.
tho rest was givon to that intense bur
fragmcntnry study by which his mind was
trained and supplied with a Wide range
Of Information.
The ambition Of Napoleon to be an au.
thor did not for tho present subside. Al
one time he was on tho eve Of bringing
ont at Paris his History Of Corsica" a
publisher agreed to do tho work ON condi
ton OF shhre.and 'share-alike IN tho pro-
goods But just at TINT junctufc Mon
scigncnr Mnrbpui Bishop Of sons, to
whom the work was dedicated, was deposod
from his SEQ in disgrace. Hora was a state
Of things Indeed, TO dedicate a great work
20 a disgraeed ecclesiastical The puhllca.
ton was accordingly postponed, and tho
manuscript rccnst, with an inscription to
Paoli. This was a plain indication thar
me authors mind, as between Fronch
uespotism and Corsican Independence, was
strongly tending to the latter.
Tho winter Of 1889 was passed by
BoaRrnstc In his quarters at Auxonne In
ihe following April that disturbance o.
CURED NC Seurre which called forth a half.
mouths petty campaign from Napoleon's
coiaPany, and ended In nothing. Il was
ike the episode at Lyons, but less impor.
iant As yet, Lieutenant Bonupar.o had
neyer ns a soldier drawn blood, or seen lt
drawn b. others. His restlessnoss now
h-re HIN rapidly on to action. His passion
ior doing something and for following
MS destiny "a iiotion which hn was al
wnyi dwelling upon-lsd him TO commit
himself thmbiguSuslyl 10 tho Corslcan pa.
troiti' His adroitnoss was such however,
that no kept ever a cord to his purpospg
whereby he might recover himself for
fiAnco IN fact, he know not what thing
no would be called 90 do, or In what onuse
his sword should first DO actually nm.
sheathed. His nature was always TO avail
himself Of the frst contingency. Napoleon
Is doubtless--suoh was HIS slecpless yigi.
lanee--the only great man Of history who
never lost an opportunity
Bonaparto was with his regiment. SO.
called of Iron, at Auxunne, when tho
great Revolution In Franco began. within
month fran the iriling event az Setrrs
inc S'atos General assembled at Versailles
rhefo, on the 9Th Of May, 1850, tho most
remarkable political body Of modern tltnes
went into session, on the condition Of
France and mankind There was a prooos.
hon OF grsas mem gathering 10 their
seats In the Hall OF Menus: a SEATING Of
SIX brndred representatives Of tho poople
aioohlnR down from the gallery Of tho
young Baroness do StAel Holstniu on tho
beads Of Biqnotti de Mlrnboau, tho philo.
sophie Nolney, the lean Jean Paul Mnrat
inc hlg yaung Dnnton OF Arcis. sur. Aubc
the htho Camille, tho Sea-gree Robes.
pierre ana tho rest. II was the beginning
tne ohd OF muoh--tho opening Of q
small eraTasse In the great dyke whereby
feudal civilization had walled I'm tho a.
TIMES OF mankind for centuries. Outside
that ancient wall lay the roaring ocean
soon to rush In wAvo on wnvo, Till tho del.
uge' hecLed with blood, should rise 10 tho
pinnaolcs OF all palaces, and splash tho
donles OF all cathedraIs
ihr hruit OF the great event reached tho
towns and oities and people OF Rfnnco
Meh Wot not tho thing they did None
Aho" thht thp ancient order was rushing
On to doom. None imagined that tho
French monarchy itself was going hoad.
long down 10 orcus and eternal night
All stood together on the erumbllng yer0e
OF the ehasin, aud supposed that thew
would easily bridget over with some now
cara,poards OF finance and paper billots
iesislhting broad for mon. Vain deluslons
OF an awful hourl Surely salvation for
Franco and for mankind lies not Than
: way o Representatives Of the peoploI
The effects OF the extraordinary move.
inent thus begun for the reform of tho
french nation weto strikingly diverse in
The dlhersntpart Of tho Kingdom. France
was as yet HOMOGENEOUS in nothing. Tho
towns OF the South, under tho LOYAL scntl.
sncnts Of the old Proyencal race, reos,ved
inc news in one spirit, aud tho towns N
tho North Ia another They OF tho f;i,onds
In the far southweet heard tho tidinas M
proclamation Of Sood news 10 men; wbilo
they OF Lyons and Montpelllor ma Mar
sellies and Toulon and Nice, in the far
sontheass caught tho intelligence with
doubt and animosity.
on mon themselves the news fell nom
week 20 weok with varying effects accord
ingto their personal characters and prrju,
dice OF race, In general, they who had
imbioed tho principles OF the new French
philosophy either went after the Rovo!u.
ton or ron before It waving nag. Such
= Mad vaA 1ananArta an doubt DO