The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-04
NAP0LE0N'S PARENTS.
HIS FATHER A PATRictAN. HIS
MOTHER a PEASANT.
Leiitia a. BuounParte was cast 10
Heroic Mold. and from Her the lit
tie Corporal Got Ills Tremendous rhy.
steal Enduranee.

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Century as follows.
Certain undlsputed facts throw a
strong light on Napoleon's father. His
people we're proud and poor; he en-
dured the hardships Of poverty with
equanimiiy Strengthening what lit.
tie influence he could muster. he at
first appears ambitious. and has him
self described In his diploma a. a pa.
trician Of Florence. San Mlniato and
Aiaccio. On the other hand. with no
apparent regard for his personal adj
vancement by marriage. he followed
his own inclination. and in 1864. at
the age Of IL. rashly. perhaps. but
gallantly welded alowly and beautiful
child Of Is. Letitla Ramoino.
Her descent was the reverse Of her
husbands. although her fortune was
quite equal. II not superior. TO his.
She was Of peasant nature 10 the end
Of her long life hardy. unsenilment.
al. frugal. and sometimes unscrupu-
lou-. Yet the hospitality NJ her little
home In Ajaccio was lavish. after the
manner Of her kind. and consequently
famous. Among the many guests who
awaited themselves Of II was Marbcuf.
commander In Corsica Of the first
army Of occupation. There was long
aiiorward a malicious tradition that
the French general was Napolcon's
father. The morals Of l.ctitiu Ill Buona.
paric. like those ~ her conspicuous
children. have boon bitterly assailcd.
but her own good name. az least. has
always been indicated. The evident
motive Of the story sufficiently rcfutcs
such an asp'r-ion ~ u contains. Of
the brides extraordinary beauty there
never has been q doubt She was
woman Of heroic mold. like Juno In
her majesty unmoved In prosperity.
nndaunted In adversely II was prob
ably 10 his mother. whom he strongly
rcscmblcd In childhood. that the Ia
nous son owed his tremendous. oven
gigantic physical endurance. u In
his mother was reproduced the type
Of n Roman matron, In the son would
b. recalled the virtues and vigor Of
an impcrator
After their marriage the youthful
pair resided In Cortc waiting until
events should permit their return to
Aiacclo. Naturally Of an indolcnt
temperament the husband was at first
drawn into the daring enterprises Of
Paoli, aud displayed temporary en-
thuslasm. but for more than u year
before the end ho wcaricd Of them.
AZ the head Of body Of men OF his
own rank he finally withdrew To
Monte Rotondo, and on May 20. 1863.
few weeks before paola's flight. the
band made formal submission Co the
two French generals Marbcuf and
Naux, explaining through Buona.
partc that tho national leader
had misled them by promises
Ola which never came. aud that,
recognizing the impossibility Of fur.
Their resistance, they were anxious to
accept the new government. 10 return
10 their homes, and to resume the
peaceful conduct Of their Affairs. II
was this preclpltalc naturalization Of
the father as frcnch citizen which
made his great son Frcnchmun.
Less than throc months aftcrwnrd. on
August 10. hi. fourth child. Napo.
leone di Buonaparle was born In
Aiaccio.
The resources OF the Buonapart,s.
n they still wrote themselves. wore
small. although tholr family AMI cx-
pcctations were large An only child.
Letitla, had Inherited her fathers IT.
tie home and his vineyard, In the
suburbs, for her mother had married
n second time. Her stopiathcr had
been a Swiss mcrccnary In the pay Of
Genoa. In order 10 secure the woman
OF his choice he became a Roman
Catholic, and was the father Of Nine.
oil Buonaparto's hulf'brothcr. Joseph
fosch. Charles himself WIS the owner
OF lands In the interior. but they were
heavily mortgaged. aud he could con.
tribute little 10 the support Of his
family. Ills uncle. "a wealthy landlord.
had died childloss. leaving his domains
10 tho Jcsuits. and they had
promptly entered into possession. Ac.
cording Ia the terms Of his grandiath-
cr's will, the bcquest was void, for the
fortune was to fall m such a case To
Charles mother. aud on her death to
Charles himself, Joseph, his father.
had wasted many years and most of
his fortune In weary litigation 10 ~
cover the property. Nothing dauntcd.
Charles settled down TO pursue the
same phantom. virtually depending
for livelihood on his wife's small pat
rlmony. He became an officer Of the
highest court rs assessor. and was
made In l772 member. and later. "a
deputy OF the council OF Corslcan no
blcs.
The peasant mother wa most pro-
life. Her eldest child born In 1893.
was son, who died IN infancy; In
1867 was born daughter, Marie
Anne. destined to the Same fate; in
1868 son. known later as Joseph.
hut baptized as Nabullone; In 1863 the
great son, Napoleonc, Ninc other
children were the fruit OF the same
wcdlock. and six Of them- three sons.
Luclon, Louis and jerome. aud three
daughters. Elsie, Pauline AMI Caro-
limo survived 20 share their brothers
greatness. Charles himself. like his
short-liycd ancestors-of whom five
had died within u century reached
only early middle age, dying In his
thfrt,-uiuth Noar Intitfn iilfo tha