The sun., 1895-05-26


Bonapartes them selves In order to elevate theii
social status. The fact In that at the TINT
Lucien married tho daughter Of the innkeepe'
Boyer 1t was she who was the match and u
was he. Lucien, who sued for her hand, which
was only granted to him because she was about
to become mother by him. Napoleon him
self, while blaming Lucien'r marriage with the
daughter of tho saint-Mnxiruin innkeeper, has
SAID that the wife was mcs~ respectable thar
the husband"
VII.
As to Joseph Bonaparte. ve are told that he
wormed his way into the office of the fntendant
Commissary, Chauvet. whom he captivated by
his fattcrcs in spite OF his laziness and his In.
capacity. Like Lucien. he eventually succeeded
In becoming Assistant Commissary, then Com
missary OF War. Here was position which. In
the times whereof we speak. gave him rank. a
uniform, and administrative and political
power. It enabled him to act traps, catch VIC
TINS and make his fortune. II Happened that Just
then one ". very rich merchant OF Marseill, o,
| died, and his family, comprisiuR three sons ai,'.
as many daughters. became exposed to revolu-
| tionary prescription One of the y. boys named
| Etienne, wishing to confer nobility on the pa
ternal fortunes, accumulated from the sale
| Of soap. conceived the idea Of convert
| ing himself Into an aristocrat: as the
| resuU OF MS pTetenslon, no VINE III
| carcerated. His sisters overwhelmed with
| grief, went tho rounds of oil the revolu-
tionary matadors In order 10 obtain the liberty
OF their brother. Joseph Bonaparte. Commits
sary of War and ardent Corsican revolutionary.
was pointed out to them one OF the powers OF
the day, So the ladies called on him. Joseph.
after having made them coll on him several
times and at all hours, even late at night, In or
der to enhance tho value Of his influence by a
semblance Of mystery. mad" sufficient progress
in the intimacy Of tho ladisa TO ask the hand OF
ono Of them; 1t was the seaond, Mile. Julie.
| She was small Of stature. piupled TO degree.
| as perfectly ugly and hideoua as ever she could
| be- but she had dowry and expectations in tho
shape Of several legacies."
Tho marriage Of Joseph With Mile. julio x.
was crowned by tho restoration to liberty Of her
| brother Etienne. 1t 10 true enough, as Barras
| says, that Napoleon Bonaparte, on seeing this
first success of his elder brother. desired to fol-
low in his steps. and sued for the hand of
the youngest of the three sisters, Desiree by
name, afterward Nine. Bernadotte. The author
reminds US that 1t was she who was pleased to
resign herself to endure the severe climate of
Sweden to allow herself to ba crowned In Stock
holm, and to sit on tho hyperborean throne.
which may doubtless he considered a
great immolation of this august Princess. after
the sacrifice she had made of all the affairs of
the heart she had entered into and been COM
PEELED to leave behind her In France. Napo-
leon had wheeded Mile. Ddsiree X. with all the
| skill inherent In his character when he was de-
sirous OF attaining an object Desiree. whom
he had almost captivated. as bas been revealed
by many expressions OF regret escaped from
her lips since the elevation or Bonaparte, would
have accepted him. but her guardian and rela-
tives all said. One Corscan of that family isquite
c,fH oil YRfv n
connected with the little eultra-Revolutionary OF
Toulon and the rabid storakeeper of Saint
Maximin."
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