The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-21
NAPOLEONIC STOCK.
HIS FATHER WAS A PATRIclAN AND
HIS MOTHER A PEASANT.

Tremendous Physical Endurance-she
Was Mother Of Large Family.
OF the father and mother Of the en-
peror Professor W. M. Sloane writes
rs follows in Century:
Certain undisputed facts throw o
strong light on Napoleon's father. His
people were proud and poor; he endured
the hardships Of poverty with equanim-
lty. Strengthening what little influence
he could muster, he at first appears am
bilious and has himself described in his
diploma as patrioian Of Florence, San
Miniato and Ajaccio. On the other hand,
with no apparent regard for his person
al advancement by marriage, he follow
ed his own inclination, and in 1894, at
the age Of 1s, rashly perhaps, but gal
lantly, welded a lowly and beautiful
child of 10, Letitia Ramolino.
Her descent was the reverse Of her
husbands, although her fortune was
quite equal IL not superior to his. She
was of peasant nature to the last day of
her long life-hardy, unsentimental,
frugal and sometimes INSCRIPTIONS.
Yet the hospitality of her little home in
Ajacoio was lavish, after tho manner
80. t,,a 80. ,oe.s ~. ",a;,oa
.t.a,sae,,,os 90 =, e. W.rta,,f oo,,,
,nor5"r a.. Co.s;o, 20 .Lo eust nr,nr %
naa,,o.;n,, Thou, ,.os lona oftar,rord
malicious tradition that the French
s nis LII, a; p.oan,,, i;i,o
.hosa 80 hor oons.;o,o,s oh;Idua,, hono
Sao,' o h;t.o. III oasa;Iod h,t han r,rr nooS
go ~ Ia,st has a,,rors hoo, NAT y :,
na.oS ~ IN 49,. ,,,o,;ya 90 a. to-
% -. -, W., .,s.e;,,, =,
q. no,,ta;,s DC a. h,iao,s omt~aarJ;,,a
-. ,,aant,, to- 800. hos hoa,, a dor,,t
Sha yras n ,ya,nan ~ heroic mold IiLo
Inro a., hor ,,,aio,t,, ,,n,,o,.od l., rrosS
,or;t, ,ndarntod in odvorsitv n ,yos
rsohoh,,, 60 he ,,,ot,,or ,vho,,, ha strono-
T., roso,,,h,od a., ,,hildhood that ,ho Go :
$50 CO.., o,rod h;s tro,nondors o,,o,, .;
nont;o ,,hvs;oa1 ondnranca To a., lie
49,. 80 so,rod,,oad ~ $50 90 a
-, ',.tu,, -, a. CO.., ,,a,,y5 10 80
LII .,,a ,,;r.,,o, a,,a ,,;,,o- 20 A., ~,
1870.
e AZ. ..o;r orr;,c. tho rorthf,,
no;r resided in Corte uo;tiro nntiI
p,a,,.. n,,o,,,a ror,s,;t .ho;, 49, 60
Aiaaa;o Nnt,,upIi,, 80 A., ;,,ao,o,,t CO..,
.S,a,,. a. t,,,s,and ,ros 80 g..
draurn ;nto Tho dar;na onntorrr;sos ~
pao,; ,nd a;s,J,,,od tor,nnrar,, on
.,,,,a;,,,,, 49, e.. 800 Az, 80 10
g. H. a,S ~ ,,,oar;oa % t,,or, A. 49,
haad ~ a nod 90 non ~ he o,yn rap,,
~ ALL, ,,,;tIdror, 20 Monto Potondo
81 ~, NJ, 90 ,reo Co.., ,,,oo,r, 10
G., D.,,;,. att. a. h.,a IL e.,
al s,,b,niss;or 70 Tho two Fronoh oon.
"ra,s Manhons ond vaux oxnia;n;no
throroh pnoronorto thot tho potionai
leader had m;sied them bv nromises ~
ala ,,hioh ,ovor cave ana thot rocog.
,,;a;na tho ;,rnoss;t,;I;.,, - f,,rthor 20
s;stapoo thav ,yoro onyio,,s 70 occon,
tbe now eovernment 70 RETURN to the;,
ho,nos and 70 rosn,na Tho noocofn, con.
dunt 90 tho;r oefairs It ,ras ,h;s mo
o;..;t,ta ,atnroI;aat;o,, 90 az fatto - ~
Eranoh o;ti.on ,rh;oh ,nada his oroat
,on,.hs aftor,rard on Ara TX h;s
sa,,,.th ,h;IS Manoiooma AZ pron.rto
80. -, g., iaao;o
Tha rosorroos 81 Tho proronortos No
,hov s,;lI wrote thomso,vos ,vara s
aItHonnh tho;r fa,,;I,, and axraotat;or,
80 - A. 81, oh;Ia Idt;t;a -
;rLar;tad hor fa+hor,s Iitt,o ho,na orr
he ,,;norards T., tha srhnrhs Gov ho,
,,o+Lar had ,norr;od a sooond t;,,a tIo,
stonf,thar had heon a Sv;ss newcomer,
a., tha nov - T,anoa IL ordar tn soo,,r'
tho ,yo,nor 90 hiS choico ha bocomo ,
Po,,on Ta+hnl;o ard ,ras tho fothar .,
NJ 4; pnononorta,s hole brothar In
senh Fescb CHARLES bimself was th,
owner Of Ionds il, tho ;ptor;or bnt tho,
,,oro ho,v;1,, ,,,ortna,od ond ho oo,,It
contr;bnto l;ttlo 20 tIo srnnort of hi,
famiIv His nnc,e n wealthr Landlord
bod d;od chi,dIoss Ioov;no he dorno;n,
70 tho Jesnits and thew had nromntl,
entered int ,ossoss;on Accord;ng ~
tho terr,s of ~. grardfothor,s will I'll,
beorest wac void for tho fortnne IVA,
Ia fall in sucb n case 70 Charles, mother
and on her death to CHARLES himself
Josenb his father had wasted man,
vears and n,ost Of his fortrno in wear,
iitigat;on to recover tho nronertv Moth
inc daunted Charles settled down 4,