The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-25

feet the presents OF the Italian cities and
the princes. She hardly understands the
homage which Is pain to her. but she can
appreciate the diamonds the gems, the
pictures the works Of art She does not
seem 70 understand her new part, and
probably does not understand IL
She does not see that each day. after
each battle gained. in this italy five
times conquered. Bonaparte changes from
a little Jacobin, from a general Of enc
utes. which he was yesterday. into a hero
and 2 liberator. She does not see that
he is now giving a real shape 10 his am
bition, and is determining in his own
thought that he is a leader OF men. She
does not even care much for his trlumphs
through Switzerland France. Paris"
When Bonaparte leaves for Egypt. she
remains in Paris and lives in a whirlwina
Of amusements. She does not try to con-
ceal her relations with NJ Charles. who,
thanks TO her. has become a partner in a
firm Of contractors. She initiates Nine.
Tallien, who made a fortune with Ouv-
rard; she receives money from all sides.
and n. Charles has part of IT, ProdigaI
that she is, she has days Of distress, but
she always finds credit. As for her hus-
band he care only for the allowance he
makes her and for his name. as long as
she wears it. for at this time she seems
quite resolved upon a divorce and ready
TO ask for It. She speaks of it TO Barras.
to Rewbeli, to Gohier, to Real. She means
to marry Charles. such, says NJ. Mas
son, 'is her life in the four years since
she married. Of which she has spent at
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parte and two years at least with
Charles" If she has not entered into IT.
retrievabIe legal proceedings. It is not her
fault, but that Of circumstances. "As for
Bonaparte, he married Josephine, well
knowing that she had had lovers. that he
had been one OF them. that she had been
his mistress for a fortnight before she
became his wife but he had effaced all
this from his mind He felt rs If he had
no right over her. Even married he does
not command. he is a suppHant He still
feels inferior, so great to him is her pres
tige." He IS really in love. and distance
adds to his passion Some Of the letters
which he wrote her from Egypt could
not be printed. They were suppressed. 7
believe by Prince Napoleon, who had
had charge Of the publication Of Napol-
cons correspondence. He was receiving
IN Egypt letters from Paris which in
formed him Of the conduct OF his wife
Her open relations with Charles were re-
vealed to him. A very characteristic let
ter Of Eugene BeaUharnis to his mother
shows that Napoleon knew all. He writes
to her from Egypt;
Bonaparte for the past FIVE days has
seemed very sad after conversations with
Julien. Juuot, and Berthier. He seems
more affected than I should have ex-
pected by these conversations. What I
have heard comes to this: Charles has
been in your carriage, at three post-towns
round Paris. You have seen him in Paris;
you have been with him at the italian
theater, he gave you his little dog, etc
You viii think. mamma, that I don't be-
lieve this, but what is certain IS that the
general has been much affected by It.
He IS, however, more amiable towards me
than ever He seems. by his actions. TO
intimate the children are not responsible
for the faults Of their mother. But your
son likes to believe that all this talk has
been invented by your enemies. He loves
you none the less, and desires TO embrace /
you. hope that, when you come all
viii be forgtten
All was not forgotten Josephine did not
Join her husband in Egypt; he returned
to France. The story Of his return is well
known, as well as the scene with Joseph
inc Napoleon came back intending to
separate from her; he saw the members
Of his family before he saw her, and they
were all hostile to Josephine. Her tears,
her supplications, when she succeeded in
seeing him. soon got the better Of his
anger; he pardoned her. B0naparte was
always weak in her presence. He never
made her any reproaches; but. I
as NJ Mason says, che now feels Lber-
ated, he considers that now he can
choose women as he likes" The idea OF
a divorce has now entered his head NJ
Basson's interesting pages show clearly
that this idea first originated in Joseph
ines mind, that she had never taken her
very seriously; she does so only
when Bonaparte rises and assumes more
heroic proportions. She feels. when she
sees all France preparing TO confde her
destinies to him, that she must change
her life and show him more devotion. She
is now as afraid of a divorce as she was
at one time eager for it. Bonaparte is !
accustoming his mind to the idea Of it. /
the more as his power increases. He still /
feels the seductiveness which he felt from I
the beginning; hut he feels that some day /
or another the separation must take T
place. The history of the relations OF .
BonaDarte and Josephine is one OF the (
most interesting psychological documents /
in history.