The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18

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sasd 10 furious Nc o And' I shall s""n
he ~ have ash'n~n yssrs ~ srvtcs !
have bssn In thirteen campaigns hs~-
fso~ivsd three voundsi And tbsn 10 he treated
nso thIa' calling no = child IL calling m" a
holl' Al ,tls he lorfs TORN on The Hrr"tof
IN an anry torrent Obviously. the Napoleon
Of our pteopno~ption. would hay" Hfd"i"h
\ subordinate who tall 81 to hin Ute Tits ont
~ the room befors he had finished Q s-n'"n"e
what doss this Napoleon dor lot ~ no."
Uourssnf hims~if IN short. am very angry
The Emperor Asshs 10 csIm me ] remain AI"n'
We pass 10 tho drswing room Ws Majesty
wishes 70 play obosa hut places the pieces al
swry He speaks to mo gently KNOW
you have commanded troops and batteries
but you srs. sftsw all, very young ! oh'y
reply ny q gloomy alencs Tho nSDuhs
charge Of youth Ia more than ooursaud ON
bear. This 10 0ourgaud a. We ooms 70 hho.
him through his diary. But 10 this ASKS h"fo
Rossbsry. the Napoleon thst We have been
taught To s<s' Not msnadnn or crushing hs
snllen and rsbellious edueTy. but trying "
sooths 70 assuage. 70 persuads.
Aasurvdly there was no one ~ 81 helsnA
who had more TO endure and more 70 try HIN
than the Emperor himself. no one whose pts
had been lees trained to patience and foroear-
UitV "hs - oht
diary Ia In truth. the revelation OF Napoleons
long suffering The instances OF Goursauds
ps~tulancs and insolsnoe are tnnumsraoie
ono day the Emperor orders him 10 copy q
letter on the subject OF his grievances. whion
was to he lsu ohed above Montholons sigma
ture Il an not NJ De Morthoion's copyist
replies Gourgaud Tho Emperor Rightly re-
joins that he 10 wanting In respect and oon'-
gaud has the grace to that ne -
unsasy a! night. Then. when a Casss soe"
tho Emperor writes him q letter TOO war;" 'oi
C;our9sud's taste lrritated by GourGluus
criticism and su!ka. Napoleon sSbs IL 'uue
dsroVt. Then GourGaud breaks OUT, i"e
Emperor invites hun 10 play chess. ana asks
why he 10 40 out OF temper. Sire, nave ohe
great fault, I Nh too much attached 70 your
Majesty. am not Jealous, but ieei oouno
TO say that this letter 10 not worthy OF you
Good God ] zee that my poor father was TOO
honest a man. He brought me up IN nuch
too strict principles OF honor ana virtue
know now that ono should never teal the uuu
10 eovereisns. and that fatterers ana echemers
are those who succeed with thern. Your
Majesty will como 70 understand some CAV
what q hypocrite Ia this man Napoleon
replies half YEARLY. half patheuoaly. what
do you mean that he bctrays me1 After all
berthier' Nar'HoH' anu uo i""N y" NV"
have heaped benefits have AL done H. MAN
kind must be very bad to be as bad As | con-
sder It" This incident rankles. and leaves
GourRaud for a long time In 80 diabolical q mood
that the Emperor 10 forced from mers wsari-
ness at these outbtirrts OF temper TO CONNIE
himself " HE room. And 90 the incessant
and tarRuirg soenes 60 on; the Emperor "a
tent and friendly: the a.de-de-csnp fret'ui'
sullep. even insulting. Ono day. for example
he says: Yes, sire. provided that history
does not say that France was very great be-
fore Napoleon. but partitioned after him Even
this taunt does not rufls his master. Another
time. after a tiresome wrarsle. the fmI eror
tells him good humoredly to go to bed calm
himself. To which Goursaud replies that.
If he had not more philosophy and strength
81 mind than Napoleon. he wonld not he hhle