The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
THE WIFE OF JuNoT.


father was contractor Tor the French
amy during the American war. he was 2
-receveUr de france. ard married lady
belonging 10 a Greek family established
in Corsica Nine. De Permon was sald 10
1escerd from the inustrious family OF
Conlnenus. NJ &C Permor was on the
point Of bIxing the Office of -ferTni y gen
erai = when tll. revolution put an end To
MS project. He was fort nate enough
10 pass unperceived through the daFs II
tbs Terror. After che Sti- Ihernndor
Nine. dc Permon re9pened a salon and
surrounded herself with those OF her
friends Who had not enigrated, ana with
her Corsican friends-sn0rg then the
Young General Bonaparte anc Salseet
deputy from Bastis- The young Laura Dc
Permon, very handsome. like her mother.
became acquainted with Bensp1rte. Who
often came. after re had become the hero
Of the 18th Nendemiaire. accompanied by
Jumot one Of his aiGes-de-canp- The
Duchess d'AbrauteS wrote Afterwards
that Bonaparte wished 10 marry he moth
or because she was Il Counenus. in the
hoPe that this name would help IN the
great plans he was forming Tor the east
Nine dc Permon haG become a widow
Her husband had lost all fis fortune ia
the revelation. and she vas not at al IN
clined to marry a general who was eX-
tremely poor at the time, and who-t she
mad beene accustomed 10 consider a. her
inferior in social point OF view. There
seems accordingly. 70 have been an es-
arrangement after this period between
Nine de Permon and Bonaparte, which
lasted some time
Nine de Pernon went with her dauEh-
ter. laura 10 the great banquet given by
Talleyrand 20 General Bonaparte "n his
return from italy. Banaparte shook
hands with her ard compiimented aer on
ner daughter. After the 18th Brumaire,
Bonaparte rose TO the highest place in
France. and became the arbiter of het
destinies Laura de Permon felt much
admirati0n for him ana when Gercral
Junot. ore OF his aides. made her N cffer
Of marriage. she was delighted al the
idea cf entering the court or the first
consul. the momentary Idol OF France.
Jurot had accompanied BonapsrIe &c
Italy and Egvpt ne laG been q prisoner
in England for little while in 1890 but
had beer exchanged and was military
governor of Paris. He was fanadcally
devoted TO Bonaparte, who wished Dim 10
tafe = wife TO -sake himself oller by
ten years. and to give receptions since
these receptions given by the first eight
taries of the Republic were part OF his
program. Junot was young. 4ond OF pleas
urc handsome. bEt without oisInC tlon
Nile. De Permcn was oniy sINteene ears
old She modeStiy- SAYS of herself AZ that
age Il was not at all handsome; / may
afterwards have grown not disa greea BILE.
but I then offered only the aspect Of a
pale girl, suffering, very dark, ana with
an haDitually sad expression of phYsiog-
no-ny- Madame de Perm0n insisted
upon having a religious marriage in adj
iition to the civil marriage. juno oh
jected at first but Bcnaparte decided
him 10 accept this condition, il the Per
mon family would have it, hut 10 con-
sent TO a el'gious ceremony only ~
niSnt 'rhere was as yet" says NJ. Tur-
duan. mo question OF the Concorda- and.
fthe first consul was thinking of H. he
did not ind that times were riDe Tor re-
ligiOus liberty" Bonap2rte gave TO Laura
de Permon a DOT Of lc9.005 francs. and 90
600 francs for what is called the c0rbeilie
Oeweis. clothes. etc.l
Madame Junot became a member II the
consular court and a frequent inmate OF
Maimaison. The first consul. * arc
told. vas at times little too attentive 10
her; but she would not satisfy his CO.
price. and 10 Bonaparte's resentment she
partly attributed the disgrace into which
JunOt Afterwards fell. Junct was very
unfaithful husband We must never for
get. when we read the history OF the en-
pire. that the comrades of Napoleon even
those who became Msrshals and Kings
were uneducatc1 Ilcn. They Dcrsoniflen
the class of soldiers 10 be found in every
army for whom personal bravery con-
stitutcs the only ideal. Bcnaf arte MINI
self appears at times even after be has
become the arhiter OF Europe. the success
scr of the Caesars. as one Of those heroes
who pride themselves on a certain sort
OF coarscness and vulsarty- jun7t was
essentially the tyre 90 the brave soldiers
who lbounded "a the armies of the rero-
luton and of the empire. Madame Junot
suffered at first from his iEddelities but
she. soon constructed a philosophy 81 life
suited 70 her eirclmstarces After the
coronation Of the emperor. J8not was sent
as auabassa ior TO Portugal which WIS
for himself almost an exile. ta vas
allowed 20 leave Portugal when NAPOLEON
began q new canpaigD, and he arrived at
Austcrlitz Just 81 time 10 perform his ser
vice as aide-de-camp. Mama7e Juuot was
soon afterwards appointed laey-ln-Hasting
to Madame Letitia. the mother Of Napol-
con. Junot Was again appointed cover
nor Of Paris. IN July. -S0s. The Grand
Duchess OF Berg. Napolcons sister. had
become Junot's mistress. ard n. Turouan
gives us all the details OF their liaison
Madame JunOt was caurted bv Mett~ruIch.
Some Of the inciGents or these liais0ns
are al most incredible. They were. how
cvarfi such as -acy are. related AZ iergth
in the journal intime" (which the Ouch
ess d'Abrsutes afterwards gave 70 B1izsc
Napoleon was warned la Poland 81 The
relations which TAD been formed be
tween the Grand Duchess OF Berg and
Iunot. On his retlrr. &c received J.n0t
very colby ard reTroeche1 him fhr
general rerlied that il Marshal Mnrat
felt offended. lie was ready q met him
in a duel My hotel BE- said. * near
the Eiysee (wEere Murat and his wife
then .ivedl Yes YES said the emperor
mts,h to uear-end be forbade liu o.
fight with Mlirat Napoleon took from
Junot the post OF Governor Of Paris and
sent MIN To the so1th 81 France 10 take
command Of a CORPS d'armce. Madame
Junot remained alone; she merit most ~
ner -ime ~ her country house BE t.
Raincy and Nztternich took a house -
BoulCEue. near L. RaiGCy She lad all
most ceased 20 receive news cf he- bus
hand who had gone for che south -
France 10 Portugal. ans taere iost the
battle - Nimsira agaiEst the EaElish
army immediately after which she sio1-
ca the first signs of the ceretrl} naiidr
# which she was 10 rccorne We TIM
All The "details of THAI campaign ere - b.
farnd ir The curious Memoirs ~ General
TtlebauIr Rho Vas en- Portugal ~ ne
time Irr1f sigrci on A. -uFt D. .fh
with the E.n-lish commander tfs famous
convention af C4ntre. sre-iffiu- tn pfa-
cuetirn ~ Pertag ai hy nc 'Freach arfnf
which ws o. g. taken back tp Fra.ice
br ti-e English fet
ageaa7-a5ic 1saaarne JuHor cc1tirled 70
liva fr paris r. 7aa throurh afetf srrich
that she hac tbe n@Hs ~ IRE 0ontt9 io1
~ Cirfrn AS soaa - heaEd - g.
She ss.s ~ asked fer au slaisrre - ere
ernrersr ffe -,aE at saint cloud. 5H i.s