Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-16
NAPOLEON, A, Seen
by His Associates
A MILITARY TOCRAT

the consulate for life, anxious 10 per-
FORM sovereign act, he went for the
first time 60 preside at the senate.
Awaiting myself that day OF a few leis-
ure moments ! went out 10 see the
consular procession. 10 was truly royal.
The First Consul had given order that
the military should be ranged In the
streets through which he had 10 pass.
on his first arrival M the TUllerles Ma
poleon had tho soldiers Of the Guard
ranged IN a single line IN the interior
OF the court, but he now ordered that
the line should be doubled and should
extend from the gate Of the Tullerles to
that OF the Luxembourg Assuming a
privilege which old etiquette had con-
fined exclusively 10 the kings Of Franc.
l3onaparte now for the first time rOae
I'm carriage drawn by eight horsH.
a considerable number OF carriages fol-
lowed that " the First Consul which
was surrounded by generals and aid
de-camp on horseback Louis XIV GO
ing to hold q bed Of Justice at the par
lement Of Paris never displayed greater
pomp than did Bonaparte In this visit
to the senate. He appeared in all the
parade Of royalty, and 10 senators came
10 meet him at the foot Of the staircase
OF the Luxembourg
Nine. de Remusat tells how at length
the mask was thrust aside, for Napo~
leon need no longer dazzle and deceive.
He had put ON the crcHn won By his
sword. She says:
How often has he not made use OF
these specious words IN order to allay
approximations The French revolution
need fear nothing since the throne "
the Bourbons is occupied by a soldier!'
And at the same time he would as
sumo toward kings the attitude OF
protector OF thrones, for he would
say, j have abolished republics
"He sometimes said 1T is my inten-
ton TO reach such a point that the
kings OF Europe shall be torced each
one Of them, to have a palace In Paris
and at the time OF the coronation of an
emperor OF the French they shall take
up their residence in It, be present az
the ceremony and render Il more inn
posing by their homage
He deprecated the greatness Of
Henry ~. He was wanting said he,
IN gravity, Good nature is an affec-
tation which sovereign ought 10
avoid. What does he want? ls II to
remind those who surround him that
he is a man like any other? What
nonsensel SO soon as a man is a king
he is apart from ALL
TOT fllinhA 10 lnlS picture OF tue
autocrat In the palace one must turn
to the camps Of that army whose bayo-
nets won and upheld the throne Of the
usurper, The startling incident here
described was witnessed by the nara
tor OF the story General Segur at the
time (lS0b) an aid e-camp Of the new
ly fledged emperor. Says Segur,
ION the march toward Vienna Napo-
leon was galloping past q column OF
light artillery when, some 20 steps be-
fore him, he saw an artillery man raise
I'm threatening way his head, which at
the same instant was almost wholly
Topped off by his captain with a furious
blow Of the saber. The head OF the
poor wretch hung for an Instant on his
shoulders and then fell upon the
ground, amid n torrent OF blood, At
this frightful spectacle Napoleon turned
pale and, rushing forward, cried, What
have you done there, captain My
duty. rejolned the officer rudely, and
until ] am killed by one Of my soldiers
he added haughtily, looking them IN
the face, L viii serve In the same way
those who fail to obey their captain
The emperor, struck with the mans en-
ergy. remained an instant dumb, but
presently, mastering his emotion, re-
sumed In n firm voice II such is the
case you have done well. You are Il
brave officer. You understand your du-
~. That Is how / want to be served
GEORGE L. KILMER,
Next weeks letter will be on the
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