Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
Napoleon,
As Seen by His Associates
BY Captain
++++++++ GEORGE L. KILMER ++s+++*
BY Captain
I++++ GEORGE L. KILMER
Pen Pictures Selected From the Writings
Of Those Who Knew Him Intimately

Recognizing the renewed interest in Napoleon this time,
have arranged for the publication " series Of articles
dealing with his personal side This the centenary of the
important in his life, his accession the throne
of France and the PRONUNCIATION of the (c Napoleon. The
worlds fair this year celebrates the Louisiana purchase, by
which the United States acquired from France 1.l2i,6s5
square miles Of territory for 100000 Napoleon sold it
because he needed the money But of interest the
marvellous character of the himself.
boaster who succeeded, dreamer who wrought marves
conoclast who built upsuch Napoleon Bonaparte
In him produced the violent contradictions yet he
touched nothing that he did not improve John Adams told
Lafayette that the people Of France had understood Ma
poleon. His advent meteoric and followed by
dazzling that the generation which produced him could
comprehend that colossal figure.
Napoleon was boldcst sratcgist and the
magnetic leader of modern times but the
and untirng human working machine known history. He
in politics, in staecraft master in
government and that. rich Prince
Mctternich Austria, Taevrand and Chateaubriand in
France ~ and Fox in England his cotemporaries and
he overoppcd them all.
born nothing, birthrgh in the realm he made
magnificent and ruled magnifccnv As alien adventurer
he stood ing about the kings palace when the red revou
onists forced Louis XVI put the liberty cap. That
the dawn Of the eieu of Terror Two wears later the
age twcnvsix. Napoleon nippe in the bud second
by dcueng the rising sections of Paris With canister At
hirtvive he put on the Grown of Charlcmagnc, his
brothers and sisters became kings and queens and the Of
notares created
mar.hals of the empire His first wife West India
creole his second the daughter Of tic oldest royal house in
Europe
Napoleon the EARNED apostle Of democracy, the
cveor who prepared the way for the golden Of manhood
When he upon the high birth the key honor
and fortune. With his sword he burst the barriers and
opened every the with brains and The
subject of Napoleon treated in this series history
bograpy neither in spirit of culogv condemnation.
Rather the author the question, What Of
wrought these latter day miracles:
Napoleon modern. The centennial Of Lii. beginnings
is Just hand He elected emperor MAY >0i, pro-
claimed emperor before the people Of france in ulv 1904,
and crowned emperor Dec ,, 1904 R lie nod
in person and his spirit dominated France for half century
longer \ natural son born him died only generation ago
in 1881 daughter of his brother Jerome died in January
of this year, and grandson Of his sweetheart and Of his
stcpalghtc IIortenc dc cauharnai, rcigns the
throne Of Sweden and Norway.
The study of Napolcons personality presented in this
series is new: has before been possible. Authentic
annals of his have been sealed book in France and
the world large, This alone proves how far reaching and
moscrfu his influence. Long since dead. he is still
vital force
Above all is the human side Of this extraordinary man
theme Of absorbing ntcresths looks and everyday manner,
his unique fashions in dress his peculiar traits and habits hi
hmor and temper his early loves his relations with his solo
dors and with the ROYALTY about him. his largeness of in
telcc his pcnesses and foes his exaustc-s energies of
mind and body his views of himself his strange marriage
aud romantic divorce. his gaantrics among
All this i. laid bare in the plain, blunt language of
and who knew him close The pens of
Naoeo associates tell the story. The author has cleaned
the from their memoirs illustrate the fascinating topics
outlined above. 1
If Iourricnnc, Meneval, Fouche any Of the writers
quoted in these articles living and would tell
the platform what he has committed paper he wou
draw such audiences have been in this country.
Nu read the sharpest things they said about Napoleon
the columns of next issue.