The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18

W heh Napoleon hAd gnof 10 tHNIN ana
when Josephine had purchased Malinni = "a
for 2oUO francs the Captain enjoyed
with her the advantdg ss - that splendid
domicils
From Egypt Napoleon wrote To his
brother Joseph 4 may reach France
in two months or 50. and To YOU ! commit
my Affairs | have grievous domestic
trouble. the veil has heen completely torn
away Nnat wretched condition II thu
To feel IN ones heart 40 many conflicting
emotions in respect Of one and the same
individual You know my meaning
Napoleon was - when he wrote that and
h" had been married To Josephine a little
more than two years On his return to
France he refused Ia see her he per-
sisted IN hl- stern purpose for three days
The friendly Collot eSpostulated: An
France - watching YOU What Are you
going "a max" Of yourself one Of MolIere's
hu Stands YOU There was more and
stronger influence than this Josephine
sat ON the landing outside his locked
door and wept so that he could hear her
She brought her children and they also
wept Napoleon explained To ColIot how
impossible II was for him not 10 capituiate
How could | help IL. Collot.- he said As
she was going down the stairs crying Isaw
Eugene. and there was Hortens- in tears
too cant stand too many tears Collot.
and that's the truth Eugene was with me
in Egypt. YOU know n brave and good boy
and had grown To look on hum as my
adopted sou Hortense - Just making her
entry into ia" world. and every one who
Knows her speaks well Of her | declare
Ia you. Collot, ! was profoundly moved
The Sobs Of thns" poor young things wcr"
too much for me | said To myself. Ought
they 10 he viCtlmizsd for the fault Of their
muth"r' kept Eugvn" wIth m" and Hor-
tens" came hack with h'r mother iSlld
Iollo' They wall H. grateful to Won lee
sure ~ that Saii NapoIeon They
ought tn he. Collpt they ought Ia he they
hav" cost inc enough This. We max"
ont i FROM Bourrienne account
Half the book IL taken up with
Josephine Napoleon j. reported To nav"
sald At Saint Helena that he never was
IA low" except perhaps With Josephine
little For Marie IouIse he had a
sincere affection There was the AFFAIR
with Nine Foures IA Egypt She was
young and pretty. the wife Of an officer
Of reserves. Their. ~ not much about
her, she passed quickly Gras-inI. the
Milan opera singer. seems 10 have been
hardly more important Dark haired.
with strongly marked eyebrows and the
opulent lines Of IN" CantatrIce she turned
ON all men a gar" which seemed frnughi
with dssI,- ~ amorous In"lnation vet
her a't"nt .on~ were most unfaitaringly
"y.ne~r"nt She had no effect IN IN.
young General when he was IN Italy and
slgh,ug for Josephine. She remarked |
upon m" fact later when his t1rty notice ]
had been attracted Then. she said
To- him was IN the full splendor of my |
beauty and my talents There was no
talk II any but myself IN the Nergine dol .
Sol" ! lone drew every eye, Infamed
all hearts Tho youthful General alone
Wa cold VI he alone enthralled me
How strange how seldom found When
really was worth something when all .
Italy WAS AZ my feet and was spurning
her 10 highfown fashion for one Of your
giapo-- ! fa'l.d &" win one and now h4.-
hold YOU b"nd them on me who arm IN.
worthy Of your rams, no longer do .
no = your Cond~@~~nsIon Nh. had
h"r reign m PARIS hut rs 20 her adven-
'ur- with NAPOLEON the artistic 'enpera-
mont and f"minin" lrnp~uousness con
Splr"d to cut u short The First Consul
had no idea 81 lang,uShIng az the singers
feet He soon mad" her understand that
~ The t-'-t -h" WAS to CONSIDER herself
% pAc"d within niche indeed but one
IN v hi"h IA" Was not 10 "VpeCt too frequent
alteration Sh" triumphed a. n queen
II song N England and m Russia
T." QuinCev heard her and was greatly
harmed Her v,Ir. he declared the
richest - con'raltp-, was del ghtfIl 70
ne hevond all | had ever heard Yes
" hav" since heard, ~ ever shall hear
hrrilng was IN" pleasure with which
Utmost always heard thrs angelic Gras-
I'M Sh.v.rrng with expectation | at
shan IA" time drew near FOR her golden
,piphauv: shrv"ring rose from my seat
rcapahl" 81 rest, when that heavenly
md harI ike voice sang it, own victorious
welcome IN IT, ThrSn1uslo But nn de
ighr - hn~leSs This same Gras-tnt-
D. Oulnc"v further said -Uhom once
ldnr"d. aftarward when gorgoI with
-ngl-h gold went N - Paris. and when
heard on what terms she hv.,i with q
nan =" unmagnanimnu- A. Napol'on |
.arne - hat" nor We WISH "" knew
NhdT ' NhFlF~ lsHftt lublEU' ~ her singing
I h" consented T. henr II II - ralat"i
HAT IN" Duk" - Wellington also had =
endsr episode with this singer but We
hall never h"li"v" II Her I.ach was
- brave ~ her VOICE but hardly as do
actabl" She lived 10 b. - and dicd IN
talv m lsjO very we'll IN
Mile George. the ACTRESS. was Napo-
cons beautiful GeorRinA' Her portrait
" iARrene" shows that even in the
,erod Of her beauty she was massive"
Vt the age Of 20 she wrote her memories
" Ia she was Racine's Ciytsnnsstrd.
There was an enormous crowd az this
Geofroy. the critic. wrote
l. seeing Mile George. said to myself.
What surprise that people are sufocated
or 80 superb a woman In her
40" are blended the Rrar~s ~ France
NTH m" regularity and nobility ~ Greece.
n figure she - sister Ia Apollo a. she
nove~ on the banks Of EurotAs surrounded
" h"r nymphs and lifting her head