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The love story Of Napoleon III. and
Eugenies dc hAiontiio- has been called,
by some Erenchmen "the romance Of
an adyentufer and an adyentufeas.s
For though the latter term Is too
harsh to apply lin fits worst sense9 TO,
Eugene. yet Napoleon;I III, merited the
title Of adventurer-and far worse.
When Napoleon the Great (Napo-
leon ~ was crushed and the old Bour.
bon monarchy once more swayed
France, there'was a more or less
strong party that still clamored for
the restoration OF the Bonapartes. M.
poleon's next OF kin. in succession.
was his nephew, Louis Napoleon,
known later as Napoleon ILL.,, and nick.
named by his foes as Napoleon, the
Little."t He was a sensationalist, q
mountebank.. a charlatan. q man whose
word could never be relied, on. Time
and time again, as man. he made
ridiculously useless efforts to per.
suade France to accept him. as its
ruler. He was laughed at as aFfailure
and twice was thrown inlo jail. Later
he escaped to England; where he was
at one time SO poor that he was glad
to accept Job as special policeman.
He crossed TO America, taught school
in New Jersey
an emperor and got into trou.
~ "em Jersey Bile, near Borden.
town, N. j. for shooting farm.
er's little pig, which he mistook
for. a rabbit. AT last he was allowed
to return to France. Elected to the
national assembly he wriggled and
schemed his way to the presidency OF
the French republic. Then, violating
his oath as president and causing his
guards to commit Wholesale; slaughter
he had himself declared emperor, In
1852, under the title Of Napoleon IlL
His empire was built upon tissue of
lies and was soaked in the blood OF
innocent people. 1t could not endure.
Napoleon I'LL, when he looked about
for wife, quickly learned that other
European rulers had no faith in him
or in his empires permanency. For
he could find no princess who would
consent to marry him. It was about
this time that he fell completely under
Eugenie's influence.
Eugenie was the daughter OF an I'm.
poverished Spanish nobleman and a
Scotchwoman. She. grew to be one OF
the most beautiful of women. When
Louis became emperor he met
Eugenie much more = often than
before and speedily found him
self as madly In love with her
as his sluggish, crafty tempera.
ment would permit: But Eugene held
him at arms length. She had no In
tention Of becoming a morganatic wife
like Mrs. Ntzherbert. She meant to
make herself empress.
One day she was leaning from
balcony as the emneror rode mast
Seeing her there and wishing To ioin
her ON the balcony he called ont:
"How can reach youP" !
Through the church. only siren
was the girls laughing retort
Atsanother fine he nlaced a crown
of flowers on her head 81
II would prefer a heavier crown
than this she suggested
AT court she was snubbed right and
left Al length she came 10 tbe, am.
peror in tears declaring sbe co;,Id
endure bIs.courtiera, Insnlts no longer
and that she was going tn leave paris
forever This move brought Nsnolaon
TO terms He asked her to marry him
Eugene well.trained referred him 10
ber' motber for conse1t Th,s consart
n s wOs ~ oh,a,n consent sna
poleou informed his ministry ~ bis
abproachIne marriage IN disgust ,b,s
advisors resigned But bv sneclouS
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