The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14

n1ted INTO the very heavens. AT once
he writes her:
How shall ever atone! How shall
I ever atone for all my hard thoughts
Of you? You were i'll and l accused you
Of lingering in Paris! Forgive me, my
beloved. My passion robs me OF my
reason. and I shall never recover 1t.
A child as sweet as its mother
is soon to lie in your arms! Oh. to be
with you for but one day."
BY the same post he sends long
letter to Joseph. entreating the brother
to let him know how Josephine IL and
whether she IL better and can safely
undertake the journey to him. II long
unspea kably to have her with me-" he
cries out in the letter. II want to see
her, to hold her In my arms. ! love
her so madly / cannot live without her.
oh. my good brother. ! rely on you
See that my messenger remains no
more than six hours in Paris and send
him back with new life to me-"
Still Josephine does not come. He
cannot leave the army but in one way,
and that is 10y reslgning as COM
mander. This he threatens to do, at
once returning to Paris IL his wife de-
lays longer. And Josephine, a little
frightened at his sudden change in at
titude. dares not trifle any longer es-
pecially as Joseph Bonaparte sees her
going out constantly into society. re-
CARELESS of late hours, and showing no
fatigue whatever.
There is one farewell supper at the
Luxembourg, where the wife Of the tri-
umphing commander in chief is central
figure: and then after final prepara-
lions she entered a carriage. throwing
herself back into its cushions while
tears rained down her cheeks and sobs
shook her frame because OF the sublime
sacrifice she was making to please her
husbands fancy. on the Journey she
was accompanied by her pet dog For
tune. a maid and by Joseph. Junot and
handsome young man. NJ Hippolyte
Charles, aide de-camp to Adjt. Gen.
Leclerc.
The journeys tediousness was lessened
by the gayety and attentions of NJ.
Charles. The travellers arrived at
Milan and found that Gen. Bonaparte
had pushed on from the city to meet
the advance OF Wurmser's army. He
sent implorng messages to his wife.
urging her TO journey further and meet
her more strongly, and there she tar
ried until her husband appeared He
could stay away from his command
only two days and then FASTENED again
to the front. Even then. when every
thing looked dark. the young husband
found time to write constantly and in
the most endearing terms to Josephine.
Finally BonG parties suspicious regard
ing the fla SGin1ftpD
were raised to such point that his
arrest was ordered on charge of deal
ing with army contractors. and he went
back to Paris.
When finally Bonaparte himself
started for Paris there to be received
with acclaim seldom to be equalled
with honors showered upon him,
Josephine did not care to accompany
him. She had fancy to see Rome, she
said, and foolishly threw away the
glories of his journey through Italy
and Switzerland and the chance Of
sweeping into Paris beside the man
whose name and fame rang from one
end OF the nation to the other
The married life thus commenced
lasted for thirteen years. when II was
broken by a decree Of divorce. The
pitiful details of the divorce are familiar
to every one. For years Josephine had
been in terror Of 1t. Some day 1t must
come, and the blow fell as she had
known it would.
Napoleon's marriage with Maria
Louisa was more than satisfactory to
his ambitious plans for the future. And
to him the future meant the perpetual
ton Of the dynasty he intended to
found. To found 1t he must have a
son. Furthermore. that son must have
in his veins kingly blood which could
not be questioned. Therefore it was in
cumbent upon Napoleon to contract