The Washington herald., 1914-04-19
By JAMES MORGAN

I sounds Plus invocation. -vfyat I'm,
perator in eternum-"
streets of the city. the imperial process
sion reached the gates of the TuileriesI
So In the evening. the diamond studded
crowns OF Napoleon and Josephine spark
| ling in the light Of the flaming torches
that ShOne on their carriage OF gold
| The palace was afame with colored lights
, and the gardens brilliant with blazing
ohelisks, triumphal arches and nlurui-
mated trees.
Napoleon, though thrilled with the
pleasure OF success. was more wearief
| in the field of battle. on. OF with these
confounded trappings.'' he cried. as he
commanded his attendants to relieve him
| OF his eighty-pound mantle and all his
splendid harness: Il never passed such
uncomfortable hours in my life" BUT
he would not let josephine take OF her
crown. she must cine in it. she be-
Great pomp filled the succeeding
Gays and nights. with their festivals
and paTades Standing on a balcony
ed Serpeant one evening, and il sped
along wire across the Seine. where
It SET on a pyrotechnical display. rep
An enormous balloon rose from beside
| Notre Dame, surmounted by a fiery
! crown: and sailed away over France.
| R0me-the ancient seat of empire
where II fell in one of the lovely sub
urban lakes. 1t was but the herald OF
INapoleon,s coming in the spring to be
crowned King of Italy. For the PresI-
dency of the Cisslpine republic, which
| he still held. did not Comport with his
imperial dignity.
Back to Brienne.
Almost the first journey he made
was to Brienne. whittier he returned
I after an absence of less than twenty
wears. lie wen: in the simple pride OF
! ANY young man, who. having scored a
Success in life-been taken into the
Ilongs to air his new honors before the
scnfrers and doubters in his boyhood
village. He was impatient to show
Brienn" his crown.
We have already been witnesses OF
his only other "n'ry into the town,
when. as a friendleSs ten-year-old
| CorSican he stepped down from a rus
tie cart and passed through the door
! OF the MimIn friars. Now he came
with his heralds and trumpeters be-
for" him. The great chateau that ig-
nored him once, opened its doors wide
/ to welcome him. while the scion Of the
naughty old counts of Brienne humbly
knelt before him at the castle gate.
Next he went to MarengO 10 show
Josephine the field whereon he won
his crown. lie carried with him the
old uniform he wore on the battle
review Of 1000 troops which he had
assembled for the occasion
The Iron Crown.
Al his appearance in Milan. to be
crowned King of Italy the Milaness'
outdid the Parisians at his French
coronation. No recollection OF heavy
sacrifices in a great revolution for the
over hrow Of a monarchy cast its
shadow upon the Italians while they
rrjoicPd al the setting up OF a new
sovereign an Italian like themselves
To grace the brow Of the new King
of Italy the famous crown of the
LOmhardS was brought forth. that pre-
CiOus heirloom Of the ages. which is
50 JealOusly guarded behind no less
than six locks in a casket with doors
canopy in the cathedral of the royal
Town of MOnza. few miles out of Mi
Ian. There curious pilgrims may
mount a platform and look down upon
the rude COrOnet of the LOngbea rdS.
all gold and gems except for a slender
says was made from a nail of the
Savior's crucifXion. II was not in
that simple old church of MOnza, how
ever. that Napoleon was consecrated.,
bat with all pomp in the beautiful
athedral of Milan. from whose noble
altar he took the iron crown TO place
il upon his head with his own hands.
So pleased was he with his per-
formancc in that las scene of his
great spectacular drama that he eX-
claimed on returning 10 the palace.
Well. did you see the ceremony? Did
Won hear what | said when ! placed
the crown on nv head And he lift
cd his voice in imitation of the tones
that had runG through the cathedral.
Cod has given il to me. Woe to him
who shall touch IT."
(CoWrsht. lsl5-H. BY James Morgsn4