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passed.
King Louis.
The Revolution had expelled the Houss
Of Orange from Holland and set up the
Batavian republic in the Netherlands
When Napoleon prepared to remove thi,
border. he held the crown of Holland oveI
Louis head. whereat his younger broth.
or protested Indignantly against such q
degradation from the rank Of q prince
was too damp and the climate would not
agree with himi But Napoleon fairly
smashed the crown on his head, telling
him, TT Is better to die on q throne
than live q mere prince"
This Bonaparte was of a morose but
mild nature and perhaps the most seri-
Gus minded of the brothers. He ascend
ed his throne with a real ambition to
serve the interests Of the people over
and won a measure Of public respect. But
with the failing of his family, the lack
Of sense Of humor. he fiattered himself
that he was q real king. He could not
understand that the people Of Holland
were IT not for Napoleon. his creator.
who had crowned him only as q servant
Of the empire.
The Emperor was impatient with Louis
defiant attitude toward France. "A
Frenchman has the same effect on you. 50
he wrote the King of Holland, "as water
on q man with hydrophobia," while Nine
Mere sighed, Poor Louisi He has be-
gan to organize his little kingdom on i'm
periai lines and to appoint field mar
shals for its toy army, the Emperor be-
sought him, For Gods sake, do not
make yourself ridicuiousP.
In his evaporation with this most
high principled of his brothers. he nearly
paid him a compliment when he said,
Louis caused me more Inconvenience by
his apparent virtues than Lucisn by his
faults"
The Uncrowned Llcien.
As for Lucien. he could not be coaxed
or driven to sit uron q thone. At one
time Napoleon thought Of snatching the
Braeanza King and conferring It on his
headstrong brother. Finally he SUM
moned the exile into his presehce at Man
tua For six hours the brothers .strove
marry Lucien's daughter to the heir to
the Spanish throne and to find crown
somewhere for Luciep himself, IL he
would only divorce his second wife.
But the Emperor was not facing Q
Jerome across that table in the Mantuan
palace of Isabella d'Este. On the con-
trary Lucien stood unfiinchingly By his
resolution: "A title that ! could not
share with the mother Of my children
would be q fatal gift that would poison
all my life" In loyalty to his wife he
turned his back on crowns and thrones
and returned to the papal states to settle
down In castle. which carried the title
of Prince Of Canino and which, sad to
say. he had pursued with the fll-rotten
wealth resulting from his peculations un-
der the consulate.
Jerome, the only obedient member of
the family. had no virtues. real or appar-
ent. with which to annoy the Emperor.
But when he was enthrpned as King OF
Westphalia his regal magnincence and
royal vices troubled his brother quite as
much, while he was as hopelessly incom-
petent as any hereditary prince wen
Having failed to make q naval hero Of
him, the Emperor tried him out q 4 Ren-
eral In the Prussian campaign Of l6os-7.
placing nm over diBtin guished gonerala.
He who had taken . long and wearisome
course in the school Of experiences and
been disciplined IN obedience by stern
poverty and . hard apprenticeship IN he
army. hattered himself now that he
could lay out royal read for his younr
brother.
But Jerome was no more eIorious on
land than he had been on the SEA. very
naturally showing . marked preference
for palaces rather than hardships He
therefore. let his seasoned generals and
soldiers do the campaigning. snd only
insisted on taking Tor himself tne honors
and enjoyment Of making triumphant