The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
NAPOLEON ANECDOTES.

NhIU1LON hNGObOlGos
while I was at the military school I
tried. I don't know how many times,
to overcome the vertigo caused by
Waiting without being able to succeed.
our dancing master had advised M
when practising to take a chair IN our
arms instead OF a lady. I never failed
to fall down with the chair, which
Rugged 80 affectionately as to break il.
The chairs in my room and those Of two
or three OF my comrades disappeared
one after another."-Un Unidentified cNp-
ping from a scrdpbook.
While We were spending our time In .
rather vagabond manner the Goth Of
June arrived. We met by appointment
at restaurateurs in the Rue 81.
Honore, near the Palais Royal to take
one OF our daily rambles on going out
we saw a mob approaching in tho direc-
tion OF the market, which Bonaparts
estimated OF five or six thousand men.
They were a rabble of blackguards
ludicrously armed with weapons ~
they proceeded rapidly toward tn.
Tuileries. vocferating all kinds of gross
abuse. IL was collection OF all that
was vilest arr bawdiest in the purieus
OF Paris
Let us follow the mob" said Bona
parte.
We got the start OF them and took
up our station on the terrace along tho
river. II was there that he Witnessed
the scandalous scenes which took place,
and II would be difficult 10 describe the
surprise and Indignation which they OK
cited in him. When the King showed
himself at the windows overlooking the
garden with the red cap which one Of
the mob had put on his head he could
no longer repress his Indignation
What stupidity" he loudly exclaimed
why have they let in all that rabble?
They should knock off 400 or 500 NJ
them with the cannon: the rest would
take themselves Off fast enough"
When we sat down to dinner. which
7 paid for. as I generally did, for was
tho richer or the two. he spoke Of moth
ing but the scene We had witnessed
He discussed with great good sense the
causes and consequences OF this unre-
pressed instruction. He foresaw and
developed with sagacity all that would
follow. He was not mistaken -
Memoir Of Napoleon Bondpuytc, Louis
Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne.
II is somewhat remarkable that the
first shell fired at Toulon was by the
hand OF Bonapartc, and that it fell upon
and entirely destroyed the very houss
where he and his family had resided
during the short time they inhabited
tho town after their removal from Cor
sica. 1t was a hotel kept by the foster
sister of his mother the daughter Of
her nurse. The husband OF the unfOr-
tunate woman was killed in the e1-
| plosion. The Napoleon Anecdotes,
edited 10y w. H. Ireland.
Just before his marriage Napoleon re-
ceved the appointment OF Commander
in Chief OF the Army OF Italy; he was
| then IS. You are rather young" sad
one OF the directors. "to assume re-
sponsibillty so weighty and to take COM
mand over veterans generals"
| ain one year." Napoleon replied, -
shall be old or dead"
] I'VE can place YOU in command Of
men only" said Carnot, "for tho troops
tare in need of everything and we can
furnish YOU with no money TO provide
supplies"
GIVE me only men enough" Ma
poleon answered, and ! ask for nothing
more; will be answerable for the re-
sult."--Tdble TAR and Opinions Of Ne
polcor Buonopdrtc.
| The bride gave her ase as thrss
Iyears younger than she actually was
and Bonaparte. with a galiantry that
under the circumstances was TO be
commended, had himself registered ons
year older than his real hge. so a. ID
make the disparity appear less notice.
able.
The wedding was without ceremony;
a pair OF peasants could not have had
one simpler. There were M
groomsmen, nor bridesmaids: only IN.
subscribing witnesses attended.
Josephine signed her name to tn,
record as Detascher. ignoring Beau
harnais altogether, while the sroon
wrote Bonaparte instead Of Buona
parte.--Ndpoleon and tho End Of tn,
French Revolution. Charles F. Warwick
At the FIRST interview between Napo
leon and the veteran generals whom
he was to command Rampon undertook
to give the young commander som,
advice. Napoleon. who was tmpatisn
OF advice. exclaimed:
Gentlemen, tho art OF war In in ID
infancy. The time has passed in whicl
enemies are mutually TO appoint In,
place OF combat, advance hat in hand
and say:
Gentlemen, will you have tho soed
ness to fire? '"--TGble TER and optrior.
Of Napoleon Buondp1yte.
After the passage OF the Mtncie IA
! Valeggiol, Napoleon having concerto,
all his plans and pursued the enemy I,
every direction, entered a castle on tn
left bank OF tho river. He was trouble,
with headache and used O. foot bath.
! A large detachment OF the enemy
in great confusion. arrived, havinI
assembled tho river as far as the castle
Napoleon was there and only q few
persons were with him; tho sentinel o,