The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14

to behold. Her hands arc miraculous.
She is very gentle and very cultured.
When she married Giovanni Iatrizi
his father. Francesca. was still TIC
head Of the family. The son could
own no property during the fathers
lifetime. and the married children came
home to live. fortunately C%uncgonda
Immediately understood and loved her
mothcr-in-law. tn" Mnrrhcsa Ioizih'
Of whom there Is II delightful aud
speaking portrait IN the volume. Gu
ucgond, brought an exceptionally
large duwry TO her husbands family.
hut according to the manner OF ~"
times sh" was allowed only seven
hundred dollars n year for herself. the
rest being administered for the gen
cral benefit. ~tuncgonda and Giovanni
had three sons. Navi"r. constantine
and filippo. 1t was the first and the
third Of these whu were demanded 10y
Napoleon for his golden levy No
polcon's most cherished design was IT,
possess the rising generation I'm lta|N
ana denatiunalizc II. For this purpose
he directed that II ccnsus he tak"n
of all the nobl" families with statistics
rs to Incomes and the number, nain"s
and ag.s of all male children. Those
who were crown ~ were drafted into
tho Gard" inI"rialc or employed III
offices at court. All the younger ones
wcr" to IL, sent to the military schools
n France and trained for service
in the army at the expense of their
parents. though these were required
to rcnouncc all authority over their
children aud an right of nterfcren,"
in their education. Giovanni tatrizi
received an intimation that he had
been 'graciously nominated to the
homer Of serving at the feet Of his
Imperial Majesty in the Imperial
Guard. This honor was refused, and
the next attention from Napoleon Il"
the patrizi family was the ~deinand'for
two Of their sons TO lc sent imm"-
diatclv to the military school OF Ia
Il"ch". near Paris. u was not tl"
habit Of tho Roman mobiles to send
their ON away from home for their
education. This was usually carried
un Icy private tutors under tho watch
ful eyes of the parents. Tho wliulc
record Of the pntriai family contained
in This Interesting volume has to do
with the rCsistanc" uf Napolcon'S order
: and with Napolcon'S uutiriur personal
persecution OF the family in cons'-
uucurc.
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> muoin'"
! VIII This cry of pain Giovanni
I'atriIi began IT," writing Of his
s memoirs. II an declare from my "
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4 latrIZls cEdeuvOr"d by Nariels means
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IL cha. where nc waS imprisoned. TH'
letters f Giovanni! and C~unsgouda al
this time are Very beautiful: full ni
fni,h and courage and dlur,l.ss re.
t.,,nno :, ,h,i, Grant Tho r,rt.u,
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