The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-03
"woman, pon. caIl Me N.ppie! c.Il Me Emperor"

tugs before a broken-down fiacre. Bar ras, I'm off you for life for trying to work off little gink like that on mel
 Hesitate, heed and hist, little larva blossom,' spoke Barras, but if should make him for you, commander in chief of the while Italian army
 Josephine reflected.
 Now, Barras. that's different. When did you say youd bring him round9'
 Napoleon had been tipped off on his end of the wire. In spite of the in. sistence with which he echoed the battle cry of the reds, he longed to be of that very autocracy that he was crying down The next best thing would be to marry into a family noble--yet not too noble, because that would have queered his game with the labor party. He knew Josephine was older than he, and that he would be taking a ready-made family, but he figured that at least his ste,- children would be of noble birth. He called on the widow Josephine.
 "Madame,' he said deliberately, they have told me that one might ignite a cigarette by the light of your smile, but I feel that I could ignite the world with your smile to light my path!''
 "Oh, Nappie, you sure have got cute line," sighed the widow. Take me for yourn."
 They were married in 17s6. and two days later Napoleon left to take com mand of the revolutionary forces gath cred on the Italian front, leaving Jose phine war bride.
 NAPOLEON GETS
 A PROMOTION
 After the revolution in France, party after party sprang up. only to be for gotten in the excitement of new flock of propaganda, and a new party. Just as Kerensky was plotted out by the rise of Lenine and Trotzky, so Marat and Robespierre gave place to Talleyrand Barras and Narbonne.
 The French revolution spread and ad- yanced upon the world, subjugating all countries because of their fanatical be- , lief that they were getting somewhere in the freedom line. Napoleon headed the victorious march, and, like Caesar, created himself first consul. Then he let it out gradually that he was toe good to be lost to the republic, and SC he had better make his consulship per manent & | He slipped into Notre Dame one day , when there was a tennis game on te distract the populace, and crowned him. self Emperor. Josephie was crowned
 at the same time. Some of those who had fought, bled and given their all to
 save France from being a monarchy
 had the humor to laugh. Others contin- | ued to idolworship.
 l "As long as there's world there's going to be a price mark" said Napo.
 leon to his worshippers, and the price
 mark Is bigness. The big man is always going to be boss. These poor sheer
 might as well have the right big man to boss them. I'll step over to Milar 1 and be crowned right"
 So over to Milan he stepped and l stabled his horse in a church where ! Leonardo de Vinci had painted his won
 derful masterpiece, "The Last Supper | Napoleon, always fastidious about mil l itarism. decided that white-wash was healthier for horses than oil paintings 1, and ordered the chapel whitewashed to keep germs off his bronchos. The I painting was lost to the world fol years.
 The Iron Crown of Ancient Lom- bardy'' was placed in turn on Napoleon's and then on Josephine's cranium. Ma poleon returned to Paris, all broke out with plans about how to teach new wrinkles to the royalties of Europe. He married Josephines daughter. Hortense