The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
IS Of NAPOLEON . MARIE LOUISE

the empress, and to find out
whether she prefers to follow the
emperor amid all the hazards Of
his III fortune, or to retire, either
to a state which would be given to
her, or to the court of her father,
together with her SON.
Napoleon, reduced to applying to
a secretary for the decision his
wife will come to! And meanwhile
Metternich was doing his best to
disunite them, to separate them
from each other.
Bausset, whom Napoleon had
intrusted with a letter to be de-
livered to the empress at Orleans,
passed through Fontainebleau,
where he received another from
the emperor:
Ma bonnie annie, l nave received
your letter. Your troubles are all
craven in my heart; they are the
only ones / can not bear. Do try
and live down adversely. This eve
ming, / will send you the arrange
ment that has been made. / am
given the Island of Elba; you and
your son, Parma, PiacenZa and
Guastella. This means 100000
souls and ali income of three or
four millions. You are to have at
least one mansion and beautiful
country Ito live in when you tire
of my Island of Elba and / begin
to bore you, as can but do when
/ am older and you still young.
Metternich is in Paris. / do not
know where your father is. You
should cOntrive to see him on your
way. If you can not have Tuscany
and your fate is settled, ask him
to give you the Principally of
Lucca, MasSa, Cara (ra) and the
EnclaveS, and furthermore for
your principally to have an out
let on the sea. am sending Foul
let to see about all the terms. AS
soon as all is done with, 1 shall GO
to Briard, where you will join me
and we will proceed, via Moulin,
(and) Chamber, to Parma, and
then embark at Spezzia. Aldo
brandini will accompany you dur
ing the journey. / approve of all
the arrangements you are making
for the little King; if Mad (ame)
Lambert? will come, she would
be suitable for bringing him up.
My health is good, my courage
unimpaired, especially if you will
be content with my ill-fOrtune
and if you can still be happy in
sharing it. Adieu, mon annie,
think of you, and your troubles
weigh heavily upon me. Tout
tot. Nan.
FountainebIeau, the 18th, 9 a. M,
april, 1914.
IN the afternoon, on April 18th,
l. Napoleon received a letter from
Marie Louise, which "wrings his
very soul" so precarious does the
Empress's health appear to him.
Mon annie, have just received
your letter of the 18th, this morn
ing. Your anxiety and the state
OF your health wrings my soul.
Tell me whether the plan of 60
ing together to Parma suits you;
you would proceed thence to the
of COrvisart which of these spas
is more likely to agree with you.
BeauSset will deliver this letter:
you will receive another which /
will write to you when l have seen
Caulanicourt, whom l am expect
ing tonight. My health is very
good. am full of courage; why
is yours not like it? 1 would will
1ngly share mine with you. Your
letters are replete with the SeEti-
ments that fill your heart; they
touch me profoundly and comfort
me; / wish could do as much for
you. am having MenevalIe writ
ten to. Adieu, ma bonnie Louise,
my misfortune vexeS me more for
your sake than for mine. Tout
a toll UnSignedO
FOntainebleau, the 18th, Z D. m.
april, 1914.
At the same time-7 p. m-the
Emperor sent his instructions to
Meneval, to whom he had already
written in the morning regarding
the arrangements to be made for
the departure of the Empress. Hus-
band and wife would journey to-
gether to Parma, as slowly as the
Empress'S health might require.
For the Empress, the painful al
tentative was whether to join her
father or her husband. A letter
from Napoleon rendered this alter
native more tragic.
Mon annie, / have received your
letter in reply Ito the one) Foulet
90 delivered to you. 1 am very
much concerned at hearing you
are SO detected and in such bad
health. I hope my ministrations
and the expression of sentiments 1
bear you will do you good and re-
store your health. 1 am expecting
CaulaincOurt. 1 will write you i'm
mediately. They offer to give me
back battalion of my Guard, 100
strong in Provence and thence in
the Island of Elba. We will travel
as slowly as your health requires.
Alden ma hnnnA InuiSa the.