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The LOVE LETTERS Of NAPOLEON . WARE LOUISE la

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
The Allies Plead for Peace
MA BONNIE AMIE, You
AVA have sent me a very
beautiful swe etmeat-bOX,
with the portrait of the
King Of Rome 1T prayers.
| want you to have it en-
graved with the caption: |
BEG GOD TO SAVE MY
FATHER AND FRANCE.
This little engraving is so
interesting that it will
please everybody. | am
sending you MOrtemart
with 10 flags captured from
the Russians, the Prussians
and the Austrians. My
health is good. The En-
perOrs of Russia and Aus
tria, and the King of Prus-
sia were at Madame's; they
had come there from Braye,
and tn cir headquarters
were to have been at FOn-
tainebleau on the 18th.
They are now making post
haste for TrOye. My troops
have entered NOgent and
Sens. Give a kiss to my
son. keep well and never
doubt all my love.
Nap.
"MOntrau," the 10th, 9
a. m. February, 1S14)
The King of Rome praying to
Cod: the portrait was by Ellie
Thibault, who painted a replica to
serve for the engraving ordered by
Napoleon. Dress him in the uni
form of the National Guard" sug-
gested King Joseph, mixing up in
a matter that did not concern him.
The Emperor had put Marshal
Augereau, Duo de CaStlgiione,
who had borne himself bravely in
Germany, in command of the
army corps at Lyons. Augereau
was to fall on the rear of the
enemy forces and capture their
conveys, either in the Depart
ments along the frOntier-Mont
Blanc Savoy and Amor along
the upper reaches of the Saone.
Augereau was war-weary. Did
he not issue, a few weeks later,
the following proclamation, I'M
fortunate for his reputation: Sol
diers. you are released from your
oaths by the abdication of a man
who after sacrificing millions OF
victims 10 his ruthless ambition,
has not consigned himself to a SOL
dier'S death"
Mon Annie. Have the Duchess de
CastigliOne sent for and tell her to
write to her husband that he
should bestir himself, that he
ought already to have freed Mont
Blanc and the Ain Department,
and diSlOdged the enemy; let her
write to him to that effect, and
urge him to fight well. My health
is good, the weather is very fine,
but that is about all. Adieu mon
amour. Tout a tot. A kiss 20 the
little King.
Nap.
Nogent, 22nd, 9 a. n. February,
1914
NEVERTHELESS, the hour
~ seemed favorable to peace
proposals.
My brother, 1 have entered
Troyes." Napoleon wrote on Feb.
"a. The enemy are deluging me
with proposals for an armiStice.
We may arrange one this morn
ing; but it can not be concluded
except in so far as the Chatillon
negotiations are followed up on
the Frankfort lines"
Such was the Emperor's mood
when he wrote to Marie Louise to
try to encourage Papa Francois
to develop a will of his own, in
stead of being a mere tool of the
allies.
Ma bonnie Louise. The cold
weather here is most painful for
poor soldiers, who are obliged to
be in the saddle night and day.
Your father was at TrOyes, very
dOwncast and rather ill, he did
not see much of the Russians
they do not like him. You had
better write to him complaining
that he does not let you hear from
him. that he has forgotten you,
and that. while serving the inter
ests of his monarchy, he might
help us. that he should be reason
able and have a will of his own
anu nUN Nt AhAC AASAA u
England and Russia. In short,
write him a strong letter COM
mending to him your interests
and those of your son. Tell him
at the same time that we are de-
termined to die rather than agree
to a shameful and unfair peace.
which, moreover, would be bad
policy. for il would not last. Adieu
mon annie. Tout a tot.
NAP.
Troyes, 18th, 2 p. m. February,
IS14)
Troye. 26th. 6 p. m.
February, 1S14.l
Ma bonnie annie. 1 am master
of ChatiIlon- sur Seine. So that
the Congress the Allies intended
10 hold in my country is now I'M
der my police. 1t was through
vainglory that they determined to
hold the Congress in Burgundy.
NV troops are at Bar-sur-Aube,
at Chatillon. at Auxerre. Mar
shall Anger (eau) is marching on
Dion. No armiStice has yet been
n