But nothing could their fury quell, For women, men, and children fell! Now, owing to this revolution, Was formed another Constitution; Nap this assembly went to meet, And laid his _trophies_ at their feet: These trophies were _eight thousand carcases_, Among the wounds, too, many a mark was his. A _second_ victory like this, Was to Barras extatic bliss. And Nap, for bravery extoll’d, No longer a blackguard was called; But as a hero now regarded, Was amply by Barras rewarded. In this life there is many a change, As unexpected and as strange: Then let us hope that this day’s sorrow May be tranquillity to-morrow: For, mark you how our hero rose, Who wanted money, shoes, and clothes; All those he had--and, what is more, His garret chang’d for a first floor; And such, too, was his happy lot, That he a place for Lucien got; Who, after this notorious slaughter, Had married an innkeeper’s daughter. This is the satirist’s account of the revolt of the Sections, and Bonaparte’s part therein. When applied to, he accepted the command, but declared that he must act untrammelled, and not like Menon, who failed through having three representatives of the people to counsel him. This was agreed to, and Barras was chosen chief, with Napoleon under him. The insurgents numbered some 40,000, the troops but 7,000; and such was the moderation of the latter, that when the insurrection was quelled, there were but seventy or eighty of the people killed, and between three and four hundred wounded. He was then made General of the Interior, and consequently Governor of Paris, and this position led him more into society. It is now that we come to a great epoch in his life, his meeting with Josephine, which came about in a somewhat singular manner. At one of his levées, a boy of twelve years, or so, called upon him. The lad was Eugène de Beauharnais, son of a general of the Republic, who was executed a few days before the death of Robespierre, and his errand was to petition Napoleon that his father’s sword might be given to him. To quote Napoleon’s own words, ‘I was so touched by this affectionate request, that I ordered it to be given to him. On seeing the sword he burst into tears: I felt so affected by his conduct, that I noticed and praised him much. A few days afterwards, his mother came to return me a visit of thanks; I was struck with her appearance, and still more with her _esprit_.’ He was always meeting her in society, especially at Barras’s house; and this intimacy, ripening into affection, brought about their marriage. The following series of eight plates, illustrating her life, were drawn by Woodward. [Illustration: A PLANTER’S DAUGHTER.] [Illustration: A FRENCH COUNTESS.]