Industry Of Napoleon

Ño victory allured him into a mometit'.s repose - no luxuries tempied him to cease - and no success bounded his impetuous desires. Laboring with nn intensity and ■ rapidity that accomplished the workof; days in honrs, he nevertheless seemed crowded to the very limit of inhuman capacity by the vast plans and endless projects that askeo and received his I lention. In the cabinet he asionished every one by his striking thoughts and indefaiigable industry. The forms and ceremonies ofcouri could not keep his mind, hardly for an hour, from the labor I which he seemed to covet. He allowed himself usually but four or five hours rest, and during his campaign, exhibted I the same almost miraculous nctiviíy of mind. He would diclale to one set of secretarios all day, and afler he had tried ihem out, cali for n second, and keep them on ihe slretch all night, snaiching lut a bvif.f repwe duriügtlie whoiirne. ' His common practice was to rise nt two in the morning, and diclate to hissecretnries for two hours, tlien devote two hours more (o thought alone, then he would tnke a warm bath and dreis for the day. But in a pressufe of business this división of labor and rest was scnttered to tho winds, and he would work all night. With his night gown ! prd around hint, anci asilk hnndltercl'icf tied aboüt h!s head, he would walk backwards nr.d forwards in his appirtmen! frnm dark till daylight, diotating to Caulincourt, or Duroc, or D'Albe, hischief! spcreiary.m his impetuous rmnner.which required the highest exertion to keep! pnce with; whilo Rustnn, his failhful ' Mainelulp,whom he brouirht from Egypt, wasupalso, bringing from time to time, ' a slrong ciipr.f c.ffr'e to refresh him.- Sometinirs nt m:dnigh(, when n!l w.".s ' stiil, this restless spirit would cal! out, "Cflll D'Albe: let evèry one arise:" and then commenred working, nllowing himself no interaiission or repose till sunrise. He has been known to diclate to ihree secreianes at ilie samo time, so rapid were the movements of liis mind, andyetso perfectly under his control. He never deferred business for an hour, but did on the spot whnt then claimed his aitention. Nolhing but the most ironlike conslituiion could h.ive withstood