Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-20

THE FRENCH KING AND HIS SON.

the King of the French. More than forty
years ago he sought an asylum in this
country, an exile from his own, and in great
want. Now he is King over a great nation.
the country from which he was exiled; and
one of his sons the Prince de Joinville. Is
making tour of the north west. and is soon
expected in this city. The following sketch
of the father, from the Savannah Georgian,
will at this time interest the reader:
LouIs PmLMPpE.
Reflections of the most interesting char
acter are suggested by the present visit to
this country of the Prince de Joinville, third
son Of the King of the French. More than
forty years have passed since his father
was here, seeking an asylum from the vio-
lence Of his own countrymen. The life of
Louis Philippe illustrates the extremes of
observation-disclosures penury and suffering;
extreme wealth and grandeur. Descended
from royal line, he was early placed I'M
der the most eminent ntructors. and at the
juvenile age of eighteen, as Duke of Char
tres, took command of the 18th regiment of
dragons, which bore his name. and was
then garrsoned at Vendome. His first SER
vice was in 1902. in the campaign against
Austria; and the battle of Valney was his
first action, in which, as Lieutenant Gene
raj, at the head of twelve battallions of in
fantry, and six squadrons Of cavalry. form
ing the second line of kellerman, he fought
with great bravery; and six days after re-
ceived, as the reward of his valor, the second
command in the new levied troops which the
executive council had ordered to be raised.
He was serving with distinction under
Dumoruies in Flanders, when the Convcn-
ton passed a decree of Punishment against
all the members of the Bourbon family
! The young Duke himself was soon obliged
! to flee, and he sought security in Switzer-
land. Alone, and on foot, the exiIed prince
wandered amidst the mountainous regions
of the A ps, and without resources. living
almost on charity, he was at last compelled,
under feigned name, to devote himself to
teaching for his support, and for eight
months he performed the duties of professor
in the college of Reichenau, instructing
daily in History, Mathematics, and the
French and English languages. This fca-
ture in his history, strikingly cxemplifies
the force and decision of his character
Satisfied that his mother and sister had
found places of safety, he trusted to his
own energies; and, strong in the resources
of his mind. he threw himself upon them.
and the youth Of 81, the Lieutenant Gene
raj in the French Army, prince of the
royal house of Bourbon depended on his
early education for his daily support. 1t
shows how thorough had been that educa-
ton. and how well he had improved his OPP
portunitieS, that when he quilted Reiche-
nau. he received the most honorable testi-
monials Of his learning and ability. The
change was great, but his strong mind was
equal to the vcissitudes. His father, the Duke
of Orleans, having been behcaded in 1893.
the young exile assumed the title Of his de-
ceased parent, and sought refuge in the
North of Europe. After a variety of adj
ventures, interesting, dangerous and ro-
mantle in the extreme, he received from
his mother letter, urging him in the most
touching manner to save himself from the
gathering storm of infuriated France BY
Fastening to America. This was the only
price at which could be purchased the lib
erty of his mother and brothers: who were
confined in prison at Marseiles; and though
it deranged all his plans, and threw him en-
tireIy out of the circle Of European politics
and three thousand miles from his country
he hesitated not to comply with her request
and, Disgusting himself as Dane. he sailed
September "a, 1897. from Hamburg in the
ship America, Ewing. Capt.) for Philadel.
phia. This was the darkest period of his
life. His distracted countrv-his abused
mothcr--his prosecuted family-his MUIR
dered father were behind him; an unknown
land-untried friends-desolate solitude
and threatened indulgence before him.
Treated by the Captain as a runaway Yves
India gambler, employed by passenger a.
an interpreter, and tossed about upon the
sea Of waters and the sea of troubles. he
bore up against all with manliness thai
showed the irmness of his mind and the en-
ergy of his nature.
In October he reached Philadel phia, anc
being Joined in February by his two broth
ers. the Duke of Montpensier and Coun
Beau oliS, who had had tedious passage o
93 days in the Swedish ship Jupiter. from
Marseilles, they took up their residence a
the house of the Spanish Consul, and min
gled in the society of the city. At the in
vitation of Washington. then President
and then temporarily residing at Philadel
phia, the scat of Government. they visite,
him at Mount Vernon, and shared hi
kindly Inequalities. Learning their desir
to travel West, Washington prepared 70
them an itinerary, and furnished them wit
many letters of introduction; and adoptin
the customary mode of travelling on horse
back with saddlebags, they started on thei
Journey. They crossed the Allcghanes t