The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-03
Trb;s Child held in his hand . large aleetso of
nauer, which he frequently raised up towards
the king Of Rome, rs if DESTROYS to attr,et..h his

Trb;s child held in his hand . large a,eets Of
naner, which he frequently raised up towards
Ike king Of Rome, rs if DESTROYS to attrset,h bis
Sssa,,4 ~ tJl9lzaa tgNs ~ MI n M .
why y that little boy Iii
b l,io4l injured the king Of Iii H..
H,Probabk because he Saler.
Her pupil ring Nd,
her little boys DYED meN IL NV
md orphan ofah Z !; T. tfh-s1ss % "a
ssseunds set
ssolis' s Sht
wishet The king of13 70
thai q nn;aht & Z u more succesI
p s aat through any saNber ehan .'ss ooite moved
shs mistaken. Thalittlekilg VI e hss own age
hs the appearance of o emo IL tanb The nefi.
Who looked so unhappy, ~ rs iis father Vas
tioni, and put IT .careSsosld not speak to. him
ont hunting, and he, 49, y
on that day; @ was quite impatient to
v The neXs IVY apartment. Here, papa
\ reach the lion from a little boy who
black. His papa was killed
as poor mamma wants o pension
very poor, and looks so un-
y said the Emperor, smj IS he
drew y towards him " so yo1 ans
away Is already! Diab arc be
ginnN M. Come, let us4ee WIG is YOU
pro .au ALL j.
'Nge ~widoWSs&aim proved to be q valid one
Y ana5YouM doubtless have heen recognized al
i IRE vi, thapkst to the king Of Roinea
4sat for her pension was
.Ssf.on the very same day together
amount Of a years pension added tc
iii gaer. Tt may be that the W sad hel
IN lie vet alive, and remember with gratitude
tha boyish interest Of the little king, as well as
the pro Vt assistance Of his imperial father.
Nc4 perhaps, was Napoleon's paternal
heart Are full Of pride and hope than when
aapon q later occasion, he presented ms son U
the array at o grand reviewssnssthe champ d'
Mars. Ills countenapesd incr with happlnes
as he witnessed Z aas'n OF big troops
and heard their shouts of delight. Inc VI.
Guards especially, " the %srayest Of the brave
were almost delirious With Joy on seeing tn
king Of Rome in the Aarms OF their beioye'
Ehiief and emperor.
.sNas he afraid y inquired Maria Louis'
afterwards of her husband. 1 sF' '
"Afraid /! no indeed he knew very well tina
he was in the midst Of his fathers friends"
After the review, Napoleon spoke for com
time which Nj. Fontane about the palace WI =
he proposed building for the king OF Rene
opposite to the Ecole Militairc and the Cham
DE- Ma lie talkeA also Of Rome to NJ
Ft sane, who was 4rue artist, and urde
stoe the subject Napoleon exprcsse
his u Aret at ne9 Having re he'd the gate
Of this queeny city-he whose name was 8
closelyNsidentiied with that of Italy. But
will &4edly go there some day or other,
ID he to NJ. Fontane q for it is the city
tie king
v soon these suniit visions of future hal
faded away into gloom and darkncs
not within our province to tell. 1t r
for us here only to say, that when Il
king found himself uncrownod, expatri
forgotten or despised by many who ha
Jnce, been scrvile in their adulation, there We
two hearts at least which beat for him
fondly and as truly as in the pallny days
his early childhood. Still vas be the idol
his exiled father and still was be surroundt
by the tender care of Madame de Montesquie
who, abandoning for his ,Nlse her country, h
family, her friends, acco Janied the Duke
Reichstadt to an ungeniM land, where she q
voted herself as assiduously to his edtfati'
and happiness as if he still bore upon his bro
the crown of imperial Rome, and still was t
worldAonored heir Of Napoleon the Great.