Litchfield enquirer., 1858-01-14

ms nIantlne cafreSSeS. Madame Mafcnauo left Vienna at the same time with Maria Louisa and after tliis M. Foresti his tutor, slept in the Dukes room at night.
 The first morning M. Foresti, dreaded the chd's outburst of grief when he should wake and find his affectionate nurse gone. But the instant his infant eyes opened, and he remem- bered the change in the household he spoke without hesitation and with perfect tranquility saying, |" M Foresti, wish to rise 1"
 So great was his love of truth, that he could not endure even to read books of fiction, aud one of his tutors endeavored to imbue him with taste for this style of literature, by re sorting to the pages of Robinson Crusoe. The manner in which this design was brought about was curious and original.
 There is a dark, secluded spot near the heights of Schonbrunn, on the right of the el- egant shade of La Gloriette. It is at the slsf of gloomy avenue of trees. where the deep woods entirely exclude all prospect of Vienna and the outer world. A small Tyrolese pavil- ion is here erected, after the Swiss fashicn.
 To this wild spot the tutor, NJ. Collin, often came with the young dnke, and here he relat- ed to him the story of Robinson Crusoe The child's quick intellect was excited the wild grandeur of the scene completed the work. M. Collin suggested that they should construct tie necessary tools and implements that he would need, were he in the place of Crusoe, The boy performed this task with surprising readiness and ingenuity, and tutor and pupil together excavated a rude cavern in the hills, to realize their idea of Defoes desert retreat The little utensils above alluded to have been collec ed and placed in the Tyrolese pavilion, which is still called by the pathetic name of "the house of the Duke of Reichstadt" During the progress of his early education his tutors were for some time much puzzled by his earnest curiosity respecting his illustrious father-where he was, how he fell, &c. Eva sive answers were vain to satisfy his curiosity, and M Forest describes the effect upon his governors, as species of torture At length the Emperor of Austria was consulted on the subject He directed that the child should be told of the entire circumstances of the case, as sooner or later he must know all. Truth" said Francis, should be the basis of the edu- cation of the prince answer all his questions freely"
 This was done, and at first the young prince overwhelmed his tutors with his eager inquiries and displayed marvellous plentitude of ideas upon the subject. He was answered openly a candidly, and soon seemed to be satisfied with the information given. Ever after he was calm and reserved on that point as on all others, never being heard to express solitary syllable of regret. Later in life, it was evi- dent that he was fully aware of the mistakes into which his father had unguardedly fallen, but he never at any time alluded to them.
 M. de Forest, who was one of the favorite governors of the little prince, had Oh one oc- casion, during his earlier career, been taken prisoner by the French, and on being sent to their headquarters, received rather unfeeling ane harsh treatment from the Emperor Napo. leon, then in the full zenith of his glory
 When the news of the lonely death of St. Helena's mighty captive was brought to Wien. na by couriers, Count Detrichstein, the head governor, happened to be absent, and the task of communicating the melancholy intelligence to the young prince. then about ten years old but far more aged in the ca lendar of mind, de volved upon Foresti. It was on the 22d of Suly. at Schonbrunn, that the tutor, with the utmost delicacy and consideration, broke to him the sorrowful tdings of his misfortune. It is singular coincidence that on the same day (22d July, 1832) and in the same place, eleven years afterwards, the prince met his own pre- mature doom.
 The child was much affected and wept bit tcrly, and for some days heavy cloud of sad ness settled upon his young life, M. de For esti," said he one day to his tutor to whom he was tenderly attached, 'my father little thought that you would be the person from whom l should receive such kindness and affection when he died !"
 No efforts were spared on the education of the young prince and he displayed the most tireless energy and brilliant talent. His acqui- sitions in history. chronology and travel are said to have been immense. The classics, how ever, did not prove so favorite a pursuit as his military studies to these latter the boy devoted himself with extreme ardor. He passed regularly through every rank from pri- vate upwards learning their minutest details.
 In his rank of private soldier, when mere boy, he used to stand sentinel at the apart nents of the emperor Francis his grandfather. Whenever masculine member of the court happened to pass, he presented arms according to form, with dignifed gravity, but never to a woman. When rallied on this habit his re- ply was full of genuine French livelincss. " l am ready, be replied, to present to the ladies every thing but my arms ?"
 His deference to all distinctions of military rank was extreme. One day when dining with the emperor, on some public occasion he left his place of honor among the archdukes to sit at the lower end of the table. The rea- son was inquired and he returned gravely, l see generals here they ought to precede me
 At fete one day, the empress desired him to sit with the ladies. He declined with dig nity. My place is among men ]" was his TO. ply, not unworthy of his great father in It's brief hauteur'
 A gentleman who visited Vienna about this time, and who had the good fortune to possess letter of intro duction to M. Foresti, gives the following Interesting account of an inter- lcalled oa II, Toses.! st ths ssung dukes