The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
The Imperial Family of France,

The Paris correspondent Of the Now York
Herald, who was rocontly blessed with q
sight Of tho imperial family Of France, de-
scribod tbom as follows: First came tho
Prince Imperial--Napoloon Eugene Louis
is Jean Josoph-the youngstcr, who, If moth
ing happens, will some day ascend the i'm
peral throne of France. llo was standing
up, as he almost always is, when riding, and
looking out of the carriage window, appa.
rently in high glee, at seeing such throng
Of carriages and people. He is apretty blue
oved boy, and will be four years old on the
10th of March His goveradnte and nurse
always ride With him. He is said to DO a
very bright boy, and always able to con-
verse quito fluently in English and Spanish.
His mother, it is said, in her hours of family
retirement, oftcu addresses him in her na-
tive Castlian, while the Emperor delights to
talk English with him. His govcrnaate. of
course, drills him in French, so that tho &C.
qusiti on of three languages is no very difli-
cult task for him.
Driving pair OF splendid bays attached
to box wagon. with the reirs in his own
hands, and handling them as though'hc was
accustomed to i, t,without any outrldes, oquo-
RIGS or guards, the Emperor Napoleon came
along the avenue. He was dressed with a
black overcoat and hat which was fash
ion of his own. The points of his mousiacbo
looked particularly sharp, and his imperial
as though 1t had just como from tho bar
Der. 1t required a steady hand and quick
oye to guido those dashrg horses through
the immense throng of vehicles of every
description which filled the avenue, partic.
ularly as tho driver, while keeping one eye
upon tho steeds, was obliged with the other
to acknowledge tho salutations which he re.
ceived on!cvery side,and he kept CONTINUAL
bowling. / consider mysolfa tolerably good
Democrat, but took my bat entirely from
my head as no passed. A great man is he
-he has been successful, and cant, as pseu-
do philosophers may about it, success is the
true measure of great men, after all. The
Buputur gives yot, signs of ago (he
will be fifty-two on the Goth of April next, :,
but looks as fresh and young, | think, as al
the time saw him, five years ago, before he
had the whole weight of Europe upon his
shoulders, and tho Popo "down on him."
! A short distance behind him came the
Empress in an open carriage, with outsi
ders. She was dressed very plainly but with
scrupulous nealness, bowing to everybody
and moving her lips to the form of wha
seemed to mo Bon jour" She had fadot
very much within even the last year. an,
there is no doubt that tho pcrplcxing con
dition of European affairs has objected he
physically, evon more than it has tho EN-
peror. She will bo thirty-four on the 5tl
of May next, and it is ono of the on dts tha
she is in the same interesting condition, tina
four years ago, led her to hide her iucreas
ing figure beneath mass of crinoIine. Sh
is good and kind hearted. A few days sine
she sent a nice. nowly invented bed anr
mattress, intended for invaids, to an office
who was wounded at SoIferino, with he
personsl hopes and wishes for his spec d.
recovery.