Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-20

limits of the coasting trades. The new regu-
lations will go into operation on the LIST of
September of the current year. This change
is received here with much satisfaction, though
it is regretted that certain restrictions, with
regard to the coasting trade and the levying
of higher rate of duty on exports and i'm.
ports in foreign bottoms, should have limited
the beneficial action of the relaxations now
first introduced into the colonial system OF the
country.
IMPERIAL GIFT TO AN AUTHOR.
A little work recently published here by
Mile Girard, entitled "The Past, Present, and
Future of Woman" having been sent with a
quantity of new books to the Tuileries, just
before the departure of the court, and happen
ing TO arrest the empress's attention. her maj
esty read it, and was so much pleased with the
views set forth in it that she next morning
commissioned the Duchess de Bassano to look
up the author, ant ascertain what sort of per
son she was. The Duchess accordingly paid
the young lady visit; ascertained that she
was, in all respects, an honorable and estima
Bile person, and reported accordingly TO the
empress, who thereupon sent to Mile. Girard
a magnificent gold watch as mark of appro-
baton and sympathy. On the back OF the
watch, which is OF Swiss make, is engraved
the large plain L, without flourish or ornament
crown, which has been adopted by the empress
Eugene as "her mark" in all cases in which
she confers the honor of a gift as a token of
kindness or of appreciation.
STORY OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
The little Prince Imperial, who is growing
as fast as is the wont of less illustrOus boy.
hood, and who is profiting by the relaxation
of etiquette in which his parents are luxurat-
ing, wandered out the other day, beyond the
reserved portion of the park at Fontainebleau,
and seeing little boy, about his own age, dig
ging flower bed, went up 10 him, and begged
him to put down his spade and play with him.
This the boy refused to do, addressing the
PIince with the thou, which is much
used here among very intimate friends, and
by the working classes, but which is "shock-
ingly" against all rule as addressed to persons
OF superior station. How dare you say thou
to me? 2" demanded the prince, Indignantly
don't you know Pm the emperor's son You
must say you-and stop digging, and come and
play with me-" "No," replied the boy, 81
won't play with anybody that says mustn't
say thou, and l a0W say thou, if you are the
emperors son and don't care for the emper-
or. My father hates your father and that's
another reason why won't play with you !"
Thereupon the little prince, very angry, seized
hold of the boys spade declaring he 'should
come and play with him !" But the lad,
sturdy little fel)w, and more than match for
his antagonist, held on to his spade and
threatened 10 pOmmel him if he did not "let
him alone" Finding the boy too strong for
him. his angry little highness at length quilted
his hold of the spade, and ran off to find the
emperor, who was walking in neighboring
alley, and to whom he recounted the boys
speech and his own discontinue, begging his
majesty to make the little boy come and play
with him."
"No my dear, replied the emperor, much
amused at his sons adventure, ait would not
be fair to make this little boy play with you,
against his will; and if his father hates me,
tine little fellow has perfect right to refuse to
play with you; so you must leave him alone,
and manage to amuse yourself without his
help"