Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-09
The Prince Imperial's Governor.

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A Paris correspondent writes The de-
cease of Gen Frosard governor of the
Prince Imperial. deprives the Benapart-
isis of one OF their staunchest men The
General was appointed TO the post, which
was then considered to be of paramount
importance, in 1867, at the period when
half the sovereigns of Europe were the
guests of the Emperor Napoleon, whose
power appeared TO be so solidly estab-
lished. The General, in recourting the
honor so Unexpectedly conferred upon him
by the choice of the Emperor, gave the
following particulars to an intimate
friend, from whose journal they are taken:
My nomination." said the General,
twas a very simple matter. His Majesty
sent for me, about ten days ago, and said
to me: My dear General the greatest JOY
ever hoped for, after that OF having
son, was to train and educate him. find
that | cannot do this. Business, work,
my health render il impossible. | have
therefore turned my eyes to You. Win
you undertake the management of Louis
| have no advice to give you; no pro-
gramme Ia propose 20 you. | say TO you,
merely, will You do what ] should have
wished To be able TO do myselfH The
Emperor took my hand, and | felt that he
could hardly refrain from tears. | made
no reply, but nodded my head, b. way OF
accepting. | was moved myself; and,
for a moment, lost sight OF the sovereign
cnntiding To my care the heir to his
throne. and saw only the father who was
putting his son into my hands, as man,
ON the point of death, intrusts 30 his best
friend what is dearest TO him in the world
he is leaving. What could have caused
me this impression. | don't know. But
there was an accent in His Majcsty's
words that suggested the idea OF one who
was reading passage from a last will and
testament. At length | found my voice,
and said: Yes The Emperor pressed
my hand warmly and, when the first mo-
ment OF emotion was over, | asked His
Majesty to give me some directions re-
specting the plan to be pursued with
his son, but the Emperor interrupted
me, saying: You will do, my dear
General, exactly what you think best.
have nothing more 10 ask of your This
was all. Put next morning | tried
again to obtain from the Emperor
some outline Of the plan 10 be adopted in
regard To the Prince. ] found the EN-
pcror with the Empress. The Empress
gave me some few Instructions, such as all
mothers would give in regard 10
q child; butthe Emperor said nothing, |
then boldly laid down my conditions, and
| did 80 with the utmost precision. i
begged their Maiesties to inform the
father and mother of the child that Il was
/ my intention TO have them come 10 his
ruoms--0r, rather, 10 mine-~as seldom az
possible. added that / would fix The
hours for the childs going out, and de-
manded that no one should come 10 dis.
turb me at any other hours. And ! said
that | should adhere, and expect the
father and mother and everyone else 10 ad-
here, rigidly TO these conditions. Aiter
tins everything went ON smoothly. The
child Ii charming little fellow. He Ia
not a wonderful genius and | am glad OF
H. AS regards aptitude and intelligence,
| should call him good middling. Were
he the son Of a grocer, going regularly 10
college, he would be fifteenth or twentieth
in class of thirty boys. His special
tendencies are not yet very decided. He
bites well into literature, and Is on pretty
well with Latin and Greek rs for mathe'
mates lie II nothing particular as yet.
His special faculty rs yet is drawing.
tbs very odd, a Bonaparte an artist; II he
were left 10 himself he would draw Tho
whole day long. On the other hand he Is
very daring and courageous. But ] am
not going % initiate the trick of5oardlng-
school masters, who, when they cannot
award any other prize 10 stupid pupil,
give him prize for gymnastics, by way
OF catering the vanity Of his parents.
No, nor Isliali make him study diiigent.
| Wand shall keep linn sieadiiy q work
at all the serious Branches he Il a
Prince and must learn 10 discharge well
the duties of that position but he must also
learn to be able to be no longer Prince II
such should bc his destiny" The Gen
erai, knowing Paris and France as he
knew them, seems already to have seen the
insecurity Of the throne, which then APP
reared TO be at once so brilliant aud so
strongly based His system Of education
Was therefore well adapted 10 the condi'
tions of the case; and his imperial pupil
has done honor 10 the care and foresight
1 nt his gOyPrner