Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-27
The Killing Of Prince Naooleon.

The Killing Of Prince Naooleon'
1t is but two months since Prince Napo-
leon, the son Of Napoleon III, left his
mother at Chiselhurst. Eng,
and embarked as volunteer officer with
English troops to fight the Zulus in Africa
A few days ago he was sent out with a
small party to reconnoitre the country when
they were attacked by Zulus and the
Prince and two private troopers Killed.
The boys body was found afterwards in
the long grass speared thro ugh and mutt
lated by the spiked clubs of the Zulus.
When the news was told the Empress
Eugene she was stupi6ed With grler. "A
sketch uf the Prince says:
The Prince celebrated his twenty third
birthday in March. Born three years aIIer
Napole MS marriage to Eugene de Mon
tito, he was cubfided to an English nurse,
about t enty-h years old, strong, hand
some, OF very jovial disposition and pleas
ing manners. People who have seen Fam
asois' beautiful painting, ''The Educatlon
OF Pril.,:. - have seen good likeness OF
her; SO far as regards the costume IL is a
perfect portrait. The Prince was slender
and had a mild, pleasing countenance; MS
ears We're rather too large, and on thls &C
count the Parisiars, for whom nothing Is
for eyar. h',av called him prince Oreil-
lard ), lis chri.teniue by Cardinal Pa
trizi. "a renresentiny Pope Plus TX, was a
Uoroeon. con,t disnlay[ The Empress
showed hurself = ra,i mother to the boy,
often snending her entire DAYS and nights
heside his cradle in spite of court etiquette
and the Emneror's ren,onsCrauccs. She
had her reward in the bouudless affection
that the child learned to feel for her-a
iova which haa known no diminution.
wi The " vonn %" Prince was inscribed. from
tho age of three vears in the rolls of the
First regiment of the Imperial Guard,
Known az tha "Heroes of the Crimean
War:, Wada a cornoral at the age of five
md /. eor1aant at seven. he received the
rank of oh Iiau.enant al the epeninp of
Tho ,uar .oainst the Germans. The story
of h;s nicFino nm snent bullets and .ssmell-
mo The nowder,' aft the battle of Saarbruck
ia Too well known to need now retelling. A
thing that i. NOT penerally known. and
which does honor to his boyish intelligence
Wa heard from the Inns Of the Duke OF
| Galliara When the Emperor ordered the
hov to ;oin him IN the exped1tion to The
front fnnis eYnressad desire to remain
v;th his mother saving that he dislikel
| war and that he knaw that at his age BIZ
could he nothing INF an incnmhrance on
tho hattlefield Rnt his father insisted
and ha hnwad tn HIS authority and went.
nafeat soon Justified the bows objection
and he was Immediately sent to Mezieres
and later to Eneland With his mother
never tn sea France again. He entered
the Woolwich school. and was rejected a
h;s t,rst examinationHa nroof Of the in
|
Ha Was lived nv an his schoolmat TO
h;e observation-disclosures Iovaltv and nnpre
snmino demeanor. althongh he did no
hes,tate to declara that he hOped some da
TO become emperor OF france: 10 na'
;sb I;fs ~ hioh ho fronnamtlv oWnressa,
a decided preference over the French. HI
was an expert in all kinds of sports, espec
tally polo. Among the leaders Of his pal
ty in France he admired and trusted Rou
!, her, but loved Cassagnac. Had no eve
reigned over France. and had not tn
!, good sense with which he was largely en-
dowed prevailed over his feelings, Cassaa
mac would assuredly have occupied TIT
: most responsible office in the lmperla
; government.
Some two or three years ago frlnc
, Louis accompanied his mother on y0ul
: ney through Austria and Italy. The
travelled as the Countess and Count Q
Pierrefonds, but their identity was nc
where secret, and they. were receive
with the highest consideration everywhere
! except at Vienna. where, it is said, the 81
Empress was refused an audience a
court. Perhaps the memory OF the cam
palgns of 1859 and 1865. which deprive
, the Austrian Crown Of Lombardy ant
Venice, was still too fresh in the mind Q
] the Austrian sovereign. On their way t
England the Empress and her son had ask
ed permission to cross France. but the
were politely advised to take anothe
, route.
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: Inc ioAo"lhg 1eItor was sen' Wy n'A
, M. Rouher at the time OF his departure TO
Zululand:
, uMv Dear M Ronher-I am about +
, ,o.va Enrono and NV absence nav coT
, t;nne for some months have too man
fa1thfni friends in Franco for ma To re-
, main silent 10 to the reasons for NV DR.
n.rtnra For e;oht Years have been Emo
iand;s onest T comnIeted nv edncatinI
~ ro fI h"r no;i;tarp Schools ond haw