Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-17
THE HOPE OF THE BONAPAETES.

/ 4 GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF PRINCE
/ VICTOR, HI- FATHER AND HIs AUNT.
{ from the Lga1Ju World
Prince jerome is ENJOYING his re-
+ ycngc. No man has been more abused
he has had il on all sidc--from the
BonapartIst- a- well a, from the I.cgt-
imi-t- and the Republicans; and now
the fate Of Bonapar,i.m j. in hi. hands.
He j. the lawful candidate Of the par
~, and he i. also the impossible candi-
/ date; vet he ha- to bc induced to waive
. bis claims in favor Of the only possible
onc-hi- own SOD. Iii- persistence in
maintaining his personal right would
wreck the party, for be could find 40
/ following IN the nation or in society.
. The Republicans DO not trust him, the
/ Clcrical- hate him for hi. Noltaircau-
( Ism, the B0uapar;i-i- for his supposed
foul play with the Interests Of the dy-
nasty when hi. cousin va, ON the
throne Thi- feeling found expression
. the other day in the meeting at NJ.
. Rouhcr'-. The leaders were cuuyukcl
10 consider the situation Of the party,
and one gentleman could think of no
more timely contribution TO the discus
SION than to open fire Oh the character
oi jerome. Rouher checked him in
an instant: soft word, please. Do
YOU know that our very existence
hangs on his word = SO the new move
j. TO speak him fair. But it wa. casi-
cr 10 decide 10 do than 20 find a speaker
20 do il. Most Of the B0uaparti-ts
proper do not even salute him. When
they 20 to the receptions Of his sister.
the Princes Maihilde, it j. only on the
tacit understanding that he shall be-
kept out Of the way. The Princes
meets her brother in the morning, her
friends in the afternoon She Is the
only link between him and the party
bearing his family name. She. there
fore. has naturally become the cmis-a-
~ between him and the party council.
1t j. delicate mission. lie knows
what they think OF him, yet she has ta
carry him soft message, in their name.
"Will he be good enough to stand out
Of the way;' He has only to refuse. 10
break them in pieces aud kin Bona
Bipartisan forever. She was with him
all day Saturday, but the result of the
interview is not known. The Princess
shares TO the full one strong opinion
Of her par;y-she has no faith in her
brother, but on the other hand. she
has all faith in her-brother's son. Prince
Victor, boy of seventeen, is in her
eyes the ideal candidate, a far better
one than poor Prince Louis, who she.
in common with many other ladies Of
her age, thought a little to good 20 live.
Victor is a true Napoleon in looks, in
character and IN a certain frey impci.
uosity of temper, which marks all the
purc-blooded of the race. Since the
virtual separation OF their father and
mother, the aunt has looked after both
boys. They live with their tutor on
the other side of Paris, near the Col
lege Charlemagne, which they attend.
but they pass most Of their time with
the Princess Mathilde. When they
are not at the Rue dc la Cerisaie they
are at the Rue dc Berri The Princess
is the more attached to Victor because
she has no boy Of her own. She is
wont to express a delighted apprehen-
sion of his spirit, and to implorc mild
NJ. Blanchet, his tutor, to keep an eve
on him day and night. Down TO the
beginning of the week this was no
more than an aunts care for pct, or
nephew now it is the concern of a
princess for possible heir 10 the
throne. Beyond the immediate en-
toupoge of the Princess, absolutely
nothing was known Of this lad, and 1t
Is still not too late in the day to tell
all whom it may concern that he is
rather tall, handsome, straight as a
dart, dark 10 hair, check and eve, and
in temper and temperament true
Corsican.Ital He is his mothers
son. lie has her full lips, but the
Napoleonic alliance has saved him
from having the nose Of the House of
Savoy. His features are regular; the
hair is trained over the brow aud
cropped. but somewhat too short TO bc
quite in the prevailing boyish style.
He has all the qualifications of n
popular candidate in this woman.ruled
country, including a touch of wildness.
The importance of his connections
gives him n decided advantage over
his unhappy cousin. He is of the
best blood in Europe by his mothers
side.