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Young LOUIS.
Anecdotes OF the Late Prince Imperial.
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The Prince Was slender, had a mild,
leasant countensnce; his ears were
rather too large, and ON this account
Parisians for whom nothing is sacred,
and who always find nickname for
everybody called him prince 0reil.
lard" His christening ny Cardinal
PAtrlIi, rs representing Pope Plus IN,
was 4 gorgeous court display. The En-
press showed herself real mother 10
the boy, often spending her entire days
and nights beside his cradle, III spite ot
court etiquette and the Emperor's re.
monstranceS. She had her reward in
the bouudess affection that the child
learned to feel for her--a love which
has known no diminutlou.
His father, though he loved the boy
very dearly, rarely petted hlm save III
public. One day the boy, then per
haps five years old, was crying with
the toothache. The Emperor scolded
him, saying that the future Emperor
Of France should be above ali such
weakness. "But it hurts me awfully,
Papa" replied the boy. mo matter
sternly rcjoined the nero of Sedan;
"stop up your ears With your fingers,
and you will not feel the pain" The
boy glanced at him in amazement,
but followed his fathers advice, and
ten minutes later announced that the
pain was over.
Mild and amiable rs he was, he occa-
sionally yielded {. temper when his
playmates, the sons Of DIR. Conneau and
Gen. Fleury and EspinasSe were not
ready to obey his whims. am n
Napoleon" he said one day TO young
EspinaSse, who had refused TO race with
him; "woe to him that will not obey"
His father overheard him, and the boy
was condemned to bread and water for
twenty-four hours. The young Prince,
when Il little boy, could not be induced
TO mount pony until he had been
threatened with the severest punish
ment, SO much did he fear Il tumble
Aiterward he became fine horseman.
His favorite pastime was to listen To the
music that the band Of the Imperial
Guard played daily in the court
of the Tuileries. He took such
strong liking for the cornet-
player Of the band. Dutour, that he
would not consent to the,latter' retiring
with the Others Often, when all the
Others had gone, the colossal Nj. DuEour
was seen either standing before the
dlminutiye Prince to play the cornet, or
carrying him around III his arms for
hours and hours in succession. One
day the empress was talking with some
of her ladies of honor about certain
marriage which had recently taken
place. Il, too, will get married. said
the boy; 81 will marry NJ. Dufour."
Young Louis WAS frequently requested
by his tutor, Gen. Froissard, to tie ptu.
dent ~ prince" he was told, should
never commit himself one way or the
other" A short while after he had
be en- reminded of this duty the son OF
Gen. Fleut.y asked him whether he was
aungry. II would net like to express
any opinion on the subject young
Louis gravely replied.
As lie grew older he manifested I'M
common talent and strong taste for
books as well as for military drill. His
| favorite study was history, III which he
became proficient rather through his
own exertions than those of Gen,
Froissard. He had wonderful mem
DRY for dates and names, and at the age
of 10 he could tell the exact day ON
which any important battle took place,
and the MINES Of the generals engaged
in it. One day, at the Paris Exhibition
Of 1867, the emperor and family hap
pened to pass through the outside gal
lery of the Prussian department, where
the immense Krupp gun was exhibited.
1t weighed 3, 900 tons, and was mounted
on a massive gun carriage eighteen feet
in hight. The emperor was Obliged to
pass under it, and cast u stealthy glance
ut the monster without raising his head.
The Prince Imperial, with boylike in.
sistence, sought to attract his fathers
attention to the gun by pulling the
skirt Of his frock-coat. The emperor
gave him jerk, and then the party
moved along. But the boy was not
satisfied, and in snbdued tone, almost
timidly, asked, "Why have you not
a bigger one pspa?' 81 do not want
war, child" the emperor replied aloud.
Applause greeted his words, but per-
haps those of the boy were worthicr Of