, 1879-06-24
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.



". was indeed to die In mealtc.feld IN zulu-
land hy the astcgat of q snvage. Africa 10 fatal
TO the 1}onapartcs, Napoleon J., with whom
the line began, dad on a rock OF the African
coast.
Prince Napoleon Enecno Louis Jean Joseph
Donapnrtc was born nt the Tulcrics March 10,
1851 llc MAS the only son Of the fatn Emperor
Of tho French, Napoleon ILL.,, nnQ Qf tho EN-
prcss Eugcnlc dc 1uzman, Torto'Carrcro mud
rnlnfax, fourteenth Countess Of Teba, lady OF
llllstrlous Spanish blood on ono side, md on
tho other OF Scottish descent, who was tho
younger daughter Of Count Clprfano dc Mon
lilo md Miranda, her sister being The Duchess
OF Alva. Tho boy IN bis childhood was very
delicate, md had to be nursct with the greatest
caro- I'LL lin reached the ngc Of II. lilo Ind mn
English nurso and a German valet h18 mother
addressed htn tn Spanish aud his father mil bis
Governors IN French, so that tho Prince lmpc-
rial grow up lIngutst, and At could read md
speak four languages easily. lie was quiet nntl
stillious, nnl spent mich OF the time when Kept
through The doctors' orlers insloors IN rrntlinE
Its gram1.anclc's campaigns. When te wAs 2
years old he wus appointed corporal In tho lm-
pcTlal Guard. md at 8 wne promoted scrgeant.
For having d!aobescd the Empress her Majesty
reused bis stripes to. bc takon axay from
@ a e vs. rsee1 to e ki to W1s @
10; lie was very fond OF showing off tf8 uniform
before thc children who were Invited to the
palace to play with him. Ills ilrst tutor was n
npos9pl,er'' under whose =, teaching tho young
ecst lie electrified tho diners At the Tulleriesby
remarklng TO MI Austrian Archduko tint hts
ideas were those Of tho old times thut had passsd
~: n, Thc peon'e Is m i oceaM; I you resist 4.
next Eovsrnor,-a c1cycrstrateEfst un paper and
5atr ayeraGe tctolaz,-in WHOSE vhargo the
Prince md his young companiont Louls Con-
nea, scN Of the faithful SURGEON who had as.
Castle Of Ham, made fair pTSEress.
nnd not few interesting anecdotes aro told OF
s fs At ths l er1 ., Of s presiding at ,s
to the students Of tho Partisan schools when
Gen. Cavatguuc's widow, hor son's nafIle beaug
called. rose and amid eccnc Of great excite
ment forbade hin to receive his prizo from the
most Of the cflronI4neurs. WITH his fnther the
lrincu Imperial saw 1sa6c1a II. untl her aon
Alfonso driving rapidly. Into Biarltz. beth Of
them n tears. on their way from srsin. ""here
cxtle,nn answered tho Emperor, .'And what Is
exilei" tho child persisted. 40, TINT will he
explained to you when you grow up, answered
hts father.
Thu mransng Of the word "p1!.e" was to be
explained long before he prow lip to the son Of
EuErnle. III July, 1810, the war with Prussia
broke out. a'uf, .hts health having, meanwhile
greatly lmproYci. he accompanied his father to
* nrei' at sanrbruck. "Lou!s las Just 70.
ernphcd to his wife. tile showed admirable
coo!ucss and Was not at ail affected. !.
cannoli'balls fell at olsr feet. Louis has kept n
bullet which fell quite close to him. Some OF
the soldiers weps 1t seeing him go caln,.' but
In fow .inya the while situation Of nffaira WAS
,1.nst tsSh$ k.f, Ia x.f G.tn
Prince was separated from bis father aud sent
ncross the Ilncs into Belgium. lie escaped from
tic llotcl do Ia Gourannc ut Mons 1T night md
tried TO make hts way tacls to Ills father. but
hotel, from Which ts7o caucrries tho next day
| conveyed HIN to DoYcF, Whero he lnndel Sept.
| y, Ills mother 1olntnS him ut Hastings three
! days later. subsequently, With Ills lliustrlonH
| parcntR, the rrsncc Imperial. resided Ut Chlscl-
| hurst. .s-...
The Prince joined tho 1.oyal Military Academy
| ut Woolwich as gentleman cadet, nnd pursued
| Ills Studies without intcrmlsslon (saye for a
brief period nt the death of hts father in Fob
ruary, lS1B) till February, 1876, when ho passed
h(s ll1Al examination, stat.Alng seventh IN class
OF tl,lrty-fonr, 4 position which would have
cnttIcd him, had he desired to enter the Brit
isli army, to elect servfco III tho engineers or
cavalry. lie VII. Il general fayorite With tue
cadets, among whom hu left tho reputation OF
Hulct, thoughtful youth OF falr parts aua much
| application. Thcre IL q remarkable bust bf him
|
droll circumstances. a pupil at tFoolwich, WHO
had taate for sculpturlEg, asked thu Prince to
| ailon HIN to taku cast of lis foce. The re-
| quest WAS Joke, nut the Prinee entered into Il
aa serlenr. u mold OF soft clay was prepared,
and II. !. II. was btdden to 1lneul down Ai,l i'm
| press hts face Into 1t. lie did 80 naivelr, but
tilc foaxcr. not content, caught him by the
Nnpe OF tho neck and thrust lin as deep rs he
formed quantity Of liquid plaster was poured !;
hut, through soNic accident, the dimensions ot
| thu nose wcra cnormons-uot less tliRn ten
inches. The Prince laughed roodh hu1norcdly al
the iun; but the whole ching wns done to some
purpose, fer the 6ust atl remains.
On coming Of age Prince Louis Napoleon was
formally acknowledged by ule lmperInlists rs
the bend Of tae family, and much anxious
should Ito uarry' The Princess Beatrlce a
Scandinavian Princess, and lastly the prlnccss
Thyrauf Denmark, uow Dnchesso OF Cumberland,
were all mentioned, ind for aomc tinn tlle Holl-
settling thu question ot the marriage sottle.
lnrnts, but nothlng cane OF nll tic gossip.
WHEN next bis name ca'nc before ttlo world It
Was on tt!e @dth Of February last when the Lon.
perlal would sail ou, tic morrow for South
| Africa, intending TO join as a volunteer tic
c3lumn which was likely to hare the bharpcst
lighting, his carncss petition fur n commission
was, however, 10 be permIttcd tu Joiia Tic stan
| OF ttir Royal Artillery. Tho texl Of his letter
to IT. Kouier On tals occasion was as follows:
MIR DEAnSt. IlorMkn: am about to guilt Europe
Ana my absence may last aotn1 months, hhyc toe
a,aay iattnl fssrda ii Frnnco to thnk /. possible
for mu to keep ellcncc OIL the rcasons OF ny do,
nattnso: For cight years hsvo been tue guest ot
EHgland. hayp completed NY education In one
~ h1r military schools aud several occaslons
huxu atrcnvtnsned the houds which connect ,,e
w % sts Y nat1s as Va n WITH ss sss e.
gland Inns for moro than yoar leen carrying OH n
ti!e caps Of Good lieps hss tust a;aunei, char