Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
Anecdotes OF the Late French Prince.

The late Prince Louis Napoleon. killed
by the Iulus in South Africa, celebrated
his twenty-third birthday in March.
Born three years after Napoleon's mar
riage To Eugenie de Montijo. he was con
iidcd to AN English nurse, about twenty
five years old, strong, handsome, of very
jovial disposition and pleasing manners.
People who have seen Iamacois' bcauti-
full painting, "The Education of II
Prince, have seen good likeness of her
so far ms regards the costume 1t is u per
feet portrait. The prince was slender
'and had mild, pleasing countcnanCc ;
his ears were rather too large, and on this
account the Parisians, for whom nothing
Is sacred, and who always find nick
name for everybody, called him Prince
/ Oreillard." His christening by Cardinal
Patrizi, rs representing Pope Plus TX.
/ was gorgeous court display. The
| empress showed herself a real mother To
the boy, often spending her entire days
and nights beside his cradle in spite of
court etiquette and the cmpcror's re-
monstrances. She had her reward i'm
/ the boundlcss affection that the child
/ learned To feel for hcr--a love which has
known no diminution
His father. though he loved the boy
very dearly. rarely pettcd him save in
public. One day the boy, then perhaps
1--we years old. was crying with tooth
ache. The emperor scoldcd him, saving
that the future emperor of France should
be above all such weakness. But II
hurts me awiully. papa, replied the boy.
No matter stcrnly rcioined the hero
oi Sedan; stop up your ears with your
hngcrS, and you will not feel the pain"
The boy glanced at him in amazcmGnt.
but followed his fathers advice. and ten
. IN tYt ~. Al II
was over.
Mild and amiablc a. lac was, lac occa-
sionally yielded to temper when his
playmatcs. the sons of DR.. Connonu and
Gems. Flcury and Espinasse, were not
ready To obey hiS whims. / am Ma
poleon,' he said one day 10 young E.
pinassc, who had refused Ia race with
him; woe Ia him who will not obey"
Ills father overheard him, and the boy
was condemned 20 bread and water for
twcnty-four hours. The young prince,
when little boy, could not be- induced
/ To mount n pony until hc had been
threatened with the scvgcst punish
mcnts, so much did hc fear tumble
Aiterward he became fine horscman.
His iavorit" pastimc was 10 listen TO the
music that the band Of the Imperial
Guard played daily in the court of the
for the cOrnct player of the band. Du-
four, that he wouldnot consent TO the lat
tcr's retiring with the others. Omen.
when NIL the others had gone. the colos-
sal NJ. Dufuur was seen either standing
before the diminutivc prince to play the
cornct, or carrying him around in his
arms for hours and hours In succession
One day the empress was talking with
some oi her ladies of honor about n Ger
tain marriage which had recently taken
place. Il, too. will get married. =" said
the boy; will marry NJ Dufour."
Young Louis was frequently requested
by his tutor, Gen. Froi,,ard. to bc pru-
dent; "a prince. hc WAS told. should
never commit himself one WAY or the
other. A short while after hc had
been reminded Of this duty. the son Of
Gen. Ficury asked him whether hc was
hungry. II would not ike To express
any opinion ON tn" subject, young louis
graycly replied.
Some two or three years ago Prince
Louis accompanied his mother on Jour
nry through Austria and Italy They
travelled rs tn" Countess and CUNT 81
Pi"rrciunds, hut their identity was no.
whore q secret. aud they were received
with The highest consideration rvery-
where. except at Vienna. whore. II is
sald. thr cN-Cmprcs- was refused an
audience nt court Perhaps th, memory
of the campaigns of l-59 and l-GG. which
deprived the Austrian crown uf I.om-
hardy and Venice. WAS still too fresh In
tho mind of tlc Austrian sovereign. On
their WAY to England the empress and
her son had asked permission Co eros,
France. but they were politely adyisedto
take another route. On the Belgian from
tier young gentleman was arrested b.
cause Of his resemblance Ia the prince
imperial, especially in hi- thorough Eng.
li-h style Of dressing. II was said that
this journey Of the prince abroad lad 20,
it, object marriage; another rumor
WAS that il was undertaken for tho pur-
pose of forming an alliance between tho
Pope, Austria and the Bonapali,- NJ the
expense of Italy. Though with little
profit. a propaganda has been constantly
carried on in France for the destruction
of the republic Prince Louis lent him
self tu no intrigues. hut he certainly in
tended Ia recover thc throne that his
father had lost. For the peace Of Europe
and the triumph Of the republic his death
i providcntial.--AcB Torl fun