Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-25

GOODNESS he displayed. Later, whel
disaster came on, the boy-prince fel
them acutely. 1t cost him the great
est anguish to part with his fathe
just before the battle of Sedan, an,
having been spirited across the Bel
gian frontier to Mons, he actual,
escaped from the Hotel de la Couronnl
in hat town, at night, and tried b
prevail upon a jobmaster to let him
trap of some Sort in which he cOulC
return to France and join his father,
afmies. OF course he was politely
reeonducted to his hotel, and the mex
day was conveyed under the clos,
custody of two ~equerries 10 England
The princes grief during the whole
Of the campaign which followed made
hismother seriously fear for his health
There was no keeping newspapers from
him, and what angered him most was
to read the accusations of cowardice
and ~imbecility launched against his
father. One day he was observed
writing some names on a niece oil
paper, and the empress asked him
what he was doing. Il am taking
down the names of the men who arc
insulting US, for / mean to reckon
with them some day" said he. But
by and by he threw the list into the
fire. Il know the names by heart, y
he remarked, and / shall never for
get them"
Prince Louis shared in the generous
welcame which his father received
when the imperial family took refuge
in England. He was admitted to the
military school at WoOlwich, and was
greatly liked by the cadets. He was
classed seventh out of thirty-four in
the final examinations, and might con
s%equently have chosen between the
engineers and artillery had he entered
the British army. He himself wished
to do so, and would have become an
artilleryman, but some State reasons
prevented his taking service in the
queens army. However, he has re.
manned to some extent identified with
the service by maintaining the friend
Hest relations with some Of his former
fellow-students, to whom he alluded
in the letter which he wrote to NJ.
Rouher, announcing his intended de-
parture for Africa. ApropOs of his
military school days, it is stated that
in the officers mess-room of ShOebury-
ness there is a bust of Prince Louis
Napoleon, taken under rather droll
circumstances. A pupil at WOOlwich,
who had a taste for sc~ulpturing, asked
the prince to allow him to take a cast
of his face. The request was a joke,
but the prince entered into it seriously.
A mould of soft clay was prepared,
and the prince was hidden to kneel
down and impress his face into il. He
did SO, naively, but the hoaxer, not
content, caught him by the nape of the
neck and thrust him as deep as he
could into the soft mass. Into the
mould thus formed IA quantity Of liquid
plaster was poured. but, through some
accident, the dimensions Of the nose
we're enormous-not less than ten
inches. The prince laughed good
humoredly at the fun but the whole
thing was done to some purpose, for,
as above said, the bust still remains.
In February last, Prince Napoleon
decided to join the British forces at
the scene of hostilities in Africa. He
took this grave step with the approval
of the ex-Empress Eugene and of NJ.
Rouher, one Of her most trusted adyi-
sers. In a letter, evidently intended
for publication, the prince thus OK
planned his motives
My DEAR NJ. RoUHER: | am about
to quit Europe, and my absence may.
last some months. | have too many
faithful friends in France to tAiaakk it
possible for me to keep silence Oh the
reasons Of departure. For eight years
| have been the guest of England. |
have completed my education in one
Of her military schools. and on several
occasions L have strengthened the
bonds which connect me with the
English army, by sharing in the great
maneuvers it has executed. The war
which England has for more than a
year been carrying on at the Cape
Of Good Hope has just assumed a
character Of gravity which it had
not till Row possessed. desire
to follow the operations, and | embark
In two days. In Fraaoe, where, thank
God, party spirit has not destroyed
the military spirit, it will be felt that
| did not wish to remain o stranger to
the fatigue and dangers of those troops
among whom | count so many com
rades. The time | shall devote TO
witnessing this conflict of civilization
against barbarism will not be lost for
me. Afar, as near, my thoughts will
constantly be directed toward France.
| shall watch with interest and with
out d~isquietude the gradual phase.
she will pass through, for | am certain
God protects her. | am certain that
during my absence the Hartisans al
the Imperial cause will remain united
and confident, and will continue "a
give the country the spectacle of a
party which, faithful to Us doctrines
remains ever animated by santlments
Of the most ardent patriotism. Ao.
oept, my dear NJ. Rouher. the assur.
anoes Of my sincere friendship.
NAPOLEON.
Camden-place, Chiselhurst.
In accordance with the resolution
thus announced the prince left Lon
don on February q, Tor Southampton
en- route for the Cape. He Travelled
from Chiselhurst by a special trair
aud was accompanied by the Empreg.
Eugene and suite. Just bof1re The
departure of tbs train the prince wa
presented by a little girl with a bou
qqet Of Yiolets. AT Southampton The
pFinoe and the empress, on waking al