The daily gazette., 1879-06-25
The Isead Prince
ANECDOTES OF THE CHILDHOOD AND
BoYHOoD OF LOUIS NAPOLEoN's ILL.
STARRED HEIR.

BOYHOOD OF isouIS NAPOlEONs y ILL.
STARRED HEIR.
'In France, where, thank heaven,
ric feeling, the people will comprehend
fatigues and the dangers of the English
troops among whom l have so many
comrades. The time l shall devote to
this struggle Of civilization against bar
barism will not be lost to me-" In this
way, on February rs Of the current
year, Prince Louis Napoleon explained
to the Bonapartist leader, NJ. Rouher,
his motives for joining the English ex-
pediti0n to Zululand.
The Prince celebrated his twenty
third birthday in March. Born three
years after Napoleon's marriage to Eu-
genie de Montijo, he was confided to an
English nurse about twenty-five years
o!d, strong, handsome, of very jovial
disposition and pleasing manners. Peo-
pie who have seen Zamacois' beautiful
painting, "The Education Of a Prince"
have seen good likeness of her (; so far
as regards the COSTUME it is perfect pnr-
trait. The Prince was slender and had
a mild, pleasing c0untenance; /; his ears
were rather too large, and on this ac-
count the Parisians, for whom nothing
is sacred, and who always find nick
name for everybody, called him "Prince
Oreillard" His christening by Cardi-
nal Patrizi, as representing Pope Plus
TX, was a gorgeous court display. The
Empress showed herself real mother
to the boy, often spending her entire
days and nights beside his cradle in
spite Of court etiquette and the Empe-
ror's remOnstrances. She had her re-
ward in the boundless affection that the
child learned to feel for her-a love
which has known no diminution.
His father, though he loved the boy,
very dearly, rarely pctted him save in
public. One day the boy, then perhaps
five years old, Was crying with toothache.
The Emperor scolded him, saying that
the future Emperor of France should be
above all such weakness. "But 1t hurts
me awfally, papa" "rep!ied the hoy. $40
matter" sternly rejolned the hero Of
Sedan; "stop up your ears with your fin
gers and you will not feel the pain." The
boy glanced at him in amazement, but
followed his fathers advice, and ten min
utes later announced that the pain was
over.
Mild and amiable as he was, he occa-
sionally yielded to temper when his play
mates, the SONS of DIR. Conneau and
Gems. Fleury and Espinassee, were not
ready 10 obey his whlms. ~ am Ma
pOleon," he said one day to young Espi-
nasse. who had refused to race with him !;
"woe to him who will not obey" His
father overheard him aud the boy was
, condemned to bread and water for twen-
ty-tour hours. The young prince, when
J little boy, could not be induced to
mount pony until he had been threat.
ened with the severest punishments, sc
! much did he fear tumble. AfterwaIG
lie became fine horseman. His favoritt
pastiine was to listen TO the music thai
the band of the imperial guard play
> daily in the court of the Tulleres. nt
1 took such a strong liking for the cornet
p aver of the band, Dutour, that he would
i not consent to the latter's retiring witt
the others. Often when all the other:
had gone, the colossal M. Dufour wal
!; seen eli her standing before the dlminu
y tive prince to play the cOrnet, or carrying
him around in his arms for hours ant
!, nours in success on. One day the EN-
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i; OF b nor about Certain MARI. age whicl
c had recently taken place. 81, too, viii
get married." said the boy 81 will mar
a ry N. Dufour." Young Louis was f,e
b quehtly requested by his tutor, Gen
r. Froissard, to be- prudent, ga PRINCE" b
was told, "should never commit himsel
=; one way or the other" A short Will
Y. after lie had been reminded Of this duty
the son Of General Fleury asked hin
whether he was hungry. ~ would nc
!" like to express any opinion on the sui
a ject," young Louis gIavely replied.
$; As he grew older he manifested ur
8. common talent and strong taste fC
books, as well as for military drill. Hi
favorite study was history, in which Ii
became proficient rather through his ow
III exertions than those of Gen. Froissart
4, L He had wonderful memory for date
E and names, and at the age Of ,en he cou
tell the exact day on which any impor
t. ant battle had taken place, and ii
names of the Generals engaged in
s. One day, at the Paris Exhibition of 1856
the Emperor and family happened to pa
!, through the outside gallery OF the Pru
< sian department, where the immen
n. Krupp gun was exhibited. 1t weight
5000 tons, and was mounted OH a ma
as sive gun carriage about eighteen feet
height. The Emperor was obliged
es pass under it, and cast stealthy CLAN
"a at the monster without raising his "a
he The Prince Imperial, with boylike i
sistence, sought to attract his father
lis attention to the gun by pulling the ski
,r- of his frock coat. The Emperor ga
him a jerk and the party moved alon
But the boy was not satisfied, and in
NJ subdued tone, almost timidly, aske
- "Why have you not bigger one, papa
~ ~ II do not want war, child, the Emper
ate replied aloud. Applause greeted
ms words, but perhaps those of the boy we
go worthier of consideration. The old po
lls ticians that formed the Emperor's corte
'ir- ought to have remembered that the b,
ors os means to secure peace is to be in rea
Of ness for war.
ent The young Prince was Inscribed, frc
the age OF three years, In the rolls
the First Regiment of the Imper
=. Guard known as the "Heroes of I
nae Crimean War" Made corporal at I
Ing age OF five, and a sergeant at seven
ar received the rank of sub-lieu enant
ere the opening OF the war against the e.
he maj 5. The story of his picking up spt
ne, e, bullets and "sme ling the powder"
end ,na the battle of Saarbruck are too W
inc known to need ietelling, A thing thai
ner not generally known, and which dc
TIA honor to his boyjsh Intelligence