Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13

If she liked me I'd endeavor
Ts propose.
-lActa Columbians
End of Prince Louis Napoleon.
I was first introduced to Prince Louis
or a. We in England still continue to
call him, the Prince Imperial-at the
annual dinner of the Newspaper Press
Fund in London in the year 1877.
He had made an excellent speech,
and had met with most enthusiastic
reception. He was q young man OF
very bright parts, and in spite of OBJ
vious disadvantages, had distinguished
himself not q little in his studies at our
Royal Military Academy at Woolwich,
which he attended as an Artillery
Cadet.
His two closest comrades there were
:Slade and Bigge, both Of whom were
afterwara in service with him in Zalu-
land.
Among those who looked below the
surface, there was never any doubt,
and subsequent revelations have estab-
lished the fact, that Prince Louis vol
unteered to see fighting With the British
troops in Zululand, in order that by
gaining reputation for bravery in field
service there, he might add personal
prestige to his pretentions to the
throne of France.
It was, then, something worse than a
mistake ON the part Of the British
authorities, or rather on the part of the
great people of the British Court. ac-
lively to aid IN adventure, the covert
purpose of which was TO further the
aubversion of tho settled order of
&hings, in . country to which Britai
stood In the attitude of friendly
ally.
Never of . strong constitution, Prince
Lc.is was Frustrated by fever within
. few days Of his landing in South
Africa. He insisted on geing under
canvas, with battery Of artillery, the
Officers of which were old friends Of his,
and which was encamped ct Cato's
Manor. just outside Port Durham.
A few days Of this work knocked him
ever, and he had to 60 and be nursed
VA the house Of hospitable resident of
Durham, whose wife attended ON the
sick Prince as ii he had been her own
,Non.
When he recovered, Lord Chelms-
ford, who commanded in South Africa,
attached him TO his personal s.sff in the
capacity of honorary aid de camp, and
he accompanied his lordship TO the
Kululand frontier, prior to the recon-
mencement of active operations in May,
1879.
mot the Prince very often during
the weary time when the two columns
Of the invading torce were lingering Ut
Landmarks Drift and Kambula, waiting
for the full equipment that was to en-
able them to commence their march of
invasion. He had become informally
attached to the department OF the
Quarter Master General, Col. Harrison,
and he was eager for employment on
every reconnaissance made into the hos
tile territory.
He Was singularly modest. When,
at camp dinner, the place Of homer
would be rendered him, he invariably
decli ned with firmness but courtesy,
protesting that he was "too junior"
For obvious reasons, / had never
made any reference in conversation
with him to the Franco German war
that had wrecked his dynasty; but one
day he voluntarily introduced the topic
and told me q number Of personal an.
.ecdotes concerning that stirring pc
Rod.
When his father, himself, and the
Imperial suite were hurrying away
from Metx to escape tho environment
that subsequently, befell Bazaine's army
they got jsmmed in q block of troops
and vehicles on the chaussee leading e
GrAvelotte.
There came panic, and the Imperial
party seemed hopelessly blocked in
But Prince Louis, in his rides during
his stay liz Metz. had made himself &C
-quainted with all the by-tracks. One
of these. . vineyard path, opened chose
to where the party was blocked.
Riding into II. with the exclamation
Follow me-, papal" the boy Of four
teen guided the whole cavslcsde on,
Of the press, and bd it by . wide but
safe circuit through the vineyards *
the house in Gnvelotte where tho halt
for the night WINS arranged.
In one of the early Reconnaissance
into Zululand he had exposed himself
with great recklessness. gallopine
headlsng and alone into broken rocky
country after some Zulns who had
shown themselves; and on hearing Of
this, Lord Chelmsford gave orders thai
he should 60 or no expedition without
his sanction.
In the same Reconnaissance be was SO
bent on roughing IL that be brought no
blanket. The nights were very cold,
and when in bivouac the sager troopers
lay snug under their blankets, he
Stamped about to keep himself warm.
singing meanwhile the French camp
song Of I" Malbsook,"
At length, . rough trooper swere at
him for " kicking up that internal row"
epd offered him half his blanket. if he
svOu1A only lie down and 90 to sleep