New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31

of fr;endlv relations between Prince Jerome
Nonoleon and his SOD, Prince Victor. The
father had become alarmed by the sons Iohu-
ness for politics, and had advised him to make
q long journey, to see America and the Ease'
and not to take much notice of what was going
on in France. Prince Victor has refused TO
follow his fathers advice, and being threatened
with disinheritance, has asserted his independ-
ence and separated himself from the paternai
household Father and son are now livihg
apart, and the youthful rebel is comforted anu
sustained by bank checks and promises from
the dethrOned Empress OF France ana fashioh'
He has received the assurance OF steady IN
come from the widow of Napoleon ILL.,, and Is
encouraged by her to disregard his fathers
advice and to persevere in his political studies
rather than to go gadding about the worid.
She has also agreed to make him her heir, anu
to leave him the greater part of her fortune III
consideration of his rank and standing as sue
cessor to the Prince Imperial. The Emprcsss
piuue has survived all the vicssltudes OF her
strange fortune She never liked Prince Jer-
ONE Napoleon, even in the palmiest days OF
the Second Empire when Napoleon iii. was
most strongly entrenched in power She used
TO intrigue against him then and was always
ready to make him the laughing stock of the
Court and it may be that in her last days OF
Loneliness and departed state it affords her mel
ancholy satisfaction to crafty her old feeling of
dislike for King Jerome's son and her hus-
bands rival. by siding with Prince victor
against his father.
1t was in the Emprcss's circle that the false
reports of Prince jerome Napoleons cOwardce
in the Crimea were first circulated, and that he
was ridiculed for asking the Emperor whether
he should accept the Duke d'Aumale's challenge
to a duel. She was credited with the caustic
saying /" If q bullet is ever found in our cous-
ms body, it will be because he has swallowed
it," Her displeasure was evnced so plainly
after his indiscrect speech at Aiacco that he
resigned every Office which he held, and went
to sea in his yacht. He had gone to the TUT
leries with pleasantly on his lips: " Fair
cousin, bring you my head; and she had
contemptuously asked in reply: "Can l be
expected to put brains into it Y lie was never
favOrlte at the Tuileries although Napoleon
III. sometimes followed his advice and found
it convenient to make his hospitality of use at
the Palais Royal. His attitude after the over
throw of the Empire was equivocal. Scarcely
had the smoke lifted from the battlefield OF
Sedan before he had begun to intrigue for the
organization of an Imperialst party devoted to
himself The Empress has always distrusted
and dislkcd him, and probably ascribes the
low estate and barren prospects OF the Bona
partists at this time 10 the sinister influences OF
his leadership. BY encouraging Prince victor
to disobcy and defy his father she not only
gratiics prejudices of long standing but pro-
vidcs herself with an heir for what remains of
the Chisehurst fortune. As for the Prince, he
knows that his biithriSht cannot be taken away.
and prefers the EmpIcSss mess of pottage to his
fathers blessing.