The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
THE PRINCE OF NAPLES.
Something About the Heir-Appparent to the
Throne of Italy.

Throne OF Italy.
Rome Letter.
The Prince of Naples, heir-apparent to the
throne of Italy, has just entered his sixteenth
year. He was born on the 1lth of November
ST. Martins day-and the Italians were great
ly delighted at this, and considered it good
cmen that he would carry on worthily the ira
ditions of the House of Savoy, of which it has
been said that all the men are soldiers and all
the women saints. For ST. Martin is the
patron saint of soldiers, and in his unregener-
ate days, before he was an archbishop, was
soldier himself He was the son of military
tribune, and served in the legions Of the EN-
peror Constance Tradition says that he only
turned to the church for consolation upon being
disappointed in some love affair. However that
may be- he was consecrated priest by the bishop
of Poiters, afterward died bishop of Tours, in
the fourth century
There is a handsome and very popular church
in Rome dedicated to St Martin, of TouIs.
whose chief ornament, by the way, is q series
of fine frescoes representing the history of the
Prophet Ella, patron of the Carmelite' order.
But gies of the good St Martin himself are
not wanting; the best known pictures generally
representing him in the act of dividing his mill
tary cloak with a half-clad beggar. This is one
of the most frequently cited incidents in the sol
dier saints career.
But to return to the young Prince vino is sup
posed to be under St Martins special protec-
ton. AS child, and, indeed, until very
lately, the Prince of Naples showed more fond
ness for the pursuits of a student than a sol
der. He is a great reader, and, his teachers
say, an Unsuitable questioner Those about him
say that he is perfectly submissive to to dsci-
pline, but is never quite happy unless ne knows
the ''why" of everything. His first governess
was an English lady. and the little Prince spoke
in English better than any other language
during the earliest years of childhood. He
has remained strongly attached to our language
and literature. Mrs. Lee, the lady who super
intended his early education, remained in
the palace as valued friend of the
royal family long after her young charge
had passed into the hands of tutors and COVER
nors. She died in the Qurinal only last year,
lay wreath upon her grave. During Mrs Lees
illness he made daily inquiries at her room, and
both the King and Queen gave her every mark
of respect and friendship.
Put not your trust in Princes" would, like
many other supposedly infallible savings, be I'M
just of universally carried out. Witness the
quiet and honorable life of this retired English
lady, with only King, Queen and a Prince
for her friends.
g Since his fourteenth birthday young Victor
Emmanuel the was named after his grandfatherl
has devoted more time to the study of military
affairs. He was entered rs a cadet on the books
of the military college when only twelve Since
that time under his excellent and indefatigable
governor Colonel Oslo it seems that the boy has
really worked WE'LL and he took an excellent
place at last years examinations especially in
the viva voce examinations on history. Latin,
mathematics, etc, where no amount of coaching
could have enabled him to come off well if he
had not first worked and understood what he
was about. He now rides by his fathers side
at all tho reviews and other public occasions of
military display, and his still childish figure in
its plain little cadets uniform is in strange con.
trast with the brilliant staff of general officers
who surround him.