Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-14
Written for the Sunday Globe Republic.
NOTES ON TRAVEL.
Old ParIs-Thr Late Prince Imperinl-TEF
Rise and Fall of the Napoleon Ill. by

nasty.
By Professor J. II. Grover.
Old Paris And what change. the
Paris of to-day, | remember il a. step by
step it underwent its great metamOrphoSe
from dingineSS TO spIendor. Then came
Napoleon Third. the greatest man of his
day. The future of his dynasty centered
in the Prince Imperial. known in early in
fancy a. that blessed baby" | remember.
on one occasion. many years agO-Over
quarter of a century, saw a pretty pair of
goats dragging a little vehicle. in which sat
a very young child. boy, holding in one
hand pair of dainty reimS and in the other
a long toy-whip The baby was scarce two
years old. but the brilliancy of greatness
was stamped upon his face. He sat as erect
As general on parade. At either side
marched a fierce officer. and at the rear
toddled well-fed nurse. The child was
the Imperial Prince, and the location was
the garden of the PalaiS Royal. at Paris.
At this epoch Napoleon was at the pin
acle of his greatness. He had just re
turned victorious from the wars, and all
France bowed before him. and nations did
him reverence. To mention his name was
10 hear Vivi rEmpereur Vive la France
The Franco Austrian successes had made
him-a giant. and he knew it,
How we'll do | remember the day the
emperor quit Paris, at the head of his
army. Ii was day of excitement, long TO
be remembered. The people rose en-
masse, and the vicinity of the chcmin dc
which had been mixed great quantities of
gunpOwder. and the infuriated soldier
drank at pleasure. The city was wild with
excitement. Men, women and children I
Cheered themselves hoarSe. The scene was
one of wild confusion. The little prince was
then baby and had been taken to the
railway station ON the occasion of which |
write. The emperor stood before he null
utude, and cheers greeted him from every
quarter. He addressed the people in loud
and clear tones. was near his majesty
and could hear every word plainly and dis
tinctly. AT the conclusion of his remarks
he took the child and held him high in air.
His chubby little limbs were tiying about
like a windmill, and the pretty baby seemed
TO realize the excitement, with true French
spirit. He crowed and coOed, and clapped
his hands Justify, Then the proud father
said in a voice that seemed to reach all in .
sight:
''Frenchmen, Behold the future emperor
of France If fall, will you protect the
prince" /
1t was a simple question. yet il received
such vociterOus reply that all France .
seemed to say: ''Oui. Oui. Oui" As .
though one tremendous crash of thunder .
had burst upon the scene, every person .
shouted Yes" and Napoleon Withdrew,
the child was returned to his royal nurse. /
the troops deuarted, and the crowd slowly .
dispersed.
The result of that campaign is known to
all. How he was liOnized and worshipped
need not be repeated. Yet i'll the early fu-
ture he saw danger unless he continued to
cater for the love of his people. The de
Scendants Of Louis PHILIPPE were within
very eyesight of his empire, and one out
burst only was needed 10 wipe out Impe-
rlalism. With the roJ pOpIii ne was safe
The excitement of success had already
waned. and the people were bowling for
better times. The emperor looked about
him and saw vast habitatiOn of hungry
Frenchmen. Work must be had, and at
once. and these thousands of idle subjects
must be pacitied. The by-ways of Paris
were numerous and ugly. They were
crooked and hideous to look upon. Scarce
a beautiful street but was bounded by some
dirty passage, that marred its otherwise
perfect effect
Why not demolish these ungainly high
ways, these narrow, dingy courts. and erect |
thereon grand bOulevards? Why not make
Paris the city of cities, the metropolis of Eu-
rope? Suddenly matters assumed different
phaze. Streets, courts, byways, and whole |
envirOns were demolished. In their place I
md on their site were reared magnificent
palaces and bOulevards, straight as an Indian
arrow. The labOrer was pacified. He no ]
Onger wanted for his loaf and the :
subsistence of his little ones. The city was. !
Tor a time, metropolis of scaffOlds, and !
civilized nations cOmplimented Louis. Then :
'he Exposition brought the people of the 8