The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24
BROKEN HEARTS.
The Romance of the Prince Imperial.

The Romance Of the Prince Imperial.
From the New York Sun.
The following is the substance of a
romantic tale which is running through
the French and English papers:
When the prince imperial was 20 years
of age he was a student at Woolwich.
One day he made the acquaintance of a
young lady whom he admired and by
whom he was admired. A love affair
was started Immediately, and in due time
there happened what too often happens
in such cases: the lovers told their af-
lection and proved it. At this time the
Young woman was ignorant of the rank
and title of her lover. AS the empress
was very close listed, almost misery,
she gave very little money to her
SON. He was kept down to a certain
small allowance, and he passed himself
OF as a young man whose family had
small resources. 1t was under these con-
ditions that the first chapter of the
romance opened. The prince imperial
was bright, educated, and very cordial
when he met this young woman. She
was a Governess named Mary Watkins,
and was the daughter Of the head game
keeper of Chiselhurst. AS long as posi-
BILE she kept her love affair secret, and
at last went TO live at SO Jermyn street,
London, where the prince sent her uumer-
Gus letters and kilograms under the name
of Watkins. He gave her in all 1895
sterling. On his departure for
Zululand he gave her 2400. She did not
at first know who he was, but one day
she was greatly surprised at seeing her
lover chatting familiarity with Lord
Beaconsfeld at the entrance Of Brompton
oratorio on the occasion of the marriage
of the Duchess OF Norfolk. Some time
afterward she found his photograph,
with the ribbon and the cross of the Lee
gion of Honor. Her affection for the
prince was genuine and clear of all spirit
of speculation. Their correspondence
was Of the usual affectionate nature, and
some of the letters have been published
in Galignani's Messenger.
M. F'ranceschini Pietri and the Marquis
de LaValette, the son-in-law of M.
Rouher, attempted to deny the authen-
ticity of these letters in January, 1887,
but in the discussion which followed
their authenticity was made perfectly
clear. Since then it turned out tnat the
ex-empress purchased the documents
from the person who held them. Never
theless. she evidently did not get posses
sion of them all, and the following adver-
tisement, which appeared in the London
papers of 1887, went to show that some
might still be missing
THE PRINCE IMPERIEL.-Persons pos
sessing direct informatiod respecting the late
prince and the young Eng lsh woman, recently
referred to in the English and continental
press, are requested to communicate with Mr..
Henry Slater, Manager Slater Detective
OGices. n Basngall street, London.
In due time a baby appeared and
brought heap of trouble in this imperial
love affair. The empress was made aware
of the fact and was greatly shocked. As
a. fs M
terms with the queen, she hoped to bring
about the marriage of her son to the
Youngest daughter of her majesty. She
resolved to break of his attachment for
Mary Watkins. and advised or ordered
him to depart at once for Zululand. The
prince obeyed, and the rest is known.
After his death, Mary Watkins with