The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18

reached from Paris in an hours railway
ride and the old NalOis mansion is known
as the Seminary of St Sulpce in charge
of monks. or brothers, as they are pop
ularly called
The institute makes a speciality of har-
! boring unruly, or otherwise undesira BILE
boys of all classes. There are accommo-
dations for for pupils paying 5000 francs,
and for such paying 300 francs per annum,
a House Of Lords and one Of semi-paupers,
so to speak.
My informant who has seen the son of
the prince imperial quite frequently in the
, grounds, says he ranks in dress, general
keep" and educational resources with
the latter.
How old is he?" I asked.
"A little over Is years; he was born
about four months previous to his fathers
journey to Africa
And does he exhibit any physical re
semblance to the BCnapartes?"
He has the firm chin, the well set nose,
| but not the forehead Of the great Napol-
| con, He looks q weak youth like his IA
| Their, the prince imperial. And like him
his countenance is tinged with melan-
choly"
What my friend told me of the fifth Ma
poleOn's dress and general mode of living.
reminded me Of the terrible history Of
that other Crown Prince Of France known
as Louis XVII, who was put in charge of
the JacObin Prince of the blood. Shoe
| maker Simon, when the first republic had
/ hurled at the feet of coaized kings, "as
a gage Of battle" the head of a king We
all have read with aching heart of ST.
mons inhuman cruelties practiccd against
the son Of the guillotined Louis XVI. we
| have shuddered at the report that he
pushed him into vicious excuses to wreck
| his constitution, following, perhaps uncon-
| sCiOusly, the example of the last ruler de
faCtO of the House of Nalois Catherine of
Medici. who ruined her three boys bodily
and mentally to obtain sole control of the
government.
1t would be useless to emphasize that the
| living counterpart of the Dauphin of the
Reign of Terror suffers, during his period
OF acknowledgements. not in the manner of
style that brought his predecessor to an
early grave. The Brothers, of Issy are
humane mon. Their school is a temple of
! God, not the temple" of revolutionary
Paris, where fusi oil and brutality hold
wild carnival. But to a sensitive bow the
penury and half-hearted benevoIence pre-
Nallng in. the pauper classes at the Issv
institute must be as nauseating and nnalo-
dorous as the change from the gilded
halls of the Tuilleries to the filthy hovel
or the shoemaker was to little Louis XVII
can bring you anything when [ return
IN two weeks?' asked my friend of the
prince imperial's son: perhaps a new
pair of shoes or a coat?''
The orphan looked a him and then said
| quickly: NO, no, it would cost YOU too
much' If you will, send me d few pounds
OF sausages and some tea; but pray, wait
not until you come here again. am 50
hungry for food not on our daily menu
beans and ill-smelling pork and surrogates
that pass for coffee"
The boy was dressed in a hideous suit of
coarse gray, half woolen the like Of
which / have seen in Paris prisons but
nowhere else in the world. All the pauner
or halt-pay pupils at Issy wear it, The emf
Of The garments is abominable "Tbis Is
as II should be- said one Of the brothers.
we Will drive out all worldly vanity thai
may linger in the boys hearts by making
them appear perfect rights as a SUPER
cllious English woman who visited tbe
institution, once remarked.
Has this boy pointing to Louis Napo.
leon) ever exhibited any special talent fo,.
certain branches Of science?"
"Oh, dear no." grinned the priast. ..l,,
Is not permitted to aspire to sciences A.
soon as he is confirmed he must leave tbc
institution to engage upon some trade
what would a joiner and carpenter or a
steamship engineer do with ancient Ian
guages, aside from his ov.u for tL.t -
ter?" ''''' mat
Then is the boy not being educated T.,
his mothers tongue?"
The brother looked at the iuterroco-
tor with suspicion and surprise for a mo
ment or two before he answered "Wb,,
OF course, all learn French thoroughIv M
this institute" AT
But it was insisted, Louis mother
is an English woman"
You are mistaken, entirely mistaken
monsieur And the priest turned ON bi5
heel and walked away. ''''
My informant continued: lam positi,.o
that the Brothers of Issy are I'm possassil,,
Of all facts regarding the identity or ~,
boy who is registered as Louis n Me-,
Undoubtedly they also have his ,s,..'r.
relative TO birth, baptism. ETC.. for tba,, ,..-
qulre such I'm all cases when tbe,, t.l.
over the entire management of "a pnpi ,,s
they did TN this case. The uuestiop r,',,.
arises. What win they do WIN him.
What viii eventually become on The bo,'a
lie has seemingly Cutgrowu tho rtass an
which he iH at present tutorcd Ara a..
brothers afraid to let him go out Ipt, tti,
world, and b. he receiving eiu,.tI,, ~,
the higher branches unknown 10 Fts &c.. ~
matcs3 a Napoleon in ths hand. p,
Roman priests could ho turned Irf,s b.,
miaabie menace 10 the republic at som.