New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16

would give two small pictures, winch ne hau
just finished in exchange Come added
Sche.fer BE good -natured. II you have six nun
drcd francs, give them to me! I CHANGED to
have the money and gave it to him. 'Whats your
proteges Nance | asked. Theodore Rous-
seau.' "
Another voyage took the Prince to the Levant.
where we see him making love to pretty girls at
Smyrna. pcnickng under the Cedars OF Leb-
anon serving witness for the bride al a
Maronite wedding. visiting the Mosque OF omar
az Jerusalem, and thus causing riot among the
faithful and making the acquaintance al Malta
OF Cardigan and Strathnairn. He got back to
Paris just in time to be present at one OF the
numerous attempts 10 assassnate the King.
Afterward he heard some of the Deputies talk
ing about il Ought we TO congratulate the
King on his escape" asked one. Certainly
replied another; Eve always do it, Then came
the marriage Of his eldest brother, the Due dOT-
leans. The match had been settled without th'
bride and bridegroom ever having seen eac"
Other. Impatient to meet her. the Due went to
Nancy TO greet the Princess Helene on her ar
rival She came with her mother and lady-in-
waiting He saw the three, rushed forward
caught his iancee's hand and pressed it to his
lips Not at ALL 1t was the hand Of the lady-in-
waiting. After the wedding. Joinville made an
other voyage. and was at the operations al Con-
stantine in Algeria. where there was strange
medley Of reve!ry and slaughter. Mel Canro-
bert MacMahon and others afterward famous
were among his comrades there. Thence lie
went to Brazil and the West Indies. where
he had many curious experiences. In Ha-
vana he was taught to smoke by pretty
girl. his partner at a ball. who took cigarette
from her own lips and gave 1t TO MIN. l""'
sudden conversion" says the Prince, mas been
a durable one. But have often regretted tha'
could not begin it all over again" year or TWO
LATER on his next VOYAGE to the Western llemi-
sphere he went back to Havana to see his Ola
friends But the lady Of the cigarette was ihVis-
ible Night after night he watched her lamiI!
box at the opera but in vain. 50 he had MS
ship set sail. as though TO leave port Tor good
But under cover of night he returned stole
ashore in small boat. hurried to the theatre.
and there she was, Her guardians yielded
raised the embargo and even let her so aboard
the ship to dance at ball given by the frihce.
And the ship stayed in port full month there
after.
In 1887 the Prince visited the United states Tor
the frs, time and was evidently delighted with
the country Of which h writes with real onihu-
siasm He was the guest Of President Van BiIeh
at Washington and made the acquaintance "i
Webster Clay and Calhoun. Philadelphia
Niagara. West Point and New-York commanded
his admiration. and he iCit this country. a n"
says with a feeling Of the deepes; gratitude Tor
the sympathetic almost affectionatc welcome he
had everywhere received. ON returning 10
France in 1898 he was soon pat. for the frSt um'.
in full command Of a sh!p-he was s'ii Darcy
twenty years old-and was sent back u M'N''
for serious work. lie had some sharp hghtihg
with Santa Anna and came near capturing mat
chiefta!n. and id capture Gencral-aiierwaTd
Presdcnt-Ar!sta. The story - his c~p.o!t al
Vera cruz Is tod with modesty, nut II - we
story Of youth who both knew how t. nan''e
his ship and men. and dared Himself t. !ea" IN Inc
,hickest NJ the FRAY What troubled him most
was f. see his brave comrades stricken ana siam
by yellow fever: and. indeed throughout the
whole book his socltude for the welfare 81
others is beautifully apparent. once more In
France he tarried long enough 70 mourn the
death of his favorite sister. Marie. and then was
off for a cruise In the Dardanellce. Here CHAR
acieristic incident occurred \ fire was rapidly
destroying Pera. the Turks being unable to cope
with H. The Prince landed his sailors. himself
at their head and began pulling down houses IN
the path OF the fire. the only way to check II.
one Of the generals II the garrison, Scn'l
Pacha. came up with his men. and fell INTO Iuiy
al the sight Of what we were dong l'i'H"''"
seized him bv the hand and dragged him. the
dragoman Of the Embassy. VI. LauNerrois. i3l-
lowing us. to the top Of the minaret 81 the
mosque Here ! said To the draeoman. DO snow
this fool Of a Pacha that the clearing we ar"
making is the only chance 81 saving Pera; ana
as NJ Lauxeriois hogan To tIa r, p,h. g,
Turkish. Don't trouble. said SeNm fdcha' III
very good French II understand bcggrd ms
pardon for the epithet. but he had passed arrdly
from rage to enthusiasm. He tore down stairs
four steps at a time and shortly saw MN WIN
ont his coat in trousers and list braces. helping
ms 10 pull down the houses. and setting an eX-
ample Of the utmost activity t. his men.
ON his return to Toulon the Prince was much
annoyed at the way in which his men were smut
up ana fumigated in the Lazaretto: and I'm re-
venge he practised target-hring with MS biggcHt
guns as c.osc to the Lazaretto as be could GEL
and 50 broke all the windows Of the hated build
ing, His voyage to St. Helena to bring home the
body Of Napoleon. marked by an unpleasant
incident Jonve was charged by his father.
the King with the mission. iut young dplo-
mat the Comte Philippe Chabot. was associated
with him. u attend to diplomatic details. The
Prince SAWS we had hardly got out Of the
port and cut our last communications with
France when saw him approach me, looking
very much embarrassed. He offered me paper
to read. saying II was only on account Of his
orders he had not communicated II 10 me before
| cast my eye over the signature ana saw the
name Of NJ. Theirs. President Of the Council BY
these secret instructions. which were not to he
impaired to till We got To sea, NJ. Theirs in
formed NJ de Chabot that he tChaboU was his
direct agent, and that he invested him with supe-
rlor authority TO mine Friends from
childhood as were. Philippe and ]. no idea OF
conflict between us was admissible made no
| complaint to any one and treated NJ Thiers
| behavior to me with contempt. But from that day
| the sympathetic and almost affectonate relations
| had previously lived in with that statesman
| came to an end-they were replaced by sense OF
| deep dstrust and a scanty esteem for his charac-
| ter
! Newfoundland the French Shore and the lob
ster fisheries received his attention next ana