Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-27
Napoleon Was Very mdulgent but Eugenie
 Was Severe With Him.
Bicknell in the Century

Anna l.. Bicknell in the Century
 The empress was extremely agreeable and good natured. but there was no soft nsss in her character. Even with regard to those dearest to her--the emperor and her son--she was influenced more by a chivalrous. romantic ideal than by any natural tenderness. Her aim was to show herself a Roman wife and mother, and this led her on many occasions to sort of apparent harshness which caused her to be misjudged.
 The little prince was spoiled to excess by his father; his mother naturally wished to icounterbalance the latters over indulgence, but she was not always judicious in her energetic interference. One instance may be quoted among many. The very first that the little prince, mere baby between 4 and years old, was seated on a pony, the equerry, M Bachon, was carefully hold ing him and leading the pony step by step when suddenly the empress came up, indignantly declaring that she would not have such abSurb betting, and con cluded by giving cut of her whip to the pony, which started off. Bachon, terri fled, uttered an energetic eXpletlVe, Suo- ceeded in stopping the pony, and brought back the child unhurt; but he was too angry to remember official decorum, and expressed his feelings with an amount Of ViCor very unusual in courts, while the English nurse indulged in more respect full lamentations: "Oh, your majesty. You shouldn't. your majesty! You've on- ly one, you know"
 It is evident that the empress in no way intended to risk the life of her child; but she was herself fearless to excess. and often thoughtless in the presence of danger. She was determined that her son should not be milksop, and she did not stop to examine the fitness of things
 The emperor, on the other hand, shrank from giving him pain to an almost ab- surd degree. The child was once playing with small mandarin orange, which he tried to get into his mouth. The em- peror. alarmed, cried: Take it from him l! He will choke himselfr' The Due de Tascher took the orange forcibly from the child, not without resistance on his part, and laughingly rallied the emperor on his not having done so himself. '1 could not" the emperor exclaimed; "he would not love me!'
 When the time came for putting him under the care of a tutor. one of the la dies de Tascher said to the child, "Ah, Monseigneur, now you will have to be obedient and to work hard at your les sons."
 He gravely answered.: '"That is not so sure. Mamma always says no, but then papa always says yes and have my own will besides--that makes three"
 The tutor had no very easy task be- fore him, and the empress exclaimed in despair, 'It is impossible to bring up that child properly!" Happily for the lit tie prince, the policy which required that his education should have military stamp caused him at later period to be placed under the supreme command of General Frossard, who was appointed governor of the prince imperial" and who treated him according to military discipline, without allowing any one to interfere.
 The emperor was wise enough to feel the necessity of hs firmness. and was not sorry to hand over to another the con trol which might make his son Hove him" less. His over-tender feelings were, however, often tried severely. The young prince was heard to say on some festive occasion: T should so like to stay He won't let mel" The emperor, with his usual indulgence, answered, "Give me your cap: I will put it in my pocket. You can't go without it, and that will cause some delay" The prince then said, ruefully: Tt is of no use. I have tried that before. He has got an- other ready" And the terrible he-Gen- eral Frossard-marched off his imperial charge under the care of his tutor.