New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

sleeping volcano. the grand. gloomy and peculiar
man OF destiny and author OF lies Idecs Ma
pol6onienncs.' the gospel OF the democratic
empire" He had played brief act OF con
spiracy at Strasburs. In 1876. and ne had tried
Il similar one at Bouloguc in 1910. 1t is hard
to say which of these last episodes seems the
more ridiculous to the unsentimcntal reader.
The first silly little fizzc, gaining no
dignity from Prince Lous's grandoqucnt
phrases about Conqucrng dying, since there
WAS possibility just then OF his being al
lowed to do either. No wonder that practical
men laughed. and Louis Philippe's Government
did nothing but bundle him off to the United
States The Boulognc attempt to fire the mill
tary and civic heart only saved from utter
absurdity by the fact that two OF the conspira-
tors met death when running away. Prince
Louis wanted to die again-at the foot OF the
Grand Army column this timc-but ne was lin
the hands Of his friends" who nippcd that par
ucular pose in it's romantic bud and it is to BE-
noticed that he away fast any body
when once started.
His capture and condemnation TO perpetual
Imprisonment as a Conspir3tor against the realm
the natural and. doubt. welcome
Guence; and. having been shut up in the fortress
OF Ham In October 1910 he stayed there until
May. 1916 when he calmly walked out dis
guised az workman. lie complained that the
treatment he received in prison ''inhuman,"
outrage; but the details given by NJ. dc
S1lnt-ArndnO 40 not pear out tnat picturesque
statement. The Prince had comfortable rooms
In a guardhouse built within the courtyard OF
the fortress. He had with him for companion
ship Comte dc Monthoton and De Conncau. and
for service old and faithful valet. \ large
number of his friends outside authorized
to visit him. He freely corrcSpondcd with other
friends at distance and with sympathizing
feminine strangers He was allowed to write
and publish in the newspapers many polit-
cal articles he liked; he had books. flower
garden and n horse. The latter accommodate
tons were OF much service in the campaign OF
,nartyrdom The inhabitants OF the city were
Terpetually asking for bouquets from his gar
den. and he found il pleasant To send them. and
many Interested persons would hover below to
gaze upon him as he strolod in this garden on
the ramparts overlooking, the country. Even the
troops passing through the city halted 10 look
and to salute the Nephew OF his Uncle. The
horse he would ride round the court and gal
Looping up the glaciS ut fun speed he would stop
sud-, My the summit Of the rampant on the
very edge of the precipice; and our author does
not need remind that the holiness of the
rider aroused the admiration OF the prone
naders."
He continually distributed aims among the
to boarding. hool children under lime tree
which has become legendary. NJ. de Saint
Armand points out that in this not disagreed BILE
prison the future Emperor developed all those
lnStlu, Is OF COnSrlratOr which characterized
him 10y nature. lie tried to captivate all with
whom he came in contact beginning with the
commandment of the fortress. BY his gentleness.
affahility. simplicity and extreme politeness. he
made friends OF his very jailcrs." The garrison
guard him had to be changed frequently.
he was so successful in winning the liking of
the soldiers. In short. this imprisonment which
aroused sympathy in people to whom senti-
ment and symbols mean great deal the
best thing that could have happened to Louis
Napoleon, and he knew il very well. 1t was n
long step in advance in his path to power. il
the most effective pose of al.
Eugene Montijo. the beautiful girl who be-
came his Empress was the descendant of a line
OF rather vaguely defined Scottish mobiles the
other. Her maternal grandfather. William
kirkpatrick. immigrant to the newly
independent United States and American Con
sui at Malaga She a creature of ex-
Quisite loveiincss. and our author gives to
understand that she was also witty, clever high
spirited and fearless. Her father, though a
Spaniard, had taken service in the army OF
Napoleon /, and she was in feeling and educa-
ton much French Spanish There was
again a stroke of the theatr in this marriage OF
the Emperor of great nation to girl com
paratiVely poor, unregar ded and unimportant in