The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-27
Real Story " ~
- - of II iglon. Z

Is meant TO give glimpse OF his unhappy
life as the ehroniclers Ineagerly tell Il. aua
On account OF tho pity and pa,hos Il presents
Z viii be found Intensely interesting.
My birth and my death, the poor boy
said when ne was dying In hts twenty FRS,
yesr, that is my whole story
Ky reason OF his faiher. however his name
viii EsO forever. A mans ancestors are.
after all. important. This boy. being the
only legitimate son Of Napoleon 1. Inherited
three Titles He was the king Of Rome, or
Napoleon II, until his fathers Waterloo.
Then he became the duke Of Re!ehstadt They
were AL empty titles They deceived 10 one.
not even the bearer Of them.
lie WAS years old when, delylns into the
wells OF his memory, no said 70 his grand
ia'her Emperor Francis OF Austria;
GRANDPA, is Il not true that had pages in
Parish"
yes. believe you had the emperor
answered.
lis it no, also true that they called me the
King OF Rome7"
one may imagine the grandfather noddlns
his heal, remembering, too.
And then the eoy asked wondorlng)y, "But,
grandfather VIVA; is &c to be king o, Romeo"
I; Is pkiful littlc ngurc bis as scnoen-
bruun, after his fathers downfall forced to
surrender himself to an Austrian title aud an
Austrian uniform, beating his wings against
the bars OF glded cage, weighed down by
The glory that surrounded him.
Perhars his nurse or his mother. or even
his mchers father. the Austrian emperor,
may have rehoarsed TO him the episodes OF
his childhood,
He could picture as we'll perhaps better
than we. the scenes at his birth.
jubilee dsy It was, the day Of March 20,
/ ISL
"a king is bornl A king! klng," Tho
shows Of the people mlngle with the sound
| Of arms and tho fantaros Of drums. From
one end ot Paris TO the other ,hc streets are
! aglow Rome Itself is Illuminated 20 honor
| the klms Of Rome, a title given ia accordance
Win the usages of tho holy German empire.
The feuro is minel' cries Napoleon |. -
hayo a SOM
! BY all means let Us lnser as long as pos.
! slble In Paris. The lAtle king OF Rome him
SELF was only 8 when he cried out. Don't
/ take mo away DOM want to so. when
papa is away 4 am king"
And he was. lie could do what he pleased
( with his father, How the emperor's admirers
love to describe him dspoelng Of his business
TO the sound OF an infanc's prattle They
breakiastod together every morning-the king
OF Rome ana the emperor Of the French
The emperor dabbed the kings face Win
olaret and the king shouted for Joy. Count
less are Inc tales OF his childhood. He was
Then personage-later he was only an Aus
trlan subject Who should trouble to re-
member his Words Rostand Il Is who has un
dertaken to reveal him.
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The revolution Of 1890 reused alt The little
dukes hopes. when his grandfather, tho
Emperor Francis. snid to him. III the French
people wana you and the allies were 20 give
their consent / should MOI oppose your TAX
ing your place on tho From h throne" his
am5.tlon took flight He was carried away
with patriotism Glory had watched over
him In his cradle, be saw himself restoring
the magnihcence OF the empire. How he gave
himself 10 study! What dreams! What ambi-
ton was his!
lie was in the height Of his ambition whom
he went 20 his nrst ball. lie was barely 90
lie was pale. melancholy, poetic, with blue
eyes and blonde hair. For a brief period he
was the man OF the hour. the possible claim
mt to tho throne Il was Tho one moment
OF his whole life. lie carried himself into
the white Light with distinction.
"Fhe great object Of my life he sald tt
Prince Mettornhh, "ls to become worthy o.
my father / should fail ia my duty to HE
memory u l allowed myself TO become thu
playthlng Of factions and the instrument Of
intr.gucs The son OF Napoleon must neyel
Descend to the role OF adyenturer But
must not forget am French prince / an
ready when my oouniry calls"
Before he had lost AL confidence in hi
future, before the court Of Vienna had rseog
nlzed the monarchy OF Louis Philippe, whil'
no Atill had q semblanoe OF health aud hope
mere youth in years. ne attracicd every
woman's eye.
The Marshal Marmont contrasts him viii
his father. HIS eyes we're not so large a
Napoleon's. they were set deeper but the,
had the same expression the Same Are. th'
same energy His forehead also recalled hi
fathers. There Ii also resemblance In III
+ lower part Of the face and the chin His com
plexion was Ike Napoleon's IN his youth
the same pallor, tho same color Of skin. Tn,
rest Of his face was like his mg,hers an
the house OF Austria. He was taller thai
I tdtAel DF ABOUT i've iNNNths
While he nour!shed hopes OF mounting III
French throne. the young dukes HE wa
tolersble. When rhey died he diod, In hi
early days be seemed 70 hear his father con
j staaiiy crying 70 him. "Rememberi" In bill
cars that cry inaly BECAME a fermentation
only. At one time he dreamed always o.
{ return to France. When be could no ionge
even dream Of lt no was ready 70 die
The time had came for the young eagle 3
fold his wings With each fresh disappoint
ment the pain IN bis lungs increased. II
tried TO fight against The disease as he har
fought against fate, not because be wsnte
10 live. but because he had the spirit Of ID
conquorors. 20. be said. how despise TIL
wre,ched body which can not obey my sou''
Once again L'Aglon was the subject OF
ctys interest The people o. Vienna remem
q bored BIN when he had arrived with hi
mother, Marie Louise. the child OF France
VINO might then have rallied an army o
BonaPartls,s. They had predicted great thing
for hin. A. one time they believed he wa
destined 20 establish AZ alliance between
France and Austria; they had believed VII
him that no would live 20 be emperor OF IN
i. Ftencn and nov they we're weeping for hin
a. though be we're already dead. >
Again as at his birth. bulletins we're is
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