Year: 1879

Prince Jerome is enjoying his revenge. No man has been more abused he has had 1t on zIl ssdes-frum the Bonapartists, as well as fruu the Legitimists and the Republicans and now the fate of B0napartism is in his hands. He is the lawful candidate of the party, and he is also the impossible candidate, yet he has to be induced to waive his claims in favor of the only possible o0e-his own son His per sszsence inmaiufziaiug hispersonal right would wreck the party, for he could find nofollowing in the nation or in society. The Republicans do n0s truss him, the Clericals hate him for his VoltAieanisn, the BOnapartists for his supposed foul play with the interests of the CiynasGy when his cousin was on the throne. This feeling found expression the other day in the meeting at M- Rslher's. The leaders were coavoked eo consider the situation of the party and one gentleman could think of no more timely contribution to the discussion than to open fire sn the character of Jerome Rouher checked him in an instant-''Soft words, please. Do you know that our very existence hapgs en his words !? ....

 So the new move is to speak him fair. But it was easier to decide to do that than to find a speaker to do it. Most of the Bonapartists proper do not even salute him. When they gO ts the receptions of his sister, the Princess Mafhilda. it IS only on the tacit understanding that he shall be kept out of the way. The Princess meets her brother in the morning, her friends in the afternoon. She is the only link between him and the party bearing his family name. She, therefore, has naturally became the emiSsary between him and the par ty council It is delicate mission he knows what they think of him, yet she has to carry him soft messages in their name. twill he be good enough to stand out of the way? He has only to refuse to break them in pieces, and 10 kill BDnapartisHny for ever. She was with him all Saturday butt result of the interview is not known.

 The Princess shares to the full one strong opinion of her party-she has no faith in her brother; but, on the other hand, she has all faith in her brothers son. Prince Victor a boy of IT, Is in her eyes the ideal candidate, a far better one than poor Prince Louis, whom she, in common with many other ladies ot her age, thought little too good to live. Victor is a true Napoleon in looks in character, and in a certain fiery impetuosity of temper which marks all the pure -blcoded of the race. Since the virtual separation of their father and moth CT. the aunt has looked after both boys. They live with their tutor on the other side oi Parls, near the College Charlemagne, which they attend, but they pass most of their spare time with the Princess Mathilde When they are not at the Rue de la Cerisaie they are at the Rue de Bcrri. The Princess is the msre at tachcd to Victor because she has no boy oi her own. Sine is wont to express delighted apprehension of his spirit, and to i'm plore mild NJ. Blanchet, his tutor, to keep an eye on him day and night. Down to the beginning of the week this was no more than an annts care for a pet of a nephew now it is the con- ccrn of Princess for a possible heir to thrsne Beyond the immediate ent0urGge of the Princess, absolutely nothing was known Of this lad and it is still not too late in the day to tell all whom it may concern that he IS rather tall, handsome, straight as a dart dark in hair cheek, and eye and in temper and temperament true Corsican Italian. He is his mothers son. He has her full lips, but the Napoleonic alliance has saved hum from having the nose. of the House of Savoy. His features are regular the hair is trained over the brow and crppped but somewhat too short to be quite in the prevailing boyish style. He has all the qualifications for q popular candl- date in this woman n-ruled country, including n touch of wildness The importance of his connections gives him a decided advantage over his unhappy cousin he is of the best blood in Europe by his mothers side.

 His mothers part ill these events must not be fergotten. The Princess Ciotiide may find some compensation in the destinies of her son for the troubles of her domestic life. The his tory ofher marriage is SO well known to all the Httie world of French society that there can be no harm in communicating 1t to the greater outside Here it is in it's pure and simple truth. The alliance with Prince Ma pOleon was. .supremely sdistasteful to her, be- cause of the known Voltairism of his views, for she had been very devoutly brought up. It was Cavour's. doing part. of the price paid by Italy for the French alliance Savoy and Nice and1the hand of an Italian Princess, were tue Emperor's terms At first the King stood out obstinately against this latter. half of the bargain, and to the last he only gave conditional assent He would try to persuade the Princess but he would not force her in- clinations With characteristic courage, he himself undertook to announce to her his wish cs, or rather the needs of Italy. There was a great scene. The Princess was fearfully intractable said she would rather die than marry notorious unbeliever, and begged her father to ask for her life and he should have it, for anything but this dreadful sacrifice of all her inclinations, or at least of all her anti pathies It was no more than many another girl has said in the like case, but it shook the Kings resolution all to pieces. He trembled a little when helefk her, swore a good deal, and one of his oathsswas to the effect that the subject should never again. be mentioned be tween them. Then Cavour came cold, qniet, sagacio,ls, and threw him into fresh torment of mind by representing all his fair schemes of an Italian Kingdom fading away into un- substantial visions. The Emperor insisted on the alliance as the one clause of the secret treaty, and without It he would not stir sol dier to put the finishing stroke to the work or which the House of Savoy had been laborins for years. The King wavered for moment but his better nature prevailed; Il will never name it to her again." Cavour was by nc means at the end of his resources. ''L Let me dt it instead of your Majesty" He was closetet with the Princess, for more than. two hours and when Cleft her heS went straight to thl

 King rSre, ,I have the Princess's consent,'

 The details of the interview were never knowl

 even to those most in the confidence of tn

 Italian Court -ALOaadon WofM. -L -f ;