Memphis Daily Appeal

Louis Napoleon.
There is no shock more positively disagreeable than one's first view of Louis Napoleon on foot, and near enough for accurate criticism. He sits tall, and in a carriage or horseback appears at his best. But on foot, his short, thin legs and long body make up an awkward figure, below the medium height, and one looks in vain at the retreating forehead, weak chin, narrow, drooping shoulders, and broad lips for any of the well-known and distinctive marks of the Bonaparte family. One gazes hopelessly into the dull, glazed eyes, that have an unpleasant resemblance to those of a deceased mackerel, at his red bottle-nose, and retreating chin to find evidence of intellect and character.