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, ~ OF his august brothers. The
r''"ce did not hesitate To comply with
.ne requis't'on. and retired to The Uni.
ted states OF America, where he soop
had Tue happiness Of pressing to his DO.
som the Duke Of Montpensieur and the
Count Of Bcaujolois, to whose liberty
he had the good fortune to contribute
Alter having spent some time in the
american states. and studied the cha
raeter and institutions Of the people.
relying frequently on the same rcsour,
ces that he had avsiled himself OF in
Sutherland, the Duke of Orleans went
10 Great Britain, where he had an in :
ters'ew with Monsieur, now Charles
y. The Duke and his brothers were
subsequently established i'm a country
house. few miles from London. which
had formerly belonged to the celebra.
ted Pope. IL was here that the Duke
OF Montpens,eur died Of consumption.
and the Count Of Beauj.lois. who Wis
tied Malta, for the benefit Of his health.
d,d not long survive him. The Dukc
OF Orleans, Who had accompanied his
Youngest brother, afterw ards repa;red
tn Palermo, then the residence of the
Neapoli,an Court. where, on the 18Th
November, 1909. he married the sister
OF the King Of the two Sic,lies.
Al The hrst restoration. and after 90
years oil exile and suffering, the Duke
OF Orleans returned To France. and re
covered those portions of the immense
property OF his family. which had not
been alisnated during the revolu,iop.
Louis XVIII. gave him, in common
with the other Princes Of his family,
admission into the Chamber of Peers.
and named him Colonel General of the
iiussars. All the steps taken by IN.
rr'nce. proved to France that the
sehooi of misfortune had only deveIop.
ed those virtues and qualities for which
ms earliest years had been conspicu-
Gus. In March, 1915. when the land
ing oil Bonaparte was known at Paris.
iiis Royal Highness was sent with
Monsieur Charles " to oppose the
march OF the army from the Isle Of FL
ba. The efforts Of these two Princes
having been without effect, they re
turned To Paris. The Duke Of Orleans
accompanied Louis XVIII. to Isle.
and fulfilled the duties imposed on him
ey his birth, by following his august
family into exile.
The Duke OfOrleans entered France
again Immediately after the second res
toration, and has ever since res;dcd
there, a model Of the private virtues OF
the most noble patriotism. An enlish
tened protector Of literature and the
arts, he has chosen Casmir Delayiyna
Tor his librarian, and Horace Verne,
Tor his favOrite painter; this is suffi
Gent To show that the recoIlections of
our national glory touch him as much
rs the chefs d'ouvre Of the arts. M.
bic dispenser of an immense fortune
It's Royal HIghness has made the most
glorious use OF IL. Never has misfor
tune made vain appeal 10 his gene.
rosttv The great works which he h, .
caused to be undertaken. and which
have been pursued without interrup
i"n since 1915, give an honorable ex
istenoe To n large number Of families.
who find ia them their ONLY resource
Ills Tine gallery every year receive,
those pictures Of our artists, IS hicb cao
not be embraced in the acts of ROYAL
mnnificence.
There IS one proceeding Of the Duke
OF Orleans which has especially attract.
ed the attention Of France, as bcius
altogether worthy OF his noble charac.
ter, and OF the enlightened love of rec
iitudc which he has always manifested
HIS Royal HIghncss has wished tina,
his sons should be educated IN our col
leScs, IN the midst oG the rising oener.
alton at the head Of which thcy are 20
be placed. The good sense OF tho
French people has appreciated the
magnaBimity and generosity Of this dc
termination. They are convinced that
Princes thus brought up cannot fail ia
be good citizens, and they have bless
ell his Royal Highness for the care tina,
he has taken To secure to himself wor-
thy uocessors, and TO our children II.
lustriOus models.
This sketch would be incomplete. Il
we did not offer our homage TO the su
gust Princess. whose virtues constitute
az the same time his most Just pride.
add his dearest recompense. These
mild and transformations virtues. seem
by the mo'lesiy that encircles them, {,
fear TO beiray themselves BY any pub
lie act. but, the crowds of unfortu.
nate beings. whom her Royal IIighneS'
seeks out and restores 10 happiness
bless them and reveal them ia Frapce
~. T. Herald
PROM The Albany Daily Advertiser.