Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-18

hts W.fe.-We noticed some days ago, the APP
uearance of Carlyle's life of Frederick the Great,
and we have already published one or two ex-
tracts from it. To-day we subioin another,
quite aninteresting sketch of royalty in Russia,
in the early part ofthe 18th century. Itoccurs
in the account of the Gear Peters visit 10 Ber-
| lin, and is takenb by Carlyle from the diary. of
Frederick's sister, Wilhelmina, little girlat
the time of the visit
TUE GEAR PETER AND MS wIFE-How THEY BE-
HAvRD. ~
s'Ncxt day" that is, Wednesday, End, s'the
Gar and hisSpouse came to return the Queens
visit, and / saw the court myselEn Palace
apartments; Queen advancing due length
even to the outer guard room; giving the Car
ina her right hand, and leading her into her au-
dience chamber in that distinguished manner
King and Gar followed close, and here it was
that Wilhelmina's personal experience began
| 'EIhe Car at once recognized me, having seen
me before, five years ago" (hiarch, I7ls) ''Hc
caught mo in his arms; fell to kissing me, like
to fay the skin off my face. I boxed his cars
/ sprawled and struggled with all my strength,
saying would not allow such familiarities and
that 1t was dishonoring me- Helaughed greatly
at this. idea; made peace, and talked Ia long time
with me: had got my lesson; spoke of his
fleet and his conquests, which charmed him so
much, that he said more than once to the Car
ina, IF he could have a child like me, he would
willingly give one ofhis provinces in exchange
The Czarlna also caressed me good DEAL The
Queer" (Mamma) land she placed themselves
under the dais each in an arm chairs of pro-
per dignity: 81 was at the Queens side, and tho
Princesses of the Blood, Margravines above
spoken OF, "were opposite to her"-alI in a
standing posture, as is proper.
1.-THE Czarina was little stumpy body, very
brown, and had neither air nor grace; you need
ed only look at her to guess her low extraction"
1t is no secret, she had been a kitchen wench in
her Lithuanian native country; afterwards a
female of the kind called unfortunate, under
several figures; however, she saved the Car
once, by her ready wit and courage, from de-
vouring Turkish difficulty, and he made her for
tunate and a CZarina, to sit under the dais as
now. "With her huddle of clothes, she looked
for all the world like a German play-actress; her
dress, you would have said, had been bought at
a secondhand shop; all was out of fasion, all
was loaded with silver and greasy dirt. The
front of her bodice she had ornamented with
Jewels in very singular pattern; double eagle
IN embroidery, and the plumes of it set with
poor little diamonds, of the smallest possible
carat, and very i'll mounted. All along the fac
ing of her gown were orders and little things of
metal; a dozen orders, and as many patfaits of
saints, of relics, and the like; so that when she
walked, it was with a jingling as if you heard a
mule with bells to its harness." Poor little
Czarina shifty, nut brown fellow creature,
strangely chased about. from the bottom TO the
top of the world, tits evident she does not sue
coed at Queen Dorothee's courtl
'Ihe Gar, on the other hand, was very tall
and might be called handsome" continues
Wlhelmina, his countenance was beautiful but,
had something of a savage init, which put you
to fear" Partly a kind of Millions. deyilphvsi.
ognomyi The portraits give it rather SO. Arch
angel not quite ruined, yctin sadly rninous con-
dition; its heroism SO bemired, with turn for
strong drink, too, at times; physlognomy to
make one reflect "His dress was of sailor fash
ion, coat altogether plain.n I&4
'The Czarina, who spoke German very i'll
/ herself, and did not understand well what the
| Queen said, beckoned to her fool to come near
la poor female creature who had once been a
Princess Gallatzin, but having got into mischief.
had been excused to the Gar by her relations
as mad, and saved from death 46rsSiberia; into
her present strange harbor Of refuge With her
the Czarina talked in unknown Russ, evidently
".aughing much and loud" till supper was an
nounced.
Eat table, u continues Wilhelmina, sthe Gar
placed himself beside the Queen. It is UNDER
stood this prince was attempted with poisonsin
his youth, and that something of it had settled
on his nerves ever after. One thing is certain,
there took him very often sort of CONFUSION
like Tic or ST. Vit1s, which, it was beyond his
lpower to. control That happened at table now.
He got into contortiops, gesticulations; and as
the knife was in his had, and went dancin p
about within arms length of the Queen, ii
1 frightened her, and she motioned several times
to rise. The Gear begged her not to mind, as
he would do her noiill at the same time lie
,l'took her hand, which he grasped with such VIC.
lence that the Queen was forced to shrek out.
This set him heartily laughing, saying she had
not bones of so hard textureas his Catharine's.
4 Supper done, a grand ball had beensgot ready;
but the Gar escaped at once, and walked home
by himself to aMonbijou, leaving the others to
dance'' ~,
Wilhelmina's story fithe Cabinet of Antiques;
of the indecent little statue there, and of the
orders Catharine got to kiss it, with '.Ropt
IG6"-(Head off, if you won't D-from the ban.
SfteIing Car, whom she had to obey; is not In
Ecredible after what we have seen. 1t seems he
4 begged this bit of Antique Indecency from
Frederick Wilhelm, who, we may fancy, would
Igiye him such m article with especial readiness
TaE following very pretty picture of Gerrit
ESmitb, is from the N. Y. Post, and from the pen
of Bryant, himself:
/ Heis public spirited, philanthropic, generous,
independent i'll forming, and courageous in de.
E.claring his opinions, but he does not know how
to measure himself with other men. Re sees
the sOorld around him IN a c0nger mirror or to
use more faaail lar image on tie polished side
lee sitOer teapot, aCtict giues 6Gcz image of
Ier7.tt Smith hundred times as ldrge dsaE