New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-01
carlyle on the Cnar-Peter and Ms WIS.

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The following account of the Gear Peter 81 Russia,
during bis vsitto Berlin, from Carlyle, Frederick the
Great, gives queer idea of royal manners in the
from the diary Of Frederick's sister, Wihelmina,
little girl at the time:
THE GEAR PETER AND HIS wIrE-HOw THEY BEHAVED.
:" Next day. that is, Wednesday, Esd, the Cxar
and his spouse came to return the Queens visit and
saw the court myself Palace grand apartments
Queen advancing due length, even to the outer
guardroom giving the Czarina her right hand, and
leading her into her audiencechamber in that dis
tinguished manner. King and Gar followed Close,
and here it was that Wilhemina personal expefence
began. " The Gar at once recognized me, having
seen me before, five years ago. March, 17lS) He
caught me in bis arms fell to kissing me, like to fay
the skin off my face. boxed his eas, sprawled and
struggled with all my strength, saying 8 would not
allow such familiartes and that was dishonorng me-
He laughed greatly at this idea made peace, and
talked 8 long time with me. / had got my lesson
spoke of his feet and bis conquests, which charmed
him so much that he said more than once to the
Czarina, If he could have child like me, be would
willingly give one Of his provinces a exchange
The Czarina also caressed me good deal. The
Queen (Mamma) g and she placed Themselves under
the das, eachin an arm-chairn Of proper dignity y.
was at the Queens side, and the Prncesses OF the
Blood Margravines above spoken OF, were opposite
her"-all in standing posture, as is proper.
1.-THE Czarna was little stumpy body, very brown,
and had neither air grace you needed only look
at her to guess her low extracton II - no secret,
she had been kitchen wench in her Lithuanian ma
tive country afterward female Of the kind called
unfortunate, under several figures; however, shs
saved the Gar once, by her ready wit and courage
from adevouring Turkish difficulty and be made hez
fortunate and Czarina to sit under the aas % NOW
with her hubble Of clothes she looked lM ~ the
| world like German layactress her drea, you
would have said, had been bouGht ct secondhand
shop all was out of fashion, aiI as loaded with sill
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 \
set with poor little diamonds, Of the smallest possible
carat and very i'll mounted. All along the facing O
her gown were orders and little things Ct metal
dozen orders, and as many portraits OF saints 81 rel
| les, and the like; so that when she walled It Va
with jngling as it you heard mule with bells b
i its harness. Poor little Czsrina sbifty, nutbrowl
feowcreature, strangely chased about from tho BOT
tom to the top of the world it ia evidentshe doea no
succeed at Queen Dorothees court sE
"The Gar, on the other hand, WAS very tall, an
might be called handsome, 7 continue Wilheimina
chs countenance was beautiful but bad something
savage in it, which put you TO fear Partly Kin
Of Millions devil physiognomy! TIE PoIt.aits giy
sadly ruinous condition its her0sm 60 bemired wit
turn for strong drink, too, at times physiognom
to make reflect His dress was Of sailor fashioI
coat altogether plain
and did not understand well what the Queen al.
A beckoned to her fool to como near'--a p00r sena
creature who had once been Princess Gallatxn, br
having got into mischief had been excused the Cxf
by her high relations as mad and saved from deaf
Siberia into her present strange harbor 81 refug
. With her the Czarina talked ID unknown Russ, ev
IDENTIFY .laughing much and loud till supper was a
nounced. as
!, AT table," continues Wilhelmina, :" the ca
placed himself beside the Queen. 1t is understos
: this prince was attempted with poison in his yout
and that something Of it had settled on bis nerv
ever after. One thing is certain, there took him ye
often sort of CONFUSION, Ike Tic or ST. With
j which it was beyond bis power to control. ID
. happened at table now. He got into contortion
3 gesticuatons; and, as the knife was in bis han
+ and went dancing about within arms length OF
Queen, it frightened her, and she motioned sever
q times to rise The Gar begged her not 20 mind;
e he would do her i'll at the same time Pc toek
j hand, which he grasped with such violence .nat y
Queen was forced to shrek out. This set MN nearli
3 laughing SAYING she had not bones Of SO hard te
a ture as his GATHERINGS. Supper don, grand D
h had been got ready; bnt the escaped AZ one
= and walked home ny hmsels5s0 Monbyou, ieavif
" the others to dance
y Wijbelminas story Of the Cabinet OF Antiques
- the indecent little statue there, and of the orde
n Catherine got to kiss it, with q Kept ao'-ehe:
u IF. if YOU won't )-from the banterng Car, whe
= she had to obey is not Incredible, after what
= hayo SEEN 1t seems he begged this bit Of Anttq
y Tndeceney from Friedrich Wilhelm. who, We m
y fancy would give him such an article with espee
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