Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-02-17


that was 80 fill r snuff. he took out hi
Observation-Disclosures, aud by the lnsresi &C.
cidrnt. he left his pocket asrape. Tempt
ing letter box-a IeItef dropped iu When
the snuffy fiddler phr his handkerchief back,
he relt billet there which was not there
before. All was illusion aud deceit Al
INST the first present that the Empress
made TO Caiharine newly arrived OF the
Court, and scarcely fifteen years Of age.
was rouge-pot. II was characteristic
The Court was made up Of painted faces
and whiisued sepulchres. The Empires.
had The cholic. The Court. by the way,
was continually troubled with the cholic,
and the Empress on This occasion was very
i'll indeed Tor several days. Nobody dare
speak ufit for fear of banishmant--nnt even
Catharine. II was de!uson 10 suppose
that the Empress cnlld be i'll, and on anoil,-
or occasion, when Her Majesty fell down
in fit, it was considered the worst part Of
the calamity that it occurred IN public
Neither CaIharine nor her husband cond
leave the palace without permission Of the
Empress--anoiher illusion, for they left it
by stealth. The Turner begged an audience
OF her Majesty; being OFT Of favor the au-
dience was not granted for eight months, G,
the end Of which time, when Ca,harine had
quite i"rgoiieu her request, she was invited
to 60 'oiEe Empress. Il hear you wanted
10 speak TO me-" said Elizabeth. Is this
mode of treating space OF eigh, months as
il ii were but yesterday proof of Divinity
Or vas it a courIly illusion? All was trick
cry and secre,y, paint and show. The
prihci! al amusement of the Court was in
keeping with everything else. Ii was mas
glsradirg. The men dressed in wonen's
clothes, and The women IN mems the En-
press herself setting the example.
l. was inio This SORT Of soc;.iy that the
German Prince.s .ra. Introduced at the age
rf fifteen, and until her marriage she was 10
eijy the protection Of her mother, who
world then he free TO return hume. The
pur,ral Of her mother drawn by Catherine
is that Of a selfish woman, an intriguing
vie, an uhireiing mother, .robbirg her
daughter Of The presents she received, en-
vious Gf her precedence, foolish, fidgety,
loving none aud hated Iy all. II was p!eas-
an, 10 e>caIe from such a guardian. even 10
iaIi into the hands of tli- grand duke Peter.
Three years older than CalIarine, Peter
was stupid gnod naiired SOFT O. fellow
a sol, simpIeron, and sick5. He was a
druukard from The age Of ten. He would
get drunk sitting al dinner with the En- T..
press. lie was great IN English Beer; lie
wa. terrible il English oysters. nr lad a
passion tor dogs and maids m honor. He
hated church; he hated lessons; The only sort
nf reading that he cared Tor was Of The New
gate CaIen,,tr de. Grip iun--lhe lives and The
trisI> "i highway ruhGers. Aml We, the
lad lived AN Ideal life in an ideal world
lie had genus Tor pupprt shows. |. was
hr. ni..ion, which he cultivated 10 the la>i.
He did BIZ. worst with the beer; he did his
best with the maids oil honor. But his real
mission Was training dcgs and arranging
puppets. lie r!ayed and the dogs danced.
Ii i. true that he did moi know note Of
music, and 10 his wiie's continual torment,
acted on the principle that music consists
in noise, and The ldnder the noise the finer
the s,,nin, but what Of that? The dogs did
moi krow it, Ilek-pt pack Of them be-
hind his nif.'s bed, and trained them day
by day in his room, alternating tin. music ol
The ,iuln with the bowling of his pack.
produced by Literally laying on the lash
As fnr the puppets 'hey were far the mast
part sulders-some OF wood, some OF lead,
some of wax, some o! nt.adnu. From morn
ing to night ne woud drill them and order
them about. They must take their turns Of
mounting guard. Nothing must be emitted.
The puppets must 60 through the Whole
rosiins Of garrison life. On stated occa-
siuns he presented himself in full rni urm
before his army, all bout,d and spurred, tc
see the Various evolu'ions performed. A
pretty life Of it his doinesiics had, while as
sisling him in the command Of these mimic
forces. 7i aia ~
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On one occasion q rat invaded his fortress
in the night, climbed The ramparts and ate
two sefStinels. The deed must be avenged
The order was given 10 apprehend the rat.
The rat was apprehended and tried by court
martial. 1t was pronounced guilty, then
sentenced 10 be hung by the neck, and 10
be exposed 10 the public view Of the for
ire-s as an example 10 others. This was
all dune with the most ,perfect seriousness