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copy. it would deserve all the admiration
which it receives; but seeing this. I seemed
to look upon the living scene. Of which that
was but the cold and stony counterfeit pre-
sentiment. Perhaps it was because it was the
second look; perhaps, to some extent, the
surroundings may have influenced me but
never, before Or since, have so felt the pow
cr Of genius over lifelcss marble Here the
pyramid is of graysh marble, against which
the white statues are mildly relieved. and
take sharper outline The pyramid is ap-
preached by two steps from a long and mas
slvc base. The door OF the sepulcllral vault
opens in the centre of the pyramid, and
towards it groups of mourncrs are ascending.
How slowly they seem to move. and how
sorrowful and solemn they seem to be. They
cant be stone Virtue leads the procession,
carrying the urn and the ashes of the
departed, and by her side two little girls
bear torches to light up the darkness of the
grave. Bcncvolencc supports old ago, feeble,
lettering, and down-stricken with affection.
and by his side childhood folds its little
hands, and hangs its head in childish sorrow
An imperial lion, couching, sublued and
sorrowful, is there, and beside him the genius
OF Dependency. Over the door, in medallion
in low relief, is the Arch Duchess upheld by
Happiness, while genius presents to her the
palm OF heavenly triumph. All these figures
are as large as life, and may say even more
truthful to the scene than life itself. The
truth and feeling Of the whole composition
are beyond description, and they grow upon
you till its mute eloquence overpowers you.
while if You abstract yourself from the scene
AMI study in detail, each particular statue
proves to be a work of art worthy Of the
chisel of Canova in his best days
In one of the chapcls of the church of the
AuGustincs are the tombs of the Emperor
Leopold II the great Austrian General Daun
and ofDr. Won Swicten, physician to Maria
Theresa, and the great educational rcforme,
Of Austria. To him, under the protection
and encouragement of his royal patient anc
sovereign. the nation is indebted for the
present system Of universal public education
Well might she build him a tomb among
those whom she most delighted to honor. s.
too among the tombs of the imperial dead il
their vault in :hc chapel of the Capuchin,
with the collins Of Maria Theresa herselfan,
her son Joseph 1.-THE two monarchs whC
have done most for Austria-are found thu
mortal remains Of the govcrncss and instruct
ress ofthat great mprcss-placed there b,
her imperial pupil who in gratitude for her
instructions. thus gave her royal burial, y G.
country could have more patriotic or devoted
sovereigns than were Maria Theresa and her
son Joseph II. Her frmness amounted
almost to obstinacy, and well nigh RUNE,
her Empire in her wars with the European
Powers; but it also secured to her
people the reforms which she intro
duccd, from which she could not be driven
1t gave the hardness of bigotry to her rci
rious zeal and enthusiasm and persistence t,
her constant war with abuses in church an,
state. and it gave grca: and commanding in
luence to her solid common sense and practi
cal tact. The familiar account of the mod,
in which she rallied the dissatisfied and alien
ated Hungarian nobility when her cause wa
| almost desperate-hcr dominons reducc.-
| her allies withdrawn-her troops unpaid
her ministers disheartened and her trcasur,
empty-furnishes good illustration of he,
courage, her greatness and her address. Ii
l74l on the Mont Royalin Prcsburg after tn,
custom of Hungary, on horseback, she haC
drawn the sword of st Stephen and turning
its naked blade towards the four quarters Of
| the earth had called the universe to witncs.
that she would defend her people against the
world, and it was at a Diet ut Presburg that
she determined to retrieve her fortunes.
Dressed in royal mourning in the costume oil
the country. the crown OF st. Stephen on hcl
head and the same sword at her side anG
bearing in her arms her infant son, and duk,
Joseph, not a year old, wearing
.'On hi. baby brow the round
And top of sovereignty"
she walked into their midst with that ouct
majesty which so exalted her beauty
andin the living latin Of the country told hci
desolate condition-sad she had nothing left
to rely upon but her brave lIungarian., and
committed herself and her child to them. In
stantly every sword flashed from its scabbard
and on their naked blades they swore "w,
will die for Maria Theresa" "Nor1ap,n, prc
Mara Theresa" They furnished troops
they fought like demons, and the armies Of
her enemies were overwhelmed by them. She
reigncd 10 years-n those days period of
nearly two gcncrations-and her policy grew
to maturity She was succeeded by Joseph
H., more enlightened and liberal than she,
and quite ready to start from her vantage
ground on even more beautiful coursc-but
he lacked that iron nerve of his mother, and
in / is last years rctrcatcd fatally from his
lofty eminence, and revoked some of his most
patriotic DEGREES. But he was great man
ana good one. lie SAID to the historian of
the empire-'sparc no one, not even myself,
if you come down to me with your history.
Let posterity judge Of my faults, and those
of my predecessors, Frederic the Great said
of him, Joseph is an Emperor such as
Germany has not had for a long time Ed
ucated in splendor-his habits are simple
grown up amidst tlattery, he is still modest
nnamed with the love Of glory, he yet sacri-
fees hls ambition to his duty" He Travelled
through his domnions with no more ostcn-
taton than private man-indeed in the
assumed character of Count he visited the
great Frederic in his camp, who the next
year returned the visit. and these two mat
ter-oi-iact men threw aside regal ceremony
and courtly forms and in the unrestraincd