Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02
VICTOR RaANUgL AS A RUNrER.

The Turin correspondent Of the London Times DIS
orbrs III, arrisa OF Victor Ena1uh, Krg OF s'rdns,
At ,dist an Alpine watering place. on his way to his
hunting qus'tsrq
A body guard round the royal csvalcade, there
sd about tso.score of ire hardios. mountsneeis OF
these dstics armed with rusty loving pece ald ees
led 10 beat the bush and drive the game 10 the sports
men. The King bed broad hrimned wide awake OF,
and oray hunting suit Of course wOllen cloth, al OF
one color agreably to the present fashion. He looks
kind of Bluff Henry, souter than ever aTuiy slnou9
with a deep aud almost iyid req round and 6ehnd the
ears al bfis'rg with his mousiaches, stretching tr9E
bs lps all across the facenct man 20 o'ed or vsued
nv hose yhodo not lock below the surface. The King
70 &c I'D taking bs soft et h.; by the crown, aud ek
nsd to one OF the ladies 10 ous circle ~ao went down
nv III stone steps sn stood by the s'irrup. She was
40 Countess of Briancon, Mrchioness OF San TomAso
who ys years ago maid OF honor TO The late Ql;on
Mother. Tho King stopped low on ns SADDLE TO speak
f,r teo minutes to the lady 10 tone hardly above
vb;snarthsn once more lifted his hat 10 his
! liar insAion and rode Of
The te.tl of the King and bis party were pitched
abou, an hou,'s walk up the vSleg deep in glen shu
out by bare crags whole craggy vii ierness the Tirge
of chAmois and boUqIstins. HIS IN ;jesly has elWAys
been keen desperate spcrkmIn.
Fo- a long Tina he SEEMED 70 think that the " oc-
cupadon TOR king war and The chase, though be
n Yer wa urmin6ful OF the noble 5ayilg OF ore Of DIS
apccgo g. that "a soveeisns greatest rrcrogaive vas
/ - give and lITgFe Oullu. MS ihshNk ht-tllNf ~
aeaceiu dAys tls then Dake O Savoy oHly forest
asr Men saw but little ct tiD unless they chose to
nsei hi n ia the woods of Pole3z) Reccorirt VII
isubie bursed gdu en- bis slnujtr, AID SO planiy a.
! tired that a good peasant Of tie ueishbcrhocd
I ,-ce mi stock him for ggms keeper, and th,rod
tim threc.frlnc bioe to s1ooi him fox which laid
! vss,o N. poultry yard whom the King humored the
rood man did the - for him. and earned and posketsd
Ria rrsv After Charles Albsr.s deat5, when Victor
had to tiay King in the oanp. in the council chaubc,
IN Fariomeni bis flvorte hsd amussmens were great
i y curtasd BIT the guu nnd the iii, we're never set
,;s erd'in the bo. sum uer me King had bis oiisy,
yhso he would pitch HE tert 'Olr Indy OF the
tSor" OF ths top OF Val dOrco, or in some eyel mpie
nsccs.selo savage spot ia Vel dAosta and hence r. n
ald rueo aad co and creep on 81 f1urs, on theoi
Of ,scpccs.eakiog his royal lie ugiinst the carcsi of
! a ,tbgJs1ho. Samjeeeo stalking tatas Ap.hsts nat
n aly bu. short season ye, busir eisshortenedf nfrc
and more with the subsequent aggTa1dizementct tte
! ssatS Aod ths deepening OF political compAcalohs
BaTao Rcaso holds Csbine, courcis three times We
rsru's,Iy and three or fou- more times irrfgaiFJ
slnd,y IS no day OF rest with him. Fisesing therefore,
arc the Kiag's visits to the hiiis. ,s
His hunting habits ara very susere. He robs himself
Of s!ep rises regularly a. niinigh calls up the Vhoe
Iosaeboa yitS the stables to horses, hounds ano
,rs apd after assuring hiuseii that oil ia right and oil
IN eSdness he suatchls fes hours more rest thea Up
~ a-an at earies. daybrek; the hog1is wound, The
hu,t ID IN, ard away he rides fast TIE Bimoiesi
mornain sg can carry him. and then takes 10 MS l'g
and he rice between hnand the swiiies quad up scs
oyer Gags ard along gules common men thaddeT only
q i,ck AZ. Ec came back to Turin 70" days $50 IN
vat sIeo telling bis fscrds he Ind given chRss TO
anoustin for two whole DAYS sod had parted ooDpapy
Win his sides de-csmp his guides his huntsren, every
man in his suiie he bad followed the coy mountain goat
he had pressed closer ard closer be had driven higher
snd hgherur; he had knocked i ur blown all the wind
out Of its painting body and at last brought II back m
umphsni the prize Of that untaned strength which has
| no mstch In thsss regions.
It's no. frcm vsn glcrytis not even, nov at least,
frcm mere love Of fport-that the King indulge ssoun
ding feats of strength and agility His physician plainly
tells him that he must either subdue bis strong conssu