The union Democrat., 1870-11-12

10 those who are disposed to morallxe on
the mutability of human affairs, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, what foed for reflection
is at this moment furnished How little
does the possession of youth, beauty, wealth,
power, knowledge, rank, and influential con-
nexions avail to resist the force of .circum-
stances 1t is but yesterday that the Impe-
rial Throne of France was occupied BY man
who was generally credited with being astute
snd fortunate above most men. By his side
sat lady renowned for her beauty, grace
and lavish charity, the acknowledged and
undisputed leader and arbiter of fashion,
'the observed of oil Observers Where are
they now !! "QGite, quite down ~ The one
a prisoner, the other an exile. with her dis
inherited son for a companion. But is her
position so lamentable as that of another EN-
press, the daughter of the wise Leopold of
Belgium? Eugenia has her reason left to
her, together with her husband and son, but
Carlotta has lost all that can render life en-
ioyable. She has become the queen of a
fantastic realm, and that, too, in the prime
LOT life, with the one terrible catastrophe ever
Ipresent to her shattered mind Size is more
to be pitied than Eugenia. In wide contrast
with both of these unfortunate ladies is the
ex-Queen of Spain, who may thank herself
and herself only, for the position she now oc-
| cupleS. hepdTGieSS vi lu6 WdHtS duu tue
wishes of her people, and caring chiefly for
her own qualification, Isabella is justly pun
isned BY being driven from her throne unat-
tended by "all that should accompany old
age-as honor, love, obedience, troops Of
| friends"
The royal exiles have other companions in
trouble There are the ex-King and ex-
Queen of Greece-Otho, of Bavaria, and Ma
nv, of Oldenburg-who may sigh over disap-
pointed hopes, the former being left to la
ment his inability to control turbulent
people, and restrain the cupidity of his coun-
sellers the latter to find that oil her roman
tic aspirations for the regeneration of the
Hellenic race were but the "baseless fabric
of a VISION and have cleft not rack be-
hind" There are the ex-King and ex-Queen
of Naples, the one the last male sovereign of
the Bourbon family who occupied throne
in Europe. isabella, of Spain being the
last female, and the other, young, attractive,
and high spirited, scarcely married two years
before the sword of Garibaldi drove her and
her husband out of their country. Shortly
before that achievement, the Italian liberia
tors, with the aid of France, drove the Aus
TRANS out of Lombardy, but in so doing they
also expelled the Duke and Duchess of Mo-
dena, the Duchess of Parma and the Grand
Duke Of Tuscany, all but one of whom live to
remember their departed greatness but the
grave has since closed over the best Of them,
Louise de Bourbon, the widowed Duchess of
Parma, VINO has displayed qualities ola very
high order and desire to do justice to her
subjects. They. however, preferred doing
Justice to themselves, and relieved her of the
responsibility of looking after them. Her
son lives to cherish her memory and the re-
mbrance of his ducal dignity. The ex-
King and ex-Queen of Hanover must be ad-
ded to the list of the living discrowned heads.
Their fall, however, was due to the ambition
of Prussia. and they have the satisfaction of
knowing that it was not owing to the desire
of their subjects to get rid of them. But for
the summary action of Prussia. it is probable
that they might have held their sceptre, un-
til the close of their lives, or until the time
when Germany shall become Republic.
| If we cast our eyes back over the last sew
enty wears, we shall find the list of dscrown-
ed heads considerably extended. In 1901
the French took possession of Tuscany and
expelled the Grand Duke and Duchess. The
latter died shortly afterwards in exile and I'M
| der melancholy circumstances. In 1902 the
same enemies deprived the Dukes of Parma
and Modena of their thrones, and Piedmont
shared the same fate. In 1905 Naples
was aDSOrDeu lnt0 the french EMPIRE
and the King and Queen went into ex-
lie. Next year 'the House of Braganza
ceased to reign" in Portugal, and soon
afterward the royal family of Spain were
retired. In 1909 the cruel divorce and depo-
sition of the Empress Josephene took place,
and in the same year Gustavus ~, of Sweden
was deposed by his own subjects. Between
1910 and 1915, all the thrones granted to the
Bonaparte family reverted to prior occupants
or their representatives. and Napoleon him
SELF together with "Anstria's mournful flow
err disappeared from the scene. The next
victim was Queen Caroline, of England lin
1920. divorced by the sensual George ". In
| 1924 Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico, expert
enced the vicissitudes of fortune. In 1880,
Charles X, of France did the same. and was
followed by Louis Philippe, in 1S4S. Their
sons and grandsons are still signing for the
Tuilleres In 1867 Macmillan experienced
10 Mexico the fate of Iturbide,> and now that
the third Napoleon has shared the fate of the
first, whose turn will come next?
Chas. Williams, Postmaster at DeerGeld