The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-19
C0UNT m CRAWFORD.
rne Romance Of the Man who Re-
neves He Will Yet be King.
From the New York Tip.s1

from me New York Times.
On the 18th of February, 1920, the
Duke de Berry, second son OF Count
d Artois, attervard Charles x, who was
brother of Louis XVI, had just hand.
Ell hisrcharming wife into her carriage
at the royal entrance to the opera.
house, IN Paris, and stood for a mo.
ment TO see the carriage drive OF.
when he suddenly felt himself wound
cd. The Duchess, ON the point OF
starting, saw the deed done In an in
Stant she stopped the carriage, and
without waiting for the steps to be low
cred, took her husband in her arms
whlie her dress became STEPPED in his
blood. His murderer was man
named Louyel, a devoted Napoleonist.
who had imbibed a furious hostility
against the Bourbon race, and arrienily
desired It's extinction. It mas been
alleged that there were specia.
personal reasons tor his animositv
against the Duke de Berry.
Louyei was by traie a saddler, and
At one time employed in that capacity
in the Imperial household, ana a story
attained wide circulation, after he mad
KILLED the Duke, that on one occasion.
IL Metz, the latter was irving a sad.
die, and observed: They make better
ones than this in England WHY
iidnt YOU STAY there, then p SAID
Louyei, when the Prince, greatly irr,-
tated, struck him several times with
whip. But this story IS somewhat
apOchryphal, aud the main reason tor
the murder would seem 70 have been
simply desire to extInguish the race or
winch ne mad conceived so insane a
hatred. he said himself that he com
nenced with the Duke as the youngest,
ana would nave killed all Il he could
Louvers object vas not 20 be accom-
pilsned, though. 'Or that matter Il m gnl
nave tended 10 remove one element u
'iiscord in France At the time OF his
CRIME. the Duchess lie Berry vas sncisnts
ana IN the following September SIZE
gave birth TO a bov THIS son, com.
monty called snfant du miracle, born
under suCn melancholy circumstances.
vas lated, IN his Youth, 10 cneckered
career. At his birth be received the
uile OF Duke of Bordeaux, as an
acKnuwied cement OF that city devotion
20 the fortunes Of his house. but before
ne had attained his tenth year the
trouhles OF MS iamil Y recommenced; ne
rOund himself an exile, anu dropped The
more ambitious title, assumed that 81
Lount lie Chambord, taking his ute
rom mansion, whose history, as
cneckared Is that Of his own race, had
once belonged 20 MS ancestors, AID n
l$2l had been bought, aud presented 10
MIN ov his adherents.
From that time until recently the
Count lie ChamOOrd has been an TX Il.
Ge mas never resigned his claim 10 the
throne, and was supported oy a small
yroup Of men-no ably the famous
Berrver. the most prominent Of his lie
voted adherenIs-of consp cuOus abiil-
ty; ont oevond a lew atlem pts 10 stir INTO
activity the sentiments In favor OF the
Boarbons which have always more Or
.ess existed IN BRITTANY anu Ia Y eniee;
the LegitImist party mas scarcely male
itself felt. In 1918 there seemed a
chance. out Louis Napoleon successfully
parried it. Now some men think there
Is another. We are not Of that opinion
Even surprising that the fusion 80 muCn
talked of lately between the Bourbon
and Orleans families could be brought
about, we do not believe that the SOW
ereignty OF France would rest i've years
in such hands as those Of the Counr lie
Chambord. France S a country which
can henceforwari be governed only Oy
men OF strong personal QUALITIES. Gracr.
atfabllitv and personal accomplishments
are not the articles most in demand 'OI
her throne.
1t is a thousand pities that this ami
able person should have been aH c'eh
with a blind belief in MS regaI deStI'
MES. But tor this he would probably
nave been the happiest OF men ms
age mas. as Macauley once observed.
ceen iuil OF warning 10 the amolu us
and consolation 10 the drear. but
Noses and the prophets were moi
enough Tor the rich man brethren, ami
French history since 1889 IS not, t ap'
pears, cure Tor the Count lie Cham.
bord's AMBITION, il the repor's no"
universally current can De relied upon.
The best friends Of the Count lie Cham
bord are those who will succeed IN con-
v,ncing him that ne hasu a chance OF
a crown.