The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-16
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The number OF eccentric mrnarcns III
Europe has been increased By the accession
Of King Oscar IL, Of Sweden and Norway.
Like nearly every member Of the house
from which he he's sprung, the new scandl.
narian ruler Is gifted man. During one OF
the most important debates on the reform 81
the election laws in the Swedish House Of
Lords he related with pride the remarkable
;tnswer which his grandfather had given 10
the French historian Ampcre dulng Fisit
which tho latter had paid him at tue roynil
palace IN Stockholm. Ampcre had expressed
hts surprise Ut the simplicity Of bis reception
at thc hands of King Bernadotte. "Oh,
replied the latter, laughing, that is nothing
What am buta Republican on the throne;
TIE history Of KinE Oscar up 10 the PR, r.:
cnt time is full OF interesting Incident i.''
father, oscar l., was great dIsci!1h,li 'i ~,
and insisted that biz two sons Hao.li,t >"
treated BY their teachers with lin Sill
verify as ordinary school-h0ys. ne n''. "..on
would examine all their conlpo>iIio.''9 NJ
| .cInnI bnur.: and when he found tllat tiieF
vow. ,,nt s,,ti.f1rtory he would ADMINISTER
,,;th his own hands the required correction.
i,,yi,,rt received several rather painful CASH
.,,,t:o,. in this manner, the Young Oscar, I'D
Ill twelfth, year, lan away iron, home, aud
.,,ac.rdld III iirdng his way to Copenlia9"G,
uhcIc Tie cniissa:tes cf lis rarers found
him ,,arin. il The street at marble With
,or,c little raGamufiiuH, No European prime
ever presented more ludcrotl= aspect tl.An
yo,!Ilr Oscar Whe, h. was thus found, bare
INntcd and Ii, clothes soiicd and torn. but
H.. assert. t. tie nrc-eut lay thai l." enjoyed
hi,l.gif .rrriou:y during tina; brief ai'Svncc
fipn home.
iii hi seventeenth year he WaS SEM t" the
University OF Ursa!;, where Il" took plil III
I'll the practical ipil,5 Of which TIE s!uaeu'>
in Tia. urcirilt scat u learning are )" luilJL
Au.r remaining tlcrc about six month"; h."
,hoykaA Us roya father hy cccily intrrm:l&
him thai h., l.aI fti,nn desperately IL love
with !,c daughter o: one Of the University
l~ulj s-p3~, and was determined to maIFE i'Gf:
4. = matter of course kiu! Oscar would
rc, l,arln! this: anl the Young liaa Vs. ne
,,:ii..I il >iyrtholni where he was nci long
ii becoming very popuIar hr III: Unaffected
,J,nn~,. and * The simplicity Of lis con-
,itlr.. IT, Del ,'!..l il Walking through 90"
>,rtls ri stockholm attn ntslili3!l ~ ~
ruial,'r ,,il q: ciG;tio<, %mi uia!ly an 2-t .!
pru,t!Hv 0u lie part @! tie police Wa' pre-
yau.gl: hr his ~a,!a,lt gnd tiinH& in'clYeTl-
:ig9. tic WJ> l;2J NH:Glh!y ptc=:ul :! hf"$
fl tic c,r.,ul anal nothing could lGcFcnt
him fem working OIL such occasion; WITH
Tia lrii3.., li.or Il :hc ciG!nsS.
II i,5- ;,o aud yoriilg friend Ui similar
Iiai.o,i.;oD made ~ excursion - '-1riet@D1.
il Norway. They travelled ;Hc2g'lf". and
il g..t>rct assumed la.nc5 1t sCcvlid"ci'>c DO.
tyl:. Siroiip- after dark Though the streets
Of the city ,ucy unfortunately were attacked
!,v Il g.ns 81 yoiI,oi-, who hnoch"d ,hc!n
down and iilicd their packets. Without u
cyst il their pockets tho Two distinguished
gentlemen returned t. ihti' iI"tel. The next
!lclring it, landlord presented lis .'H -
t3em. In" cc;i't>."h i!,at tic" had u"
I2or"r, pl; IN: 20 ti;cn' mirb1i' ni l''c u'""h'
lw.enc II. lnilcrd utterly refused 81 h.
ii,N { t4r story. aud threatened /" Invoke
-. Interference uf The police. Vanity AL
the, tlyiu di.~uadr Iiim from lts pnrnc~e,
i.u rubbing from IL, roolI iic not on!% "rh-
Cd i,e,. il. tat IiarcI IL ;Iir dor u SIIW;ui
porter. ar,n..l WITH Ciu'I. II" un>iii"n IL
v.j.,, inr ,i.;gT. iEia- OF Sweden s,a- place.;
~, - !" ,isrr,r, t.at IN could ~! ;'"''
}iiT~t;,lt iHtnH I',,.' ~ iaii&:'"H. = i'" Tie
;.I,, t".ci..ti ,iriis i,:ti,rcarc,! ard 'iou-i
i.>n Y,..r...p.; vita him. lie $50 -""t!".l:"1
,<;rt u,.sl = - lli"r ,S,t", .n !3cr t3G .Git'
,,.t}'.r.ft, - -. .rI,t,~I!;u~ their identify.
N.,u ttc rHllrt ~ stockholm >v."r."'i q
t.r.,,a., - irrrs.s x. cy;tspr; ri III" W.yW9ri
,i.,.:I -. l&t!rr W,l4t secretly t. Lrijc%;>. "nd
IL .f..l,i> .,;yrii VITA lcj ou !''c >i"'''ne:
;,,nl rgiy"ypi raT !t,a that ror; u Sto"6-
iu.,,l, watching ii- Intended bride Ni;iI tie
c.r~,,i atituiiJn. Nh". bc .aw ri ~; snii@-
rcd Ei.A !."!: II" Nas ~ excellent ,uHns
y.e.n4f.. Az JG i3s ever STAG. Proved RI a.
Ge..5'iytr h;iehauI 10 !icr.