The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-05
The Flight Of an Empress.

To be an Emperor has not of late years
been the sure and prosperous business
that il was prior TO the French Revolution.
Formerly an Emperor always commanded
a large salary. while his duties were very
light. The Emperor of Russia, for exam
pie. merely had to wear his uniform on
state occasions, and to occasionally order
a few unpleasant people TO emigrate 10
Siberia. OThe rest of his time belonged to
himself alone, and he could do in all re-
spectS precisely what he chose. So, too,
the Emperor Of Austria's duties were
merely nominal. Metternich attend
ed to the Imprisonment of Italian patri-
OTIS. and saw that the Emperor received his
salary every Saturday night. His Majesty
really took no active part in the work OF
government, but devoted his whole time
to amusing himself, and improving his
mind in the society of ladies of wit and re-
finement. At the present time, however,
the life of an Emperor in really remu-
nerative situation is busy one. The late
Emperor Napoleon had TO provide his
people with wars and other recreatons;
the Emperor William has to attend 10 his
army, and the Emperor of Austria, though
his busy season is now over, has been
compelled to do a great deal of hard work
in order to satisfy his Hungarian clients.
Moreover, the business lacks the element
of security and permaEence. An Empe-
ror may be discharged and set adrift in the
world without a character, almost at any
time. Napoleon Ill. was thus discharged,
without even a weeks warning, and if he
had lived. would never have been able to
resume business, unless the French peo-
pie had kindly cOndescended to take him
back. Il is no longer an easy
and safe thing to be an En-
peror, and il is probable that few
of MS are sufficiently thankful for the fact
that our daily bread ris comparatively Sc
cure. and that we are not called upon Ia
earn a precarious living in the capacity OF
EmperOrs.
Ii is, however. of the especial woe which
has oyertaken the Emperor of Austria
that we are about to speak. That he is.
as Emperors 90, a well-meaning and eff
ficent Emperor, is generally conceded.
He has had good deal of trouble with
turbulent Italians and HungarianS, and il
was felt that he ought TO be permitted to
live out the rest of his life without further
ANNOYANCE. But Francis Joseph was noi
born to be lEppy. and anew trouble OF an
extremely pafnfnl nature has come upon
him. His wife, who is handsome and ir-
reproachable woman, has suddenly LEFT
him, and he is now pacing his lonely pal
ace. a prey to remorse and melancholy.
A short time since, London was sudden
lyastonished by the arrival of the Empress
of Austria, who had Travelled with great
rapidity and secrecy from Vienna TO Lon
don. with but two or three attendants.
She only made the merest calls of ceremo-
ny upon the Queen and the Princess OF
Wales, and then withdrew to furnished
cottage in the Isle of Wight. Here she re-
sided in strict seclusion, and gave no salts
did she expecther husband ?'' DAYS pass
ed on, and no husband appeared, and Lon
don made up its multitu linous mind that
Francis Joseph's wife had run away from
him, and that he would either come after
her at an early day and compel her to re-
turn, or would publish the usual warning