The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-19
Court Life Charms.

Princes, as a rule, do not commit
suicide. In the whole range of modern
history, commencing say ], 600 A. ID.
we do not remember prince who has
: chosen that mode of exit from the
world and we scarcely remember. in
I all the memories, secret histories. and
1 books of anecdote we have seen, one of
whom suicide might not have been pre-
dicted as a method of getting rid of
/ weary life. The Emperor Nicholas is
said, ia story still doubtful, though
widely diffused, to have exerted his
sovereign viii over his own life, as he
/ had long exerted it over his subjects
/ lives but he was sovereign with plen-
] ty to do, and no mStive except pride for
thinking be had done it badly. He had
/ not done it badly from his point of
view, having preserved the autoeracy.
'the pontitf-kinship as perfect as he had
! received from any ancestor, and having
indeed, inered as its range of action
/ 1t is tho princes, not the kings, of whom
we speak, and We can scarcely conceive
a more -eSs1sey0nt life than theirs.
| There is no memoir, no true accounts of
/ courts which does not tell the same
story-that they have all the drawbacks
] and none Of the compensations of row
atty; that they are things rather than
men or women, the first menials tied to
the car, of which, as it crushes them.
! they are proud Their marriages are
settled for them. Their appendix es are
settled for them, and, except IN Russia,
/ and perhaps Austria, where they have
certain fixed rights under family ar
rangement, always on a mean scale,
they arc expected-that is, compe led
I always to take part in the everlasting
] rTfanWE rrIafah A.
1 of courts, and which, whether it takes
I the form of a review or "hunf," or a
ball, or reception, or a dinner must
7 be, and in scores of memoirs is ac-
knowledged TO be, so hopelessly dreaIy.
There is story going the round of the
! papers just now which seems almost
horrib bic, that grand duke of Russia,
/ who for three years has been making
the tour of the globe, feted everywhere,
! but Away unhappy az dissatisfied, has
J this week received the order to make
the tour again, the sole reason being
to prevent his marrying the lady to
whom he is attached. Just think what
that means. To sail on, and on forever,
4 wit ont hope or knowledge or accus-
toned faces, or regular duty, till your
spirit is btoken 70 give up what you
neversvill & We up volunt arily, or can
Z kANo u MAAAA1EN QANAcC 10 NQAI Own
1 conscience. -LoRdoli Spectator.
( A BEAVER county, Pennsylvania, man
threatens to bring suit against Young
farmer who persnts In sitting mp with
his daughter Sunday nights till four
o'clock IA the. morning. Tho stern pss.
rent ci4iIns, hTstly, that the following
day, being wash-day, his Rsi amt Of no
account: secondly, that, if>they WoEid
only use two chairs, the one they do
use wouldnt cost SO much for repairs.
4 THE fellow Who wanted 20 cross the
I and, fearing Il VAS too him. began "a
crawl over On his haudsand knees, drag
ging slln after him rs ali e~IareserveT
in caseAof aceident. felt very sick when,
inst as he was nearly across and tired
ont, fellow passed him with a sled
loaded with pig iroa.