, 1874-04-12
4 HARD.WORKING EMPEROR.


Francis Joseph Of Austria.
: From tie Eerltn .fationaz Gazette.
! Inc twensy-hfth anniversary of the accession
: o. Francis Josaph Of Hapabarg to the crown Of
: tue Austro-Hungurian monarchy Was ceIsbrated II
| Almost eFeryNheroln the vast territories On the
: paDnbe, the Moldau, and the Theiss, amid ac-
, , carnations whose enthusiasm contrasted with
e ne unaelened y, osecraton With which the young
Emperor, IN ISIS, waS universally greeted. The
t, taeI Is, FRANCIS Joseph, although by no means q
e11tl1ans man, has succeeded in gaining the
goodwill OF his people through the 6arsl-work-
Tc! tng pessexernacs I,e = and stubborn energy with
the ardurous task Of solving the so-called Ans
iran problem, perhaps the kuottiest of those
to deal.
Hills whole life, since TINT eyentful December
! day IN l948, when ho WAS SO unexpectedly Dro-
I claimed Emperor Of Austria, has been one OF uu-
renltting toll, and OF labots Of whose nature
only those can form an adequate idea who have
| sovereign. 0
He rises invariably at o'clock, and reads the
| newspapers while slipping his morning coffee
IN nnen ne takss walk Of half an hour through
ing al tue time to the synopsis OF the
letters just received, which his faithful |
companion and private secretary, Count Drum
,e ner, Ea'es TO lln; They next return to the En-
pesofs private cabinet. and the secretary takes !
notes OF the Emperor's decision concerning the !
petitions and other applications aene to him.
These dec1sloaa aye given in the seven different
langnages; which Francis Joseph speaks fuenty,
tons are written. Frequently 200 papers are
thus attended to before O'Clock. Then tLa
Allnlatefs make their appearance with their re-
Ppfts: p IN, They remain with His Maiesty until
eats = frugal lunch, few Boiled eggs. and bread
aHd-butter, takes email glass Of Imperial |
Tokay, and hurrics into the reception-hall. There
ne takes his stand beside writing desk, tue
him are admitted in rapid succession, These
audiences have decidedly patziarctai aspect | |
and tho utmost care il taken not to slight apv of
those who wish to speak to the Emperor on ac-
soTns q their poverty Or humble station in lfe
The Emperor himself frequently looks into the | t
ante-room, aud, when be sees eome old persons | t
there, he motions to them to step up to him. d
sad asks the younger applicants to wait, even | c
.hough they belong to the highest circles Of ! .
society. +
At o'clock Francis Joseph leaves the audi \
5nce-halt, and hastens to the apartments OF tho 4
empress, whero he secs his children. He takes :
Special uenghs III examining his son, the Crown
'rnca Rudolph, about his lessons. and then ! !.
axes the lad out with him on ride. Generally ~
hey witness the parades of some of the reci- ! q,
aenss OF the garrison Of Vienna but never stay Il
e1J ionS. Tor 1t Ii Wei-known fact that neither tt
no emperor nor his sou is lover Of military y
aseants; aud the Emperor shirks the task Of nj
of'eTlng the troops Whenever be can. | b,
Al he is back in bis cabinet, and the next e1
our 's devoted to the reception Of foreign Am ca
assauors or other important personages. ATS | te,
clock cup Of strong, black coffee aud few
lkes are rapidly consumed by the Emperor, who
len listens to the report which his secretarv 4
axes him concerning tile events Of the day. the thf
i,.aas5 Or tho ietchsrah etc, This generally uel
kes him until O'Clock, when he goes to his | "
aneT For tie Pleasures Of tho table francis | Pie
5eph cares no more than Victor Emmanuel or | of
- - ~. - a tasoitie ulso IS roast chicken, Jul
it with few draugnss OF Tokay. The whole ci,
-al does not last more than twenty minutes. VII
cePt on gala occasions, when he remains about tar
e hour at the table. ~ ~
ue next hastens back to his cabinet, and those oAA
10 could watch MIN there would undoubtedly
greatly interested. There is 4 telegraph H. -
umen' IN the cabinet, and the Emperor who in 1lla
5 IS his trade listens with close attention to =
, clicking OF the wires, and sends every now
then telegram himeelf, this being bis NJ
or1te mode Of corresponding with his per- Hot
'ai friends and favorites. boti
It he accompanies tho Empress to the onera | ~
ho schauspiehaus, but rarely re1uains more Of L
q nall an hour. At 10 he is invariably back g
rs cabinet, and deyoteB an hour or two to -
tables is covered. ~~~
fe9nently important news arrives at an ad- udn Ua
ced hour OF the night. Tile Emperor always port
e!Ses y ms advisers, even though he be very III. III
niphf and yanarol11 .1,n a, un.u tGuS alter RI
hours. child
lch is the almost invariablo routine OF the ~
y-dav life Of the preeent head OF The honHa ],ad
!. i: ~ - e'4aent1s 1ard Btraln upon SIN
uGaitu Ut L1e emperor, which is br no means aged
!, and his face bears curious expression Of * En-
Ilness and his eyes begin to look dim bi hll It. s
Rr1hsless, bis habits are so temperate, cor "
and regular, that he can lauch Mt nj. nlr PO
Ms who rre often tol1inv },;,r. IT. Hn-0 Pawe
l1jnno b;,,co1F '6 1411a4 1uat ne Ii SLOW Of thi
q 1,f- $3.50. o-at YOl
. on!s 1ec1eaLIon Is The chase. Chn1uoiu- ] after
Ing LII the IvTO1csD Alma ia hia fo..,.;t. | mo-,
me, and be looks forward with tue iunocent ea ne
y boy to . Neel's rambling among tho wers
e ersl l. WITH h's short rifle on his back, in cIl!
ernarkn h1x f;na ,,,-11 oInet iAuutu. 10 Fun
.;4i "t!o o.a4 hsulatl, 1nQ LIE never rc.ite
WITHOUT haT!nS brOugh. down several ren. lily are
'aliSeS Gf this fleet footed and cov o.na MID
ucntlY his ycntnrcsona cE,.,.+ ~ 6op'o. for 80
n tho hr;,,, - .:: ~n1A actel has led het Of
E449, ~ Pocitncc5, and Into gorpes | her SOL
"iic1 u6 had almost as much flif1;rnt+v ~ | Funs
:attng atIg h1mscif as hls ancestor, the Emperor -
nt1an ~ n l.: bad. in 1919, in ercaping from tie
rs i' |sr,insWand ns in the Tyrol, near Inn
:tQti1nnf f(nzeffe cr11f