, 1874-11-14

Celebrated pike, which he was fortunate enough !
to catci with rod and limo IN Loeb Awc. IN 1aG9.
neod hsrdy hay that and tug pta public +, n Gen
Prince Christian for preserving this fish aud en-
ablspg me- in tho interest OF science, to perpotu-
alto fla magnificent proportions and Unusual
weight"
TIE OLD FRENCH N0DLESSE.
The Prince of vnlca Am onE tho Grcnt
Ennsillo. OF Ernnces
From The London Spectator.
II the visit Of tho Prince OF Wales to tho Duo
Do In Rochofoucauld Bisacca. tho DUO Do Ire
mouie, tho DuchosBo Dc Luynes aud the Due
D'Aumale haB not tic nlghtcst political sg,liii-
cance, it shows, ut loaat, that tho old French
noblagae still keep up 1nucll OF tho Btatolincaa
Which married. their liyea bofore tho Kcyo!ution
tried to swcop them all away. Tho Prince Visited
gran,lost lineage. His first entertainer bcara q
name which cannot DO cut out Of Froucl history.
Tho In liochafoncauds woro grcat nhmeH before
tho Princes own family had roachod tho English
throne. We cannot go through my literary or
pictorial gallery Of the roign Of Louis XIV. with.
out mcctinE Mt cvory turn tho splendid aud
naughty noble who boro that namo. III. DE- In
Nochefoncauld, al lie Ia painted for us by tho DUO
Dc establishment Is always making stir at coustby
tho favor which tls receives from tho King, nnd
by tho fidelity With which ho ropays his n,asto y
bounty. 1Io scarcely over quits the Court, even
to pny visit, md ho never docs 80 without ask
ing leave from the King. Although he ID short
sisbtod, ho always goes with his muster on bis
hunting expeditions. Tho frankest and tho
hnughtiest Of men. lo says to LouiB what no
othor pcraon dnron 70 whisper, and tho Minister
Louyoiy docs him tho honor 10 fear his enmity.
! Although living i'll tho most .Tcluptuols Of
Courts, 1o hatea all won1en, aud ho is himaen
hatod BY Mmo. Do iIanteuon. hlme. Dc
] eeyignc. who oftcn speaks Of him, seomod to
think it mark Of Lis real goodnese. however.
mother. A splendid and lordly noblo.. ho ii yet
SO careless as to DO tho proy OF lis valcta+ Suc-
| cesa has como 20 easily to him TIM. he cannot
| measure tH value, aud got lo is filled with envy
rie at tho hidding OF my other eourtior. At
| Last Ao commits tho unpardonabio sin Of woary-
ing Louis, aud, when many robuffa bring tho
fact to his mind, ho anitB the Court to bury him
| Rs 5fmo. Do La Valliere takes tho veil when she
losos tho favor OF LouiB through the newor fas-
cimatons Of Mme dc Moutespun. Tho absolute
| dovotan OF 10 baughty a noblo as N. Ds I.a
aIase,nont in lho pfeacnco d majesty, help to
| mako us understand tho feelings with which tue
| Due Do La 1sochofoucan1d-Disaccl still fghta for
tho restoration OF the Comts do Chalnbord. And
tho state Of mind Which could thus have made
ono OF the p1oudost 1nep that eyor breathad be
| The abiect servant Of another man not whit
better brod than himself, go through lilo IN tho
attitude aud ,n Th tue ss' sGul tSa Of ho aSa lac
ored by tho permission to m upper meuiai.
Such atato OF mind has icd 40 far
away from England that It is difficult for uH to
furul any coucol,tion OF it, although wo know
the historical fact that it was oucs All suor nous
Hocial and political forco: Il resembles van-
isled form OF roligious faith, like that which,
500 years. ago. made tho most highly. oducntod
men believe that their path through life was be-
got by witches aud demons, Loya!ty was re-
| Jtfsinu tn tha rn1rkarA of T,hni4 XIV. kfn nn1V
religion that most Of them had; and solno Of
their desccnaants have, beon able to
sean it ,a alive ,,o,, BY 5saocsy csiy,a s'ttns ts
| Frouch families havo nonrlahed ther loyalty as
tenderly ns soms at the old Engliah nohlos have
retained their anclant Catholicism and just as
Howard might say that bis family had noror been
ataiued hy 4 heresy, 40 might La Rochoiacquo-
lin boast that his louao had iever hnrbofcd trea-
aon to it's King. Tha sacrat Of loyalty, IA well
as the secret Of religious faith, can be
tranasnlstod from father to son like q ruontal
La Hoclaloucauld, it Is true, has mixed too
| much will. tho worII, aud haa felt tho rough
pressure Of political forces too keeny, to cLorluh
tho moro leroio datuatana OF tue Lesitinliata
| Wc ntlHt 70 to Blch mel NJ Gau Catheliuoau or
Y. De Dsacus, men who have bound the Comte
Dc Chaubord up With tho broyiary. In order to
find tho old, passionate, reckless setf-obasolnens
OF loyalty, hut tho Prince OF Walaa will lnva
retlact on tho itnn,onso distenoa WHICH tl,a En-
| cIsh ueoplo bayo trayeloI iron, tho worsLip
Which they alao caya to thoir Kinva iu o.bcr
| days. Their LOYALTY WAS at oue Time almost ae
gcntimental and Iliul Az that Of the Frouoh
| tl,emsoIycs. Prince CHARLSE Stuart called into
daylicht m astouishiue amount Of frcnzicd idol
atry for KincH and Tie memory OF It still lives in
MANY stlrriuy traditions pud so1no protty songs
:! Unt lie Etuarlu hal bofore TINT time freed the
mass Of tho ua1ion from it's religious LOYALTY.
suI tho Honso of Rnnoyor was Laply uot
fitted to spread tue naiady anow. Our loyalty
IL 40 diiyerout from tbs GncIont poetical product
strictly fletluel by act Of Parliament, and II is
ia fact. the fruit of hard bargain which wo
huyo driven with our KINGS All tho moro in
terestiuE ia It to eco tho real Old gonuino article
ars 60 many historic records Of tic Immense
niaca tltnt X ouce fl|ed in tlo anrnty nr Inrono