, 1875-02-28

a1lti to cav it was in every sense ext1aofd1naIy
would be using the miidest English. In his ain
Gle person he illustrated iucomprehensible cru
e1ty. bcstialty, ard supreme undtress Tor the
station he occupied. On his limited stage he
left nothing undone to justify the wildcat Faga~
rics Of opera bouffc, and rendered such thing
"a bu,lesoue impossible. His palace MAS spe-
cies of barem, wherein unspeakable orgies we're
in constant vogue. Lettering in Brun IN the year
1880. he fell in with pretty barmaid, the vito
of a prussian officer. He paid the pretty frau
such ase;duous conrt that in q week she capit-
ulatc1, procured q separation from her husband,
and became the mofganat,c WI wl1e ss,a o. tod tnd
by tie payment OF 72ooo thalere. The Elector
hora his treasure to his palace and the e1-bar-
maid IVES elevated to the rank OF Countess.
She was woman Of Singular beauty. and ooro
her good fortune with great dlSn1tF, one ~
times exercised great influence over her hrls-
baud. Who was very proud Of her, md he once
threatened Pruss,an Princess with q spanking
il she persisted in refusing to attend MS "11es
sources On one occasion, however, ne became
euraeed with his wife, and, in crowded assem-
biz, With all the representatives Of foreign gov
ernments present; be castiEated her IN the man
ner usually adopted by muscular mothers with
oGrepding youngsters. He then proceoded TO
lecture the ladies present, remnrklnS pafenthetl-
calls to the gentlemen that II an L. huspanas a,d
there would be less characterization IN TAM
lies. he taxed his subjects e1sravagantly,
aud showed utter contempt for the au1noT1ty u
the Federal Dict. He once refused TO eee MS
Ministers on some important business becauSs Ao
WAS engaged at the opera, and he had tho opera
nlayed twice over to vex his patient statesmen.
BE once injured his leg in kicking footman VINO
cndesyored to prevent tho Elector from cnast1s-
ing his wife. He used occasionally to laah MS
children until their flesh ran blood at every pore
vf44A4 nTYAFY'
something done by his eldest son. Prince Nor
ris, who Is an officer in the Austrian army, ne
sent for him at the dead OF night, aad. stripping
his uniform from him, ho proceeded 10 adm1nls~
ter to this youth Of 23 or q the fiagelation OF
boy Of 10, on his bare buck. Deprived OF his
domains by Prussia, the discomftted E1ector re-,
tired to the Austrian Province OF Bohemia, ana
in Prague passed the reminder OF his days.
His private fortune exceeded $1,000 year.
ALEXANDRA DUMAS
The Paris correspondent OF the Nav York Her-
1,d eays: 1.-THE author Of the sDame aux Ca
melbas ia an early riser. He Is always up before
t;s seryants. and relieves them of tho trouble OF
1;cbtinp the fires. He even lights the kitchen
stoye so that when it is the cooks good pleas
nre to Get up he has only to warm some soup for
his master and the preparations for breakfast are
cornp1ete. Dumas invariably fortides himself
for his mornings work By q basin Of soup. in
nrofesence to tea, coffee, or chocolate. as beng
1nore wholesome and giving better appetite for
innch. His soup and his letters dispatched he
works At the plays and novels which are the spe-
cn] 1,usipess OF his life; giving them about four
honrs day-oftea less. He site in chair With
mt any back to it. hut only for the manual task
IT uniting his thoughts Oh psper. The thoughts
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