Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
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Correspondence OF the World

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ola report That Emperor is insan I is aeai
; IN circulation, ana several anccdo, es ar
tod 70 confirm III" statement. II is We
Known that His Majc-ty is subject 10 fit
OF melancholy; il ,er words he become
ll.-tempcrcd, and for days together posses
ses the amiability Of bear with sor,
head. As the Emperor grows older j,
years ne g'ows worse in temper, and it j
Just possible that he may make himself "a
d:sagrecahlc that many well-meaniag per
sons viii set HIM down IS insane. Tia
ne Is al times mOrose is no secret: his fit,
OF tempe. are uncomfortable, or a. al
events. hEcon'rollcl
1t is a matter Of gossip that ,he En-
per"r and Empress do not lead lives 81
happiness and peace The cause Of thes.
rows IS Ike the cause Of similar rrceu
larItics in humber life jealousy. II AL
cAander secs pretty face he fa! in love
with 1t a. once and embrace, the frs. Oh
porunIty to embrace its owner. The
Empress has frequently objected 10 this
tendency Of His Majesty. Last winter
The Countess -, one of the Empress
ladies Of honor happened to attract The
attention Of the Emperor At one Of the
court ceremonies. Etiquette forbids an
Emperor going about afterwards to make
calls at the lodgings of young ladies. So
he in;.nAtcdt to his confidential friend tha,
he would like 10 see the Countess az the
palace, and forthwith che was brought to
his private apartments. History does not
record the manner in which lie declared
his pass.on. He was not loved in r,turn.
and tie countess grew indignant, and
tAreateEe', 10 tell his wife.
There were tears and ho, words between
ruler ard subject, and then the countess
Went and told the Empress. as she had
threatened to do. The Empress was very
Indignant, and gave her husband lecture.
compared to which the bes! efforts of Mrs,
Candle were of little account. An en-.
deaycr was ma 4 to hush the matter IN.
but 1t couldn't be done The story cot
abroad, and people talked about it in q
quiet way. 1t didn't get into the papers.
Tor 'he reason that the editors here DO not
consider il judlcious 10 publish impera!
scandals and 60 10 Siberia The next day
Tie couiitess was interviewed by an officer
If the imperial staff, and the interview
resulted IN The payment of a sufficient
number Of r0ub!es to cover tht expense Of
year. absence from lie capital Sie
went abroad. and has been enjoying her
self in Italy. Switzerland and Paris ey,r
since. She may return this winter. but
am inclined 10 The opinion that she " II
stay away for some time Possibly She
may marry an Italian count and settle in
Rome or Florence.
The popularity Of The Emperor among
the peasants is well known. bis ukaSc
sholis ..lne strfdon4 and his efforts 10 i'm
prove the condition Of the lower classes
have enaenrcd him 10 the poprlace and
whenever he appears ii public he is loudly
chee'ed Not iEfrequently peasant will
Kiss the ground over which ibe Emperor
has walked and by many Of The people he
is regarded as more than half divinity
AieXander's devotion TO his subjects is ex-
hibited il special az .cli as In general
ways. % several Instances when he has
Seen pretty peasant girl and admired lei
face he asks her name and expresses de-
sire to talk with her. She is sought and |
told Of the honors that await her. and be- !
fore her surprise is over, she is brought to |
the palace and usiiereu into The lnpcria |
v,,a In,
Emperor gree's her, and soon conyinccs
her that she has nothing 10 fear from he
august sovereign. From time 20 time IN
the moments that lie can snatch from the
perpicxities of official duty be talks with
her and l,ains how his humber subjects
live. When lie wearies Of her face he
sends Tor Ter brother, and says: .'Iour
sister has attracted my attention. and
take deepintcrcst in her welfare learn
that she is about TO Le married, hope she
will have a good husband, and should
Ike TO bc informed of the day Of the wed
ding. % that l can send her handsome
present. Tho brother goes away delight
td, aud H. eaks the welcome news t. Maiy
Jane A. soon as The Enperor's propos al
is known, She has plenty Of offers from
desirable bachelors who wish to indulge
III ma'rimony. A candidate is selected
from Tie crowds Of sUi.ors the welding
is fixed for an early date, and the Emperor
ls duly informed. On the happy day the
lrte receives & liberal dowry from her
overign, accompanied by his blessing.
and an injunction to love, honor and cher
sh her husband and be . good and faith
ful wife; and the money he thus uses in
making these deserving girls happy and
enabling them 10 marry well, comes not
from the treasury of the country, bu;
from the Emper re private purse In this
way he is constantly using his persona
funds for the advancement Of his subjects
md seems to be never weary Of dong
good.
You remember the vogue rumors con-
'erning the marriage Of the Grand Duke i
Alexis, the handsome youth about whom 4,
% many young society bellies in New York l
vent half wild At the time of bis visit t. 1
lie United States The story has never
'een told in print except in fragmcntary |
way. Among the demoiselles d'honneur {
II Her Majesty the Empress there was ,
'retty and attractive gill, the daughter of ,
high official Who was member Of the !,
,ouncll of Empire. She was attached to
lie Imperial household and lived in The '
'alace; Alexis fell in love with hcr-fcll s
n love head and ears. which was very i
vrOng for Grand Duke. He declared | il
is passion aud fonnd it reciprocated, and il
nth headstrong imprudence, he proposed b
. eiops with her and be married. She, h
DOR girl. did not weigh the consequence, +
nd probably was not aware what mess d
ire MIIuil makn Ia, n...anntin4r LIZ |