, 1875-09-19
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Courts of Love as Revived under
the Second French
Empire.
Victor Emanuel's Pro1ess as Hunter.--
4 Partisan Actresses Fete,
How Eugene Got France to Declare
War Against Germany.
Remarkable Adventure Of French Soldier
The Worries Of King Alfonso.

| The Worries Of King Alfonso.
| COURTS OF LOVE.
| In ono Of the little reunions Ut the Tuileriea
under the Second Empire {says Arsene Hous-
saye), Prosper Merrimee attempted to revive,
| for the amusement of the Empress, the
Proyencal Courts Of Love. He appointed him
se,f President Of Court; but before coming
to the famous case upon which he sat in ludg-
ment, I will say word about those medieval
tribunals, and give you copy of decision once
rendered in them, with but slight changes in the
ph1aseology.
"Bcfore tbs Marquis OF Flowers and Yioleta
| OF Love comes the suit Of a lover plaintiff, OF
the first part, and Of young Friend, defendant,
| of tho second part:
! ",rhe aforesaid lover claims TINT the greatest
| good OF love ia TO retain the heart OF lovers IN
perfect alliance and union; and that each aud
every time that the Lady seeks to be agreeable
| to another than her Friend, it is sign that her
heart Is not wholly loyal and that she is not to
| bo trusted
.Th,s being presumed, the lover adds that the
young Friend had sworn to him eternal fidelity
willis life endured, and lie in like manner to her,
! with solemn oaths be6tting the case:
'That Notwithstanding. the said Lady has not
!
| men, and other forbidden femnle friends, going
80 far as to wear At her glrdle new bouquets and
| strange flowers which had not been given by
the said lover, from which he has suffered head
| aches aud sleepless nights.
.On the part of the Lady defendant it ia an
| swered, that promises made by ladies' should be
taken as subject to their good pleasure, and that
whatever claims one might have upon them,
nothing should prevail against their will OF Ca
price, for that they Ladies; and hat they are
&od To in nj 1no1 fhinua
unknown that their natural privilege ls to be
Agreeable to all SO not to pass for prudish or
ill-tempered.
FINALLY, both parties being heard by the tri-
bunai Of lore, the defendant is acquitted and
absolyed from the claim OF the plaintiff, and per-
mission is given her, in virtue Of her trade as
woman, to talk laugh, salute, wear bouquets
Of all colors and kinds, without criticism let, or
hlndrauce; costs to be assessed on plaintiff"
'1ia ever thus.
Now what was the famous Gaze of that Court
Of Love presided over by Me1mee? They
started this excessively tickllsh question:
whether it is permitted to Queen to save the
dvnasty.by violating her conjngal faith. The
Prince Imperial was then in the world. 80 that
the question had no personal application. All
the ladies we're called upon for their opinion
One OF them thought it WAS a coap d'etat like
any other. The Emperor came in unexpectedly.
"Siro, " said the Empress. with her charming
emile, II Ee are playing with fire, but We shall
-
They then told him the question before the
meeting. The Emperor entered gaylg into the
proceedings, and proposed the corresponding
question whether . husband infdelity could be
excused when committed to 8avo the public
peace. After some lively discussion it WAS do
cidcd that the proposers of both questions should
be turned out Of court BY different doors.
VICTOR EMANUEL AS a HUNTER.
]. Adophus Trollope writes from Rome to the
the worse for the worries OF very worrying
season, is enjoying his best loved sport in high
feather among the higher mountains OF the
Piedmontese Alps. 1t the last accounts His
Majesty, who seems every whit as ardent aud
enterprisiug sportsman as he was twenty years
ago. was On the point Of starting on An e1pedi-
ton among tho higher summlts OF the Vale Of
Aosta in search Of the "ateinbok." This large
and mngnincenty-hoznedv variety Of the chamois,
or wild mountain goat ia, as is well known. very
nearly extinct, aud is only to be found. if found
at all, in it's remotest and most inaccessible
Businesses. To bring home 3 '4steinbok
confers the blne ribbon Of Alpine sportsman
ship! Victor Emanuel had already had good
sport, having sent bis second son, Prince
Amadeo, Who was assisting At : review Of troops
On large ecals in the lowlands many thou
saed feet below his happier sire, two magn1d-
tha dsv hsfo1n' Those rho know anTthing OF
the co1d,tiona of A4nlne sportsu,enghiu Will be-
aware that this is measure OF Bucceas ol which
anv hnntar in Tyrol or Switzerland might well
be proud. The ehamois is in fact m exceeding
ly difficult quarry under the most favorable cir
cumstancos. But thu fact is that the King il real
ly frst-class shot. It is not 30 many years ago
that, ha71nsi . . mountain o1pedluon "anoefeo :
~ way tiua a.. far. ;ns+ afta ha hs5
sbot = hsra' Tbe farmer. who had seen The shot.
complimsnted the stranger sportsman On the c1-
cellence Of his shooting. The King admitted
that ne dla consider Mmse1t pressy ai,; taE snost
~ "1sL ~ t,t pn, con1d shnot fnv thnt
robs nv poultry-yard almost eye-Y night! I'd
give mottar-an obsolete Piedmontese piece.
worth 8 cents-to have him killed! ferhaps
could salo the h1ns. Tt: yvu n'n't t 10 ~
~ - ha ~ cc1o~ s ..We.i ott. vnn sayf
IN ~ n - = ri h. bara ahont thai t;na 70.
@ ny ~ n~r,;,a ~. ~ ane,r3;na1v w;tbont Al.
iow;no,nv ,i,o nra to know tha erfand on which he
.s ~ ~ ~ w. f",nd hmae1f At he monn.
.n nas pouna, w.. +ha .n-.o;nted honr and
,1natod rsu h;rnaeH in f.xorahs position for witch