New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
ORLEANS WEDNESDAY.
Dem Pedro.

Dom Pedro.
The Emperor Of Brazil left St. Louis
Thursdsy night on the steamer Grand Re,
public, and will arrive here to-day. 1t
is to be hoped he will be allowed to sec the
Crescent City in his own way, and not be
followed and stared at by such ill-manner.
ed crowds as he has encountered in all
other American cities. In St. Louis he was
bounded and shadowed like An escaped
convict. Ono reporter, calling himself ,
journalist, and having the cheek Of an
army mule, forced himself into the EN-
peror's room ut the Lindell House, after
the secretary had said the Emperor did not
not wish for an introduction, and the fellow
actually introduced himself. and has pub
lished his shame, a. follows, in the Globe
Democrat:
The reporter having, as aforesaid, doffed
his chapesu and entered his plea, the En-
peror laughingly asked:
Emperor-Did not see you yesterdays
Reporter suppose you may have seen
me. I was about town.
Emperor-But tell me how You know
where 90! At whatever PLACE go find
YOU Just before or just behind. How is
thisq
At this point the would-be interviewer
began to find that he was being inter.
viewed, and turned the tables by general
remark about it being matter OF business.
Then said he, 'But. your majesty, we in
st. Louis want to knew particularly what
yon thinx Of our public institationsT ,
Emperor - Some of them very good.
Your asylum for the mad people exceed
ingly good; your Exchange perfectly splen-
did. and the bridge magnificent.
RepOrter-Why did you not 60 to Shaw's
garden yesterdays We think that pretty
big thing.
smiie), came to see the people and their
system Of government. Grasse, and flowers
and trees are pretty much the same in all
places, except a. to eize, and in Rio We
here.
Reporter-Well, will your majesty say
what you think about the presidential
just here DR.. Maceda ran up to the En-
peror and announced that the carriages
wer6 ready, and the Dom hurried off with
Q muttered remark that "That is political
question; I'm travelling to get rid OF poll
TICS"
In this forced interview the Emperor said
as politely as possible that he had seen the
great bridge, and liked it; also the Mer-
chants Exchange. He was forced to con-
fess he would leave the city without visit
ing Shaw's garden. Every traveller who
stops at St. Louis has to answer those Ques.
tions. The Emperor hinted that the fellow
had been following him about for day or
lot o< has Il hoh hYn ia
and he asked the Emperor what he th ought
of institutionsl His highness remarked par
ticularly that St. Louis had q good mad
house, and he doubtless wished his perse.
cutor was IN it. The royal visitor was only
saved by the interposition of his physician,
and he hurried off to the boat. The open
mouthed crowd followed him there, and
Captain Thorwegan had to ring his bell for
starting, and resort to trick to free the
Emperor from curious attention.
The St. Louis reception was but speci-
men of the manners which the Emperor has
had an opportunity of studying since he has
been in America, and he is probably ap-
preaching New Orleans with the dread that
the same scenes will be repeated. 1t is not
known what those who aim at disticntion
may undertake to do here tor the Emperor's
entertainment. There are the private bar
rooms, called clubs, open to strangers, and
there are also amateur theatricals to which
he might be invited. He will probably have
the keys and freedom Of the city given to
him, aud the administrators may drive him
over the st. Charles avenue pavement. If
he escapes speech from one of our chronic
takers, offered in the name of commerce,
he will be particularly fortunate. Dom
Pedro is a gentleman and q scholar, repre-
senting an important government. Ills
position and accomplishments entitle him
to immunity from punishment by bores.