Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
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4 Princess Goodness and Kings Affection
for Il Circus Man.

4 Princess Goodness ana Kings Affection
for II Circus Man.
\ letter from Rome, says Prince
lIumbert, the heir to the Italian
throne, may be seen any fine day driv.,
ing on the Monte Pincio. The people
have great hopes in their future ruler.
There is not the least trace of care in
his face, yet he is far from being a
careless Prince. He neglects no duty
that comes in his way. He studies the
people. He is always among them.
He drives in the parks. quite unat-
tended, and is a capital whip. You
would not know that the Prince was
passing by except by the Difference
paid him by those who knew his equip
age and face.
The face of Prince Humbert is a
most striking one. 1t has all the good
points of his fathers face, and none OF
the heaviness that characterizes the
visageof King Victor Emanuel. He
looks like 4 strong, hearty, whole
souled man. His face inspires conf
dence. Naturally he is 4 great favor
tie with the people. He has not been
50 scandalous in his private life rs the
present King, and he has made Il mar
riage that is extremely pleasing to the
people.
How could they be otherwise than be
pleased with sweet Princess Margheri.
ia! This woman, first lady of the
court, must have hard time Of it.
She is indefatigable in the discharge
of her duties. You hear of her in the
morning at some hospital, or visiting
some school, or driving ont with that
brightest Of little princes. the seven.
year old Victor Emanuel, who is to he
the King OF Italy if he outlives his
father and grandfather. He is 4 mer-
ny little boy, seeming always ready
for a frolic. saw him put into a per-
feet fever Of delight by an orange
which young American girl tossed
into the royal carriage, and which the
young prince caught deftly in his
chubby hands.
The Italians never tire OF singing
the praises Of the Crown Princess.
She is not handsome, if judged by the
ordinary standard of beauty. but has
Il most winning face; she is very
bright in repartee. and her goodness is
Il household word.
When the floods were in France an
attache of the French embassy was
telling the Princess the story of the
dreadful suffering that had come to
the poor by the rising of the waters.
':Oh," said the Princess, ::if we
could only do something for them!''
but you have already contributed. -
saidthe courtier.
Eyes. | know" said Margherita,
''but l should like to do more-there,
take. this bracelet unclasping a
gemmed circlet from her arm, ::take
this and send it to the sufferers.
''Your Royal Highness is too good, -
said the courtier, takirg the bracelet,
nevertheless. The goodness of the
Princess became contagious, and each
one who heard the story followed her
example in making some gift then and
there. This gentleman gave his dia.
mond.set watch guard. that one his
ring, some fair DANES unclasped their
necklaces, others their bracelets, and
some. contributed that greatest of all
feminine treasures-the priceless lace
handkerchief-al little bit of gossamer,
worth hundred times its weight in
gold. =
Thus the poor, half-drowned peas.
ants in France were relieved through
a noble impulse on the part of the
Princess Margherita; and the gift was
still greater because it came from the
heart. This story is current in Italy,
and quite in keeping with the charac.
ter of the Princess.
A great deal of comment has been
made in Italy, about the Kings init.
macy with Myers, the circus manager.
Myers, you know. is the man who sent
GratiOt Washburne, son of our Minis.
ter to Paris, to New York to hire a
bareback rider. Well those who knew
Myers, were surprised that he should
have selected such an agent, but those
who knew ''Grat,'' as he was familiar.
~ called in Paris, were not in the
least astonished at his accepting such
a position.
. Myers is the Barnum of Europe.
He has travelling circus that far sur
passes any other similar show on the
Continent. Less than q year ago I
met this man in Vienna, and, without
the least reserve he entered upon the
subject of his intamacy with the
King. g.. ! g. =s
"Why," said he. ''the King would
come and take tickets at my show if
asked him to-
This, we rather doubted and told
him s0;, to which Mr.. Myers replied:
"Well, don't mean exactly that:
but then he'd do anything in reason.
Why that time my lions died in Berlin,
and knew the Emperor was coming
to seethe show, telegraphed to the
King, knowing he had just received
valuable lot as a present, and told him
/ must either borrow, buy or steal
them. BY the next conveyance they
came on to me, and were as fine ami.
mails as the Berliners eversaw.' ?
ut is good thing to be on such
terms with royalty" Isaid. -
eyes, he answered. sit lis a. good
thing when King is such q magnifi-.
cent fellow as Victor Emanuel. But
then he never makes allowance for
very hard work, but wherever / am.
no matter how long day have had
must go and sit with the King after
the shONsis over, and smoke and talk
till two or three o'clock in the morn
ing. The king never tires of talking.
He haepaR iron constitution, and is as
good Judge Of lOrsefesh as there is
in the'world. He knows every point
of an ANIMAL, and it is this knowledge
and this taste that make his cavalry SO
fine. f ~. sI-,,'s. 81
Then Mr.. Myers showed me the pres:
ent he had lately received J. from the
King-a magnificent gold watch and
chain. On the back Of the watch was
he monogram ": r. in diamonds, M
! es. and emera1ds, and the royal