The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-09
RUSSIA'S ROYAL FAMILY.
The. Gossip That Floats About Regard
aug Alexander and His Father.
Lucy Hope, in PAaader,hia 7,,,o,o,s

lug Alexander and His Father.
Lucy Hooper in Philadelphia Tslenuph.
In the dearth Of any positively start.
ling Parisian news, O little gossip from
a12thcr European capital nsny not be
unwelcome. I recently had .de pleasure
OF being presented to charming Amer.
lean lady who has resided for some wears
past in Russia, and who told me good
deal respecting matters at st. Fo:ersburg.
From her | gained the impression that
the Emperor Alexander must be the
most accomplished sovereign in Europe,
as well as one of the most winning of
men-grave, gentle, kind hearted, and of
the most exquisite distinction of man
ners. And kings and princes are by no
means always refined and accomplished
gentlemen, as witness the P; but I
vii. cay no more. Still, such glamour
doth hedge about royalty.
The emperor is said to have great
dislike to form and ceremonial, and to be
occasionally bothered by our Ministers
in that respect. The story goes that some
years ago one; Of our newly accredited
ENJOYS arrived at the Palace one"day.
crammed to the. throat with speech.
Admitted to the presence Of Royaity.
the Gar commenced asking him some
questions about our country, but was un-
tremendously interrupted. "One mo-
ment, your Majesty-one moment !" cried
the new conner, spreading his fingers fan.
wise before the Cars face to check auy
further outflow of words. The good.
natured sovereign. smiled and sutsided
into silence, and our envoy, keeping his
eye sternly upon him to keep him quiet.
after the fashion adopted with unruly
dogs, first drew fort). aud wiped his spec.
tacles, and then produced thick roll of
manuscript from his coat tail pocket,
Which he forthwith proceeded to read.
Time passed on, and to this eloquent
Minister and his successors there sue
ceeded still another, who, in his turn,
sought audience Of the Car. His Mai.
esty uttered few words of ceremonious
greeting, bowed, and waited with resig-
nation for the customary speech. 1t did
not come-merely courteous reply to
his OWE remark. Again the Gear said
something and looked expectant. "Your
Majesty will pardon me, then" said the
new Minister. II have come merely to
present my credentials, and have no in
tention of making Speech" "Thank
God - cried the Emperor, springing from
his seat and clasping his visitors hand
Win ICtNCuJ
The Emperor Nicholas was very diff
ferent from the present Gar. He was
sovereign of the olden type, magnificent.
grandiose, and despot;c. Ono story Of
his reign sounds like the romansic ad-
ventures OF Buckingham or Of Louis
XIV. He was passiouately in love with
beautiful Russian lady who was res;d-
ing in Paris. He wished to summon her
to st. Petersburg, but to do so would be
to fatally compromise her reputation.
The stratagem 10 which he resorted can
only be compared to that of the Duke of
buckingham when he closed the ports of
England in order that the bark whose
sole freight was the diamond shoulder
knot of Anne of Austria might reach
unElolcsted the shores of France. He
issued an order that every Russian resid-
ing in Paris should return home at once.
Of course this proceeding gave rise to
the widest rulnors of an impendipr war
with France, business was unsettled, men
were ruined, ETC., but tho Czar's purpose
had been achieved.
He was man of very quick temper,
and on one occasion was stung by an alb.
surd contretemps into tremendous out
burst of passion one Easter morning
On that day it is the custom for the Gar
to 60. forth from his palace, and, embrac-
ing the first man whom he meets, who is
almost invariably the sentinel at the pal.
ace gate, he exclaims "Christ is arjsiu p
to which the reply is: "He is risen in.
deed ]" uttered with great manifestations
OF JOY. so in this particular morning
forth sailed the Gear, kissed the sentinel
on both cheeks, according to the custom.
and uttered the invariable exclamation.
"Christ is arisen !" $50 ii Is said." an.
swered the soldier, in thoroughly stolid
way. The man was a Mohammedan
from one of the Tartar provinces of the
Empire. The wrath OF the Gear was
unbounded, and since that day the or
thodoxy of the sentinel who is to guard
the palace OH Easter Sunday is aIways
very carefully ascertainci beforehand.
My informant was warm in her praises
of the CZarwitch, whom she describes as
model husband and father, devoted to
his pretty wife, whose side he scarcely
leaves, and setting in every way an eX-
ample of conjugal tenderness to his flu
ture subjects. The other sons of tho
Gar are inclined to be wild, even our
old friend and admiration, Alexis, whose
divorced wife, l am told, was recently
remarked to German noble, and Is now
residing in Berlin. hear that our pres
enI Minister, Mr.. BOXER, Is as popular at
st. Petersburg as he was at Constantino-
pie; He recently passed through Paris,
and caught glimpse of him from afar,
but had no opportunity of conversing
with him respecting his experiences cf
the Northern Land
One more anecdote of an American
Minister ut the Court of ST. Petersburg,
and have done. Years ago, during the
reign of the Emperor Nicholas lit was
when my informnnt first went to reside
in Russia, she said,l there was sent from
our government as envoy statesman of
the good old-fashion stamp. On being
admitted to the presence of the splendid
sovereign, he instantly fell upon his
knees. Nicholas looked at him for a
moment with supreme disdain. "Arise,
Mr.. X" he said, ~ am neither your
sovereign nor your God-why should you
kIcel ?"
WOUNDED, BUT MARRIED.-One day