Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
A Mad Hungarian EEorsemam

A Mad Hungarian HOrsemRn.
SOME TRAITS OF COUNT NAGY.sANDoR,
THE FATHER OF TIE PRINCES METER
MICH.
Count Nagy.SandOr, of whose death
we recently gave an account, married
an elder sister OF Prince Richard Met
ternich, and by her was the father of the
Aill-iAvored but fascinating lady whom
Prince Richard mVrried, and who 90
long led the fashion al the Court Of
Napoleon III. Mayfair, Of March IL,
thus sketches some passages in bis Curl
Gus career:
Not tho least remarkable incident
in the life OF Count Maurice Sander
was bis connection with Prince Met.
ternich. The Prince was as punCtili-
ous, reserved and measured, In words
and politics, as the Count was brusque,
reckless and harum.scarum. When he
applied to the Prince for the hand OF
his daughter, the Prince said he did not
care about having his daughter's neck
broken; but on Sander promising to
abandon his foa's Of Centsurship, he at
last gave his consent. The very same
evening Sandor rode bis horse "Tar.
tar" up two flights Of stairs into draw.
ing-room, and coolly told the Prince,
when he demonstrated with him for
breaking his promise, that, ION the con.
lrary, he was keeping bis promise
and accustohing his horse to polite
society"
He was incorriglble. He jumped
anything aud everything. At cross.
road he once went over peasant's
wagon. HO crossed the Danube on
the foes When the ice was breaking up,
galloped up and down the Prater
backwards in his saddle and rivalled
all the feats performed in the great cir.
cuses. In 1913, he was treated 10 o
charivari by the enraged populace, on
account OF bis connection with Prince
Metternich; but stepping out on the
balcony with a dog.whistle and two
servants, each with sack full of cats,
he quite out.whisiled and out.miaowed
his antagonists, Then, going down
stairs amongst them, he seized q g. one,
and throwing it at one OF his windows,
invited the crowd 10 smash the rest.
Taken abAck at this courtesy they re.
fused. Thereupon Sander cried:
"Well, then, lot US 90 to my father.in.
laws and smash biR." This proposal
was carried by aCclamation, and the
Princes windows we're duly smashed.
But by this time Sander had got the
crowd so under his control that no
further damage was done, and what
might have turned out serious riot
was changed into conVivial meeting.3
One day remarkable transforms.
ton took place. lie became as nerV-
Gus and tinid as he had been reckless
and daring. lie never mounted
horse again, refused TO take the reins
when he went out driving, and always
warned his daughter 10 be cautious.
This change, was told by Que Of bis
most intimate iriGnds, was due 10 q
dream. The dream was to the effect
that the devil suddenly appeared with
a number OF mirrors, which he held
one by one before the Count, and In
which Sandor saw the danger he had
run In each Of hi exploits. Mirror af.
ter mirror was held before him till the
sweat poured from his brow, and the
last glass was reached. But instead Of
showing him this one, the devil put II
back with q leer, and said, "This is the
last one; this has TO come" At this
moment the Count awoke and vowed
be would never mount horse again.
And he did not.