Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-06

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The Paris Figaro publishes simultaneously
With ihe Tsgbia.t Of Vienna conversation with
King Alfonso touching the causes which led
him 10 ask itr The hand 6: tho Arohduchess
Christine. after having most sincerely thought
he nhelSd ~oag perpetual mourning for his
frs, viic. 81 hai. SAID the King, "ioteEEed
my whole rast in The gravc Of Mercedes. From
my earliest youth sho was my Only thought.
Her tm&sa Wan eve1 present in my mind, when
passed INV examinations ct the Vienna Tho
resianum. amid my conlradca at tho military
school m England, III my study end in the bat
llo lines of scar. IL was against tho w!eh oi her
family and Mine. agairs; tho advice Ct Presi-
dent Ganovas and against public opinion. which
GsIikcs the Montpcnsicr family. that [ suo-
cecded in making her my Nl'r. lhEsd her as
kings rarely do, ard iisoa win her like tho
EoSt atl2cn0unio bourgeois. We WeEa never
apart. We shared alike w9ik. pleasure aud
danger. " Whenever | vert out shooting by
myself | brought her homo my bag. L told
her beforehand Wha'erc: ] meant 10 say 10
public speeches. She took dcop interest in
everything did, everything | sad and every
;hiag attempted. When sic died desired
hothios 40 nsuch as to dio myself Far two
Mnnths ! sLnG i!lyaei! un in tho Es:Et;al. not,
ss has h@aa STATED, to addict mysqli to aseetIc
practices, like Philip H., tor all no bLg0t,
bua 10 weep over MtrecGcs oGLio. Altor that
| sought .inI5emous IL trtWn my giiei, bat
J ultimately i1,li.d this txlacrca would not 90.
Now that ! ain s,to!niS ii !ie hauG Gi the
Nrchd;eiicsS Ch:;airc ! feel that | aia bora
ia I, noH iiic, and that | may yet asGlu Dc hap
~. IL IS BOB igr HE, who Gvo tic ArchduchaRs,
10 make gnaa5aI Reflections a5 70 tho bes5 sort
oil women. Eho ArGnduchcss unitcS all the
qualities o! The bGnt ypcs OF tho Niannee, for
whic! | haze mEc!i sympathy. liar character
IS frank, hcr tctaicramona Say. She is reso-
riReas o n man worn oiit by anx-
icty and icccrL!ona Wlo yearns tor
recreation al his own heath, and | an sure
! she will iiad i'll Madrid tho same sympathy
which she commanded 10 Fisuna.'
Worn out by anxiety and decoptions ~
Strange words Tor ~ youth Of twenty-five. Al
| ionsoa sutesines have drawn t. hin the ettep-
tlon G! thu world. lie had undcrs toCd if he hal
rot &a!:sily experienced. The hardsh:rs OF oEse
| Ills chl!Gh0aI "as passst! On e foreign soil. lie
had witacaacd tho tears Of t'ia mother driven
. !a.n her kineIom, lie $ net Il perfect prince,
int il must in all fairness be remembered that
/ bis !aings arise lroin the Irregular aud not al
together healthy training iia has received, whila
his virtues aro ct purely spontancGu and
naturs! growth. From very infancy the Prince
! g! hstGriaS was weak and sckiy, and this may
| in ne small measure account for the pAssouStu
| iondness entertained fer him BY Queen isabella,
i6nd1css which, indeed, IL easily explained
0u oihtr @gcua6a Thau VIC rtInem'
tcfsd that he is tho Only SOD. llo was ucrc
ch;ll Shen the insurrcction took place " hicl
drove ha nlother from tho throne, and up tC
that time had shown no special aptitude toI
anything except picking up and retailing to hi:
ecn,le1ner-!: ga!!ias court gossip Of eFery c>n
Ice;vah!c clnr ard description. a morbid
Ilev1 oi scandal is, iodecd, one ot tie
most pTominrut AID nniavo:abir fta'
ltuTcs OF ,ho young kings chsrs otel
but IL must hc confessed that this tsiliok Ii
COMMON to mcsi spoiled children, whose pfes,
city is laughed at, il not Indeed admired p,'t
!oate!ed by 10 over inaueont and doatip,'
rarout. Du,cg his exile in Paris AID later on
!, toglaod tbs Prince Of Asiuriss was, OF
,ur. =. brought 10 frequent cortapt With tho
,;;,J. ,J r., 400 Imperial; rut thera vas nothing
IN nrmmn, se;weeu the morbid md rcsc!Vee
nbsS.[.nS NJ /. >s Spanish ard inc itaT:k, noblo
'; on"r, s;r nat,,To a. e. g tho Fr:neh boy. Tue ioI
lng;n., ton.E;n. ,nc 1otc may u9t not be nus
plaocd here. Whru t..a royal family oi Span
first sought raiuso III Fra, tc, tn rihpeE'r aa
1 Empress haslesd 10 Bu.' ritz tn rtnpIHC
Qlcca Isabella aSd Oh their fots' 'tn III F'euI' y y
accident to make some allusioa to ths m 'aa r. :,
teyvie8 iu tic pr55apce Of The little I'm 20 -
tprris, who suddenly exclaimed: p
/ -"W Winre are they going papa?'
! WHO ?' Inquired the Emperor.
Why, thc king you have been seeipg."
"L1ul5, they Arc going irL9 extiU.'
"WhcFc IS ,XIle: Inquired the ohild.
Tho Elnpercc s,uied sadly, aad putting h.V
alt fundly on lis s6n'a head, mado tbe usua,
jc7asva rep'y which IS supposed TO satisfy the
clriosv 0. c3lljraG: . ,
| You shall know when you aro bigger.
Sturdy these words " re prophetcl
ip i'aris tic future kinE of Spain was tent
az day scholar to tho well kaoWo Jesuit COL
Iese Of Stansisp. Queen Isabella and Don
Francis Of AssIsi Presented bin in person to
the Atbo Llarnc, who diraotod the College.
1.-The Abhe performed his Aclc. .ic t;sk With rare
tact F9ur generations Of boys had passed
lthrongh Tho bands OF this litle old mau, who
lhad undertaken, as he said, ''jo respect the
Princes rank without llstieripg him, and to
mako him obey without hurting his feelings
Alfonso Wss sat to study French, OF which he
knew not Wold They prepared for him a
little room. very simply furnished, which had
selred sS bQadoiE Of the Princess Beliicioso.
His fare was no way 1!lFarsnt from that OF his
comrades. Ihe Count lo II}ssa was present al
all his lessons, reading on 4 sofa in the echool
room tha works of Saint Theresa or folding let
ters which wcro 10 revive the zeal Of the faith
ful il Spain. Among lis plaqmates were boys
such az J ric8 Borson, Picrre Seculer, Francois
| Danmas EeIre jean Dc Ss;ignac Ifantina.