The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-03
SHADOWS OF rmKNcH ROYALTY

the amnesty Of the exiles Who tool
part in the Paris ComI. uns has pa,
the heads Of the Fr-ucs moaarchisss il
. state Of ebuilitiou. They are talking
and making others talk about them
and so the name Of the Count de Cham
board is once more IN redette. II 10 one
Of the signs of the firm establishment
Of ths Republ,c that cries Of Long
live the Kingr may be heard pov from
time tn time In his Nsjessy's goUd city
Of Paris The Connt d. Chsmbord
himself kDoss tui, IS w.ll as si.yb gdy
1 seizs the fact, have ever. A. one wto
shenld seize Tims by the fsrelock. "a
say something about the French roysl'
lists snd their King.
The Goveromsat, as you are aware,
has 6xed July IA. the snsivsrsAsy oi
the capture Of the Bsstile, - the dats
Of grand national feie. which will be
celebrated with high festivities all over
FTance. The Roy.lists. however. do
net wish To be outdsue. and - they
have drssrm,ned 10 Offer . handsome
present. TO King Henry v. on his tste
day. the Saint Henri. which falls on
July Is. With this object, the lesdsss
OF the psrty--M. Henry Haux. tbs
Primo. de Leon. u. Numa B4,ssoen.
NJ NJ, ei de- Lure-sse bold.pg inert.
ings 10 the various districts II Paris.
and Inviting the inhsbi,snts to raj =
round their King. Meanwhile a ruys
tern,us dianciai eompany operates in
the background and gathers in the sub
script,ons. which are sent 10 Frohsiorf.
whess taey will be stored up to pay the
expenses of the next electoral cam
psiSu. In Francs We have not only
Peters pence, but King's psnee.
All this is not very dA- gerous to the
Repablic. The Royslisss are only
playing at politics They never 20
beyond pls:oEic coaps d'ettt. aud for
the last fifty years they have been pre-
pairing tbs restoration If the King in
the fusty old saloons of the Fsabourg
Saint Germsin. Bat it is MT. think,
generally kuowa that the CMnt de
Chambord has a complete Ministry
in parti1us ia6ietiam. each department
of which has its tituisr head. who IL
very prond # his blue morocco portfo-
lio. adorned with golden feure-dflis,
which be holds by the good grace of
his sovereign lord and master. All
this is. of cosrse, mere child's play,
aud ali the Ministries srs sihecures
The President Of this nursery Cabinet,
the Marquis de Dreux Brezs. alone
has work to d.. The AAIQuis ,iss .
veritsbls type. ready. IN fact. to b put
straight upon the stage. He is . wit,
ton. in his WY. At the time Of the
last elections the Marquis had ~ inter.
view with an influential manufacturer
who Was disposed to rally to the Non
archist party. He was man of
weight. and could bring many votes
with him, 40 that the conquest was OF
importsnc@. Ia the course Of the con.
versstiop. thu manufacturer spied the
Marqnis's snuifbox lying open on the
de.k. He took . pinch, saying:
'vous permettez. Monsieur ls Marquis 2
n. de Dreux-Breze nodded scquies-
cence. and then rang the bell. The
servant appeared Jean. bring me the
suuffbox that is in my bedroom.
W hen the snuffbox was brought the
Marquis took pinch out Of it. and the
~ anufacturer took the hint aud bis hat
1t the same time, and never came back
to see the Marquis. And this is the
Way the Mousrchists understand elsc-
When you see aud know
the friends Of the Count de Cham board.
the collection Of erotesque nullities
Who form his council. you feel the in
api'y OF the party.
Personally the Count do Chambord
10 . cultivated and 90 honest man, but
hs has no tact and no psrspicacity. He
processes 10 wish to rally ell GLASSES
around him. and yet he extends bis
iavors to none but mobiles. There is
not one single person about his house
who has not title. and ell his o6icisl
10 France are titled, sl-
though the noblesse has always been
the ruin Of the R.urbous. H 10 the
nobiesss which keeps Hsery Y. in tie
position Of sn operrstts Hing. whose
only functions are to write letters of
ulation on the occssioa Of mar
riages. aud Of condolences on the occa-
sio1 of deaths. II ID the mobiles who
keep up in Henri v . grotssque infatu.
alton Of himself and Of his rank, which
he believes that be holds from God.
There is funny story told sb0ut this.
The last time the Count de Chaabord
went 10 Switzerland, no sent an Aobas-
sador 70 the President Of tho CoDsod.
ersiiou. isfosming him OF his ineso otioa
10 stay q Lneorns, sddisg tAat H had
taken oil The measurss ne0eoaary to
avoid any diplomstie eonplicplions
arising from his prssenos In the coun
try. The Sviss President replied that
during the summer months they had %
many strangers 10 SWisSerland that one
moss did nsl make Any difsesrcs. s.
There il, hovevss. oue physl0l
reason Why the Count Dc Chsmbori
will never b King Of France He
limps. aud therefore. be cannot dance.
In Francs. two thines srs pspslar.
duelling and dspaing. and Hos - nnso
him whs 10 venting in eith~ q thsss
accomplishmspts. Il b historical
and - sthnolegieaie truth. Juliae
Cesar has rsmartsd 10 his Coumecta.
ries that the Osuls loved dancing. Did
rot the great Condo march - The siegs
Of Lesids at the head Of two dexen Id
dlsrsr The whole of the dacisa rsyims
YES nothing bat . qaadfi1le. Whsn
the mobiles emisrstsd asd bad 10 sarn
their broad 10 fossisa lad. did BOT
more than three hnndred a the0 b.
come dancing mastsrs. People think
that H~nry III. ~as assassiastsd By
Isruuss Cisment % religtDus gsouDds-
No: il was because hs bed replaced The