The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-01-07
& R0YiL ROMANCE.

from her governess for o present.
About year after the occurrence
the court received visit from the
Grand Duke Nicholas, the brother
of the Emperor Alexander, and who
ut that time was not the heir expGc'
tant of the crown. The Grand Duke
saw the princess, and, with the quick
resolve native to his disposition, i'm
mediatoly determined to ask her in
marriage. Oae day, as he was seat
ed by her side at the royal dinner
table, he spoke to her of his forth
coming departure, adding thatit de-
pended upon her whether or not his
etay in Berlin should be prolonged
"What shall / do, then, to lnlla-
ence your intentions?" Was the reply
Of the smiling princess.
"You must not refuse to receive
nv addresses" Immediately return
ed the outspoken Nicholas
"You ask much"
81 ask even more. You ought to
give me some encouragement in my
endeavors to please you"
"That is still more difficult. Be,
sides the moment is not well chosen
for favor"
81 beg your Royal Highness to
give me sign that I am not totally
Indifferent to you. You have little
ring on your finger, the possession
of which would make me happy.
beseech you to give me the ring
"What! give the ring at the din
ner table, andsin the presence OF all
these peopleS"
"Let me see-press it into this
niece of bread and give tito me-"
And press the ring into q piece of
bread she did, and gave it to the fu-
ture Emperor. Nicholas took an
early opportunity to leave the hall,
and on exhuming the treasure from
its wheaton tomb, discovered an in
scription on the inner side in French
and running to the following effect
ST. Ie1peratrice de RMsSie."
He is said to have worn the keep
sake for the rest of his days, at
tached to chain round his neck
the ring being too small of course
for any Of his colossal fingers. Th
future Empress, it seems, had beef
unconsciously wearing for some tim
the emblem of her future greatness
AN ENaLIsnMAN IN AN AMERICA
CRowD. MIR. George Augustus Sal
was deposited by hackman, on hi
arrival in Philadelphia on the da
of the Grant reception, in the mids
of the crowd, through which he an
his wife were obliged TO make thel
way to their hotel. In an intervie
with 3 representative of the Phils
delphia Press he spoke as follow
with regard to the behavior of I'll
throng: 81 mingled with the mo
aud saw the show in the midst
what we term in England the how
ling multitude. l never was so in
pressed before with the good natu
and umiabiljty Of an Americ:
crowd. / have never seen anythir
to compare with it. The deferen
ana respect shown the ladies by Il
masculine portion of the throng So
prised nc. l failed to note one 81
clio instance @of uncourteous, u
chiyalric treo9ment Now, that's
much different style of doing bu'
ness to what we are accustomed
in England. Take, for instance, t
mob we have in London on the 8
of every March, on the Lord Mayor
day, The lower classes always ma
IL point to turn The festival into
inferno, and to trample upon eve
one they meet. Many of them d
liberate!y arm themselves with squi
guns full Of dirty water, and di
charge the contents on the back
every well dressed lady they come
contact with. The weapon is pla
fully nick-namcd the ladies tt
mentor From what / saw yeste
day, If a vulgar rufIian were to pc
petrate such an outrage on lady
IN American crowd, he'd be Civ
short shgift, o stout cord, and Il
nearest lam post"