The Red Cloud chief., 1880-03-18
THE GAR.
frrosa thr Ionsoa Trathl

a res-asa-ish sa-ssA &C Aissssssr .s
Wss~aa-
Trrvsn fnr Iosson rrssh-l
Tn. feeling which One uppernos;
In the mind of any n who s.r- the
Czar for the first time IL u sincere
pity. lie Is = iarg-. oxeycd man. eyi-
IDENTIFY 81 good intentions. bu; WITH n
hook Of sadness and perplexiiy In him
His voice Is harsh n the grinding Il =
codee-mill on, Of orde-. for an affection
Of the throat, under which be has lonx
suffered. renders speech painful io him.
lie would have made = very amiahl.
private gentleman. and could have got
far more ease and a~niusenen, oui e
life IL he had handed all the bpshera,ion
ii government over la hts brother Con
s;antine, who has = taste for that soEt
Of nonsense. lie himself could hardly
have wanted 10 reign. lie Is -ahlec; io
melancholy periods Of hypoehondnAsi..
during which existence seems bat y
dreary blank TO him. lie j. haunted by
fear. II sudden death and by the dread
of assassination. At these times be
mosns about on apparently solitary
walks with a large dog. but there i
always n policeman handy Ia keep the
sacrilegious from approaching him.
When well be deyo,rs much of his time
TO tailoring, changing his costume with
much s,olid perseverance,, and he likes
To be attended by s hump-baeked Prisy
councillor, who acts as foil Ia hi. mae
figure and sets il of. for he is - we'll
built man, tall and straight, though
rather too German in the ~rotundiiy II
certain of his curves
When his Majesty is in the humnr be
plays a good deal at cards with hi. own
chums, and il is rather a good thing for
these gentlemen, for whenever any one
of them is in want the Gar will lose To
him the sum Of which he stands in need,
a. q delicate way Of giving il. and this
method If ~be,towing substantial favor T.
perfectly understood among them.
The Car is a good shot, and has lone
some grand things OF bears. lie some
times wears n pelis>e which once cov-
erred 4 fine bear he brought low with his
w hands, and il has been 30 eSquis-
itely dressed that il is valued ut about
e., 600, which j. even more than Is ever
paid either for the sable or the black
fox. lie can ride, too, though not in the
English fashion, and he would be puz-
| zled by a sharp burst across the country.
Lately his physicians have recommend
ed MIN 10 walk.
His personal appearance Is excellent.
He stands and marches well. lie shows
70 advantage in uniform, though for sew
eral years he has willingly clothed him
self in multi. His are those oi
a gentleman, and there Is something
extremely sympathetic about him. lie
produces the impression that n would
like tn know him better, il only he Were
not an Emperor. IL is this unfortunate
| circumstance which takes the %amiabillty
out Of him, sets him upon his dignity,
| and gives a certain funnine : Ia his As
pect. His father really could be digui-
| fled, but he cant. There Is a chubbi'
ness and in his proceedings
upon great occasions which reminds one
more Of a drum-major or fuglenan OF
landwehr than an autocrat.
Formerly the Emperor, rs might he
expected from one of his lcthargic
temperament, was ayerse Ia moving
about l~atterly he has been troubled 10y
a perpetual restlcssness. He lives very
plainly and his table is sparsely served
IA beefsteak for breakfast, & roast
gelinot,e and salad for his dinner form
the staple Of his fare. His appetite is
not robust, and he sleeps badly.
There was a %caricature published in
st. Petersburg shortly after his accession
which represented him "a a d~roschky
driver in the state that droschky drivers
usually are after dinner. His hat WAS
pulled over his eyes and his horses were
g~alloping wildly on the road To Re
FORM" Behind him was the Grand
Duke Constantine, saying, "Gently,
brother. I am the fare" Still the
Emperor laughed; he laughed, too,
when a p~ieceswas played in the Court
theater exposing the corruption of his
officials, and a very fine piece it was.
Then somebody shot at him and shat
tered his nerves forever. He fell into
a sort of panic, trying hastily to undo
all he had done. He had new
gives put on writers; he ordered some
awful cruelties in Poland. He tried tn
win back his sulky mobiles. Ii was all
in vain, and now he is thoroughly flus-
tered and frightened right out of his
senses. His only chance OF peace and
happiness would be ~abdicating and a
years yachting without newspapers. Al
present he Is worried into a fever every
morning by a summary of all the un-
pleasant things which have been printed
about him for the last twenty-four hours
throughout Europe. 1t is prepared by
a special precis writer appointed for the
purpose, and his Majesty takes care that
it shall spare him no pang Of this self
inflicted torture, for he will not trust a
professional diplomatist TO DO it lest he
should gloss over the truth and endeavor
to make things pleasant for promotions
sake. A Baron Herdcr, a connection OF
Steiglitz, the banker, not long g per-
formed this delicate service, and perhaps
does 70 still. The King of Ivetot was a
happy monarch; the Emperor OF Rus.
STA is not. Surely, times must be