The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-25
THE UNHAPPY GAR.
A pa,-and- Ink Sketch Of Alexander Of
Russia.
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tenIiune but with look ~ sadness and
nerpleslty IN him. He voice is harsh ne
liza r,,pdng VI o cnfIae-mll out NJ order,
for an affection Of the threat . u,aan wach
M, 10 him lie would have made q very
amieble private gentleman, and could have
NIT fer mere pesa and amusement r1t ot
life II he had handed al the hotbaratton OF
Zinc, who has a taste for TINT sort of non
ees,ae. lie hl,naeli could hardly have
wanted 10 reign. II was the sehouvalotTs
the Lambe4te, the Bariatfnehya, the Adler
Who desired he should be a firm ruler Of men
they wee icrevts goadtng and coaxlng him
Nv turns. a. besd is driven TO market for tteee
Who wlah "a react IT, They must often heve
had difficult tack fcu HE pnnderous maieaty
lgcod,. easy mani y slothful and heavy
frequently unable to understand ever,
WHIST wae wanted Of him. lie ls eub-
jent to melancholy paricds 81 hypo-
ssondras's, during which s, ss'stense eeena
feass uf sudden death ard by the dread Of
asaaneelaatisu. Al thaae times he movers about
aB apparently solitary Wake with a large
Aatr but there is always a policeman handy
r(sa hanp the parrtlagloHs from approaching
MIN. When we'll he devctes much 81 hls time
10 tailoring. changing hls costume with much
atplid perseverance,. and he likes to he at
tended hv a hump-hachad Privy Councillor,
who acts az foil to his fine figure and eets II
on, for he Ia we'll built man, tall end straight,
though rather too German IN tle rotuD,iit y
sgf bis curves.
Hls father. N,cl,olae. who was In many
rpeperta a notable sovereign, had him very
carefully hroun hi NJ. and fnreaep,ng that he
would want supper. perhaps devotion, IN
after life, tucounternct HE apethv, surrounded
him With come select young men who could
be relied upon, THE little band ~ cinn,ez
have hung together ever aimee. They have
rup,ion from the time " HE accession until
now. He provides Tor theit wan'e. they dip
their fingers into his purse wheneve, they are
ae minded,
He Ia a loosely hung Emperor. more like the
Qopd fellow Of q free-and eaay than the dec
putic mater If millions, when IN the midat
or these HE familia,a lie haa heen known to
eft In hia ehrtslaavas. astraddla on a chatt
hob A. nohhinE with them
The late Count Rtraannutf, who was p,pus
chevalier and = very h'ah pacing person
generally once broke In upon the party thla
employed. The Emperor locked ~ him with
thoee nnutterahly muurnful eyaa Of hia. and
held out n champagne alasa to ha rettled from
4 hottie witch atnod IVY The Old soldier drew
himself M and answered aternly "hnt those
who love vow epa than 40 perform that Ger
Vice" The Car showed ne e,en Of djsnteaa-
ura. but within few month"; strnannnH waa
deprived of his utlicea, though he waa nearly
connected with the Imperial family, his con
having married the Grand Duchess Marie.
When hia Maianty ~ In the hnmnr he plays
a good deal AT cards with hia own chuma. aud
it lie rather a good thing for theae gentlemen,
for whenever any one Of them ia III want the
Gear will lase to him the sum of which he
Stands III need, M n delicate way OF giving II.
and thia method of beetowtna substantial IA
yur Ia perfectly we'll nnhnratONl among them
The Car Ia a good shot, aud haa done an,na
grand thinHn on heara. He sometimes wears
ueliaae which once covered a fine bear he
brought low with his own handle. and Il haa
been eo exnuiattely dresae, that II Ia valued
AT latout i2nnn, which is even more than ia
ever paid either FOR the aahia VI the black fox
He can ride too. though not In the Enalist,
fashion. and he would he puzzled hv sharp
huret aciaaa country Lately HE phyeieiana
have recommended him tn walk.
HE nerao,,al department Ia excellent lie
ptanda and marches well. He ahowa ~ ad-
vantage IN uniform. though FOR aaveral years
he han willingly clothed himaalf IN mutt.
HE mannets are thrae az 4 gentleman. ana
there ia something extremely sympathetic
about him. He producea the impression that
one would like tn know him better. II only he
were not an Emperor, II 'a THE unfortunate
circumstance which takaa the amiahlity out
Of him. act him upon hn dignity and gives a
certain funnineaa To hia aapect. He father
really could he dgniiiad. hut he can't There
IL a chubhinesa and nervousness tn hla pro-
s,nedippp upon great occaeions which reminda
ono more of a drum major OF fuHleman nf
Landwehr than al autoetat.
Formerly the Emperor aa might have been
expected from one OF his lethargic Temporal
mnnt waa ayarse 10 moving about: Iattnrly
he haa been troubled by perpetual reatlaEs
naaa. He livaa very plainly, and hta table Ia
aparaely aervnd, Aheefatoak for breakfast. a
ivaat ualinntta and aalad tot hia dinner form
the staple oi hia fare, llta appetite IA not ~
hust, and he eleapa badly.
The frat fault Nr ha reign wan the common
blunder Of heira apparant when they como
into power He had been much rNultad hy |
the diecontented and he made Tar too much |
haste ~ undo all tho work Of hia father. lie
waa emotional. pititnl. scnnlnup all III q head
long. praapttate way When he resolved
suddenly To ahnliah Rnrfdonn. several IT hia |
generals and nahoa threw thomaelvea bodily |
Mt HE feet and hnsouAht him tn manage 40
great change worry ginEorly II waa OF no
uRn: he gave everything he had IL give. i
Knocked down the great tarmrra' general "
taxes Ike 40 many nine pima. npart mnnora-
lieR for the diaereet aae OF vodki, closrd the
free port Of the Black Sea according 10 the
latcs, prineipean " political economy. dashed
off the ahacklea from the preaa aud laughed
at comic newspapers, There waa " carrature
published In ST Petersburg shortly after ha
accession which represented him ~ q droa-
cheeky driver In tho atate that draaehckv
drivers usually are after dinner. His hat was
pulled over his eyes aud his hnr#es were gal.
looping wildly on the road 10 Reform" Re
hind him was the Grand Duke Con
saying: Gently. brother.
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was played In the Court Theatre exposing
the corruption OF hts ot'icIala. and a very fine
piece II was. Then somebody shot at hin,
and shattered hts nerves forever He fell
Into sort Of panic. trying hastily 70 undo all
he had done He had now ESvca put iii
writers; he ordered some awful crlcltiea In
Poland. He tried "a win back his sulky
mobiles II was all In vain. and how he Is
thoroughly mustered and frightened right ont
OF his senses. His only chance of peace and
happiness would he ahdtcation and years
yachting without newspapers. AT present he
is worried into a fever every morning by a
summary Of the unpleasant things which
have been printed about him for the last
twenty-four hours throughout Europe. II Ia
by a special pfecis writer appointed
Tor the purpose, and his Majesty takes care
that Il shall spare him no pang of his self
inflicted torture. for he will not trust a pro-
fessional diplomatist ta do II lest he should
Elnss over the truth and endeavnr 10 make
things pleasant for pronlotion's sake. A
kafNn Herder a connection Of Stiegiitz. the /
banker, not long ago performed this delicate
service, and perhaps does SO still. The King