Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-10
Personal LIFE OF THE GAR.
The SecIusion OF G0tcIsi1a PaIGce---Ho,U
the Gear Puts ia His Tiane---His JeaI-
OWsy Of HIS fife.

the Gear Puts ia His Ti9Re---His Je0J-
OWSU Of HIS fife.
st. Petersburg Cor. N. Y. Sun.
The emperor of Russia is himself the
most unhappy man in his own dominion
Alexander became car under the mos
horrible auspices. The throne he had tc
ascend was sprinkled with the blood of hi:
father, mixed with that of a regicide and
of some innocent victims. For him the
Respondent winter palace became haunt
ed house, and he shuns it as he would al
infected place. For him his splendid and
proud capital is but dark den of blood
thirsty conspirators. He would never enter
it if he could help it. But he is car and
must disregard his own feelings.
Under these circumstances Alexander
has selected for his residence a small town
CATCHING, twenty eight miles from this
city; and there, in an old-fashioned little
palace, he tries to enjoy life as best he can
The CATCHING palace was built by the
Gear Paul, who used to secluds himself
there for fear of his courtiers,w who at length
assassinated him.
The further details of the cars life are
furnished to me by a person who daily
sees him, but I can not give even the least
hint as to his indemnity without bringing
him into peril. The San is seen in the
cars library.
Alexander usually rises at and hurried
ly dresses himself with the assistance of
his trusted servant, Ivan Savelieff. It is
Ivan who informs his majesty earlier than
any OF the officials of all news of impor-
lance. 1t is in VANS power either to set
his majesty in rage for whole day or
to make him beam with benevolence. The
ministers are fully aware of Ivan's in
fuence, and treat him as their equal, if
not their superior. After he is dressed
the car enters the reception room and re-
ceives the report of Gen. Tcherevin, the
commandant of CATCHING and the chief of
the cars body-guards Then he takes a
long walk in the palace garden. When in
good humor he enters the palace yard,
throws off his overcoat, seizes huge ak
and chops wood. Thick logs of oak and
pine are one after another eagerly and dex-
terously cut and split by the autocrat of all
the Russias. How skillfully he yields
TIE heavy ak! How swiftly and nightly
he whirls it down upon the thick logs! If
10 N1OIOSu LIS SC6DU0I DIS ullDHLIly DIS uG
does his ak, the shade of Peter the Great
would rest perfectly satisfied in the tomb.
But, alas! Alexander III is good wood
chopper and very poor ruler. If he was
not surrounded by so many loggerhoads
he would be popular. Suppose that instead
of the picture of the czar dressed in gorge
GUS uniform, they should distr ibute every
where 8 picture of the car with his
coat of, cutting wood. The good-natured
Ivans would give up body and soul for
the car who, like them, was cutting wood.
Alexander has merry holiday every
time either the Grand Duke Vladimir or the
Grand Duke Alexis visits him. Then he is
sure he will have good time. When car
owitz, Alexander usually overpowered his
brothers Vladimir and Alexis, whether in
wrestling or in Juggling. But since he has
become car he has begun to lose in weight
as well as in strength, and nowadays
Vladimir, who is two years younger than
the car, boats his majesty almost every
time they encounter each other. This wor-
ries the autocrat Of all the Russias great
deal more than the forced postponement
of his coronation.
When Alexander and Alexis retire to
test their muscles the court ladies find the
best opportunity to offer their incense to
the Russian Jupiter. They coax the car
ina to go with them to see the czar wres-
tie, and under her protection they enter,
just accidentally, of course, the czar's
room. They behold the czar and the chief
of the navy, with their uniforms of, wres-
Ting, struggling and rolling on the thick
carpet.
soI- AL
the battle feldr' exclaims a court lady.
''There is Hercules arisenw excla1ms an
other.
''The very gods Of Olympus could not
have more strength and agility" remarks
a third.
''Here are Jupiter and Neptune strug-
ling" says some other lady. And then
they glide away, leaving the car happy
for whole week.
It is generally believed that the czar and
czarina love each other dearly, but their
family life is not without thorns. Man.
years ago at the court balls, the czarina
used to dance with certain Count Stroga-
noff, an incarnated Apollo, little oftener,
perhaps, than with the other courtiers.
Alexander, who is far from being an
Apollo, felt mortally offended. When he
di5agrees with his wife on some point, the
car, who becomes too easily excited, IN
generously mentions the name of Stroga-
noff, and many hemstitched handkerchiefs
of Danish linen are made wet with the
czarina's tears.
Alexander hates everything that reminds
him of electricity, and yet strong desire
to hear the opera without exposing him
self at the theater induced him to have
telephone put up in his CATCHING palace,
and now the car and the czarina, putting
their heads together, listen to the operas
given at this city twenty eight miles away.
They hear the songs, the recitatives, the
music, and the applause. no doubt they
recall with regret those days when they did
not need any telephone in order to hear an
opera, when they were not guarded like
prisoners, and not tortured like criminals.
Z *:Ssill and patience succeed where force
falls The quiet skill and patient research
which brought forth Kidney-Wort illustrates
the truth of the fable. Its grand success
everywhere is admitted. Disease never comes to
us without cause. Ask any good physician
the reason and he will tell you something inter-
feres with the working of the great 'orgsns
enables them to overcome all OBJ
and preserves perfect health. Try a
box or bottle at once.