New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02

He would have required good deai OF squirting 10
do anything, and she was always holding MIN back
Her tastes were exactly akin to his. and SO they
were able to keep up their mock court without kill
ing themselves with ennni.
At Frohsdorf or at Goritz they lived in small
way Just as they would have vsd at the Tuileries
They were ladies and gentlemen in Attendance,
Royal circle Of courtiors Royal game OF whist
Royal silence, add Royal yawns. She had never
known any other kind of lie. and this seemed to
her the most natural in the world.
The third woman in the family, and the one who
finished it of. is Monseigneur le Comte de Cham
bord himself. IL is not possible to imagine more
deplorable anti-clImax of a son to such mother'
He has done nothing, nothing, nothing but BEHAVE
himself. He was educated to DEATH he went
everywhere, saw everything, and then stood still.
He tramped over all the battle-felds of Napoleon,
with Marnout for HE guide but ne never led Skin
mish. lie studied every constitution but he could
not invent one that would work-oven oil paper.
He knows every question out and out. In his earlier
days fierce Republican went to see him. and was
go charmed with the way in which the Comte
talked about the proletariat, that he prophesied
democrat king. He did not know that Monslgneur
talked in exactly the same way about the nooies
aud the clergy. Ho was impossible, In fact; IL was
a mind of too perfect balancs-without spring ior
action. lie was the candid friend of France
ALWAYS ready to write her letter, but never to
do anything more Why should he risk his head
for the Tuieriesf He had the wonderful house
at Chambord, with its four or five hundred living
rooms, its chefs daarre of the work of the Renas-
ssnce, and its memories of Francis l., Henry H. and
the Grand Louis Diane dc Poltiers do nantcnon,
dc MOntespan, CT tOHes ses danes; palace at
Venice. with cosier retreats at Frohsdorf, and at
Corfu.
He had his habits. above all; and in such mad
expedition his mothers what would have become
of themi He had TO get up betlmes ana DO
bustlincy busy in nothings all day long 10 Ieau
his letters and papers and dictate to his secretaries
and give audience IN his little court; then 10 dole;
shoot or read TO kill time 10 the solemn dnaer ana
cards to follow-wlth the last trick taken at ~
o'clock, when t. was lights out for the night.
He loved good eating. his story. bon soupe, bon ge,
ct ie reste. All this was not consistent WIN an
active course in politics but It was entirely snten
to the production of manifesto and 20 lie TOOK 10
that.
There never was such manifesto writer; you
might draw mp n hand book to the art from his
performances; and PROBABLY his name Will 20 down
10 posterity in connection with y manual. On the
fall OF Louis Philippe. when Louis Napoleon came
back to work for himself. the Comte stiil staytd
bshind-to write v letter. lie showed himseif from
time TO time the frontier and received tho nom
age OF his servants at Ems. Cologne, or al Mies-
baden with benevOlence entirely royal. iney
voted tho empire: the COmte a. Chambori rubbed
his ewes. and wrote anoi her letter. Sedan was
fought. and he wrote two or three. The Prussans
began 10 lombard the Boulsvaris and lie assu fsd
them. through the post. that no could not sre the
capital perish which his ancestors had been sceus
toned TO call my good City OF Paris" lie backed
the PapacF in the same elective way. Ihen
troublesome people asked HIM TO couc ana rule
France. and be wrote several letters on the prospect
OF his accession in line InpetsODal view. Just
~ though 10 had been the accession OF somebody
else. When he did aIlude to himself 1t vas with q
sort OF Biblical simplicity OF reverence. beyond
vanity, beyond prlue "Who will speak to the
world ii not | 7" In my hands alone clemency Is
Justice IL am the necessary ! Hot; have the
anihority and the mission Finally came the de-
clsive moment for which egtimacy had been yesrn-
ing hoping. schemng for nearly nifty years
Francs was uncertain. not knowing which way ~
go-Ropublic. Empire or Monarchy touch would
have decided her. waveriug Iegment-aDoVe all
a mans voice The Comts ds Chalhbord shut hun
self up in fasting and prayer; he wrole another
letter, and this time such letter! lt was too
much; il dodmed Legitimacy for ever; aud 1t
slu we'd the hnesse al the old French say
ing-in all eases OF qualification. "cherohes Ia
tCmmep History will say that the last OF the bonr
hons WAS a woman. and never n young one, RON
the moment of ms birth.