Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-01

their own living here in exile. When
Napoleon Ill visited England in 1855,
the Government of the day su"ered
agonies OF anxiety lest harm should be-
fall him; and these alarms were renewed
in 1874, when the late Car Alexander
H.. came TO London. On both of these
occasions, money was poured out like
water to insure proper protection OF
the illustrious guests; and the police
did their work so well that, although
there were serious reasons for believing
that malevolent refugees were brewing
mischief, both Emperors left the coun-
try without having heard so much as q
rude word. The police, however, may
be pardoned for having felt the most
pleasurable relief when the visits OF
these much-threatened monarchs came
to an end. When the Chief Commits
sioner, Sir Richard Ma ne, received the
telegram announcing that Napoleon Ill.
had safely landed in France, he re-
marked with quiet satisfaction: "Now
l shall be able to get good nights
rest"
Many of the difficulties of the police
in guarding royal personages come from
these illustrious persons themselves.
Princes who are brave do not like to
have their footsteps dogged in private
life; and will sometimes grow impatient
and angry when they find out that they
have been watched for their own good.
They have to be watched, nevertheless,
whether they like 1t or not. II would
never do for royal Prince to be kid.
naped and detained as a hostage by po.
litica1 or other desperadoes; and SO care
is taken that wherever royal Prince
may 60, lie shall always have his invisi-
BILE escort Of police. The Prince OF
Wales is guarded nearly as vigilantly as
the Queen. If he travels by rail, sur
veillance is kept by the police all down
the line; II his Royal Highness hunts,
through any part of the West End, de-
tective Is sure TO be close at han'. Sc
il Is with other members Of the royal
family in these agitated times; and irk-
some as the supervision must be, II has
to be submittedto with good grace be.
cause of It's absolute necessity. The
police, however, are sadly worried at
times by those foreign Princes who
come TO visit our own royal family, and
who delight in clipping out of palaces
for rambles through the streets without
giving any notice of their intentions.
Some detective or other is always held
responsible by his chiefs, and severely
reprimanded when such n thing hap
pens; for the police force on guard al
the palaces is supposed to be in con
dition to provide for all contingencie:
of the sort.
IL will be seen from all this that the
Office of court detective is by no means
q sinecure; and one may add that it il
Of all posts that in which faithful, zeal
Gus. efficient service obtains the leas
honor and reward. Not that royal per
sons are ungrateful TO those who guard
them properly; but because the mer
who guard best are naturally those who
make the least fuss. II is the duty of ,
court detective not only To shield Princes
from danger. but to conceal from them
so far as possible, that they have beer
in danger. Thus q man whose sagacity
and diligence may over and over ngair
have saved Princes from annoyance O
hurt, will often be less appreciated thai
the more demonstrative servant who
perhaps once in his life, has had tn,
good luck to arrest the arm of an assas
sin after-not before-the pistol wai
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