The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-03-15
MAGNOLIA MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 1883.

who want to thr stpetition or bouauets
into the ueen's carriage. Of Sc "a
shake hands with her Maie ty Happi-
ly, these eccentric individuals generally
betray the + purpose by their restless
ne s. The man with pet ton keeps
feeling his pocket, TO assure himself
that the precious thing is safe, and al
the royal carriages approach he half
draw out the paper; but by this time a
detective has observed his movements
and strong hand laid suddenly upon
his arm paralyzes him at the opport me
moment.
1t is often lucky for would-be petition
ers that they should lie pulled back be-
fore they can accomplish their purpose
Tor il that purpose We're misunderstood
by loyal mob, they might expose
themselves to some very rough handling.
The queen is, indeed, very we'll guarded
by the affection of her subiec S, and,
generally speaking, she has rather to
fear annoyances from silly people than
criminal attempts from vicious ones.
This shows what terribly difficult work
the police of some foreign countries
must have to perform in guarding SOW
ereigns who are unpopular. Occasion
ally, the English police have a taste
of this work, when some of. these un-
popular potentates visit this country and
have to be guarded against subjects of
their own living here in exile. When
Napoleon III. visited England in 1856,
the Government of the day su cred
agonies of anxiety lest harm should be-
fall him; and these alarms were renewed
in 1874, when the late Gar Alexander
III. came to London. On both of these
occasions, money was poured out like
water to insure proper protection OF
the illnstrous guests; and the police
did their work SO wei 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 a
rude word. The police, however, may
be pardoned for having felt the most
pleasurabe relief when the visits OF
these northumberland monarchs came
to an end. When the Chief Commits
sione", Sir Richard Ma ne, received the
telegram announcing that Napoleon Ill
had sa ely landed in France, he re-
marked with quiet satisfaction: "Now
shall be able to get good nights rest"
Many of the difficulties OF the police
IN guarding royal personages come from
these illustTous persons themselves.
Princes who are br We 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 it or not. 1t would
never do or royal Prince to be kid
naped and detained as a hostage by po-
litical or other desperadoes; and so care
is taken that wherever a royal Prince
may go, 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; il his Royal Highness hunts,
rides, drives, or takes stroll -on foot
through any part of the West End, de-
tective is sure to be close at han !. So
it is with other members of the royal
family in these agitated times; and irll-
some as the supervision must be, it has
to be submitted to with good grace be-
cause of its 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 slipping 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
when such thing hap
pens; for the police force on guard at
the palaces is supposed to be in con-
dition to provide for all contingencies
OF the sort.
1t W II be seen from all this that the
office of court detective is by no means
a sinecure; and one may add that it is
of all posts that in which faithful, zeal
GUS, efficient service obtains the least
honor and reward Not that royal err
sons are ungrateful to those who guard
them properly; but because the men
who guard best are natural those who
make the least fuss. 1t 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 been
in danger. Thus a man whose sagacity
and diligence may over and over again
have saved Princes from annoyance or
hurt, will often be less appreciated than
the more demonstrative servant who,
perhaps once in his life. has had the
good luck to arrest the arm of an assas-
sin after-not before pistol was
fired. ~ Chambers journal.
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