The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-13

How the Autocrnt Lives and Amuses
Himself.

Himself.
Correspondence n. Y.sun.
Alexander usually rises at and hur-
riedly dresses himself with the assistance
Of his trusted servant, Ivan Sayelietf. 1t 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 Il rage for whole day or to
make him beam with benevolence. The
ministers are fully aware OF Ivan's intiu-
ence, and treat him as their equal, II not
as their superior. After he is dressed, the
czar enters the reception room and receives
the report OF General Tcherevin, the COM
mandant Of Gatchina and the chief Of the
Cars body guards. Then he takes long
walk in the palace garden. When in good
humor he enters the palace yard, throws
off his overcoat, seizes huge axe, and
chops wood. Thick logs OF oak and pine
are one after another eagerly and dexter
ously cut and split by the autocrat oil all
Russia. How skillfully he wields the heavy
AK! How swiftly and nightly he whirls it
down upon the thick logs! II he welded
bis scepter as nightly as he does his axe,
the shade OF Peter the Great would rest
perfectly satisfied in the tomb. But, alasl
Alexander Ill. is a good wood.chopper
and very poor ruler. II he were not sur.
rounded by so many loggerheads he. would
be popular. Suppose that, instead OF the
picture Of the Gear dressed in gorgeous
uniform, they should distribute every
where picture Of the Car with his coat
off cutting wood. The good natured 1yans
would give up body and soul for the Gar
who like them, was chopping wood.
Alexander has a 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
czarowitz, Alexander usually overpowered
his brothers Vladimir, and Alexis, whether
in wrestling or in tugging. But since he
has become car ne has begun to lose in
weight as well as in strength, and now
adays Vladimir, who is two years younger
than the car beats his majesty almost
every time they encounter each other.
This worries the autocrat OF all the Rus.
sias 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
czarina to 60 with them to see the czar
wrestle, and under her protection they
enter, Just accidentally, Of course, the
cars room. They behold the car and
the chief OF the navy with their uniforms
of, wrestling, struggling and rolling on the
thick carpet
"Methinks see Achilles and Hector on
the battlefield !" exclaims court lady.
"There is Hercules arisen" exclaims
another.
1.-THE very gods OF Olympus could not
have more strength and agility" remarks
third.
"Here are Jupitur and Neptune strug-
Cling" says some other lady. And then
they glide away, leaving the Car happy
for whole week.
It's generally believed that the Car and
the Czarina love each other dearly, but
their family life is not without thorns..
Many years ago, at the court balls, the
Czarina used to dance with certain Count
Stroganoh, an incarnated Apollo. little
oftener. perhaps, than with the other court
iers. Alexander, who Is far from being an
Apollo, felt MORALLY offended. When he
disagrees with his wife on some point, the
Gar, who becomes too easily excited, un-
generously mentions the name Of Strogan.
off, and many hemstitched handkerchiels
OF Danish linen are made wet with the
Czarina's tears.