Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-12

ding di D in the bath of classic harmonies Why not try this and restore poor King to health and poor people to tranquility? At all events may the fate of King Ludwig be a warning to the new generation of Wagnerists.
 The marriage of Princess Amelie of Or leans with the Duke of Braganza, heir to the throne of Portugal, which took place in Lis bon this week, was most brilliant affair. Strange to say, it was NJ. Billet, minister of the French republic in Portugal, who brought about by his intrigues the marriage of an Orleans princess with the Crown Prince of Portugal. It is reported that M Billet con- graduated she King on the happy event, which he said "would make the friendship of France and Portugal still closer" Of course such expressions sound strange in the mouth of a republican minister whose mas ters are about to exile the Orleans family, and for his speech and acts M. Billet is de- nounced as traitor to the republic by the republicans. Yet, the Globe says, he is only carrying out in pleasant way the poli- cy of exiling the Orleans princes.
 Just as a theatrical manager, who finds that his new play does not draw promptly, produces an old favorite such as ssThe Lyons Mail" or "The Silver King" so the French republicans of the chamber, when there is nothing in the order of the day likely ro fix the attention of the public, immediately bring to the fore the external question of the expulsion of pretenders to the French throne O1 course Wnen lnlS CT1ck mas to De roSOrt6Q to it is so much the better if there is plaus- ible pretext for it at hand. The one just furnished by the grand marriage gathering of the Princess Amelie was too good to be re- sisted in so dull a season. So it has been seized upon and made the most Of The Re- publicans declare that such gatherings of royalties demonstrations against the pres ent form of government likely to disturb the public mind and constant danger to the republic. But the Republicans are divided into three camps; the liberal-minded ones wLo are against any expulsion at all, the timorous who are for expelling only the heads of the Orleanist and Bonapartist houses, and the rabid who want to make a clean sweep of both families. For my part I am inclined to think that if the latter par ty should succeed in imposing their will, as seems not unlikely at present, the republic would be the sufferer by it. At the last gen. eral elections the royalists made great stride. In exile and with a halo of martyr dom round their heads, the Orleans princes would be worked for with double devotion and energy by their friends, and would be decidedly stronger than when on the ground of battle. Until the Radicals can see their way to expelling the partisans of royalty with the royals, they had much better swal- low the so-called insulting display of the Or leanists and put up with such inoffensive members of the community as Prince Jerome Bonaparte and his son Victor. The pros and cons of the case are meanwhile occupying all Paris and a concert of recriminations goes on, in which young Prince Victor strikes the comic note. This young hopeful, you may remember, found a while ago that many Bonapartists ohieQted to his father on cer- tain grounds chiefly religious. He forthwith quarreled with papa upon those very ques- tions and set up as the head of clerico i'm perial party. As the young prince has about as much chance of getting the French throne as your humble servant, the title of this party, the F'Victorians," is a trife fun ny. The proposal of the humorous section of Radicals to expel only the Comte de Paris and Prince Jerome has vastly wounded the vanity of young Victor. He has lost time in declaring through the medium of his newspaper that Che will not submit to Re publican toleration on French soil; he will not submit to the insult of an exception in his favor or be treated as a quantite negli- geable. Even should the Comte de Paris alone be expelled, he (Prince Victor) would immediately quit France" France would easily make up her mind to the loss of him. He would be missed by nobody. He is mo- body.
 I have had my say before now on the free and easy way in which young people in Eng land are allowed to choose their partners for life and get married without their parents consent; but whatever faults there may be in the law that is thus lax, it is certainly
  which give parents the power of thwarting their children's choice and often making them miserable for life. The MistraI case, sad illustration of parental tyranny of this kind, will shortly occupy the Senate. Fifty years ago Jean Mistral, son of rich manu- facturer of St. Kenny, fell in love with beautiful Polish girl while travelling in Po- land to represent his fathers house of busi- ness. Mile. Dombrowska was the daughter of colonel and young Mistral's equal in ev- cry way except in fortune. His father, how ever, forbade the marriage. Jean was too much in love to give up the girl, and trust ing his father would relent at the sight of her pretty face, married her and took her to St. Remy. It was vain hope. Old Mistral, incensed at his sons disobedience, not only refused to pardon him, but got the marriage annulled on the ground of some flaw in the rites. They were penniless, these young lovers, but they remained together, the girl who had a fine voice earning little money by her singing. After a time the father sue ceeded in separating them by offering the young woman five hundred francs year to leave that part of the country, an offer which she accepted, thinking her Jean would be reinstated in his fathers house and good graces, and things would brighten more quickly for them both if they submitted So they parted, she going to Nismes, where she worked and earned her bread for some time. One day being ill and thinking her end at hand, she sent to St. Remy be seeching for last sight of her husbands face No Jean came He was in lunatic asylum where his father had had him shut up. He has been there just forty seven years. For four years past efforts have been constantly made to get him liberated. At last he is free. No one knows what has become of the other victim of old Mistral's tyranny, for he succeeded in get ting her expelled from France many years ago. The fortune that Jean Mistral is entitled to is estimated at over sixty million francs.
 A pretty story, if one could believe 1t, is told by the Paris correspondent of a Vienna paper. short time ago matinee musicale was given by the Duchess Lamotte, and among the guests was the charming bride, elect of President Cleveland, then in Paris completing her trousseau. The young lady was the object of many marks of distinc tion, the high aristocracy surrounded her and there much talk of her position. One lady, the daughter law of the Ouch ess de Persigny, condoled with Miss Folsom because she would have title the wife of republican President. 'All would be we'll, only you will have no title,' said she; "you will only be called Mrs. Cleveland" "But that name is only for strangers was the answer of the fair Amerioan "the Pres ident has for intimacy conferred upon me very particular title" Everybody looked up curiously and blushing deeply Miss Folsom added, ftHe calls me-his darling Can a wife desire better title?' The hostess en- braced her amiable guest, remarking, "You are right and you appear to me as if you would keep the title to the end of your life"
 MAX O'RKLL.
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