The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-28

officials Stanlmerlng out speeches before them,
and general 'Nhigh jinlIs" in their honor. Most
of the crowd had begun drinking their
health at an early hour, and one young
man thus doubly intoxicated with malt
liquors and loyalty, and fired with admira-
ton for the sweet smiling face of the prin-
cess, pushed his way through the guards to
thu side of the carriage, and actually stretched
ont his hand, imploring friendly touch of her
daintily gloved fingers. OF course it was inn
possible for the great and stately lady to grant
his impertinent request, hut, shocked and ter
rifed she emphasized her refusal by striking
the extended hand smartlY with her parasol
which Eos very brave act, accompanied by
little scream, was the signal for the culprit to
be seized by the police. hooted and hustled by
the crowd and hurried of TO prison-and
soon all England was shuddering over the
auiacious act of the young man by the name
OF We kerdine.
The Prince of Wales once appeared as a
witness in a court of Justice. 1t was in the
famous Mcrdaunt divorce case. He appeared
to swear him elf clear of a very dam
aging, thourh doubtless insane, charge,
and he did It right manfulIy hav-
Ing no conscientious scrup'es against
taking the iron-cIad oath of his fathers
though the judge who administered it paled
at the dire necessity of clinching with the
gospel and the pentateuch, the word of the
first gentleman of the land, and all England
was excited over the lamentable eveling
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One day last year 1some contemplated
without shulder or a shrug the sight of
King Humbert in the witness box of a
police court, testifying in case in
which no lords or ladies figured, only
common people. A shopkeeper named
Marmzoni had unfortunately injured a
little girl by riding over he? in the street,
and the king, who by chance had witnessed
the accident, volunteered to com9 forward
and testi that in his opinion the man was
not to blam as i'll fact the horse was rum
ming away and quite out of the riders con-
troll
When, in the first year of his reign, mad
Communist attempted the life Of Humbert,
in the PIE sence of his devoted wife, the
crv of both to the enrage1 crowd was,
"Don't kill the manl' and when the
poor wretch was condemned to death
the king persisted in committing his
punishment. A week o. {, ago the crazy
or desperate London phct1 graz pher who at
tempted to blacknl1i the Prince of Wales
was sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
The iud ,e VIII L. performing his painful
duty, remarked that the gracious prince
''having the courIca and the generosity of
his race would have been satisfied with a
lighter punishment but that he could not in
these times of diSatfec. ion and dynamite dc
less in conscience tnau infiict the utmost
penalty of the law. A still severer sentence,
and one which called forth expressions of sur
prise and regret in English journals; was
that pronounced on Allcrt Young, a railway
clerk, II years old who wrote to Sir Henry
Ponsonby, the queens secretary, represent
ING himself as a Roman Catholic priest and
saving that if the sum of GO, 900 was not sent
to him within q given time ener-
getic measures would be taken by
him and his band of fifty Irish
evicted tenants to suppress the head OF the
English church and the sovereign of Great
Britain, India and the colonies. NAL as q
March hare" surely. The jury recommended
the prisoner to mercy, on the ground of his
possible insanity and his positive youth But
Mr.. Justice Lopes, refusing to heed the
humane plea, sentenced the wretched boy to
ten years penal servitude. 1t was the muir
der OF life.
The Italian royal family are not rich;
far from it; ut they give most generously
in proportion 10 their means and without os-
tentation, while their gifts and benefactions
are received with no great gushing of graft
tude, with no surprise or servility. l remem-
Der being amused hv an account of the re-
ception of donati, y from the good queen o.
England by a certain religious society near
Liverpool. A petit on had been sent to her
majesty. stating that they, were in reed of
funds for church repaiss and also that his ma
jestys lamente4 mother, her royal highness
the Duchess of Kent, had once graciously
granted them assistance. The queen sent e20.
The news of this imperial largess-tidings o.
great joy-being proclaimed at an evening
meeting of the troubled congregation, they
all dissolved into tears and the national
anthem, and adjourned.
Upon the whole, l think the loyalty Of
English people is excessive and too effusive,
and will make things harder for those in high
places when the great struggle doubtless far
Distant shall come between the people and
all unelected, unsolicited rulers. A revolll-
tion would deal gently with republic, wouli
let down easily the house of Savoy; but hoy
would it be with the house of Brunswicks
GRACE GREENWOOD.