The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-11-30

son and ncphews of the emperor have
participated ill., For instance, it is
hardly Il year since ono of the arch
dukes. nephew of the emperor, was, in
the presence of a family council. repri-
nanded, and even received box OIL the
ear by the emperor, as the head of the
family, for disGracin, himself end all of his
relatives by en act Of astonishing brutality.
But to return to the empress. She is also
a very passionate equastrienne and huntress,
and sometimes darts like lightning from ono
part Of the country to another, or spends her
time in similar pastine in England, which is
a favorite retreat of hers The empress is
quite liberal with her money and, unlike her
husband, who is a Jealous Catholic, inclines
toward liberal and even free thinking opin-
ions When some months ago the idea was
broached to erect in Germany monument
to the poet Heine, she volunteered contribu-
ton of, if mistake not, $4,000 aorins, but as
Heine in his time wrote some rather remark
able things, not at all flartering to the Hohen-
zollern family. the Emperor Francis, now the
ally of the German emperor, felt himself
compelled to demonstrate with the empress
for devoting her money to such purpose
and she withdrew her offer.
If it be asked in what regard tho empress
is held by her subjects we must first remark
that to those who have not been brought up
or lived long time in monarchical countries.
it is utterly impossible to understand the
feeling that these people have for their SOW
ereigns Their early education, prejudice,
inborn awe before royalty, and inability to
ascertain the truth Of things happening in
their own country with which their rulers
are connected, all combine to give them an
untrue conception of their rulers, which
is in almost every case in favor
of the latter. We must distinguish between
the different classes of subjects. The most
ignorant and bigoted are nearly always the
most loyal. Then there are the higher and
better educated classes who, for various rea-
sons, find it to their profit to think, or affect
to think, well of their sovereigns. Besides, it
is a very dangerous thing to express in
public place. or even before witnesses
derogatory opinion of them, for i'll these
bureaucratic countries it requires very
little to construe the crime of lese-
majesty, which is one very severely
punished. Thus We see that for a stranger
unacquainted with the character of the peo-
pie it is impossible to arrive at correct
view of their regards for their rulers. There
of course exists also large class who openly,
or by insinuation, cast their reflections upon
the shady sides OF the character Of their SOW
ereigns, but they either do it only when they
are in the society of like minded or their in-
dignation or hatred gets the better of them,
and they utter their aspersions feeling con-
scious that tho state will board and clotho
them for some years to come Taken
oil in all, the average Austrian citi-
zen does not think that the Empress
Elizabeth has very arduous life, since, as be-
fore remarked. his training and education
have given HIM the idea that it is the natural
and divine prerogative of sovereigns to live
on tho best of the land and to be alnenablo
only to Cod They will excuse in their
emperor or empress things for which they
would think several years of pcnitentiary too
slight for an ordinary mortal
HENRY MAYER