The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22

ternich made BY M. Hervieu in crayons for my
mother. I may say that II does very faithfully
and expressively give you the presentment Of
q man in whom strength Of will. ~tenacity OF
purpose. and high intellectual power are SOM
bined with suave gentleness OF manner and an
air OF high-bred courtesy. That Is the man
with whom I had many opportunities OF being
In company, and had on several occasions
the high honor Of conversing. lie was, Of
course. when l saw him.. what may be called an
old mana white-headed old man. but I doubt
II at any time Of his life he could have been q
better looking man. I observed to my mother
that he was Just such a man as my fancy
painted Sir William Temple to have been. and
I don't think that any subsequent knowledge
or reflection would lead me to cancel the COM
parison." Mr.. Trollope can remember meeting
at least one man who e1ualled Metternich In
c%lear-cut delicacy and refinement OF feature.
But other good, refined, and elegant men pro-
duced no such impression on those near him
rs the Austrian statesman did. There must
have been therefore Q something In the
latter beyond all those advantages Of person
and feature with which he was so eminently
endowed. This something I have taken to have
been produced partly by native intellectual
power and partly by the long possession OF
quite upcontested authority" The author men
tions that although he dined sundry tlmes at
Mettornich's table. both on ceremonious occa-
sions and en- Jamille, he never saw the Chancel-
lor in any wise partake of the spread before
him. He had always dined previously at l
o'clock. But he had q loaf Of brown bread and
a plate Of butter put before him: and whileh his
guests were dining. he occupied himself with
spreading and cutting a succession Of daintily
thin slices Of bread and butter for his own re-
past"
Mr.. Trollope tells us that his note books re-
cord a good many Of Metternich's utterances.
but that upon one subject. namely, Napoleon
Bonaparte. he heard him speak words ~particu-
larry worth recording. The particular point upon
which the author heard him descant was the
celebrated interview at which the Emperor lost
his temper because he could not induce Aus
trim to declare war. 1t will be noticed that the
Austrian Chancellor's testimony confirmed
Taine's opinion that the outbreaks Of anger on
the part of Napoleon were often simulated for
tho purpose Of intimidating the spectator.
Metternich." we learn, described tho way
in which the Emperor. with the manners OF the
guardroom rather than those Of the Council
chamber. suddenly and violently tossed his
cooked hat into the corner Of the room. 'evt-
IDENTITY expecting said the old statesman, that
/ should pick it up and present 1t to him; but I
judged 1t better to ignore the action and the
Intention altogether, and his Majesty, after
o minute or two. rose and picked 1t up
h,maolf,n Mettarn,cb went On IN exnress bis
conviction that all this display Of passion on
the Emperor's part was altogether affected, fc-
titious, and calculated; and said that similar
manifestations OF Incorporate violence we're
by no means infreauently used by the Emperor
with a view to produce calculated effects. and
were often more or less successful. 1T would
be q grent mistake" interjects Mr.. Trollope. Ito
suppose that the most cynical observer could
have detected the slightest shade Of bitterness
in the words or the manner Of Prince Meter
Mich. On that field of battle, at all events, the
honors did not fall to the share of Napoleon.
And his aged adversary spoke Of the encounter
with the amused pleasantly and easy smile OF
a veteran who recounts passages at arms
in which his part has been that best worth tell
ing. But with a eraver manner he proceeded
to say that the most unpleasant part of the cir
| cumstancesc connected with dealing with Ma
| poleon arose from the fact that he was not a
pentlemnn in any sense of the word, or any,
thing like one. or course the Prince was not
talking of anything connected with Napoleon's
birth, Ns,tornich, in expressing tho opinion
quoted. w.. not thinking of anything OF tho
Kind. He WAS speaking OF the moral nature OF
the man." Metternich also told Mrs, Trollope
a curious anecdote about Fouche. It is too
long to quote, but the point is that Napoleon
showed himself a creater adept in conspiracy
than his Minister of Police.
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