Telegram-herald., 1888-11-23

soa aad nephsws Of the emperor have
F--tlc. patod IN For instance Il n
hardly a year Sucs Oas OF tae arch
dukes. a nephew ct the emperor. was. In
tbs presencs of family council, repri-
maEded. aud even resolved . box on tho
ear BY the emperor, Is tne head OF the
family. for disgraring himself aud al Of MS
relatives 5y a. act Of Astonishing brutality
Bar q return 10 ths cypress sac IS also
a very passionate equestrienue AMI huntress,
aa1 sometimes darts Ike lightning from one
part % the country 20 another. or spends her
time IN similar paStime IN England, which is
a favorite retreat Of hers. Tne empress Is
quite liberal with her money and, unlike her
husband. who IS zealous Catholic, iuclines
toward liberal and even free thinking opIn-
ionS When some months ago the idea was
broached 70 erect 10 Germany a monument
20 the poet Heine she volunteered contr. bu-
tion OF, II | mistake not, 5000 dorlns, but as
Heine in has time wrote some rather remark
able things. not at al flartering 70 the Hohen-
zoilsrn family the Emperor Francis, now the
ally u the German emperor. felt himself
compelled 70 renonstrate with the empress
for dSvotiny her money 70 such purpose
and she withdrew her offer.
n it be asked in what regard the empress
+ held by her subjects We must first remark
that % those VINO have not been brought up
or lived a long time IN monGrchical countries.
70 Is utterly impossible 70 understand tho
feeling that these people have for their SOW
ereignS Their early education, prejudice,
inborn awe before royalty, and inability 70
ascertain tie truth of things happening in
their own country with which their rulers
are connected, all combine 20 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 bisoted are nearly always the
most loyal Then there are the higher and
better educated classes who, for various rea-
sons, and II TO their profit 10 think, OF affect
20 think, well Of their SovereignS Besides, it
Is a very dangerous thing 10 express IN C
public place, or even before witnesses. @
derogntory opinion OF them, for in thes"
bureaucratic countries it requires very
little 70 consrTue tho crime Of leso-
ma jesty. which is one very severely
punished Thus we see that for a stranger
unacQuainted with the character of the peo-
pie il Is impossible 20 arrive at . correct
view Of their regards for their rulers There
oi tpA4 ukActs AAsS u CLASS "uo Optfiif,
or BY insinuation, cast their reflections upon
the shady sides OF the character OF their SOW
arsigns, DC, they either do it only when they
are IN the socssty Of like minded or their in
dignatiou or hatred gets tho better OF them,
and they utter thoir aspersions feeling con
scio1s that the state viii board and clothe
thsn for some years TO come. Taken
all Ia all, the average Austrian citi-
Ban does not think that the Empress
Eiizabsth hasa very srduous life, since. as be-
fore remarked. his training and education
have given him the idea that It is the natural
and divine prero-ative Of soveroigns to i've
on the best Of the land and 20 be atnenab!e
only % God They VIII excuse in their
emperor Or empress things for which they
would think several yeags os penitentiary too
slgnt for an ordinary mortal
EESRV MAYER