New-York tribune., 1890-01-26
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.
JUNGLE SASHA" UNBENDS.
HIS UNCONTROLLED HURRY-HIs UNPLEASAN1
RELATIvEs-THE FRAIL CzAREWlICh'

REr,ArIvF,s-TuE FRAIL CZAREwITCH'
From Leisure Hour ... ,o
TO see the Emperor to best advantage, he must 90
.onght in the bOsom of his family Indeed WilUGNe
Tt 'f fay a sin,pe bourgeois Both lie and his VIC
are happier than when they can ,to icd'H ,rI
cares behind Inem, throw OIL the yoke Oh etluclS, r
live for their children at Cat>chna, at Petcrnoi, VI
best OF all in Denmark in which county the fzr u" N
bends in manner never seen elscWhcre' l.,y and
great a rOmp As lie ahOhs an ,isii ~ " rpn,.Is 10
neccs lie Is master of all the childish ,iI the
these Princes and Prncesses the autoclat ot az
sasha! Uncle sasha - resound all over the place &
throng and challenge them to pun MN i,,.d uGMd' The
they never succeed. either separately OF until If
Garr ,c,e has lie m9sS esS beRd %Sa'er'a horseshoe
strange a bear by mere force of hand once VIII VIII
The oar offered TO produce specimen of his own ab
lies he took pack of cards and tore them through
fishing with a harpoon by tOrchight. Like Mt CLAD.
stone, he is fond Of telling trees but % unlike t tna'
The Car has five children three sons ana TWO
daughters The Empress has her daughters mucn
for them. Her personal attendant ana het
lady of honor also serve for them In part t. If r'
but in part also that they try TO surround themselves
with few people as possible 30 tat a. anUnre %
to ihe outer world Of whom they are ana not Whom
good reason much afraid The Empress IGReri9ehnuS
Duchcsscs Xcnic and Olga, age reSpectvey fourteen %
and siN The Emperor IN his leisure momenIs me I st 70
Give them music and dancing lessons, for ne thths
himself a great musician, and has "A predllecuOh lol
the rornct piston. one day minister Dusy rcdulIl5
to him an important document, behcld the Gar
vanish suddenly TO fntOne in the adjoining room
a rhap,0dv on his favOritc instrument Excuse
me he said returning after half an hour, but
had 50 lovely inspiration. lie takes care, nov nQM
cVer that they should also have better INSTRUCTION
than he can give them. remembering how MS own
EDUCATION was neglected. and how disastrous tlls Hd7
becu for him. His eldest son Is MS c'peclal Cdilc
Inf the Czarcwtch 10 have little aptitude ior
studv and rarely satisfies his masters either by ms
private conduct by his appllcauon. Nor mas Io
H. bs nerson anv the fine bearing of the Romanons
lie is pald. frail and nervous, and great ahAlcI5
is felt concerning hi, health. . lila,
fnry Even the Empress herself has to suffer under
them II was such attack that gave rise 10 me
story which went the rounds of Europe thai NJ ma
killed one Of his aides de camp. The following J. me
correct version II at the time that great Nm -
excitement prevailed. and in the Imperial hou-rh ll
lns and sinister attempts were bcicld m rciN anu
In IMAGINATION Now the aide, dc camp are forbidden
10 smoke I'm the Emperor ante cmmber when on du'y'
n happened that after dinner one OF the getIcihcn
tindng the time long lighted cigarette. Alexander
came mn Unexpectedly at that moment. ana. seeing 4
narl, and ,mokc in the dim light Of the falling daV
these phenomena. thinking himself the object OF a
Nhll, outrage. fell upon the 0ihccr shaking MN Will
fury the frightened aide de camp mcanWlnl" clNlh-
,lnud for hrlp. moment, OF course. >uiit"d 10 clear
mn the matter and the officer soon recovered IRON ~"
cfrects of the Emperor, angry violence. Stll. the
hls lie therefore took occasion on their next pubic
meeting to address his -Ocal"d victim WIN " MON
cher how do Won find Yourself since ! killed you
Like his grandfather Nicholas from whom he lnherlt
mi, tendency 10 he is often after and tries
to make good his errors.