Tombstone daily prospector., 1890-11-25
UNEASY CROWNED HEADS.
Fs. Few ef The. n Willingly Dispenss with
 the Giided BAuble-

Fes Few of The. n Willingly Dispense with
 the Giided BAuble-
 However uneasy may lie the head that wears a crown, the owner of that head seldom evinces any desire to put away from him the splendid cause of his disquietude. Even in these con stitutional days, when royalty, shOrn of its ancient powers, prerogatives and privileges, is to great extent become a mere titular and ornamental dignity, there are few more troublesome and unthankful offices than that of king.
 In the first place, the occupant of a throne .s eoeacelled hy the intrinsic exigeucies of his exalted position to lead an almost entirely artificial life. He may not at any time, even when of duty" so to speak, be absolutely himself, to the extent of yielding to the impulses or indulging the tastes with which nature has endowed him. Privacy is all but unattainable to him; for, when he Is not engaged in trans acting state business, or in playing his prescribed part in court ceremonials or public celebrations, he Is still sur rounded by officials and attendants who closely watch his every action and gesture, and are eagerly alive to the lightest word that falls from his lips To be natural in his behavior or spontaneous in his utterances is to be guilty of dangerous imprudence, see tng that all he does and says is pecu. pleasures, comforts and cancellations of friendship are denied to him.
 How, indeed, should a king have f T.. Il !. l n, ss.. entnurage Is necessarily composed Of peEsOus who desire his favor in order LO turn il to their own profit and ad- ganccment, and whom he himself has been sedulously taught to regaid ss so lnmeasuribly his interiors that be- tween him and them, from his point of view, there can be little in common save mortalityl A king is man who, by the accident of birth, Is continu- ously constrained to control his feel iRys and repress his emotions; to guard his own speech and discourage frank ness in that of others; to follow advice which is frequently repugnant to him, and publicly indorse opinions with which he secretly disagreeS; to as- sume an immense superiority to those whose puppet he is in reality; to set an example of physical ''tenue" and mora decorum to his subjects; in short, to play part throughout every hour of the day and every day of the year, SO long, at least, as he shall reign. His time is scarcely ever his own; if he entertain nkes or dislIkes, he Is bound to conceal them; even with respect to hiS matrimonial alli- 2nces he Is seldom allowed to choose . ior himself, international and political considerations, in his case, mercilessly taking precedence of personal inclina- ton. He is constaniy-almost inces- s.ntiy-''en evidence, !" exposed to tbe
 fierce light that beats upon throne. The wonder is, considering how Heavily the pains outweigh the pleas. ures of regal office, that men of genial disposition, cultivated intelligence and strong individuality can be induced tC accept it nowadays, or at any rate tC ECrdct themselves with so oppressive an inc ambency for a lengthy term ot years Of that iDcumbency Milan Obrenoyich has ridded himself, let u. hope to the advantage of SeTvia ana her ueighbors. No one ill his OWL country or any other will regret him, for he was an eminently unsatisfac tory monarch. What may be in stors for his son, a godson of Car AlexaIE Ter Nicolaieyich, and reputed to be { r0uth of shining parts, time will iliow--London NewA