Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-02
A MAN OF PEACE
Or Talmage Says That ofths
Gar of Russia.
The LAST THING ON EARTH
Nc Wants Is War-Tho Form Of Govemmea
Now In Russia Is tho Best for Thai EN-.
plre 10 lis Present Stale.
About The Empress.

4
llSou an iurryi,w With mr. Taimasc on hla
fetufn non " up u
warp
y am often aslSed whether I con
Guide from this Interview with the en-
! perOr that he lei man Of War or a mar
I Of peane Most einphnticnllv the latter
il Ia our tins thoss Is a war IN Europe
Alexander III. viii not Dc its lnstigator.
think II ether ni0narch's mind their
own business Alexander would mind his
4 But tits never safe 10 attempt 10 impose
4 on a mild and genial man like the Rus
4 sian emperor, Tor, have noticed fhrt
/ when aroused. "A mild man Is the mokt
/ tremendous. iudga not only from III
I bearing, but from iiis words, that tha
last thing on earth the Russian cinpeior
wants IS war. | believe the emp,ro
| Is doing the besi he can unde,.
| the circumstances, and that no
man on earth put In his position coulo
do better. a republic beat for hi
United States, constitutional mon
archy Is best Tor England, the form OF
government now Ia Russia Is the hes
for that empire in its present stat.
Aftern while Russia will have cou-
stitutlon. When the father OF the presenA
u
for Russia lay upon his table. But vio-
lence put buck everything, as violence
always does.
III | were asked in few words 10
give the impression got OF the charac-
Ter OF the emperor from his manner
AMI conversation, | would say: He Is u
strong man any way you take him. At
She very opening OF tho conversation /
| spoke OF his rugged aud robust phys
| ique and asked him how he got and
| kept that Drawn and muscle and woun-
! drous yitHliiy. He rides lie walks.
! He hews With an axe. He shoyels
! snow. He races with his boys. He
takes a cheerful view Of life. He
worships God He lives moral
life. Ho easily digosts hls
food He iears nothing. AZ
iorty-soven he has the appearance of
being thirty-iive. His autograph,
which he gtvo me, looks like a battle
field, but Of ink Instead Of blood. BE.
sides all that 10, has happy homo. and
his domestic life is beyond criticism.
He has a mellow voice. animated man.
ncr, radiant countenance. lie IA about
six feet Two inches In stature and well
proportioned Ait0r heartily shaking
hands twira with an intcrmingling OF
GOD bless yous' we parted.
THE EMPRESS A JUNE MORNING
What was your impression OF tho
empress;n
'Qh, she Is June mornlngl She
stood mid IN her drawing room
when entered She q every inch an
empress, Majesty ana grace and lowell
ness are hers. Her pictures do not give
hor beat expression Whom / said to
her; There viii be no great war In
ON timo, because the weapons OF war
have been fashioned Tor such wholesale
destruction that the rulois Of the earth
VIII prefer arbitration to massacre
she replied. Oh, ! hope so, and thon
wo disooursed 81 international brother
hood, and she gave her exalted Idea OF
the United States, and Ia accurate,
though deliberate, English, had somo-
ihtng charming 20 SAY on many things.
Sho expressed great interest In tho
shipload OF flour that had boon OBJ
tuined, transported and distributed By
the Christian Herald among the starry
Ing Russlpus, and again and again she
exclaimed; so kind so very,
very kindH She said: You
must sre my childronn and
opening the door she introduced
them With enthusiasm Of affection, say
ing. This my daughter, II aeyenteon
years OF age, ono " the boys Is Mt sca.
Hers Is another son and hero another
daughter a i0llier group never burst
forth from tho doors nf u school room.
The older daughter h engaged TO be-
hurried 70 a foreign dlgnitary and Is
fair nnd Intelligent, and seemed TO be q
girl OF broad common sense, and will ba
a queen Ia any house 10 which she
+ taken. The youngest girl came into
the room on II skip, q bundle Of fun,
laughing aud sunshlny, and could hard
" stand still long enough 70 shake
hands, Standing back By the door,
TIL drew him forward, was "A
prince Of about eight years, collar
cnt sailor shape, splendid boy: high
forehead, but all boy. and had evil
IDENTIFY como Ia from lying kite or
playing ball, After giving me some
flowers for my wife. and we had wished
for each other all happiness In the
here and the hereafter, ! left tho
room, Impressed as much with the
idea Of a Christian home as with the
grpndeuls and bewitchments OF q
palace. After dining departed. Moth
ing more In the shape Of courtesy could
have been shown mo than was demon
strated thai day. The emporors car.
riago and its attendants took me TO tho
railroad station, and his messenger ac-
me 10 the door Of my hotel
Ia 81. Petersburg. When on sunday
in my pulpit ! say, God bless tho
president OF the United States, 1 will
be apt 70 say, God save the Emperor
and Empress Of Russln.i
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