New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06

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Sa.no,s sortune teller. who. in npy to the hihs
;no,rics- had foretod him that he would dic s'N,,
dav in Juno. 1870 The prophecy was W..
luow, AT Berlin and frequently mehuono"
.ncietv when Lord Augustus FIRST went u INV
there ,,,o,o Lord
During a temporary visit to vienna 1900
Augustus made the acquaintance Oh VI" a =,
Netternch, and attended a recep'lo" "i,,;rg
his polace He describes the Prince d. ro
., tho end of long table arouEo "''''' ar;,
,.on,hI,d ,or conversation and knitting co''''
of elderly ladies who were MS ,sa roxt
infinite friends There was chair p nlas taken
10 the Prince 'is right manu. H. him until u
by the hrst visitor ana occ"P'' ~
Trtnct Metcrnch related 10 LORD A ,p life of
Circumstance Of his haVIhs . af,eerward became
Napoleon LII LII and his elder broler-who wcrr oV =,
Prince LOUIS a" with their father the Comte de o.,
Dns a. Kn~ Of llolnnd-had openly taken i@ eiatc
he revolution which took place IN ~" lGrr brother
ana snc we Napoeon did o. and bis oronr
nnve in he bands OF the A'Is'r; en- enrcaing
Sne r" Tor her SON and requesting IVr prnre
permission to 60 to foG 70 ud n4''H or,ese Of ne.
cverness and Of the charm oi her soc.r s IRE,
tht her appeal touching. 30 eoIueI w. pass the
;Sr lines Inc ,G ror ard by his interceon rI hs
Louis's NE saved. and ne r'"," rhivalry a
mSthrr 10 ernrarIc: ard maguanmitv about the
Prince which cudenrcd him 10 every o''e
him. . -,
Lord Augustus. in ISL. was sent WIN w.
,,to -, ~ Petersburg where he WINS J"
Peel very rracously BIZ Emperor Nicholao'
whom be porirays a. imp0'Ini. ram, hos
hearted sene5Cg' 'nd aiSes ,HS following nc
r ~ If the death of Gar Alexander L. wn'ch
Los always been shrouded in mystery
II appear. that the Emperor Acxa9de. G'a as urg
s,rrcT informed OF conspiracy b'l"s ioFlic' ~
49,, "a Ma, a plyi had been made to srifc him "l
a. ,.,,,rr from Mo.cow 10 ~. Petersburg N'I' "'
Of the sane rnc sinvrroi kc>andcr eccrn-
w., w." IN man respects However whether rial pr
imaginary. the kmpeTor sc'eS u P.,rrslMrr BY the
ruite which had been decided on. he ul'tsH "a IN IN
wib muon, Ever nothing would induce him 70
follow the advice and course rsc3mn.la'u ,pS,,
~ ,hc Enrrr II seemed II he courted death anu
would take 10 means To avert H. II" ,,%n H' 10th
'rcs.ea ON the Emperor tie duty OF following his
medical advisers prescription ana AZ N. r"'" .o
'olctotioa Of 'n "d,n admonish'e tho Emperor on
tho IN Of seeking death. Hismat,ius y ~. Churrb
ana rcd 10 sGmir, ,,s IN. sn :, and Doctors
advice Tie Emperor then consented TO have ccshs
npPP"' Wv, ia The Fmprc., on visiting him k,'cd MS
hand. and oppressed her thank. fr his aGoPung ihe
and asked The rmprc,s ana WHILE whether thcy were
satisfied on their expressing ihrir slu,a , t,e,r
suddenly tore Of "a" lc"chrS ana pa'ng S ill.,
ncon which was the only means ol s"'inS F ~
Tho disease tins left 20 rUn IT. course" the f"p'o'
shortly after expired.
Lord Augu,tus's chief for time at lSrin was
the Earl OF Wcstmorland WHO Fc'cmo'', ~
muuv tnug> the present Earl Ol DuHciil. hp'u
W,sImorland never admitted the p"7I"'li.S VI
refusal and exercised sucn power pl hl' > l",i'S
and GOOD humpr that any request IIoi" htt' Wv,
Innkrd upon ~ undenlablc ana lhchp"p't ~
Icing met with IA negative. Ills talents WRIT 81
,he most varied order and MS grnIl- N'rS''l'c A.,
ain .lrtfr
rs having written "A pamphlet to prove tha' ~.
Peter never went to Rome, ana also ~ 'nc
author Of several OPENS. Inc lattel "''i' c1il-
,n-rd IN an altogctncr peculiar fashion lhe
tari u-ci TO 10 accompanied III Ms rhieS ny
musical artist whom n hai atlachc' W ms
,rrylcc and while hc cantcrcd on hoFscp'cH Nv
usrI t1 hum certain bars Of music, when inc
artist was called upon on his return nome to puC
on paper
Auore other anecdoics related by Lord Augustus
J.; .u, ,r,i.u ,,cI, with the appeal of Austria To
- r'' ~" Nnuo col ia .or assistance at ne out
trc,k of the Waf with russia III io"o. iho
lr nch monarchs TTlN vas conceived III "e
Ia loving la,onIc ana ratircal t"r'ne =,
"Croycz-N ors que j. III allie aE'c uh ca"aN'o'
{" Can you think th.tt | snouid ally my'ch WIN
he onnortunity for a rctort was given when
an anoe,u was matt to Austria by France for ana
against Pru-sIn in 1870 ihc reply theh was
~" Ctovez-yous Iue lc m'allie aNcc une mason
de fousp" (" tan you THINK that shO"i" any
myscli with nadiiOusc
The description gwen by LORD AuB"s,uS OIL
thu, remarkable c0nN crSit0h whlch ,ook piacc IA
Ioudou IN ltGl between lrincc lbsihirck an"
Usrn.li i, rot new. For IL already hgureS III uie
intcr,s sting memoirs Oi Count NhLthuh' several
Eng isl TRANSACTIONS of which have been p"oilshea
during the past five years 80,
Amonp th. many distinguished parsonage, WIN
whom Lord Augustus lccamr acquainted during
the course OF his plomatlc career lleid MafShu ~
Noike appears ~ have left the most favorable
imnrc-sion upon his mind. He writes Of the great
general as foilows'
| knew him personally for MY years, having made
his ncnuaintnncr on Mo return from turkey, where
he hnd been employed to reform ana ,msuuc. 90, S,e
and Mnd hearted man ever met even wheh ne was
al the summit of 9 oS' m ana his 81
oreanizniion were marvellous. lie was never put
oa'i Inc brink Of war with Austria and his a!dede camp
cane to announce some Important Intelligence, he
fo ms had married an English lady 70 whom he
devoudly attached lie "a good Mnguisit or: as
was by nature taciturn and reserved In conversation
hut his observations were always remarkable for their
pcldity. moderation and consummatc good
Tue WAS Very religious man. ana his actions
always governed by the highest principles OF justice
and duty. lie was very humane. and during the war
IN France often counteractod the severity Of
Count Bismarck. | remember when Count Bismarck
Moltke inicrposed such orders could only
from the Chief OF the ST n
The language employed BY the author savors Of
court life and will soln strangely to OF
American readers. Every ordinary act Of courtesy
becomes in the eyes OF Lord Augustus an act Of
=" tho most gracious condesccnsion when per-
formed by any royal or prircely parsonage.
One leaves the book with sentiment Of dis
onnontmcnt that the author should have made
little OF his opportunities, and with the regret
that they should not have been enjoyed and made
usc of for literary purposes by such man a., for
Instance. the Marquis Of Dufcrn.
A writer in "The Nautical Magazine" tells a story
NJ how Yankee skipper cOntrved 10 free his ship from
ros While he lay In port he discovered that one Of
Tho British ships then In the harbor had among her
cargo great quantity OF cheese He thrrcupon found
an excuse for hauling over TO her and moOrng his
a blank smear II well with an odorifcrous preparation
OF red hrTrngs and place II 10 lead through one
OF the nor : on board the Englhhman. The Immediate
result was a wholesale emigration Of the rats from
the Americans ships hold to the cheese laden vessel
alongside.