The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-24

noticed that when aroused mild man is
the most tremendous. | Judge not only
from bis bearing, but from his words, that
the last thing on earth the Russian en-
peror wants is war. ] believe the emperor
Is doing the best he can under the clrcum-
stances and that no man on earth put IN bis
position could do better. A republic is best
for the United States and constitutional
monarchy best for England. The form OF
government now in Russia ID best for that
empire in its present stand
/ 'tIf were asked in few words to give
the impression got of character from the
emperor from his manner and CONVERSE
ton. / would say: He is strong man any
way you take him. At the very opening
of the conversation I spoke of his rugged
and robust physique aud asked him how ne
got and kept the Drawn and muscle ana
wonderous vitality. He rides, walks, ne
hews with an axe, ne shovels snow, ne
races with the boys, he taxes cheerful
view of life. he worships God, he lives a
moral life, he easily digests his food, ne
fears nothing. At forty-seven he mas the
appearance Of being tnirty-fiye. His auto
graph which he gave me looks like cattle
field, but of ink instead of blood. Besides
all that he has happy home. and his DO
nestle life is beyond critics.
what is your impression OF the en-
press?n
''Oh. she Ia June morning. She stood
mld-hoor in her drawing room when | en-
tered. She is every inch an empress.
Majesty grace aid loneliness are hers.
Her pictures do not give her the best ex.
preston. When / said to ner, there will
be no great war in our time. because the
weapons of war have been fashioned for
such wholesale destruction that the rulers
of the eorth will prefer arbitration to
massacre she replied
"Oh, l hope sou And then we dis
coursed on international brotherhood and
she gave her exalted idea of the United
State and in accurate. though deliberate
many things She expressed great inter
est in the shipload of -four that had been
obtained. transported and distributed
by the CIlriStia1s Herald among the starving
Russians, and again and again she ex-
claimed: 80 kind. SO very, very kind"
She said, ''You must see my children" and
opening the door she introduced them with
an enthusiasm Of affection, saying: "This,
my daughter, is II years of age. One OF
the boys is at sea. Here is another son and
here another daughter A jollier group
never burst forth from the door of school
room. The older daughter is engaged &c
be married TO foreign d1gnitary and is
fair and intelligent, and seemed to DE a CIR
of broad common sense, and will be queen
in any house to which she is taken. The
youngest girl came into the room almost on
skip, bundle Of fun, laughing and sun
shiny, and could hardly stand still long
enough to shake hands. Standing back by
the door till drew him forward was prince
of about eight years, collar cut sailor
shape, splendid boy. high forehead, but
sill boy, and he had evidently come il
| from flying kite or playing ball. After
giving me some flowers for M wife, anc
we had wished each other all the happiness
in the here and the hereafter, left the
room impressed as much with the idea of s
| Christian home as with the grandeurs anc
bewitchments After dining, l departed
Nothing more in the shape Of courtesy
could have been shown than was demon
strated that day. The emperor'B carriage
and its attendants took me to the railroad
station, and his messenger accompanied me
to the door Of my hotel in St, Petersburg
| When on Sunday in my pulpit l say Coo
bless the president of the United States
will be apt to say God save the emperor
| and empress OF Russia.