New-York tribune., 1893-12-03

a private soldier. Fifteen years later Bona
parte made him a Marshal and Prince "i foh'e
Corvo. and ne married the beauuiui Desltee
Clary daughter Of Il rich merchant AT Mar
seilles SO King oscar is by hcredity shrewd
French bourgeois and such ne is in disposition.
Klng,y enough on dress-ptrade. he is simple
and unaffected elsewhere lie has made his
mark in literature and in music. has travelled
n great deal and is. all In ALL a thoroughly adj
rnlrable specimen of manhood Nor Is the
Queen. though Of the 'ducal house OF Nassau
less democratic Being German Princess
she Is necessarily a suckler for etiquette, ana
her attempts To reconcile this feeling with her
desire To- place all her subjects equal footing
sometimes lead To curious complications. once
for example she learned that some ladies were
anxious to be presented at court. but could not
be because they were too poor to afford the
sumptuous costumes worn on such occasions.
They need not stay away on that account.
exclaimed Her Majesty; TOR at my next re-
ceptlon shall wear gown Of calico. and shall
require everybody else to appear in similar
garb"
and how are these calico gowns to be made?'
asked one Of the courtlers Must they be cut
low, with trains
"Certainly / don't intend that my guests
shall come in everyday attire.
But. Your Majesty. just think. These gowns
will be useless afterward. for nobody ever wears
low-necked calico dresses!
This was "A poser; but the Queen finally IN
sisted on her plan, because, enc sald' even the
humblcst Of her subjects could AFFORD calico
powns even II they could not wear them again
after the royal reception Indeed, why should
they not cut off the trains, and therewith I'LL
out the bOdces'
AGAINST this admirable King the Norwegians
set the Farmer Of Auestad. Many years ago
Biornstcrnc Bornson entered into pontlcal
campaign against King Oscar, which grew so
bitter that the Norwegian was constrained 10
go into exile. in Denmark and In Paris: iut ne
returned To Norway. ana mas row lor years
been pleasantly settled on big farm at Aules-
tad where ne takes as thorough an interest In
agriculture in literature or politics during
the harvest time he studies the weather ana ana
watches the ripening of the crops ana superin-
tends the gathering and storing OF them as
diligently though there were nothing else III
the world
"The house at Auestad' says recent vis-
itor lis like most country houses in Norway.
a great chaet-iike building OF wood gabed and
verandacd, the long planks being placed with
the round side out, tastefully reminding one
that they were once trees from the wood yon-
der 1t stands on the side of the hills in the
fruitful valley of Gausdal and from the veran-
da one has n spacious prospect of mountains
and pines pretty pentifully dotted with houses.
and glints OF the river on its way To Lake
Moisen at Lillehammer. from which 1t is drive
In "A species of milk cart mo traim of about four
teen miles. So that to visit BOrnson Is not un-
like approaching the fastness of mountain
king, with the important exception OF good
dinners all along the route. Starting from
Christlana. first you train it for three or four
hours to Eidvot. then you have simply per-
feet sail of seven hours Lake Moisen. with
mountains and the sweet brilliant Norwegian
air all about you; then To bed at the fine hotel
at Lillehammer; and away next morning along
the road. Our reception seemed aftcrWard To
have struck the characteristic note of the
idyllicaIly patrlarchal life which the poet lives
at Aulestad-patriarchal, and yet 30 sensitively
in touch with all that IL best in modern cult
ure. Biornson had apparently seen us coming
along the valley, for approached the
house we caught sight Of him coming bare
headed toward us along the veranda. and be-
fore we had alighted he alongside our
'milk-cart with hearty welcome
Such a home is fitting for this great. kind
hearted giant. and 1t makes him the idol or
has over them Is marvellous They seem ready
to rush to death. even. for him. There Is no In
dcatlon that he has personally intrigued for the
Presidency OF the Norwegian Republic. II
such republic shall be- But the nomination
has been made by popular acclamation' ana ne
does not appear to have forbidden: or even 10
have discouraged It, He is certainly the popu-
lar leader In the campaign. speaking frequently
to vast gatherings OF his country men, whon
his fervd eloquence sways as resstlessiy as
Norwegian mountain storm sways the pine
trees on the heights. His physical presence
resembling that OF one OF the old Morse gods'
his mighty voice, his intense manner, ms con-
vincing epigramatic style-all make MN one
of the most impressive orators ana one Oh the
most effective popular leaders OF the age.