New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
AN UNHAPPY SOVERETGv
LIFE OF THE CZAR ALEXANDER u

rather than Of a secular monarch, his reaya,n ~"
of prisoner rather than OF a potentate. wnon
siding at CATCHING he generally rises at ?
whereas few nollemen In the capital leave thor 3D.
much before midday; and am personally ,co,a,n.,
with two who rise with the regularity Of c,ocLo.,
at 3 O'Clock every day. He then takes oue, ,,,
| In the embarrassing, well-watchod palace ns,,
turns to early breakfast and engages in severe ann.,
labor as preparation for the official work q, -.
day. The latter consists mainly In The re,d,r Wv
signing Of enormous piles Of cdcts. uAases law ana
reports all of which he conscienlio,iy edayo ala
understand Upon the margins OF thes. do,nms,~
he writes his decision or his impressions with ans
ness ana "alahdon which iadg!la prudence and pre
in complete or even partial Ignorance Of the crrI
measures adopted In his name or else that his n e'a1
love OF his people Is but the yarnish Of hypori,y s
much astray In the matter Of fact in their aa
probation. Cold ilooced cruelty savage haired y
not III" correct nam" OF the motives that insDlr,d H.
slaughter OF the Amalckcs by saul. or the autos 40
OF Arbues de Epila and it should not be forgotten
that there Is moral ament called false CONSCIENCE
the effect of which is TO poison the action Without
| >itating it, source. 4" Men do wrong 30 tha,
oughy and cl.ceriully" says Pascal .as when
they are obcyinS the prompting, Of false principle
Of consclencc." To fancy, Therefore" NAM English
optimsts do that the Emperor needs only 10 be- in
formed Of the facts in order 10 repeal the cruel laws
and remodel the system Of government which ruin.
sell with the pleasing notion that iterae peasant
to read his Bible. MN
| The remarks which the Gar thus ots down on IN.
margin Of the documents submitted for hs consider.
| ton probably more characteristic of the man than
| all bis fragmenlary conversations with his Ministers
and COurtlrrs although II would be- mistake 10 al.
tribute 10 this fact the custom Of glazing everything
he thus pens and carefully preserving It in the i'm
pcrla archives for the cdhcaiion Of fuiure genera.
| lions. II" writes down the thought, sug eesd by
what be read, lust rs they occur employing The pe
| urrSque Dhraseology In which they embOdy them.
selves. And the former are not always very correct
nor tile latter very refined They are set Of hoss"
! d" What beast he -" is another lckaya slonal
The account Of fire. Of failure Of the crops Of
famine Of some other calamity j. almost Invariably
commented upon In the one ,tercOiyp,d word dds
coursng" MISREPRESENTATION. ard frequently ha
this brief commentary boon written on the most in.
portant reports that NiDi,t"r one" remarked that
II the fingers Of fate w"r" 10 write on the wall Of
the Anit-lkon Palace what they reported 10 have
written on that Of B'l,hazzar the Russian monaIra
could not withstand IA" temptation Of ,rnbbins u1ds
years have not elapsed sine" he Wrnt" very di,paras
INK remark on III" margin Of a document prepared by
lis own Imperial Council. the result, Of which threat
cncd 10 prov" more acron' Than he had r"asIh 10 an
licipate The Council thought 10 trek ne. bu they
,ha'nr." The members Of hat body. which eGnas.
II who have occupied the highest post, IN ihs
Empire were h-Ily mdl- n1nt when Trey heard OF te
libel. and threatened to strike work unless the wor'
were expungcd. The Grand Duke Michael. who Is
president OF the Council wa, requested 10 lay The
matter befor" His Majesty: but the Car unds
nrr rS fo whcrmpon ate secrctary pooyrsa
mustered mp the necdful courage and explained mat
icrS to the Emperor. who asked Vel ana NHa' 10
sracioHsiy peSSsd to order that The words ,houM not
Ice glazed preserved in tho imperial archives.
lest they should be endowed with an inydous species
Of immortality" what rot" exclaimed the car
kakoy vzdor smiling however. III have the worus
struck ont and the libellous gloss disappeared
Luncheon Is always served at o',loc> ana CONSISTS
o. three cours',. including soup IN ne pr pr ~, ~
Which Russian cookery j. lar ahead oi i.a 81 le nN
Of Europe. After lunch the Emperor takes III, reera,
lion In the park walking or worting rohver''ps , VIZ
he member, of his family or with General hehn'
General TshcrcNin Of his adIntantS: lie gen
orally reads the newspapers at this time OF 'ne a
tho Noyoie Vrcmya." which Is presented 10 nm
each day special paper, be rarely hGnor wa
glancp) and listens 10 the reading "i me sun,ma.,
II the previous days news. which consists o. VIA,
rom the Russian and lOr"-u papers S'l',, ~ ~
officials and copied ont In oai sralr hIre s Tu
finest paper in the Emplr, b'sln' in'' ,t p Keen
of foreign. the other of home hrNH-l" '"e's -, 49,
delight in hearing the gossip ana sandal o. ope er Of h.
couriirrS possesses the proiiiah" la'nl VI SIs Ir
1t with such spicy an'cdoieN ana nneiIr'V who i
known aS the Cars lester. ,,oo :,
Recreation over. the Emperor gives audience . &c
those Ministers Whose report, are due on tha ass
the cdlct, drawn up for his signature slglnnS n "'
: D. m dinner consisting Of four courses Is ser, w.
en- famille After dinner the Car takes yea h ta IN
ppr T"'r anpa in OF ctck s" and leather belt
which would impart rude >l"ck 10 Wv "nn,rs,
The Emperor takes a visible delight Ia MANUAL va
Labor. which in his ease Is Physfa ,mp,psIv pas
his hand TO any Kind Of work that ha, 10 b. DONE ~"
his usual occupation Is 10 fell huge Trees, "a" them
into pank~: plane Them and generally p r,pr have
tr,ct orders not 10 clear away the from ~, ,s
avenues and walks in the park. which Is n .rsy
Jacket uooshoorka shovelS II up mo e ,"I"l
mounds and then transfers 1t to cart ~ he had
~ happens. when he cannot complete the G,ss .,nt IA
set himself within the time M hi, disposal u he
children lend him their assistance ara carr avg
snow Ia n remote part OF the groild'. o,r msn
Catcino is dull drcary dngy place for any ors si 70
Ia Ire to. especially in NprlnF or r moved
T Y pnc%nr at. n" aIT Of his own has s very
worst suit" Of apartments In "a" pac' 10 ,b celIpcs
hands The lack Of mir in ih"'" hlatL 'hc,h d
than once proved pr"ndiGai, i" , but he
the Empress during spell Of indiSPo,,llos oc,ors 70
would never listen to the advice Of the ao' mart
away from her consort into more 'p''''"'
All the cloud, that lower over the h"uS" aver y he
RomanoifS seem 10 gather ana '""' n upersriticns
horror lie never passes Il night there" EIrnd lei:
r,siding IN the AnIi,hkon Palace he seems ' ,eosr
considerably ont Of his element. for tue even ,i.Ir, m
his life + broken by balls. official reception n.,iona
various institutions and other uncongrnla OIL "s The
lie never dimes when staying in Town, w, or dpe
necessity u entertaining foreign pi9n,', s,rt Al
mati,tS imposS dnty which !, a'Sl & orryed In
ha pas, he lunches four ro S@"S, Of cod f
mcntS after which he generally NiSiln ugord,d hl1
which constitutes ihr only i, compel, him
endure lie rarely misses chahc" ol. .J gid
q The imperial !~a.r ii. w "pprrcaon racr he r.
diional manner Of plehcians' ana al''o",In,lly be
quertly encourage, the RuSSian ana % ~ The ivo
III. a
a1ord, him such genuine pleasure aS me opd refresh
m, theatre he never partakes OF the 'e, ' remhen
mems which are always served Ia the o,h'' nosibs.
of The family but rctres to rest rs Soon 'S,scn 10
Tasks of manual labor are much moI NOR bs sore
srd I'm The city than In the country am o,der 10
times ha, recourse Ia curious mhkesUiist ',snre 10
satisfy his desire. Three year, aG" 10, nna,ng the
,rder,oo, 10 contribute his share IN pitp,r'er resi-
annrtmepts ~ the AnitShkoH Palac" lor W hanging
drncc Previous TO that time the worn s,ecIallst 10
The plcturc, used 10 be mtru>cd 10 u u,e about
Town. whose charge seven r'leS li al 10 hls
l4s1 That wear however. he hung ,,e", members Of
own satisfaction and that OF the otheT ne except
the imperial family. refusing all a,,ncd sosoof.
that Of n workman OF the palar, n u, Tho car r.
A. soon a the task accomplished W. I have
marked with smile This Is the hrsi m nn ruth he
earned In my life" Had he Iearn a,.r how smsl
would hnye been ast0nIshcd 10 discover ~ for the
WAS IN" equivalent Of his labor In mole ,,crals In
wages Of S0kooH and the cost 81 nv a ali that he
strnments ETC. had well nigh ab'oro'" "'
fanried he had saved. ,,os nhyslca ana
BIT In spite Of all his occupations, nj. imperial
mental no las ample time To brooh "N'i az prvat
Loneliness. and sigh for the quiet pie av again
life which he is destined never 10 N'o"