The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-24

Extled Monarchs who Are Forced to Dead
Lines of Economy.
Royalty without civil list or large
private fortune is about the most trying
situation to which human creature
can be subjected. | have come across
in my day not few illustrious person
ages to whom this test was applied BY
fate, and do not remember one. unless
the late king Of Hanover, who went
through it like first rate man or won.
an, though some Of them bore reverses
better than most persons Of far lesser
rank known to me, who had fallen in
the world and prided themselves on hay.
ing seen "better days
Don Juan of Spain, father Of Carlos,
and husband of the beautiful and splen.
didly lowered Archduchess Beatrice Of
Este Modena, was lazy old loafer.
When "at home" he lived in the Regents
park with lady who was not at all
archducal and seven or eight children.
who unfortunately for themselves were
every inch Spanish Bourbons. When ON
the continent Juan was sometimes 'Mr.
Johns" sometimes "Mr King" or I'M.
lie Roy" and again, MIR Bliss" Ia trans
lation Of his wife's name), lived gener-
ally en- garni and dined at cheap tables
d'hote. His breath used to smell of
mutton ragout, dish that sticks to the
breath like garlic.
The king of Naples also loafs through
life, but in harmless, gentlemanly
fashion, He has hopelessly lost his bear
ings since the Italian confectioner at the
corner of the Place de la Bourse was,
through having given credit too freely
to the kings followers, obliged to shut
up shop. The poor confectioners sup
piled dinners for an age to one Of the
kings brothers, and will have to wait
for payment until the Neapolitan Bour-
bons are restored. Going to lunch at
that confectioner's, which he always did
on foot, enabled Francis II to get through
several hours every day, and afforded
him an easy walk to and from the hotel
in the Rue Bossy d'Anglais, in which he
has lived ever since he came to abide in
Paris. He shares SO little the tastes Of
his wife. who goes in for race horses.
as in point OF fact to live alone, though
en- menage with her. The august pair
rather camp than reside here.
The Duke of Aquila. having run
through his own and his wife's fortune,
was ages ago obliged to quit the beauti-
fnl villa in which he lived for some
years in the Avenue du Bois de Bou-
logne, and he is now a pensioner of King
Humbert to the amount of $400 year
10000 lire), and also lives en- garni.
He, however, makes up well when he
goes to dinner parties, and has a touch
OF naval frankness that is pleasant. He
drew a good pension so long as the
Brazilian empire lasted as its lord high
admiral and filled corresponding stu
alton in the kingdom of Naples before
1850. do not suppose that he is much
of seaman, but he was formerly alway,
entertaining or being entertained by
naval officers, ind his manners took a
color from theirs He manages to keep
up jovial spirits under depressing cir
cumstances. which think creditable to
him.
Comte de Bari, his nephew, has found
consolation for personal and family
losses and crosses in marriage with a
lady of the corps de ballet, and has
adopted son who is nearly his own
age, to the great disgust of the ex-king.
In Italian law the adoptee is member
of the Bourbon family, whatever he
may be III blood, and is supposed by it
to be grandson Of the illustrious Arch
duke Charles and Of Ferdinand Ii of Ma
pies. Paris Cor. London Truth.