New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
ROYALTY'S DUMB FRIENDS,
ANIMAL PETS, AND THEIR TRICKS AMI
MANNERS

m tha character of those august personages WHO
regard themselves az the Amounted OF the bolu
il their pronounced fondness for animals ou'-
rounded as they are from their earliest ihiahcy
by people who consider it their duty To say only
such things as may be agreeable and pleasant
even at the expense Of truth, ana wio'c "i',''
fcstations of devotion and loyalty are vi
purely selfntercsted and selfish NATURE INC
monarchs and princes Of the Old Worid 'ihu !"
doos horses and other domestic animals their best
and indeod their only true friends. Living In
perfcot network Of intrigue, the objects OF which
are the favors the honors and the gifts Oh one
kind and another which they may have 10 oes'o",
they appreciate the fact that their 1our-ioo'eo
friends are about the only living creatures WIN
will not take advantage OF the confidence anu VI
the kindness of their masters to serve ther own
personal interests, and whose hdelty anu ue'otioh
do not remain proportionate 10, ana depehueh'
unon the ROYAL bounties received. Animals are
the most discreet OF friends. lhey thor-
cnghly understand the condolences which 1t may
please their master or mistress 10 impart to them
in a moment Of eiluson, and never, under any CIR
cumstanccs not even when smarting from the
effects Of neglect and injustice, have they ever
been known to betray any Of the secrets infrusted
10 them.
need Of friend and companion whose hde'i'y
and loyaltv are above all suspicion is the unforu-
nate Gar who like Iii, predecessors on the throne
Of Peter the Great, has often found bims'ir
deceived and betrayed by just those OF HIS
corticrs. his officials, and even his relatives upon
whom he had bestowed the greatest amount OF
kindness Under these circumstances II Is not
astonishing that he should place his princlpai
reliance on a superb ard huge Danish dog with
short mou a colorcd hair and quite az Dig as
Young donAy. The dog a gift of his father-n-
law King Christian Of Denmark. Is the successor
of q similar hound. which lost its life III the ter
ribc railroad accident at Bork when the ihpe-
rial tram was cAtirely destroyed, the Gar anu
Czarina e-capin- all injury Save the shock tn
their nerves IN the most miraculous manner
Alcxandcrs present dog is not only by his $40
when he walks out asleep beside ms pea az hlsh''
but is also always present when lie grants audi
cnccs smiling at strangers in an inquiring and
sometimes suspicious manner. when II NOT "IVh-
our exercising a certain influence upon the treat
mcnt accorded by the Gar 70 hiS visitor.
All of royalty pets ate not. however, 81 sue"
,ristocratic birth and imposing appcaranc" a the
tzar'- d1g KIM Gcorg" of tIc"ce, for ln"tihce,
: invariably accompanied wherever he GOES Dy ii
little monsrrl eur, TO which ho l. deeply attached
and of which he came 10 be the owner III rather
curious way. lie was al som" nanocuvr's mum
bier of years ago. standing amid his stan on the Top
of hill watching the movements OF tina troops
when suddenly the little dog made it, app"lr-
ancc. no one knew whence and stationed itself
al the Kings fceti All attempts 10 dl>lodse 1t
were fruitle,s, and il remained there until the
end of the review When the King walked TO his
carriage the LITTLE dog trotted in front of him rs
proud rs Punch. with his tail erect and before
l.l..l inf. fla.ae lr-
riaec. Arrived ut the palace, he dart 81 in hr't
and insisted on remaining with the King His
Majesty. who l. slightly supclstitous declared
that the dogs pcr,iscncy good omen, and
that M any rat" hc had one faithful friend. Since
mat day the doc has slept in the KINGS bedroom
and las scarcely ever cft him. II Is most super
cious little fellow. and never tak's notI'c OF any
one save His Majesty, whom n seems T. ri9lH"
Imay add that u. Trcoup.s. who may be- REGARDED
- the foremost statc,mnn in King Gcorg"s do
uinious and who has repeatedly held the Office
of Premier j. similarly distinguished for the store
,et 10y him on canine friendship One day when he
yy,s c,o-.ins from the Pracus to Constantlnope on
board an English steamer his dog fell overheard.
Trcoupi~ who WAS not in oilce at IN" time, ana
4 stranger to the captain, cntreated the latter 10
sion th, vessel in order that he might rescue the
hound.
Impossihlc," replied the Enslshman, my
orders are very strict; dare not stop even were
IL man instead of dog drowning
"Good." laconinaliy answered the Greek and
AZ the same time he sprang over tho ships side
and swan toward his dog although sharks abound
in those waters. The sequel may be guessed. The
English captain could not resist such a spectacle
Of pluck and in spite of his strict orders 10 the
contrary, lie stopped the ship and saved both man
and dog.
Far moro dainty and arstocrntic in appearance
than the King OF Grcccrs eur is the ruler of Bull |
garias Pomcranan Spitz presented to him by
Queen Victoria on the occasion Of his visit TO
Ealmoral a couple of years ago. The animal is |
one Of the progeny of the Queens particular
favoritc. Marco" whose picture, standing on
Her Majcsty's breakfast table, was exhibited at
the Royal Academy last spring, and Is reproduced |
in a recent number Of The London Graphic"
Prince Fcrdinands dog seems TO have inherited |
all the inpudcnce of his illuStrious parent at |
Windsor and is cordially hated by the members |
of the household of the Prince, who spos him |
tremendously laughing at all his various FRANKS |
and mischievousness, no matter how disagrecable |
or offensive they may be 10 those present. Indeed
| shonld not at all be astonishcd to hear of his |
death by poison, his assassination being far moro
probaLlc than that of his royal master, notwith- |
standing all assertions 20 the contrary.
The present Pontifl has no prediction for animal
friends differing therein from many Of his predeces.
sors notably from Pope Plus VII, whose little ter
rier Miseri played an important part in the rela-
tlous of Ills Holiness with the First Napoleon
Mi,eli did not attempt to conceal his senti |
mcnts of hatred toward the French Emperor, and
each time that the latter visited Fontainebleau
for the purpose OF comforting with the Holy Father
il was wont TO snap at the silk stockings that |
cncased the imperial legs. Napoleon did not
like dogs, and got eXasperated one day by |
Miscri's antics that he besought His Holiness to |
send the creature ont of the room a request to |
which the Pope paid no attention. The next in |
..r,inuc 1hat took plaon hetNcen Ping md tho |