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younger sister of his intended bride, he de-
clared that he had lost his heart to her and
would wed none other. To this proposition
the Duke Max acquiesced, and the Princess
Helena also expressed her satisfaction at the
arrangement, as she was personally opposed
to the marriage proposed for her with the
emperor.
Returning home Francis Joseph announced
his betrothal to the Princess Elizabeth, and
the storm of protests which was raised by
the Princess Sophie and the nobility of Aus
tria at his marrying one who was not by
birth ga royal highness," had much to do
with strengthening his already well-formed
determination to personally assume the pre-
negatives which we're his by right of office.
He announced then, peremptorily, that his
choice had been made, and on April "a, 1854,
they were married The Princess Sophie
would scarcely recognize the young empress,
and the Vienese nobility treated her as shah
billy as was possible and still be able to secure
recognition at court. Save in her husbands
love the empress found life joyless and I'M
satisfactory thing. Treated with scorn by
the court circle, the young empress accepted
the gage of social battle thrown down to her
and every slight put upon her was repaid
with interest.
Years have passed, and while the beauty Of
the empress has matured rather than faded,
she still holds at length those whose inhos-
pitable reception of her at the capital made
her SO unhappy in the early days of wifehood.
The regret of those who Sighted her has
been long and sincere, but the empress has
tod Opo
anda most beneficial one, of the estrange-
ment between the emperor and his mother
over his marriage to the Princess Elizabeth,
was his complete emancipation from the
baleful influence in public affairs of the
Princess Sophie. AS result he shortly be-
came something of hero in war and pro-
nounced liberal in politics. From an idling,
dissipating, registering young blood, he was
transformed into a thoughtful, earnest man
Of affairs. From the hands of Gar Nicholas
he won the cross of st. George. which is
given only for great personal bravery. At
Novarra and in other battles he exhibited
great bravery. The glory of the fight at
LISA, won by Tegethoff, shone upon the en-
peror. The awful reverse at Solferino
crushed him, and it is related that he pur-
posely exposed himself to CALLING French
battery, hoping to meet his death. Neither
that disaster, however, nor the one at Sa-
dowa, impaired his popularity at home. It
was popularity which began when he cut
loose from his mothers evil influences, took
wife for love and started in to be the empe-
ror de facto. It happens, then, to-day, that
he is the most popular monarch in all Eu-
rope-popular with all classes and divisions
of his subjects, and all will take pride in hav-
ing part in the celebration of his wedding
anniversary. Were he not so popular he
could never hold together SO heterogeneous
q mass of people as compose his empire. No
other ruler could do it.
The Czechs, Magyars and the Italians OF
the Southern Tyrol hate the Germans, and
the Germans hate them as cordially in re-
turn. The Slavonians hate the Croats. the
Ruthenians hate the Polacks, and there is an
unrestricted reciprocity of hate all along the
line. Despite this incessant internal war
fare of the races the people of all have words
of love and reverence for the emperor, and
they mean them, too. He knows the seven
teen tongues which are spoken within his
domain, and he takes an active interest in all
the affairs of his country. The emperor
knows that no one but himself can hold the
country together in the unity which now
exists, and that upon his death or retirement
there will come great revolutionary move
ment. Since the death of his only son the
pomp Of state has been torment to him,
and he would lay down his power and robes
of Office did he not know and fear the conse-
quences which would follow to his country.
AS it is, he is as hard worked as any me-
chanic or artisan within his realm. The
Hungarian constitution gives him the pre-
rogatiye of examining every bill proposed to
be introduced in the parliament by minis
ter, and this he does, not perfunctorily, but
with all the care lawyer deyotes to an i'm