New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
learned that it owes to him the peace OF many

1t must not be thought that the C]die"''oA
Alexander had arrived at the age Oh t"eh''
when his brother died without the compete III
struction which became his rank lie hao Oil
equal use OF the Russian and German LANGUAGES
from his parents; like most Russians Oh 'he
higher class he spoke French with ease' Gnu
English fairly: and he had all his lie passion
for reading. Little anecdotes OF the time "hci
transpired show the beginning Of those tenden-
cies which his parents certainly neither 1oresaw
nor wished in their heir, but which have helped
greatly to his influence for good In the world
One day after the war of the Crimea. in which
England and France had united to Illuminate
Russia. the two young princes. scarcely yet IN
their teens. were heard disputing as 10 WHAT
should be done with the two countries.
e." said Nicholas. would do away with po'h
England and France and divide them among our
friends the Germans
and l." said Alexander, would only do away
with England. which I would give to France
There was probably in this only boys as
lil. for the German and English learning that
was being foisted on him. With his own children
Alexander III made no opposition TO the English
govorness whom his trusted wife chose to direct
tboir first education But time and clrcum-
s,ances led him more and mere to distrust the
rol,ticaI manoeuvres of England. and most OF
all n enter actively on the INSTRUMENTATION
Of Russia.
While still only the young heir to the throne
he was called to pass in review by MS father
s,de a number Of the high diSnitaries OF the
rmnire As official after official passed by the
hated German termination Of names IN oerg
BETRAYED their origin. At last AleNd'Iutr -
pronounced purely Russian name in on. re
was SURPRISED to hear sigh OF relei from HIS
con who remarked audiby: There is one at any
rate"
Tho vear after his marriage the Czare|vitch had
=. ,,oo,onarv his father with his brother Nlad.-
mir 10 the Universal Exposition in Par:s' In
that wear. 1867. Napoleon III reached the height
-, bic nrosneritv and he gave rendezvous To the
eovereigns Of the world in his capital Which ne
had transformed to the present nagnlhceht "'ou
avn ci,v MANY responded from the Tycoon OF
japan to the Crown Prince Of PRUSSIA VINO "as
afterward the Emperor Frederick Many S'"iy
is still told Of the princes and granc-duhes WHO
seized the opportunity to share III me "ii'es'
gaveties Of the wicked city the Czare"l'o"' III
80 oower ., his youth. with the blond mus
tache only now appearing on his Up u'P' ''su
o,,orv one hv his gravity and reserve. The aide
de-camp whom the French Emperor had a.
,acbcd to his service had only to pilot him
through N'NrAD'N''''
dustrv. which he would initiate in Russia when
no came to power and in all that concerned 'he
military and administrative service. Ire En-
nress Eug6ni, tried to break through the barriers
~ the reserve so strange to her brilliant court
tto showed himself grateful for her kindness,
hu, only RESPONDED by asking tmdly that she
.ho,,,d Guide him In the choice Of the Parisian
toilette which he wished to take back to MS
young wife.
The respect which he thus won unconsciously
among the princes Of all Europe was already iel'
nv his own people. From the time when thelr
,.,ortion was first called to him as their u-ure
rrlor the commonest Russians have known MN
os "the chaste Grand-duke." II was the beginning
- that vencratIon as Of one supernatural when
,hov have given him in later y airs. 1t Is some
,hirg different from their almost religious wor7
shin ~ all their Cars and should be taken INTO
account when the life Of Alexander Ill Is written
During all the remaining years OF his rather
ufe ne applied himself steadily to learning MS
trade as ruler Of his people. He was so SILENT
81 given up to his domestic lie. so punctua' u
his least duties Of state. yet so homeiy ana pour
geois in the frank simplicity Of his relations
with the world that little was known OF MS
Views on POLITICS In general His father was ho'
dlgauicted not expecting that the crown "ou''
so soon pass 20 this son 81 unlike himself Inc
a,,,, ,or,,a, vlews he attributed to the Danish
,.,,, uh, coulJ NOT forget that Prussia had torn
from her fathers dominions his native provinces
~ Schleswig- Holsten.
r, tho house Of the Czarewtch. during the
Franco-prussian war. fine OF one ruD!e Il
WORT had been imposed on any one using
the enemy's language. one day Car Alex
ander II strobe in and began talking 10 MS
son in what had been the common IAN
guace OF his childhood. The Princess Daginar
began counting mpatenuy When me Gar
broke of In establishment. she calmly asked fer
imperial father-n-law for one hundred ruo'es
What for?'
81, is the fine for speaking German IN TINS
house We send the money TO the anbulances
for the French wounded
The old car Nicholas. who had helped to
make the King " Denmark out Of poor duke
who gave drawing lessons and could allow his
daughters only 81 month for the toilets on
which they sewed themselves. might have
ordered the arrest OF the princess But She was
a favoritc Of Car Alexander. and he paid laugh
lnglv still the influence Of Dagmar over her nus
hand WAS not without causing serious DIS
ouietude 70 Germany when he Unexpectedly
came 10 the throne.
A,ponr the Russians themselves it became
vhisnered abou. that the heir TO the throne was
one Of themselves. They looked adinirlhSy III
his huge build as he walked among them with a
friendly smile lighting up his open. brown-bearded
face Wonderful stories were told OF his
strength With his fingers ne could twist in two
tho thickest silver coins or tear asunder whole
pack Of cards He Interested himself in all the
labors of the peasants around the secluded
country Mace where he preferred TO live.
He kept his superb physical health by telling
trees by hunting. and. So It is said. by night
fishing and called his sons to help him In the
task reserved to himself in wnter-the carting
of snow from the garden walks. In the war
along the Danube he served with credit to his
GOODNESS and bravery.
So little by little the belief grew up that the