The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-31
ROYAL TEMPERS,
Most Of the MOnaTChS and Princes Have
Rather Short Patience.
The Prince of Wales Is Not Choice in
Passionate Anger - Queen victoria's

His LanguaEe-The Austrian Rulers
Passionate Anger - Queen victoria's
Impatienoe.
Ex-Attache, in New York Tribune.
Although monarchs and princes have
been shorn of much of the despotic power
which they possessed in the days of yore,
yet they have retained sufficient influence,
social. political and administrative to
render the condition of their temper a
matter of considerable Importance, not
only to their own people but also to the
world at large. All Europe was involved
in war by an outburst of passion on the
part of the first Napoleon during a ball
at the Tuileries; the sanguinary conflict
between France and Germany in 1870 was
precipitated by the manifestation of ILL
humor by old Emperor William in his
memorable interview with the Ambassa-
dor Benedetti at Ems, while the irrita-
bility of the car has kept all the great
powers of the old world on the qui vive
throughout the major portion of his reign.
More than one sovereign owes the loss Of
his throne to the shortness of his temper
while the growing frequency of the young
German kaiser's extraordinary nantes
tations of petulance go far to account for
the political and economic uncertainty and
uneasiness that prevail at present in his
dominions. AS a potent factor in the
shaping of the destinies of the world the
temper of royalty is therefore worthy of
study and examination.
For the most part, royal tempers are
short. Their possessors are easily put out
and angered when anything happens to
run contrary to their wishes. Surrounded
from their earliest infancy by people
whose sole object is to protect them from
all subjects of annoyance, and accustomed
to have everybody defer. to their whims
and everything give way to their DESIRES
they are quick to show signs of impa-
thence and resentment when any hitch oc-
ours, and those who know the Prince of
Wales best will be ready to believe the
stories told of his manifestation of dis
pleasure when, by losing her Centerboard
the Nigilant was forced to withdraw from
a race with the Britannia, for which the
ordinarily good humored heir-apparent
! had remained beyond his time at Cowes
abandoning for the purpose most agree
able visit, upon the payment of which he
had set his heart. The prince, although
he bears the reputation of being the most
genial and lauShter-loving scion of roy
atty in Europe, can become very ugly
| tempered at times, and that, too, on small
provocation. A breach of manners, ETH
quette or breeding, or one of those pieces
of tactlessness which Englshmen are so
prone to commit will have the effect of
irritating him to an absolutely inconceiv-
able degree, and l have known him to
treat a distinguished military officer
with great contumely because the latter
had ventured to appear in sack coat and
derby in lieu of froCk coat and tall hat
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royal highness was present. When an
! gered he is not particularly choice in his
| language, ard does not hesitate to fol-
| low the example of his grandfather and
| grand-uncle, whose explosives were of the
| most picturesque character. But he has
never been guilty of the use of profanity
| or of coarse expressions in the presence
/ of wcmen, an offense which l am sorry
to say has been laid not a few times at
| the door of his brother, Duke Alfred of
/ SaXe-Coburg-Goth and also at that of
his nephew, the young Emperor of Ger
many.
The latter in particular does not hesi-
tate TO express himself in the most I'M
vanished and violent explosives when
anything goes wrong. Neither Frederick
the noble, nor yet the old Emperor VIII
liam would have ventured to address any
officer in such terms as those employed
! some time ago by him in CEN
SUI MS al OtnS gray -LdiI GU anu ulS-
| tinsuished general who had, per-
/ mittsd his name to become connected as
that of a victim of a rather unsavory
scandal, in which a beautiful blackmailing
adventures played a leading part.
King Leopold of Belgium and King
Charles of Roumania resemble each other
in never giving way to violence of speech;
but both are touchy in the extreme and
prone to resentment even upon the slight
est proVocation. Put instead of giving
vent to their feelings by outward mani
Hesitation they as a rule bide their time
and make use Of means sometimes of a
not altogether dignifled or stTaightfor-
ward character to get even with those
VINO have incurred their wrath. Neither
Of them has ever been heard to make use
of strong language, but both are very
fond of making cutting and sneering re-
marks and while King Charles becomes
sour and sulky. King Leopold on the
other hand, becomes bitted and puerulous
his voice on such occasions rising to a
high pitch.
The Emperor of Austria is the most
chvalrous and forbearing of men, very
patient and long-sufferng. But every now
and again his equanimity is disturbed by
fits of passionate anger, especially when
any mean, disloyal or dishoporable act is
brought before his rotice, in which case he
does not hesitate to express himself in
the most graphic manner, and "schwein."
which may be translated as hog" seems
to be the favcrite yet least forceful cpl
tibet which he applies to the offender /
have heard of his losing his temper dur
ing the garnd maneuvers, and of his ours
ing rOundly some of his generals and Of
ficers who had been guilty of imbeciity
sufficient to cause sneering smile to be-
come apparent on the superciious faces
of the Prussian officers present as his
guests. His majesty is also on record as
having boxed the ears Of his nephew.
Archduko Otto, for behavior of a pecu-
liarly shocking and disgraceful character
conduct which included, among other
things. an attempt to bring a party of
drunken officers at midnight into the
apartment where his young wife lay sleep
ing.
Another potentate whose ill-temper has
led him to lay violent hands upon those
subjects to his rule is the old ex-Khedive