The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02

NhAS WeahAesS. Iul ne IlauS ho SiNPt' boast The august, princely, grand ducal and other highnesses received and spoke to him exactly as he said He gave them benevolent advice, Whlch they were glad to have. Decorations all the years knew him, kept raining down on him. His importance as se- cret diplomat ceased with the fall or the empire. But his situation as den- tist and a man of enormous fortune remained unshaken. He also remained a favorite of the different potentates to whom he used to take messages from Napoleon III. The Empress Augusta was faithful to him to the end. Her daughter, the Grand Duchess of Baden, wrote heart-broken letters to Mrs. Evans. They were about the pad health of her children. She had no healthy child, and envied the poor wo- men whom she saw surrounded py chubby, rosy-faced urchins.
 .Dr. Evans was more than friend or the late Emperor Frederick and his wife. But he was annoyed at the con fidenoe they placed in Sir Morell Mac kenzie, about whose treatment he had strong views. Evans opinion greatly influenced the opinion of the old em- peror and empress, of Bismarck, and pr the Berlin physicians, about the throat doctor of London. Evans was original ly Quaker The theatrical and socle- ty tastes of Sir Morell Mackenzie were repugnant to. him. His feeling about them made him scrutinize keenly the man and his treatment. But the crown princess had strong bias and followed it. Dr. Evans was given impressions of all the photos taken of F'redericK during his illness. The later ones, which were signed by him, were mex pressibly sad. The signature was bold, free, characteristic and written slant ingly in gold ink across the lower part of the image Above it were a few friendly words. In the photos taken at San Reno martyrdom was stamped on the face. The crown prince then could not speak He generally wrote on a slate. Dr. Evans asked him to write on black cards or tablets the size of a slate, when he had occasion to commit nicate with him. "Why?" asked the prince. T want to have them as a | precious relic for my wife" The re- quest was complied with. Very seldom indeed did the handwriting betray weakness, but it became sharp and at tenuated. It showed an habitual wish to give noble air to what he wrote. There was something in the general | character that reminded one of Queen Victoria's signature, but it was more emotional than hers. Dr. Evans, while speaking quite candidly of his human weakness, called him lump of good | ness.
 1 The late doctor had the prudence of the courier. He only talked about the kngs and queens to old and tried | friends. This curious character was on a small pattern. He had no big de- 1 fleets; nor had he any shining virtues. But he had many estimable qualities, good for everyday use. He was a safe man, take him what way you might, was hard working man, though So l opulent and was always unaffected l The Quaker education stood him in good stead in keeping his head level I and his manners civil and obliging, He almost quarreled with the emperor for declaring war in 1870. In 1867 or 1868 heard him make disparaglng re- marks of the Princess Metternich in her hearing and in that of the empress Count von Goltz, then suffering from a cancer in the mouth, was also within ear shot. He sidled up to Dr. Evans and quietly took his hand, squeezed it and passed on I asked the Dr. what the princess had done to cause his dis pleasure. He said that she and the Archduke Albert and Comte Serrurier were trying to draw France into wat with Prussia. And what if they sue ceed?" asked. "They will run France, and I have too great interests in Paris not to put spoke in their | wheel' Comte Serrurier, he then pro. ceeded to say, was ladys man and the son of marshal of the first ern- l pire. He and the Princess Metternicf had got up a "Socite de secours aux blesses' and had drawn the empress into it. The object was to familarizt the French with the idea of war. Suct being Evans sentiments it was highly honorable to have stood by the empress as he did on the 4th of September ant the following days. She took refuge al his house in dressing gown. He lent her clothes of his wife's, and took hel
 himself to Trouville, going part of thu
 way in his carriage. At Liseux there was serious danger, as she was recog.
 nized; but Dr. Evans was able to get
 her through quietly. The government
 did not ask better than to let her go
 but the populace was everywhere hos
 tile. Nobody reckoned unless the em
 press and Evans, on defeat. Il
 brought, therefore, an infuriating sen
 sation. Eugenie was known to be witt
 the Due de Gramont in forcing on (
 declaration of war. Dr. Evans rar
 great risks in taking her to Trouville
 He would have run greater had ht
 gone with her to Boulogne or Calais.
 Evans wrote no souvenirs and wa!
 incapable of any literary effort. H.
 told me so the last time I saw him He had, however, mania for employ ing cheap writers to do authorship fol
 which he was credited--or the contrary
 I remember wordy, vulgar, tedious
 fabrication that came out many year
 ago in his name; but as there was noth
 ing in it beyond the above features,
 forget exactly what it was about, bu think it dealt with his ambulance worl
 in 1866 or 1870. He could not be called
 stingy, for he lived we'll and handsome ly. But he was "near." He ran { newspaper on the most economic lines
 but he never ventured to give it
 ,uoyd of 1,eyyc about hic a11p1Ist apy