Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
SOVEREIGNS ARE
 KIND HEARTED

EAIIND EIG "A K L. O
 Years ago Q particularly savage at / tempt was made upon the life of King Humbert by a man of the name of Passanarraa- The would-be assassin
 was foiled by the courage of the then
 premier, Cairoli who threw himself forward and received in his own body the knife thrust intended for his sov- ersign. Queen Marguerite. who was in the carriage, had her dress deluged With the statesman's blood. and it was years before she recovered from the shock to her ncrvous system. Most people under these circumstances would have felt incapable of any sen- timents of sympathy for such an as- sailant. Yet the death of the aged mother of Passanante, has just brought to light the fact that from the time when her son made his attempt upon the life of Humbert until now. Q pe- riod of more than twenty years, the old woman has been secretly supported in comfort by the king. So quiet has he been about this piece 0f truly royal charity that no one has known of il until now. Nor would any infCrma- tion concerning the matter ever have reached ths ears Of the public had It not been for the indiscretlon of the To- cal officials who took charge of the old wOman's papers and effects on her sudden death
 While this attitude of King Hum bert toward thsr mother of his would be assassin may seem extraordinary at 4c Inv unique ease It is a pecuIiarity on the part Of old world royalty that it's mem- 'bers should nearly always manifest sentiments of pity and indulgence to- ward those who have attempted to murder them. Thus it has only been with the utmost difficulty that the ministers of King Humbert were able to obtain his sanction to the, sentences Of life Imprisonment to which the courts condemned the perpetrators of the three separate attempts which have been made to assassinata him. and if he had had his way he would have been perfectly content to furnish them with means to start life again under happier auspices in the new world
 Napoleon III wOulCb have Dardoned his would-be assassin, Orsini, had it D0Sn by HIS ul1Q1SU6TS, anu in the same way each time that her life was attempted Queen Isabella or Spain did her utIno:J to save her would-be assassin from I1e scaffo1d. NCbiling, who inflicted such serious Injury upon old Emperor William, would never have been put to death had the latter not been forced by his wounds to abandon the reins of power to his son. Crown Prince Frederick William, afterward Emperor Fred erick IT,
 Pate, the officer of the Tenth Hus- sars, who struck Quesn Victoria In the face with a stick, inf1icting wound Of which she still retains the scar, died not long ago in Australia, not only ill ease, but likewise in great affluence, thanks to the financial assistance which he received from her majesty. Robert Pate was sentenced for his assault Cn the queen to seven years penal servitude, his offense being all the more unpardonable by reason Of the fact that when he struck at the queen she was on the very eve of be- coming mother, while he himself was an officer of birth and position, one Of the fashionable men about town, and member of all the most exclusive London clubs. Before his sentencs had expired he was q1ietly pardoneC by the queen, and quietly furnished by her direction with means to emigrate to Australia, and to start life there un- der the most favorable conditions. It i5 pleasant to be able to add that he showed himself worthy of the queens kindness. By dint of hard work and judiciOus investments ,ie realized q large fortune, much of which he de- voted to philanthropic purposes. In spite of this, however, he was subject ed by the authorities, perhaps un- konWn to the queen, to q very close surveillance until the moment of his death, about three years ago.
 His family, however, do not seem to have shown the same gratitude for the queens fCrbearance and generosity as himself, as it was only the other day that among the objects put up for pub lie sale by one of it's members there was included the cane with which the lieutenant had struck his sovereign, the stick being only withdrawn at the last m0m-nt in deference to public sentiment.
 PeI haps the above instances will show that lEe anointed of the Lord, III the old world, in spite of all their faults, retain one truly royal virtue, | which is certainly far from common l among peopla of minor rank, namely, l