The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-30
THE MARTYRDOM OF AN EMPRESS:
Harnar & Pros Navr Norlr

THE MARTYRDOM OF AN EMPRESS:
Harper & Bros, New York.
Elizabeth Of Austria has always been
a striking figure among European SOW
ereignty. one that never failed 20 COM
manG the deepest sympathy, and TO
arouse the livciest interest I'm all the
vicissitudes Of a checkered career so pit
fully crowned by the terrible tragedy OF
a few shrt months ago.
The story of her "martyrdom' IS Civ
en- us by an anonymous author. but by
one who was closely connected with her
royal mistress by the tie Of most lnu-
mate association and friendship, and who
shows the most answering devotion To
her memory.
Before Elizabeth became Emorass II
Austria she had been the Princess Eliza
beth Of Bavaria. A sudden transition
from the careless happy freedom q Ter
eirl-hoods estate 10 The artificial re-
straints Of the most puncuious court i'm
Europe had snuch the same effect ulon
her spirit. that the glare and heat or
ballroom would have had upon DC cocl-
weiss she had been accustomed TO plu,k
in the woods about her fathers palace
and when the yapid ADJUSTMENTS Of Aus
tran social life CALLED her sincere ma
retirement and relief i'm her Hungarian
Castle of Godolo. amonx zine Maayafs,
who understood and iO.cI her, and Nh're
she could indulge as spor WON an in
her passionate fOndness for horses and
70. riding
Ii was not 10 De exps.tei Tint he-
scorn Of pomp ard pHget1-ry no her
impatience Of an unnatural system w'rld
meet with the apurl % of the i1t 200 ma
bile world around her I'D Vienna. When
she fotnd no pleasure 300 failing seah-
DIAL with other women. :r' preferred
horses and dols 60 ODE c0mplns )f hu-
man beings. rumOrs we're pnl in '"'t M
ton concerning her sanity. ln r-Hti 10
these rum0Ia her friend and bios -aW 90
says:
Would To Heaven that there Woe in
,nit sad planet " ours more such un-
balanced minds and less 90 those. ho,
from 3D. worldly point of VilT. are Ho
admirably constructed that they find
their greatest joy us tearing O. snta3
Whatever fhey are unable to understand
namely. chat which scars 80 immensely
above thcm"
The domestic life Of Franz Joseph and
Elizabeth Was clouded Dog the intriguing
spirit of the Archduchess Sophia, Nine.
Mere. who was Infinitely chas nod ~
q.
q beautiful child of sixteen. We are fold.
"As soon as the young couple We're deli
niteiy established az Vienna. le paru de
Nine Mere grew every day stronger COO
vert tam.s Nere not spared to The young
Empress. who was made 90 understand
that th. poruluItss daughter of nom
royal duke was mot worth, of the honor
THAI had been done her. She never CONE
planned tO the Emperor but "a misdn-
derstanling arose between ihrm fontnt-
az by wounded pride and feeling GA beg
part. and on his by the continual inifl-
ouing which was brought TO bear upon
him"
The manner of the death of The Grown
Prince. Rudolph in ls@ was parlyz.ng
shock To Elizabeth. and get. 30 Was SD"
herself who broke the dreadful truth
To The Emperor. and. in the message sent
10 his people in Vienna he said. "Iel
my people that IL is thanks to the cour-
age and devotion of that noble woman,
the Emuro that j have not given way
to absolute despair"
The fatal knife OF the Anarchist Luc-
cheni has too recently fallen for as 10
necessarily give any details of the as
sassination. which set so brave sairit
free from the tolls and cares of earth.
The Empress lies at rest tiil The trump
of the Evangel shall sound. beside the
son she loved and lost. in the church of
the Capuchns: and above her now quiet
heart. am inscription I'm lts alpha ONE
ca" records. Elisabeth AmaIia Euge-
MIA. 1mperatrix Austriae ct Regina Hun
gariac DUnata Geneva Die Y.
NJ. Scptembns A., MDCCCNVII
WEST AFRICAN STUDIES: By Mary
II. Kingsley. The Macmillan Co.. New
York
OF making many books OF travel there
is no end yet Miss Kingsley in writing
hers has a distinct end and aim quite
apart from the tale-telling mission Of
the typical v0yageur. She disaDproves
altogether OF the Crown colony system,
by which West Africa Is governed. and
which, in her estimation produces not
corruption but maladministration, the
potent factor in prevalent financial de-
preston. We are informed that the Go
lonial Office has not even been indiner-
ent. but positively adverse 20 English
development, because the system Is I'M
English. and the government Is both I'M
representative and Uniformed MISS
Kingsley, however her readers may dif-
fer with her in opinion, evidently thor
oughly understands her grounds or as
sertion and has studied her subject
from the best possible standpoint. that
OF personal observation. The first chap
ter in her book, filled with details OF
life In n West African coast boat, con-
tains the story OF n purser who rebuk-
ed Miss kingsley for the use or strong
language: the story is so inimitably fun
nv that il merits an introduction here:
"The cause OF Il all was steam-launch
which was somewhat out OF sorts, In
which Miss Kingsley and a friend had
mt out TO a steamer and arrived with
tempers rather strained and strong OBJ
servations The purser thereupon re-
marked that people who said things
like these about a poor inanimate steam
launch were fools, with a flaming future
and lost souls entirely We realized
saws Miss Kingsley, that our observa-
tions had been imperfect, and so being
DESTROYS of improving ourselves we or
fered to- put the purser on shore in the
..Dragon Fly" We knew she was feeling
still much the same and we wanted To
know what he would say when lets of
superheated steam played on him. He
came. and they did, and when they aid
you know, he said things I cannot re-
peat nevertheless. things of the nature
OF our remarks. but so much finer OF the
kind, that We regarded him with awe
when he was returning thanks to the
poor inanimate lsteam-launch', but AZ
was when II came 10 going ashore gladly
10 leave us and her that we found out