New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-20
he inherited stern gift from his mother. the

he inherited one stern gift from his mother. the
capacity to rule
| She began to train him for his high office "hen
| he still boy, and he developed onoer
| her shrewd hands she grew impatient TO see MIN
| upon the throne which she believed in every
fibre of her being he peculiarly fitted 10
adorn. She knew that he had strength on char-
| acter; she knew that that quality was needed
more than any other In the administration OF the
state, and she quite convinced that the
| Emperor Ferdinand making ducks ana
| brakes of a task which her son was born to ex-
| ecute with success. Early in the volume there
is a scene between this indonitable woman and
the man whom she sought to sweep from her
| sons path in which the author sets the two to
| quarrelling. and reports their talk as with the
| dramatic touch Of l. novelist
The Emperor shuffied his feet in o manner sug-
gestve OF increasing discomfort his du1 t Ty es
You want TO abdcate il. favor of your son =
he said suddenly: in a trembling voice. why uo
For Just an instant tho ArehduGhess u Sophia
dummy about to behave like an intelligent beng
and spare her any further effort? ,
is not that what you want? he asked again.
his thin. high pitched, querulous voice ,,o.
Slowly aiat an nd S el1sa.ay y4' '
se fe bas9 Vas not 9u s1d wrhed u1der
her scrutinizg gaze ms face tWit en- IA
Il can't do it, Sophia, indeed I cannot I Ia3
Of Showing the white fcatheri Think of the rId;
sc So 81 saw ~ BUT this 81 cannot d
It would be Ike seeing hell through its open doors
brows ominously lowered over ner eyes a,,,- from,
You miserable wretch she cFleG, snaAiIs XVfat
;diouc vo!teface is this, after living life OF u1ter
n0tng %u Wit INSANITY has oTertaken you to
propose pa wing the part Of man now. NOT 70
mention that Of sovereign s Dc y9g 10 fma nfr
fere with the fulfiment Of nay boys destiny I %
you fancy that Will let the monaTchE 2e ki n9
by your feeble attempts to retain hoio upon
looked s II they TO woGd Be as cold to the
as those Of a corpse , -, ,, ,o,,,a
upon him. and with ring Of sarcasm in her voice
terrible In its cold intenslty-You are TT person
are you not? a nice yellow image 70 waken from
your reptilian lethergy now-now that 1t is too
The Emperor gazed at her with almost animal
fear like a poor. crouching dog begging on, on
from punishment but Il was 0ry 700 VIII nitif
effort he succeeded in controlling himself for
moment. then shame; humiliation and the violence
his face in his hands.
In this lively fashion the story is told OF how
the way was paved for the accession OF Fran
els Joseph, of how he proceeded to govern his
realm, and of his steady rise in the affections
of his people. He is sketched the field Of
battle and at court, his character man as
we'll as his ability emperor is kept con-
stantly in view. and the result is a clean-cut
personal impression full of color and vitality.
The Emperor Francis Joseph is described as
lovable man who nevertheless remains always
the Emperor. He is the father of his mobiles
as he is OF his lowest peasants and there is
none even second to him, so that, while he is
simple and unaffected in his manner. and with
out the slightest touch OF arrogance, he never
mingles with them at any time in the social
sense" In this book he is type Of monar
chical character he is nothing