Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-09

auircmcnt VI culture The result was
that Dc grew To- become one OF the best
educated and most refined gentlemen
in Europe. he spoke nuentiy hair q
dozen languages. and was acquainted
with many moro lic was 90 writer
with rare facility OF expression as wen
as depth OF Thought aud some OF his
poems have been translated into many
mnru1ccs Rut among his best Guaii-
Ties must boz mentioned DTS love for The
people he ruled. his conslderate. hu'
name and liberal regard f0r the rights
and feelings uf oven tho humhlost of
his subjects.
The following story reflects hs chur-
actor Far up Iu thc north of Sweden
poor ignorant Laprlaudcr considered
himself unusiN dealt with in "a liti-
cation. by tha court So be- concluded
to See the kiug personally Pour and
unculuyatel though he was DE was
granted an aud enco hv tho King Who
heard him with us much patience and
Difference. os 81 he had been 90 fofoign
mnenate. and the result. was that me
case was Investigated and The unjust
Judges punished, while ,he Lapp was
restored Go DIS property
SUCH acts have tndearcd him TO the
nation ana few morarChs have ever
enjoyed more popularity than he has.
None VIII ever live longer in the hearts
OF the neorie
when hts grandfather carl XIV, died
oscar J. his father. became king This
sensible monarch believed that the less
king rules the better it Is both Tor
king and subjects. and this maxim has
followed tho Bcuadottes. Charles Ky.
was an artist and an en-
thusiast mpWsive and generous.
During hls regime Sweden be-
came parliamentary country,
with 90 constitution. This was in 1866.
70 was one ~ the last important ON
clal acts of this good king who dreamed
of a united Scandinavia, and who but
for the threatening attitude of Rus
STA. would have rushed to Denmarks
assistance when in 1864 Prussia and
Austria fen upon the little kingdom.
Five years later he died and oscar, HIS
brother. became king. And with him
began new era in the history OF swe-
den and Norway-an era which trans
formed the greater OF the two nations
from the feudal ollgarchy into one Of
the freost monarchlal states On Europe;
an era. which eliminated IN the seoes- /
sion of Norway from the Bernadotte
dynasty.
And the peaceful withdrawal of Os-
car from Norways throne Is. perhaps.
the graudest act OF his lie II was a
sacrifice on the altar Of peace, the
sweet SAVIOR Of which has filed the
world as the Incense iu the ancient |
sanctuary. But Oscar was a man OF |
peace, as every man OF refinement and
Intellect must be. Somebody has well |
From Jules Bernadotte. the Gas |
'on. with his quota OF Moorish blood I
% his veins and the remarkable COM
liuatiOn az military and political gem
MS which enabled him first 10 become /
Marechal of France aud SUBSEQUENT
y King or Sweden and Norway 20
'harles XIV, the dreamer OF the Scan
inaviau hegemouy Of three States. and !
is brother. Oscar the poet and literary
ian Of action. the advocate Of univer-
al peace and royal believer ina the
lights of man. there is. after all. but
be- logical sequence Of the develop |
lont of a splendid race from greatness
% the pursuits OF war % the higher |
rcatness OF the pursuits Of peace
Peace to his memoryl And may his
oval consort and their beloved child
EN- find consolation In the thought
hat he has but exchanged an earthly
roWn Tor everlasting glory.