New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

proposed 10 him by princes who made him
useful and then withheld the reward. Henry
\ II was one of his admirers, but he would not
.ve him his daughter Mary-which was after
a. a good thing for the Paisgrave. It was not
l--il he had begun TO grizzle with that the
EaFsbuTgs, moved by complaints OF their in
c-atitude for lifelong services, gave him To
wife pretty little Dorothea Of Denmark. the
T-n~reror's niece and the sister of that equally
r-rtty Christina whose portrait by HoIbein IS
.s.n now, We are told. coming tc America.
There was n chance that the throne Of Den
-r.aI< might come with the bride, hut this
proved 10 be vain hope and the Palsgrave Re
NAMED poor-and eXtravagant There is
.s-acteristic glimpse of him in Spain, whittier
g.. went with Dorothea and a great train of
-..lawvrs 10 ask practical help from Charles
HatertUs the faithful secretary and hiographer
.- The German prince. discoursed mournfuIy Of
tle end OF the 1ruitless visit
-a. Danish question. with its dismal train Of
l..ts ana deficits was Vet To be settled and there
mediate wants 7bis mart al Last Hubertus
....E. attend requesting Interview with
..IIess he laid The matter before him. not omit
ing To enumerate the terrible expenses 10 which
ta-s journey had compelled MS master When the
-l--reror asked why they had brought SO vast a
r.-l-ue to u land which il well known could
g.. uut a few. We did il for houor.s sake, re
f--el HuterlEs, SO as not 10 make TOO poor a
s-." IN France Charles laughed ana i+IlSW red
-~a~- rather, tor my Cousins sake" Knowing,
-.ro must ever eat five times IN the day" he
s----ed allow the l.Si0 ducats month for which
--. -lDalISt applied
l-r press our best hope" died and Charles was too
aI ply immersed IN grief to turn his mind 10 Danish
rl--rers The Palsgrave therefore took his depart
f--- with ceremony and = sum of 100 dUcats in
solid cash. And when l shook these the
table ! thought Jhat the lovely doubloonS would
have somewhat moved him; but he sad that he
could not understand how anybody could care for
money For mis- par. ne Tel0lced only IN spending
And. in=ieed ne and his wife had already spent
much IN Toledo that their baggage now required
a y q
and that the PalSSrave himself became
rather tired thereof While me most q Ihe t-ll-
T-~o-'s suerGoH at once dispatched 20 Neu-
E-ark-. for the building of new kitchen although,
! Hute-Tus iUpertineuJly observed TO him.
cock in it, God VIII provide. said the prince
J-le;f-l a. The prophet Of old
Tho insane extravaganza and love Of show Of
the small courts of Germany in the sixteenth
century are illustrated in the memoirs Of Hans
vcu Scnweinichen. 4 courtier Of the Duke Of
I.faguitz. aud q remarkably frank chronicler
IN An Epic Of Debts" Mrs Gust has presented
d highly humorous and picturesque abstract Of
the story Of Duke Heiurich-s difficulties. shifts
and me-rynakings. Every kind Of gayety and
folly occupied the duke continually, and he
sf--rted upon others all responsibilities in the
way # providing funds. Hans spent q large
rssrt Of his-time IN borrowing money for his
master and in pawnng the ducal plate. while
the duchess also went a-bessing for loans 1t
Is a curious picture Of almost incredible vanity,
childish heedlessness, and pursuit Of pleasure
Il has tragic features. but these are outweighed
~ its comic elements.