The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26

q somsthing 10 cay that the Queen J,
England was very short. To this the IN,
liahwoman eagerly reiOined oh ~,
your Majesty. but Il 10 far hsthag n \,
short Queen on a big throne than al
Queen on a small throne What N,
Queen Of Saxony replied Il not on -.co,4
After 1853 the Motleys lived at The Hag,s
Brussels. Vevey and Florsncs. the A.,
instalment Of his magnificent history hay,
ina been published In 1854 at the author,
expense by Chapman after rejection \,
John Murray. This fine work eseabli,b.,
his fame and gave him q footing 10 u,
best English society. where his quaIus
and attractive personality promptly va
hlm hosts AZ friends. In 1854 he renew
hls friendship with Bismarck. his old col
lsgs chum. and there u letter from
Bismarck. dated 1855. which contai1S 4
valuable correction Of an error In MotlevS
hook and clear explanation Of the art,a
facts and the reason Why they had beer
misunderstood. Congratulations pours,
In from lands on both sides Of the ocean
LongfsliOw wrote: How glad am tia
your laurels are in leaf 90 early. that 70,
can wear them a. an ornament, not a.
CtsAFy wisl'
When the civil war broke out Mr.. Motls,
left his family in London and came a
America for a couple Of months. III,
wife and eldest daughter kept him in.
formed in incomparabls style Of The view,
expressed by distinguished EnRlishmea
On his return from America Mr. Motlsi
took his family 70 Vienna Presidsu
lincoln having appointed him Minists
70 Austrial. with the exception Of th
second daughter. Mary Cater Mrs. Shsrb
DAM. who went to America 70 visit be-
grandparents for a year but spsnt mos
Of her time nunsing in tho hospitals a
Washington. whenos she sent clever
letters to her father. A elsewhere tha
Motlsys we're cordially received il
Vienna despite their apprehension
founded on the general reputation Of Aua
TRAN social chilliness. and Mr.. Notes
felt that he was serving his country b
giving truthful information 70 peopk
who could not otherwise obtain Il or did
not wish 10 acknowledge facts. He ask
Bismarck 70 try 10 pick up willis In Paris
whatever he can In regard 70 the FrancA
EmpsrOr's intentions or intrig1es In 70.
gard 10 the civil war. a. Louis Nap0lsoa
had for six months been peraistsntlJ
10 induce the English CAblnsi
10 join him Ia some kind Of intervention
He sArcastically remarks that IL Nj
the heaven appointed arbiter Of all cub.
lunary Affairs. and he doubtless conAided
IL his mission 20 save civilization in oul
continent. a. he has so often been gooi
enough 70 do in tho rest Of the world
the more immediate reference here beina
10 the m starred Mexican expedition
In all his letters during the period Of the
war Mr. Motley expresses himself in uns
terms. always In the sense that
1T il TO me an inconceivAbls idea that
any man Of average intellect or love d
right can possibly justify this insured.
ton Of the shareholders. The Gttemp,
10 destroy a prosperous. powerful and
happy commonwealth like ours merely
that on its ruins might be oonstructed
q slave breeding. slave holding oonfeder.
acy IL one Of the greatest crimes thai
history has recorded After admitting
tha expression 20 Bismarck and others
uncompromising IL would seer
that the rest Of his remarks on the sub.
ject might have been included with profit
instead Of reserved for some possible
future publication.
The Motleys found vienness society .
delightful but not universally vel in.
formed. One night Mrs. Motley was sit.
ting on the chaperOn'sbe bench az a subscrip-
lion ball NEXT 10 a certain Princess Who.
seeing a young man pasa who vas IN.
Known TO her. turned TO Mira. Motley and
asked II shs knew who he was. Mrs Mot
ley. somewhat surprised at being asked
by an Austrian 10 identity man Who vas
not only an inhnbitant Of Vienna but also
bore an illustrious name. answered.
'C'est Nc. de Gosthe.- the youth in quss.
lion being the grandson Of the greaea
of German poets. Goethe. Goethe'
said the high born lady. sjs ne COMMAS
pas O. NOM After some thought. how
sver. she recollected that a man Of that
name had written the hbretto Of Gounods
opera Faust" with Which she was famil-
ar from having heard IL at the Opera
House. Another Viennese aristocrat seri-
,usly asked Miss Lily Motley II Faust
vas not written by Shakespears-and bya
German. tool Mrs. Motley writes some
anecdotes Of Bismarck "a
ler daughter 1T was very funny Shs
'ays. TO hear him talk Of the King. I
want 10 remain here Iviennal. but you bes
must go 20 Gassein % my King. who d
already getting into mischief without me.
With 90 many military people about him
Ind when we were talking about news
papers be said be was obliged 20 read
'sw in order 10 talk % the King about
certain things in them. Other peopla
90 would give him a quantity Of papers
md then he comes TO me 20 ask questions
md say 20 him. You just give me time ,
% read them and then l viii tell you what
% think He does not care fig what they
Ay about him personally; on the con-
raTy, think Il rather amusea him 70 BE-
lbused, but he can't stand having bis
'ountry maligned.' Mas Lily Motley,
rho was then spending year in America.
contributes in return an anecdots about
/ chaplain Of Congress who after praying
or Mrs. Lincoln when her child died
'Gered mp a petition for her widowed SIS
or Of England.
After Ave years service at vienna Mr..
'iotley resigned his post early I'm the sum
neT Of 1887 and about two years latsr Vas