The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-26
KINGS WHO HAVE
GONE INTO EXILE

The fate OF the exiled young King OF
Portugal recalls that OF a number Of
other dethroned monarch who were
obliged TO leave in haste the land they
had ruled. TO escape with their lives. Il
am begsar and tramp" said Louis
Philippe, ''but one thst receives no SYM
patty. Instead Of a throne. / am given
a dinner. ans instead of my people. tbs
rldlcule Of my conquerors." Well also
die Napoleon say: The lot OF deposed
king must be awful" The pomp Of the
| throne. the gewgaws which surround him
from his cradle and which accompany
him step by step throughout his life, be-
come a necessary condition Of his exist
ence.
II was one bleak morning in March,
| 1915. that a respectfully dressed elderly
gentleman, accompanied by lady equal
ly advanced in years. landed at New
Haven from the express steamer from
! Hayre. They had Travelled under the
names of Mr.. and Mrs Smith. and none
who hustled the insignificant couple
I dreamed thatthey were Louis Philippe and
/ his Queen, who but a few weeks earlier
had been the splendid rulers of France
For little more than two years Mr.
Smith lived in obscurity, until death
claimed him at Claremont In August
1870.
| Very different was the reception In
England Of Napoleon III. when he landed
at Dover in March. 1871. welcomed by a
large crowd shouting Long live the
Emperor" Not the flicker of A smile lit
the sallow. deeply lined face OF the
broken monarch. In the dense. clamor-
Gus crowd he eagerly sought two faces,
those OF his Empress and son, and In a
few moments he had clasped them re-
peatedly to his heart At Chislehurst
where Napoleon spent the brief remainder
| OF his DAYS in close confinement. racke6
by frequent pain and comforted by hi:
wife and son, he was visited among
| others by Queen Victoria and by LORD
Malmesbury. The latter described hi.
reception at Chislehurst thus: His quiet
calm dignity and his resignation are the
grandest examples Of human moral eour
age that the seyereSt stole could have
imagined,''
The same calm resignation and dignity
| tt1ff AAAcA htA AAtf 4pAE tAiiN VI N1l'ttScAt
Empress Eugenle since the far away day
when after a perilous flight from Paris
she landed at Ryde from Sir John Bur
goyne's yacht. No doubt she has drunk
deep Of the cup OF sorrow and has learned
ITO weigh against a grain OF sand TIT
glories Of a throne"
When Louis XVIII was driven from hii
throne IN 1867. he found 4 refuge in Eng
land and purchased a residence, Hart
| well. IN Buckinghamshire. where he re
| NAMED seven years. until Napoleon
| downfall opened the way for him agar
10 take the throne of France But al
though the British government offereS
Louis an asylum, he was not recognized
as a king. and as the Comte de Lille wal
condemned to lead a secluded life in IN,
country, being soundly rated by the gov
eminent when on one occasion he wen
to London without permission.
The kings of France have had lonl
acquaintance with exile and fight. 70
during the past $50 years only singh
I sovereign, Louis XVIII. has died possess
ed of his crown.
In the last century and a half Spail
has sent four OF her kings packing, AM
Queen Isabella. grandmother Of the KIM
Of to-day. had 10 fiy for her life on
September morning forty-two years ago
With her round face swollen from sleep
lessness and fear. surmounted by a littl.
straw hat with a nodding red feather
with her dress IN disorder. her hands IN
gloved her skirts disier ded by a swing
ing crinoiine. she reached the station
accompanied by the King Consort oil
her way TO France. where Napoleon
III had placed the castle of Pau a
her disposal
In Italy King Victor Emmanuel I al
| dictated. Charles Albert gave Up hi
throne 10 his son. Victor Emanuel i
and died broken-hearted az Oporto fou
months later. And the same story Q
emptied thrones IS told almost of ever
country in Europe from Russia TO Por
tugal. which has furnished the latest II
lustration Of the vanity Of a crown.
Perhaps the most pathetic flight on rec
ord was that of Queen Adelaide of Itals
who, when she escaped from Pavis
tramped through many a long, dark nigh
over rough roads and through forest:
hiding by day and begging her brea
from the kindly rustics whose cottage
she passed. until. footsore and in rags
she reached safety I'm the hospitabl
home OF the Archbishop OF Reggie.
But even the exile of kings has its hu
mOrous aspects. In recent years We hav
read OF exKins Prempeh parading tn
streets of Freetown in his royal robe
with his escort of wives and heralded b
his umbrella bearer: of Samori. an eS
! West African potentate, sitting on hi
mat al Hayes and smoking furiously
surrounded by the admiring ladies of hi
harem: and OF BehaZZin. the fallen Kin
OF Dahomey, in fashionable suit Of tn
latest colonial cut. lying outstretched o
a mat, smoking cigars.
Apropos OF the statement that Quee
Mother Amelie of Portugal has investe
most Of her money abroad. chiefly i
America, one is reminded that this coun
try is a favorite place for the rrivat
capital of crowned heads. as we'll as o
those that possibly might be unerownet
Railway. coal. iron. and sugar stock
have absorbed large sums OF money
this way. A few years ago wel-know
New York financial paper estimate
that the Car and King Edward eac
have invested a million pounds sterlin
in America. the German Emperor 81
hundred thousand pounds. the Quee
Regent Of Spain four hundred thousan
pounds. and the late King Leopold.
the Relgians. seven hundred thousan
hounds The Sultan of Turkey and IN
King of Italy also have sent their none
abroad In a similar manner.
The interest which Queen Amelie AWAY
has taken in medical work is we'll know
She studied medicine. passed her exam
nation. and obtained degree. and
thus the only queen NJ. d. extant he
majesty, as have explained on form'