Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
CAR GREATLY BELOVED
BY PEOPLE OF ALL RANKS
Gifts Of So Completely Winning
Hearts OF Those He Meets.
ENJOYS HIS VISIT TO TIFLIs
For First Time in Many Years His
Lips Opened to Hearty Laugh.
Deeply Touched by Sincere HON.
age of People.
ny C, CIANFARRA.

BY G. CIANFARRA.
ROME, April 17-Miss Emily Rocchi
an Italian young woman who resides
at Tins. Caucasus. and is now here on
Il visit to her relatives. told me that.
after seeing the Gear among the people
and Witnessing a number OF episodes
OF his sojourn at TiHis. she has come
to the conclusion that there are few
men who. like Nicholas H.. are endowed
with tho gift of endearing themselves
to persons OF nll classes and completely
winning the heart OF those with whom
they como in contact.
1T appears" Miss Rocchi said. that
tho Cars visit to that far-away pro-
vince OF his vast empire was first
scheduled to take place some ten years
ago. but was postponed over and over
again, chiefly on account OF the fact
that the Cars aides and those charged
with protecting his life invariably re-
fused to face the responsibility OF
long trip throughout the sim wild and
uncivilized country.
"Caucasian love for the Independence
and liberty. tho primitive conception
by It's people OF the relations that
should pass between the subject and
tho sovereign, together with tho loose
manners and free speech for which even
the Georgian nobility Is famous. played
an important part in tho decision which
tho court reached every time the ques-
ton Of tho Cars visit came up for
discussion.
Tho Petrograd oficials believed even
II an attempt on the soWereign's life
could no easily prevented through the
adoption OF strict police measures, yet
the way In which he would be received
and the liberties which the Caucasians
would take. with him sure to
make an unfavorable impression on
Nicholas II.
GAR ENJOYS HIMSELF
AS NEVER BEFORE
But at last the visit has taken place.
and, what - more Incredible, the Gear
has enjoyed himself as. perhaps. never
before In his life. He arrived one
morning dressed in true Georgian
fashion. black tun,c held at the hip
by glittering cartridge belt, high
boots. FUR cap and a Georgian rough
cape thrown loosely over his shoulders.
The crowd received him as one OF their
own. and soon made him realize tina,
ne was among devoted and loving
friends who would do anything TO make
his stay there as pleasant as possible.
While the members OF his suite
almost shook with fear. the Car
thought the Cauca slams love for him
WAS sincere, and for three days walked
through the streets of the city. Insist
ing. in opposition 10 the police meas
ares taken to protect his life, that the
windows md doors OF the houses be
opened and the people allowed to see
him
The grave gentlemen OF his party
we're shocked. but Nicholas H. seemed
10 pay very little attention TO their
advice. In the midst of the merry. easy
ways Of the population, the only one,
perhaps which the horrors OF the war
mas failed to rob Of its warm. spon-
taneous good humor. the Gear forgot
the cares and worries with which his
daily life is beset. and, for the first
time in many years, his lips opened to
n hearty laugh. and at the sight OF
tho devoted homage OF his simple sub
jects the deep burrows OF his brow
smoothed down.
Tho Cars experience with a num-
Der OF inquisitive ladies OF tho Ameri-
can and Georgian aristocracy remains
perhaps the most characteristic feature
OF his visit to Tiflis. at one Of the
many receptions the ladies, whose
acquaintance with the court protocol
was somewhat slight, fired at the Gear
n number of questions. many OF which
l!he, for instance, those about when
tho war would end, and what part OF
Turkey Russia would seize-nobody
could have answered and. least OF all.
tho Gear himself. Yet the Car replied
promptly and without hesitation TO
every Of them, and his answers,
though evasive and vague In the
extreme, never failed to please his
Questioners
FULLY ENTERS INTO SPIRIT
OF THE CAUCASIANS
ITO a Circassian prince who had
come down from his mountain castle
TO bring him present OF the products
Of his state, and who invited him to
como with his wife and children, the
Car promptly replied that he would
look him up In his castle. The Gear
fully entered into the spirit of the
Caucasians. In one OF the schools he
visited he helped the boys to remove
the silver braids from his bourka SO
that they could keep them as SOU
venir of his visit In another school
little American girl marched up TO
him and, In presence OF her trembling
teachers. fell at his knees. saying:
MY father died while fighting for
thee. and thou must allow me to study
here without paying
THE Gear took her up in his arms,
and said:
YES and ms thou speaketh Russian
so we'll, l shall begin by asking thy
teacher not to punish thee for what
thou hast done
The same attitude of informal
cordially the Gear preserved even
when in contact with the Kintes the
street merchant peddlers, considered
the lowest element OF the city, whose
witty caustic speech and loose manners
are known to every visitor to Tifs
when the Gear arrived the Kintes
held a meeting and decided to send
delegation to greet the ruler. Tho
audience was Immediately granted, and
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