Show RICH BUT NOT MOT HAPPY it Is still in fresh freab memory how the present ruler of we at his hia father d promised to marry Prin princena Prince ceas aa allx alix of hesse and also alo how bow this lady gradually was forced to accept the marriage through from the german end english courts since the festivities in russia on account of the imperial wedding but little has baa been heard of the young czar czarina lux it was confidently hoped that her bar influence would be seen been for good in the vast empire but beyond a few reformatory measures mea aurea talked of immediately utter after the ao cession to the throne of the now new czar everything lu itu seems eema to follow its ita own low alow course aa 88 carved out by tradition from tims time ImmO immemorial mOrIal rumor now dow bag ba it that the la Is extremely unhappy at st petera burg it to in said that the beauty sub and devotion of this prin CONS at first fascinated her husband and that consequently be was waa charmed to in her presence prea enoe and listened liate ned to her every advice with perfect confidence at this thia it leemit hla his mother became alarmed fearing that the power she abe was wag used to wielding wi eldina might slip out of her hands banda to her bar the ability presented itself that this german princess prince aa might he be the means meana of chang changing russia s sympathies in favor of germany and thus ran rendering doong useless the skilful intrigues woven at the court of copenhagen during the last laet fitly fifty years yearb she could not reconcile herself to the thought th tha her son aon a aa bur bua band should hould be made to liguore ignore hla his mot bera s political interests inte reaf A catastrophe to a said saibi to have followed the czar eager to lo show abow his hie independence snubbed the english and german the story goes on he informed his hia wife gruffly that he be wanted to hear nothing more of her petty relatives relative and their impotent little in darmstadt he told her one day that her most august relative the prince of wales was waa a coward and her other most august relative emperor william was a cad and a bore ina in a general condemnation of the court of london he be remarked remar kod that the guelpho were a lot of tea drink ing old women and the queen was the worst oi of them all it IL is further related how bow the et tirina on several occasions burst into tears at the breakfast table aud and hurried away for weeks she he took her bet meals alone inaccessible to the appeals from froin her mother iiii lawsine from ami berlin apil and andon tp to i a corn com her too wf that r wik WJ 11 lam would regret to lose her bar high retard I 1 ial and bd she replied briefly ehst lr if this wan a re ferenee her influence for peace betola bet rus da and germany the emperor must hot ilot deceive himself any longer as 88 he was a more cipher at peterhof Pe and could not got get a court martial discharged against the will ot of the thedoe dow agog empress A few days aeo the unhappy eberl na became hysterical after he had accused her bar of various in discretions at court and she ordered him so leave her he remained however to continue hib until her physician arrived slid arid announced that be would never enter the palace again unless the acar depart departed dd the czar objected the doctora reply we wa if you have pomeroy no meroy marcy on hir her majesty at least con older icier your future ho bair frand and go at once the of all this thia to la that czar Nich nicholas dise is endeavoring to undo all b be once did at the In of the czar na I 1 these stories from st petersburg it correct in the main serve to illustrate the character of the present romanoff and give an indication of dussias Rus sias line of policy in the future in case the empress submits wit without holit stirring tir up england and germany against her despotic lord the peace ot of europe will not be safe in his bis bands it is curious to reflect how eldeta true bapp happiness luois jon joins 1 8 a company 0 apart y wi with th that which in the judgment ot of many to is indispensable thereto when this young princess suddenly was taken from her comparatively narrow sur our soundings roun dings dinge at as darmstadt Darm and elevated to a throne but little lower then than filst tilst of the asar one of the mightiest rulers of the world with all its wealth influx once ence and power she was undoubtedly the object of envy now that sentiment must be for pity for what is after all the greatest fortune it if it cannot purchase one dayis day Is happi beas everything cond dered true happiness is much more evenly distributed among the ab ildren or of mew mea than is in generally supposed not with standing the apparent distinction in ia social conditions and material wealth |