The Habits and Fears Of an EmperOr
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The Italian accounts of the visit
of the emperor Nicholas to their
country, are not very favourable to
the impression made by him.


Among other statements we find
this Of his fever-haunting apprehen.
sons of assassination.


The Emperor sleeps upon leather
mattras stuffed with hay, with big
dog and pair Of pistols beside him.
The fear ola violent death seems 10
be always present to him-and it is
only by preserving the strictest
incognito that he is able to take the
solitary walks for which he has so
much taste.


In Palermo the charge of his safe
ty was confined to one of the superior
agents ofthe police, who was unskil-
ful enough TO attract the notice of the
emperor, as he followed him from
street to street, whereupon the
Autorcrat, rushing upon the unknown,
pistol in hand, said-ssWho are you,
what do you want?" II am agent oi
the police" exposing at the same time
his uniform concealed under a cloak,
"and am ordered to watch over your
safety" to the d." rejoined
the Imperial wanderer, Il can
protect myself; hence, or I'll shoot
you;" and the terrified agent was not
slow 10 obey an imperial mandate
from one who, like Nicholas, is of a
mein and muscular force TO make such
words terrible.