New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-20
AMERICANS IN BERLIN.


Schiller Festival, when our popular ambassador,
"Gov. Wright, +" who has hearty HOosler welcome
for every American who drifts into this duH though
magnificent town in the course Of his travels, an
nounced that be would be happy to see ms iriends
"on Saturday evenings, from Nov. IL to Feo' 2@'
" fortniehty." Accordingly the fine saloons OF
the American Legation open for the first time
this season on Saturday, Nov. 12 to his cOmpatrots
What was my surprise on arriving little late, TO
find his ExceIlency surrounded by not less than
eighty Americans One-quaTter of whom were ladies'
I had not supposed there was half the number IN
town. There were lawyers, DOCTORS OF DIVihlty
and of Physic, Professors, Senator's &c Almost
every State in the Union was represented In the
Governors parOr. Maine shook hands with Lou
isiana. Massachusetts with Missouri the nOncha-
liant Hooser with the exquisite representative OF
the "F. Z. VS." of the Old Dominion. All forgot,
for the moment, their "priyate griefs, III the
cheerful warmth Of the Governors simple and I'M
ostentatious, but cordial and genial hospitality
All our countrymen who visit Berlin viii find that
though little OblviOus of TIME in the disposition OF
his uerbs and pGTicpes, yet is he ever ready 10 e1
tend brothers welcome TO ALL and adopted clti-
zens find in him tower Of strength and an nyulner-
able shield against the petty vexatious restrictions
and exactiOns Of their fatherand. As representa-
tive of our Government he is fully abreast with the
exgencies Of the times. In his expressed opinions
he knows no North, no South, no East, no Vest"
but it is my private notion that he has very ndls-
tnct ideas of the other States in the UniOn and that
il is at the shrine of "lndiana" alone that the Ter
y0r of his devotion eliminates.
The opera in Berlin does not promise much
this winter TO the lovers of music. The "stars
do not shed their mild gOries on It's horizon. The
wise ones hint that it is on account Of the ex-
pected death of the king, though this idea is under
ban and goes skulking round the bye-ways, and
utters itself in cautious whispers, yet 1t continues TO
be general
The King Is now at Charottenh0f, and the
official announcements say he is better, improving,
able TO walk about. New-YOrk is / suppose quietly
passing through the crisis caused by 'Thanksgiv-
ing" Americans in Berlin did not forget the time
hallOwed festival but celebrated il in right merry
fashion. For q fortnight previous there were ru-
mOrs of baked beans and roast turkeys, and dark
hints of experiments on the properties of Demsch
An enterprising Yankee took the nita-
tive, and enlisting the good offices OF mine host
Of the d" KrOn Prinz' Hotel Il fancy he must have
piled him well with "lager'') who lent himself to
the work with pgaiseworthy benevOlence and self
abnegatiOn put the matter in train, so that on Sun
day (2Cth inet) last, he announced that-having
overcome the prejudice against baked beans, and the
Tepugnance to substituting "cotd std,o for "sauer
kraut'-" Thursday next oil Americans who
1" Prinz' to celebrate with thankful hearts our nOn
" atiOnal Festival"
All the preparations went merry and successfully
on under the pressure of the aforesaid Yankee, ana
everybody had hushed his regrets that he could not
eat Thanksgiving dinner at tables spread 4,OOO
miles away, when an announcement was made
which spread sorrow, like pail, over the whole
circle of Americans in Berlin. An American lady,
the wife of William Heine-Katharine Whetton
Sedpwick-died suddenly Nov. %. She was the
daughter of Roderick Sedgwick, sem, and neice of
Theodore SedCwick of New-YOrk and of the
authoress, Catharine NJ. Sedgwick. Her remains
were embalmed, and will be sent to America TO her
home in the next Hamburg steamer, which she
omitted in April last to follow the fortunes OF her
distinguished husband Peace be to her ashes, and
NAV the blessing promised to " those who mourn y
rest upon the bereayed husband and the unconscious
babe. for whose sakes alone the young wife and
mother found il so hard to die.
"Four-and-a- half precisely" on Thursday after
noon found the dining-room of the KrOn Prnz"
rayly decorated with the Stripes and Stars, and
the smiling faces of sixty-6ye Americans. Our En-
bassadOr occupied " the post of honor" supported
ON either hand by o lady-On the right an adopted
on the left n native American. At % O'Clock few
| hearty raps from the Democratic knuokies of Mr.
Wright stllled the buzz OF voices and the Rev. Mr.
| Hamilton OF New-Haven, rose and opened the SER
| vices with the reading of the xiii psalm: The
| Kemp, late of Chicago, offered an earnest and
| appropriate PRAYER which was followed by the
| singing OF the hsndredth psalm 10 the old tune
| of "Od Hundred" in which the corps of OPEN
mOuthed walters Joined from very sympathy. At a
| signal from mime host" his servants appeared
leach bearing" as was happily said by my neigh
! bOr I" q prOpitatOry offering" TO our hungry and
expcctant guests in the shape Of I" baked pork and
beans" There was a suppressed exclamation of
surprise when the Rev. Nr. Gage of AndOyer asked
blessing, reveTenty returning thanks for the past
and invoking continuance of Gods goodness and
mercy in the future. The quick, nervous, rattle of
knives and forks showed that the beans were likely
TO be appreciated, though neighbOr from Mis-
sOuri intimated by delicate contraction
of his downy upper lip and an ominous xppGrd
movement Of bis nasal protuberance, that they
were not 10 the taste Of a Border Ruffan.
The beans were soon rendered completely inviSi-
bic. They disappeared as by magic, the empty
dishes stood before U.S. each questioned his neighbOr
"Where are they : A" Echo answered " Where ~
season of waiting and expectation, mitigated
somewhat by an essay on the numerous little dishes
filed with delicate slices of the best Westphalian
ham, and suspicious popping of cOrks aud musical
ringing Of glass, when 10 another onslaught of
WATERS with "Wulf" at their head bearing
sundry turkeys-yes, they were veritable turkeys,
done brown" young, fat, and delicate. Even
the - Border Ruffan" was Modified and smiled
unctuously, as he saw the array of turkey,
" smoking-hot potatoes, preisselbeeren," "a
substitute for cranberries), and "eod slaw.n
The sixty-fve pairs of knives and forks
addressed themselves manfully to the work
before them, only interrupted by half-expressed
doubts If they Were not eating goose after all for
(sub rosa) il must be confessed that there was an
indescribabe something lacking which always per-
tained 10 the turkeys roasted BY your mother and
mine, dear reader. The doubts vanished with the
turkey, however, and satisfaction beamed on every
fnca Rnrder Rnfinn-nan,nnlatelh Ia % nur.