, 1870-07-24
THE HOHENZOLLERES.
An 1ntcfe4tinK Chapter OF Historical
tsoAkfp About The lkoFnl Family OF
PRUSSIA.

An interesting Chapter OF 1fL1t0ftcnl
tio.&ip About the lkoFni Family OF
Pzuszin,
Ey Dr. o.2ood, IN th< Srg yoyk Exnin5 Pa<t.
Tho TMe1ga1ten at Berlin ia one OF the |
largest md fines, parks in Europe, being two
Iniles long and hall milo broad, ,~abouuding IN
grand old trees and only needing rocks and
hills to give it all the essentials Of the rural
picturesque. Near the negenten street, where
our Ameficsn Minister lives. runs the southern
boundary al tho park, and you do not go in
side lar before you meet pretty Sheet OF
water, with a little island in tho middle, with =
the island you find y striking statue within
lovely grove. The statue is OF Frederick Vii
liam Ill, and III by Drake. the f11ons pupil OF
the peerless nauch, and the island bears the
name Of Lonisa, the noble Queen and wife OF
Frederick Willism Ill do not propose no. to
critieike the statue celebrate it, great merits
] will only eay that It is Ut once history and
Tocua, telling by it's portrait hgure tho story
Of lruttiA's most heroic lfo since her great
Frederick. and exhibiting in the earnings on
the baee the triumphs Of prussi.n kt and
ecience over Ill the Kingdom OF nature by TINT |
heroic kings large policy. The point that |
wish to dwell uron Is ono that seemed to INC |
to be defect in the artists work.
asked tue accomplished lads WIN vts my |
gracious guide, how it WIS that snch an OBJ |
viCuH law In the marble was allowed to exist !
upon the foot-the right foot think it wae- |
and she replied that it was not flaw IN the |
and was meant to represent y patch in the |
kings boot. / cav at once tho intention, and |
thai this king who had carried Pruttia to such |
triumph through the terrible wars with Ma |
polson, Was hers pottr.yed IN Tsjesty yet
with sag.sious recognition Of his humiliation
and sacrifice He wote the crown aud bore
the eNord wae wiling to SHARE tho fEuit of his
peoples m'slortnnes and have his boots
patched. that the nation might have IN c1-
snare money from self {-tndu1genco for the
great war Of noefs'ion. 1e 1ne "no!e sto1! WE
told 1t once y tne nsnt OF tnae euat nnn8 m,a- .
summer das taat 1eA urea tne s.ssne OF toe
King and from the Mi3na taat pofo INC name
by Schadow, that commemofsies ber return
from honisebefs io 1sts. 1hete ts steM
oeaI ot poeu! Aoont mo NaoIc 1uH, Ana y
9Pesks ~ei sor the grateful 1nhamtants OF
TIE fArss'Ax xosAacua
As snss eeSne e1Pteesea an important ef1sss
in modern history. and brings the King and
Queen tosesnes unaes ,. " vatch a. o. IT md "a
lives. = few words Of explanation may not be
aniss- F1edcisck H'l!iatn usually styled the
great eiector, and the founa.H Of tho fEassian
nonss w. 1o,n ,ma n i1 =, ;san sma n's .seess.on
garded u tho founding at tho nation. He
brought Sweden to terms, freod fEnssis from
her former suhoeuio1tson to Poland kept
Los'is Nf II bay, md csen cut INTO his con.
asylum. founded universities, Identified him.
ee3f with the liberties Of dcrnany, and died
iu16ss.theJearofthe greAt revnl1tion that gave
constitutions! Gbcst; Its triumph IN England.
Hin son, Frederick I. born in 1857, carried on,
Ensl.sh Ahctatoss. HaA January Is. 11oi, At.
tAined the dAraing object Of his ambition, 40
with his wife, the sistoz Of Goorse I OF Eng.
land. was crowned 1t Kon1gsbase, Ha died Il
ms. tbs Arst king Of Prussia His SON.
1todesick William T. mrs fsor., In 1853 snd III =
in 114o, after 4eicu OF tventv-eeyen vars shat
20 fuliy show his eh1ewdncas and foIiv, h,.
honesty and his cruelty. hts parental careful
ness md brutality. He LETT to his son F1eder,