The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-27
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THE KAISER WILHELM.
A PEN and Ink Sketch OF the Germa
Emperor.

A Pan md Ink Sketch OF the German
Emperor.
"A correspondent at Ems, describing the
Emperor Wilhelm, says: Z
Dressed quietly IN suit Of spepper and
salt" he appears among the people accompa-
MED by a single member OF the Court, drinks
his!water at the spring like everybody else,
shakes hands with his friends, boss TO every
body and ,discourages ceremony OF all KINDS.
When the Kaiser first went 10 Ems ne sent LOT
all the physicians, receiving them most cordl-
ally, and sitting on the end OF table during
the entire Interview. Upon taking leave of
them, he said: !"Remember, gentlemen, that
when you meet me you are not 10 Know me,
for am poor man aud cannot afford to
buy many hats" This was polite way
of informing the gentlemen that 1t was
and that he had rather not be recognized.
No physician of Ems will ce found re-
moving his hat at the approach of the Empe-
ror. His reference to poverty 1s not unlre-
quent Upon the oirtn Oh one , Ht me n lloyd S
,chsnced to be walking drew the Imperial
attention to trinket, remarkipg that it Wonid
be a suitable present ior the happy mother.
HAh no,n replied the cautious Wilhelm "that
would be bad precedent, ior II my daughter
Goes on adding to her family as she has De-
gun, should eventually oe rninsa; . Ian am " 10"
he received beautiful gold and silver escri-
tolre as token of gratitude from wealthy
banker, whom he had ennobled for largely
.sndowing hospital. Gazing at the
superb gift, Wilhelm remarked, My
subjects are better off Than am. l
costly presents!" Whether the Kaiser is frugal
unto closeness 1 do not know, but that he
does not believe himself hedged In by Divinity
Is certain. Il dlned with his Majesty yester-
day" said German whose position is not
higher than that OF hotel treasurer. He Is
very frank and friendly" Fancy Queen Vic
1oria doing anything OF the kind! Why, she;
lectures the Prince and Princess oil Wales on
their want of eXclusiveness, and tells them
that If they are not more careful they will be-
&Lias common as the Camoridges." The Cam
bridges, you know, are her COUSINS. Tne
Kaiser frequently gives olnngrs n;e;f,n 10 I lne
officers stationed near OF visiting mere,
and. In tact, any person in the government
emnloy. either civil or military, Is ell
pibfe to this distinction, which Is con-
sidered ample compensation for exceedingly
meaere salaries. How these people can
afford to live at all is mystery; tne halser ;s
is very like his photograph, only ne Is not quite
"a good looking. Erect and sodieIly IN his
garbage, portiy, but not obese, In figure,
he resembles an English country gentleman,
or staid, shrewd man OF Boston. What MS
chin lacks In force his head makes up IN OBJ
stinacy, while there Is. an extreme thickness
of neck and breadth of cerebelum. that indi.
Gates unusual fghliDg propensities and bull
dog tenaclty. I should say that 1t would be
difficult to pound new idea Into his head or
an old one out Ihave no doubt that Monsieur
On-Dlt Ia right in asserting that Bismarck has
much difficulty In obtaining the Imperial con-
sent to many necessary changes, and reforms
are retarded in consequence, and that the
great coup agaihst the Jesuts has been the
work of much time and endless argument.
When man does not become King until he Is
sixty years of age, nor Emperor until ne IS
sixty-nine, he is likely to be less open to con-
yictlon than one born ln the purple or Inherit
ting crown at an earlier period.