The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-25


Tendon to .hs savory dishes inan % what s goins
indeed, an immense material capacty-the true
rictme OF 'joly old bishop good-natused and
OF blessed memory. In the neignborhood OF Ammer-
gan there lives a poor shoemaker who receives q
he has ready whenever the King passes s' by lie
never makes an excursion In the neighborhood
retuTniua mostly with empty pockess IN the manner
OF his grandfather, Ludwig H. who used not only to
s. end his own money, but that oil the members OF
his suite.
MUSCULAR CHRISTIAN.
believer in muscular lrisuanlty is Bavarla's
Kong He Is capital swimmer. Connected with
the astle park IL little, simple bathinI-house on
the AXE, whilner he goes TO battle. OIenlimes he
may seen on moonlight nights IN summer time,
between nine and ten, far out In the lake, enjoying
himself 10 his hearts content.
ACROSS THE LAKE,
at Sternherg you see at times a miniature pacdle-
wheel steamer called the Tristan. IL belongs 10
Ludwig. AMI bears him across the lake whitnerso-
ever the monarch wiileth generally 10 the paradox
cai Island Of Roses, upon which is the finest col.
lection IN Germany VI ali known varieties OF tne
rose.
CHARACTERISTICS.
Like many other great men Ludwig is great
friend OF tobacco, usually smok Ing cigars, ana OF.
ten Turkish tobacco IRON a water pipe nargilehl.
He is great reader ana student, and Is very well
informed on passing topics. An Illustration OF h-s
reading propensity is given IN royal anecdote.
Once upon q time the young King rode mp .ne her
zogstdni, mountain SIX thousand ieet hign,
between the Kochelsee and the waicnensee,
10 house which his father had caused 70 be erected
precpiate paths on horseback. His adjulani. how
ever prevailed with great diificuty III influencing
the King 10 ascend on iooi. Ine King remained
upon the mountain three days, had his meals
brought out to hun upon tie plateau or the house,
enjoying while partaking OF them the beauties OF
the mountain world about him, aud during the
finest weather he could not be induced 10 exchange
his book for the rine disappointing MS hunters
greatly. The King, IL Is said, is very particular
about having his selected books along with him Ia
all these mountain excursions The story con-
necJed with the ascent OF the 6erZogstand ends
with narraling how thai one night the King sud.
denlv took Ii INTO his bead 10 descend TO the lower
earth aim forbldding the hunters TO precede him
any OF them. The King is also very fond OF taking
his his DRIVES late a, might and generally drives I've from
open carriage, and seeming not TO care for wind or
| storm.
Before Introducing you TO Hohenschwangan let me
reveal You trat or two OF lie connected with Lud
wigs hunting box, OF Lindenhof situated hign up
In the mountains, and seven or eight hours distant
from the enchanted Schloss Derg. Lndenhof is the
nincently and comfortably furnished and occupied
by the young monarch when he wishes to hunt the
wild cnamois.' To reach il from Lake Sternberg
you nave TO do great deal of climbing, passing on
the way TO Ammergan until the lovely Alpine valley
the NILS to the right. During last summer
the young King seemed 10 favor his Lindenhof resi-
a sS s Tes 20
their King at their pc ormance any or every sunday
aag great the REJOICING IN ae sge when
aud announced to the burgomaster that seiner
Maesa h " YOU'D honor ne py by l' &c on
gotten by the Ammerganers. think they reJoiced
| more IN The presence OF their King tnan IN all the
| hundred thousand people who visited them during
the summer. The King sat in the open theatre dur
Ing the weIs q Inc Day from eg, oeoGx IN IN the
ception OF the pause Of an hour Tor dinner. The
Wue.hearted players did their parts. The act
Ing was grand, the singing superb, the scenes beau
tlfully represented, Each player and singer knew
that tho King's-their Ktng-eyes were upon nim
And the King repaid mis- people BY paying deep and
serious attention to the play Till the end apparently
as surprised as delighted.
TIE PASSION PLAY AT AMERICAN.
Being In Anlmergan at the time relolced with
the people at the Kings visit and his appreciation
the summers performances, ana repaid the players
for many heariless censure given by Purtanical
clergymen from Albion and elsewhere, with their
representing Christ upon the stage, and mystic.
yiously iltlmatins every now and then that they
had heard that the King OF Bavaria was not pleased
WITH the play and would prohibit 1t In future. Two
days after the performance before the King royal
courier galoped into tue village, bringing with him
his royal masters invitation to len OF the chief play
ers OF the village to dine at his castle at the Linden
letter from the King and a thousand gudens for
the village. to be distributed for benevolent pur-
poses The letter read as follows:-
Myon MoFSnID @ M. Malssy our
' hs s sns
;as s
q b: wh
GERMANY His Hsey SENDS 70 the s Taes
THANKS never forgotten viii remain the grand mpres
ssy s' BY the s hs sd & h Ma
THE HUNTING BOX AT LINDENHOF.
. At one o'clock on Wednesday the 9th OF October
KING sending carriages for the journey The per
sons selected were the deneators OF Christ, Peter
the virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene. BY follow.
ing them we gain considerable insight into the
10 h sSs to e aG persdu
audience or over Ten minutes In length. during
H. @S ne EscS to arr @
FORGET his audience with the King, he returned
from 1t with his forehead covered with perspiration
Lord and Master after the denial than have been
fscariot, 100, was well received said Judas
"Fnst Of all we were shown the dining rooms but
seeing the mass Of silver things, the bouquets and
other ornaments, thought II was only to look at.
But 1t was to eat When His Majesty called me
into audience had queer feeling about the heart;
but The King was so cordial that ne soon made us
all at home. / no sooner entered the reception
the words Uh Judas " tnen et ali restraint
| swept away, and we talked together just like TWO
| old friends He praised US very much for our per.
| torrance
TIE KING AND THE PLAYERS.
Said he Judas yonr roe is one OF the most din
crowd, answered tho King, pointing downward tH;
and, pottng his hand to his breast added, mot 10
what KIND Of feeling DO You nave when You md
yourself completely alone on the stage : DO you
not earY' He then spoke OF The single actors said
that ne would like TO see the play again and had
paid the greatest attention to all that had passed
before him. He had read deeply the literature
the subject OF mystery and passion PLAYS and no.
tleed the singing as being lautless Then the con-
versaton with Judas turned to Hohenschwagan
Judas displaying evident interest Ill the ne castle
which the King Is building there. "Have you not
seen my new castlefr said the King. "No, your
MaJeaty.n "Why not "Your Majesty, the Jrav.
eng expenses thitner too heavy for such people
as We" "Oh, Judas, II that be all, l can help you
out OF that dlflculy." 'tHe Is a king" Concluded
Ir.U
During the Virgins audience. the King praised her
for playing the difficult role With much graceful
ease and natuianess and asked ner II she had ever
received dramatic instruction THIS being answered
ID the negative he referred to the Mary OF 1866 VINO
had Deen artnciay trained in her role, and whose
performance lie did not remember with grace. He
asked her II the people OF ODER. Ammergan aud
LIZ. Am. 5000 .nl..l -ka.l.