The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-14


zhioh observation he neither 5oksd himself
,or was attacked by tho 1okers: Ne'Su0 r.
lid the King bear any ll-win il his own A
esting was turned roughly against n.m,
and he was made TO s mari o osrcsam which =
more singing than the roysi S@A0~
There was often q cbildlike simplicity
about the old soldier king. He MouiG Joho
and laugh with the children ad "A 1n s,one on
his veteran Molwitz gray. ne ;losea 60 70
have them at his stirrup, and waScu IuoS
struggling to kiss his boot or pat tneI prou;et
old horse and he would laugh 1oyoosty
their young throats SET up 'ne
s. .. The hsushty toe hes thsrsi" NJ, il
One Saturday afternoon they carried the
matter further than his patience sSaI anai
menacingly, cried out in affected anger;
| .sYopne rascals to school with you al
| to school !" The cry was met by conn
ter shout from the ragamufnns OF Ia ns: ma no
school on Saturday afternoon ." Al which
the absolute king rode away REQUIRED. MS
hnmor. however, made such rebuffs well
come. He took truths from the popular
tongue with alacrity: Ait err ING son "'b he
recognized an old fruit-woman near the
Rrandenburg Gate, whom he remembered
to have seen there before the war broke
out. Fritz at onee greeted 1 tes WIFI times
INV tls.5 %osh sea 10" hass was the
+ conc,sa renlv "but where have you been
! for this ever 30 long 2" "Don't you know,
r mother, have been making war Tor these Sc
Q seven years past !" "aow snou'u CO. ~hv
= asked the venerable FomohS' ~ wy
i should care
it .Rsbble fight, and rabble slay; 49,,
n And rsbble frlsnds another day
Fritz laughed aloud, and rode, rode away e. sygul ID
o high good humor. 10 you LINK mn h ~ " to
h enter into colloquy with the apple-women
.s at the Marble Arch OF the fruit. sellers az
" St. James Gate when the guard ID oein
a. relieved Frederick William the Lhi!u ~ a
tn sample of it which reminds one OF what
IN Hanri the Fourth said to the mayor OF a
a. town whose speech the king could hardly
in hear for the ACCOMPANYING 6r ast,ngs OF
of Won please !" When Frederick William
n Visited one of his provincial towns for tn
ial first time, the chief clerical official OF tht
nv district read to him bombastically indatet
The king grew ~ snses Ts a. sut
Ky ali short, with an angry observation to HE al
M intsnt. Colonel Won Witzleben, "Can't stan
,ad snv more of it the man lie pelting me wit
its untruths." The king and the crown ptihn S;
SUP Movers into play at moment when q fare
rch Pv s" heinz acted in Berlin, which attracte
of ali nlav-eoers who loved laugh, kin
had and court included. There was favori
lied scene in this farce, wherein WORKMAN az
ard his master quarrelled and were feconcne
ter, Great fun was caused by the way in viii:
AXE the workman propitiated his wratnr
master, by awkwardIy holding out HE han
the aud saying, in dialect, NOW, measse
,nce neVertaeess ~ oin - J .,a;n' the mast
ASA, 10 THIS, salu aass 49, ~" go - hatta
stale lnVarlaote Ieplleu, iou 49,
a TO expression given to these phrases by t
bont two low comedians there was q world
re-. stage humor which delighted their
+ he dience, the sovereign and his family
- off much as any there. 1t happened at G.
nd time that the king was kept waiting for
con- dinner by the hardness OF the crown PRIV
nder to appear. Now, II we common Sa;n moL =.
,Wed so waiting, you may judge If king W
the an appetite considers such an offence to
that much below high-treason. Freder
William at last sat down in dudgeon,
= the his family sat down too, in silence, look
in it at the crown princes vacant chair, y
h re- feeling that there was q storm comi
Rome When bis majesty had just concluded
oman soup, his tardy royal highness entered
lry /" room. Seeing how matters $1,000, no y,
.anls. ed the workman in the farce, approac
Rer, the king in loutish fashion, extended
!, CIV. hand aWkwardly, and exclaimed with CO
3 and try accent, NOV, measCer, ~ Hae,
vaa William took up the joke immediat
pie to De put ON ene look ot eue osI0, 49,,
D said sumed his ar anu acceuS, H 49,
they his very volce, Squeezing n.S ~" $50
boOts while, Fr1tz, Guou KNOW SS III
t this suppose what a satiehed audience liste
j, who to that on Oh oialoeue 30 a I'm
aignal scene mighE 30 gone through with b. +
i, Wit the Prince OF Wales and H. r. II the L
of Edinburgh giving limitations OF
ngdom Com con ''nN
Of it's ooA'
. wit, 1,oo, R,rs-I,et us take thu
ar bet now ~ hodiv in tasted with rata GAY