Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-18

paper we received at southampton was
fun Of detailed descriptions of the st.
Petersburg festivities and parades. The
pity over the aged emperor was general
among the passengers"
THAT was quite unnecessary. He en-
duTes all with the greatest ease; tar
more easily than /. Though younger by
eighteen years, cannot bear to stand
up so long as he. As soon as possible ]
seek a corner and sit down.
'Then the etiquette is not so rigid as
in Bavaria. You have probably heard
the story of the adjutant who was dis
graced there for yawning ia the kings
/ presence2p
ayes, / have heard it. No, with us,
can assure you, we yawn, and pro-
digiously. But the king himself is never
! tired. 1t is the breed that enables this
race to bear fatigues under which others
much younger would break down.
What working power the king has
From early to late he sits among
his papers and works. He reads enOr-
mOusiy, but nothing save official pa
pers. 1 believe he never read
a novel, or anything like it. l read
good novels or poems for recreation, he
never. One might almost say that he
works too much. As he takes personal
notes of all that happens, and as he
cannot be equally Versed ia all, it can
not be avoided that he should at times
form superficial views. He does not
even suffer himself to rest while eating.
His breakfast is placed on a small tray
among the papers of his writing-table;
thus he reads on continually, while
taking now bite of bread and then a
sip Of coffee from the cup. 1t is the
same when taking dinner in his own
room. He does then as L used to do at
the university when ordered the dishes
to be brought to me. I dived into the
basket, began with the pudding, and
worked my way gradually back to
the cold soup. dis sleeping-r0Om
is as unpretentious as can be con-
ceived-something narrower and some
thing longer than this; in one cor
ner stands bed, so small that one OF
my girth would protrude on both sides
of it; the coverlet, also, is so small that
were he to turn over on bis side il would
not completely cover him. But he lies
always on his back, the head little
higher than l cOrld bear, the body
stretched out at full length--for the bed
is certainly long enough. In this posi-
ton, which would certainly be torture
to others, he remains unchanged all
night. But as soon as business calls
him he is always awake and lively.
When important matters impended,
have often been obliged to visit him al
night. 1t was frequently difficult to get
at him, for the Wallet had removed the
key on the outward side, taking it to his
own room, where the bell to the king =
apartment is hung, and then locked his
door inside. But the moment stepped
up to his bedside, he was always alert,
and never cross or Unfriendly."
'"This severe feeling of duty no doubt
belongs to the qualities into which the
royal family of Prussia are educated
1t is, at least, traditiOnaI?"
nYes, the conscientious punetuality oi
the monarch is proverbial. To-day, for
instance, l was ordered to meet him at
a certain hour, but the king came eight
minutes later. He could not be paci-
fed, exhausted himself in excuses foI
his negligence, and returned TO it again
and again"
The conversation then turned to the
personal relations of the visitor, the fire
and rebuilding of Chicago, etc The
chancellor rose, and erecting his mighty
figure, said:
"There, l am still wearing my full
Persian reception dress"
''It is plain enough"
''Yes, no doubt; there is nothing more
comfortable. Formerly | consumed, by
my reckoning from thirty to forty hours
a mOnth-fOur working days-in dress
ing. There was the grand and the small
minister uniform, the society uniform,
etc. Ordered to attend the king, I had
to put on dress which | could not wear
in the street without all the boys run
ming after me-a blue dress, with shining
buttons, etc.; if / wanted to avoid this
l had to go, even in the hottest summer,
with nay overcOat on. Then, the salu-
tations! Everybody who knows me sa-
luted, so that I was obliged to
keep nay hat constantly Gin hand
Had I saluted only in the mill
tary fashion it would have been
ascribed to impoliteness. | decided.
therefore, always to wear uniform, and
now have got rio of all trouble. In
uniform l am always presentable at
court; for society | need only to put On a
shorter coat for this long one. The high
boots are so comfortable that | wear
them even at VarZin, where l go other
wise in citizens dress. They protect
one perfectly against wet and mud, and
save the clothes"
$50 this is the secret of the military
dress? 1t is not to be construed as a
demonstration in favor of militarism p"
A jOvial smile was the only answer.
A few more courteous words of farewell
and the conversation was at an end.