National Republican., 1875-07-23
REPUBLICAN,. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 3d.
HONE OF OUR FRITZ.

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HeME OF OUR FRITZ.
His Modsl Farm ct Bofnstsdt-Prussian Ray
alty's summer Houss-A Princess Beloved
by Those Who Know Hsr Bsss-A Royal
Father with Peasants Heart.
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gd=stte,
writing from Potsdam, June 20, gives the follow
ing interesting sketch Of the shome-life Of the
Grown Prince Of fGermaay and his family;
Following the main road from Sans Souoi past
the historical windmill, you soon reach the
modest village OF Bornstedt, near which lies the
farm Of ~ the .,y Urown Prince: Il must os an IN,
titles titles and royalty and can ven SsiIsvo the old
happier than when she came TO the farm and
presided as the gnadige frau Of Bornstedt. Upon
es Ss s 70 ss sstT n 0 e
The right has never been given to me to show the
sBut who can do 1t, then? We are very anxious
"Well indeed, no one. I have lived here nine
years, but no one ever asked me before.
Upon our telling her that We were Americans,
and promising her that we would not tell any one
that she had shown us through the house and pri-
very nsss pretty I oWsr garden that s1tsndsd
ss,ssnt PRIDE the diaerens bed! allotted 70 the the
during the hours allowed them for recreation,
(which are very few" said the old lady with
vacation ike other children. They have 50 much
to learn and study that even when they are here
there is always Q teacher fer music, or French or
English or Italian following them to spoil their
play, for these lighter studies are reckoned
part Of their recreation" On one side Of the gar
den was little house Of white rabbits with the
said would SC delight the little princesses when
they returned from England. There were also
chinas, and black Spanish hens sccldIng and
coaxing the truant chickens that could slip
through the bars and wander of in the pleasant
grass.
I stopped to read porcelain plate that de-
pended from two or three hr trees. The inscrip-
O2 SR
Laughed and said, "LIebe frau, how much Of
the labor did they perform with their own
"She looked a little confused, and answered:
.Well, TO tell the truth, the hole was dug for
little dirt upon it. Then the gardener filled Il
up, but Il was great fun for them."
THE CROWN PRINCESS ROOMS.
Leaving the garden, we assembled the main steps
to the house, which could have been infinitely
bettered by . strong application Of brush and
soapsuds, past the Kitchen, into q small corridor
that led to the Crown Princess rooms above. The
German style, with walls and ceilings Of painted
boards. The rooms are all furnished with ex-
quisite taste and the utmost simplicity. The
lounges, chairs, curtains and beds are covered
with pure white corded pique, with broad border
Of blue ohintz.
"Ob, how pretty and simple ~ we exclaimed.
"Yes," she said. THAT Is her Hig6ness' own
taste she likes It better than the silks and daask
OF the palace 1t Is great deal of labor for every
CT and ironed, and when the covers are ready, It
must be sewed neatly on again. But we do it
wIlIpgly for her Highhess for she is 50 good and
Indeed" ;" we exclaimed uthat is very pleasant
to hear for the Berliners do not like her, and say
q great many disagreeable things about her,"
Yes, know; she is not gay and grand enough
to please them, but she is true wife and mother,
and say 1t honestly. You see am q very old
never have seem a@z Of ebdfsn 5
uation In life SO perfectly managed, so thoroughly
welLbred and obedisnt, as the children Of our
are princes and princesses, they never bstray Il
by word or act while they are here. The young
crown prince is one Of the best-hearted boys
Last summer, on a cold, raw dag, her Highness
sent down word she wished fire. started up
the steps with basket Of wood. The young
said, OH that is much too heavy for you' and
ran up the steps wthit and placed IL by the stove
ORDER to take Gp crpe se ssd DO yoa want M
that down. stairsr and before could remon-
strate he rolled up the carpet, threEit over his
shoulder and ran down stairs with it."
We said they did just such q pleasant act in
Berlin last winter 1nterrupting rs, she eontin-
usd: .oh you mean packing the bread in the
me about It; It is Just like the boys"
With some curiosity, we inquired, "Do you at
tribute all the good training entirely 70 the
motherf Has the father nothing to do with i;?" q.
THE PRINCE AS A FATHER.
"The Grown Prince does his share, too. He
romps and plays with the younger children, and
reads and walks with the older ones explaining
to them, and teaching them IN various ways.
.You know It is said the Grown Pr nee and
Princess do not live happily together"
swell, dear lady, reckon they have their
thing but TT the S utmost kindness between 0ss them
when they were here, and his HIghness Is as
tender husband as one could wish to have. !
was born, the crown Princess drove hefe from
the new palace with one Of the children in her
own little one-sested carriage. When she re-
than incommode her, not only walked by the car
riage all the way back, but carried the child In
his arms, laughing and talking with her High
was born, no father could have shoEn truer af-
fection. So soon as he heard that his wife was
we'll and had daughter, he said: 'oh, must go
baby Princess When her HIghness is here
she comes down stairs, puts on big apron, and
sys sue Wants ~ cooS suGn anu sucn 9lsn I9r
ing her the necessary articles, often forget my
self and say sic to her. Then ! apologize, and
Is no natter have worked for them to the best
Of my ability for nine years. But If they should
discharge me tomorrow and said anything else
o Happy as We were to hear this pleasant contra
floating around Berlin, and to learn the plain
@y whom We hihRSs hass the most
respect we found the old ladys volu blity on this
subject, evidently very near her heart, would OF
cease Of ITSELF SO we stopped her flow Of praise by
inquiring If the rooms were now in readiness for
her Hfghness.
"Any hour she chooses to come All have to
do IA 6ll the nf nd
then
APRINcEss' PARADISE.
We finished for her-"Then It will be q rural
paradise, worthy OF your Princess"
never @ have re- envisd any Of her possessions be;
rooms, the vases Of fragrant flowers, and, above
ALL this book. case filled With my faVorite English
dairy and inspected It's arrangements, and ad-
nired the wooden churns and hrkIns that were
secured TO q degree Of whteness that we wondered
stood BY the door. IN which the tin cans were be-
ing filled with milk ready for delivery. Laugh
Rgy IsnsIIsd KID ~ rd.I did not not know your Grown
"Oh yes" she answered, "his principal proft
from hfs farm is from the, milk and butter. But
come cor now and see our cows they are the pride Of
And well they may be, we thought, as we en-
tered the long, low building, with Its double row
ders as one could wish to see. AS We passed by
the stalls, the fat, sleek, gentle creatures looked
up at US wonderingly, then resumed their munich
ing, and iazilY switching of the flies with their
long, buthy tails. Over each stall was the name
Of the animal and they reioiced In such classical
appellations as Auroro, Victoria, Juno, Hebe,
Helene, and SO on. The cows, the old lady told
me, were all MIXED twice and many Of them three
times day, and gave an abundance Of good, rich
milk, that was always In demand. But very few
Of them are raised upon the estate, most Of them
being imported, which reminded me OF the lEn-
Ierors remarks TO q peasant at the cattle show
In April, In Berlin. There were very few cattle
on exhibition that had not been imported. After
the distribution Of the Ipremiums, the Emperor
went up to Q countryman who had taken q prize
on o steer that he had raised himself, and said,
"Now, my good fellow, you deserve that prize:
you have labored, and watched, and tended that
animal, and had an immense amount Of trouble
and care with IT. until you have brought 1t to this
size and perfection. You deserve your reward,
but these men deserve prize for importing full.
grown stock" .But then," he added "Mein sohn
macht's eben so.''
Efforts Of the Grangers.
Col. d. Wyatt Aiken, of South Carolina, was
the guest of the Patrons of Industry in New York
On Tuesday evening. Col. Aiken is q member Of
the National Grange and one of the axecutfva