The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-31

venerable, infrm professors. who had
| received some favor at her hand old
soldiers who had fought for her as ca.
diets, the needs of their country forc-s
ing them young into active service, all
| came alike with reverent mein and
hushed breath to honor her memory.
the queen Of queens rs they love to
call her. ts', =. .s sz8% Il
One old sire with the SHOWS Of more
than eighty winters hanging over him
says, "Ah, yes | remember well i'm
the early part of June, 1907, the dra-
COON regiment of Auer stood near
Heilsburg. An undecided battle had
been fought between Napoleon and
the Russians, under Bennighen, in
which the town was entirely de-
stroyed. The first lieutenant had been
sent to Berlin; upon his return he
found the whole regiment, with the
officers, mastering. When they saw
him the officers all sprang forward and
surrounded him, eager to hear. There
was a moment pause. when the young
lieutenant said: Comrades, [ have
seen her. - he stopped and put
his handkerchief to his eyes; the feel
ing was contagious, and in few mo-
ments there was scare man in the
regiment who was not crying, con-
scious of the agony that filed her
loyal breast when she heard of a hat
| tle>''
That lieutenant is now Field Marshal
Wrangle, the oldest officer in the
Prussian army, who will soon cele-
brate his ninety-second birthday, and
the eightieth anniversary of his en-
trance into the Prussian army. It
was at this battle of Heilsburg, in his
twenty third, year as first lieutenant.
he distinguished himself and received
the order of merit. The old hero is
a connecting link between the two
generations, and as he walks through
the streets, followed by crowd of
children, to whom he delights to throw
bOn-bOns, one is carried back in reality
to the time of the beautiful queen, and
she seems, with all the touching tales
related of her, real presence even to
us strangers.
The death of the Princess Marie, of
Russia, who was granddaughter of
Queen Louise, and the niece of the
Emperor William, occurring 50 near
the anniversary of the queens BIRTH
day, has revived many anecdotes of
the royal family, of which the follow
ing have not seen before in print.
The Empress Alexandra, of Russia,
formerly Princess Charlotte, of Prussia,
came every year with her family to
visit her father, Friedrich William III.
On one occasion the fall maneuvers
were going on near Potsdam. The
king had made a standing order that
the soldiers were not to be disturbed
during any preparation of their meals,
and though the news flew through the
camp that the king and the ''Rus-
slams" as the empress family were
named, were coming, no one rose or
stopped his work. King Frederic
William, who was noted for ignoring
|pronouns, said, "Remain sitting-are
hungry-must have rest-take no no.
tice-do not like it, Near a group
OF soldiers the young princesses, Marie
and Olga, stood cycling closely the dex-
ferrous manner in Which they peeled
their potatoes.
The king said to his grandchildren,
good humOred1y, "Can you do it
Thou never tried, bad enough. Who
ever wishes to be good housewife
must first learn to peel potatoes. Show
us now what you can do" The prin-
cesses stopped down by the fire, took
the knives out of the hands of the SOL
diers, and cut away bravely. The
king sat on camp-stool, crossed his
hands over his sword, rested his chin
upon 1t, and watched their efforts with
much amusement, his eyes fairly dane
ing with mirth. Near by stood Prince
William of Prussia, the Crown Prince
Alexander, of Russia, and the Car and
Czarma Nicholas and Alexander, also
interested spectators Of the princesses'
culinary labor. An honest fellow out
of Pomerania said: ''But, little misses,
you must not cut so thick; too much
potato is in the peeling. How will we
satisfy our hunger! Do all the Rus
slams peel so thick p
"Quite right, Ahlmann,'' said the
king, who knew all his soldiers by
name; eve are not so rich as the Rus
SLAMS. Show them how to do it right,
so they will learn the Prussian way"
Altman took his knife, saying, "Hold
it so, and the potato so, and the peel
will be thinner The princesses fol-
lowed his directions, and surely enough
made quite a success Of their work.
Since the death of the Princess Marie
there are now living but three of that
merry company-0lga, queen Of Wur-