Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-07

he Is expected TO conclude an advantageous
treaty he must be fed with the viands calcu-
lated TO work Inspiration. 1t is not to be con-
celved that &c permits one OF hi, principal as
Columns might be filed with the culinary
knowledge displayed in the memorable worN
1efOre us. The Intelligent Prince diiateS upon
every imaginable variety of fish contained in
ocean or river. He lays down the law upon
crabs and Holsters; diScourseS freely upon eggs
and claims the honor of being he iven sent
benefactor TO AK Ia Cnapelle, hay!ag taught
the benighted CITIZENS how to fry oysters His
discrimination c.eeoeS Is perfectly wonder
Iui; lie can hold iorth oy the hour upon wine,
and on dire occasion, spirits becoming scarce
in the tents causes desperate appeal TO be teie-
graphed home as to the strong need OF a supply
of gin incontinently. Always good natured after
dinner, he threatens corporal punishment To
the steward of Baron Rotllschlld for refusing 10
bring forth wine for the king when every bottle
Is paid for. Nay, albeit loyal subject. he al
lows the rllmOr to circulate uncOntradicted til 1t
he has killed brace of pheasants in NJ. Roths-
child park, contrary to the express prohibition
of his sovereign. His excuse. it appears. is the
paramount duty OF Seh-preServatiOn, the win yed
victims having been the first to begin the ARRAY.
However on some subjects the Prince is as
silent as the tomb. Though a German. he hard
ly ever alludes to philosophy, philology, his
tory, poetry, science. and the like popular
TRIES. For tranSce2dental aspirations, he
contents himself with the doctrine of Herrn-
nut, and In the matter of literature dlspoSeS OF
The leading poet OF the day by the one word
sentimental On philosophy he has one Oh
servation to offer with reference to its practi-
cal uses. II IS quoted for its rarity rather than
Or its depth:
when in the first form at M grammar
school, wrote and spoke Latin fairly. l could
not do as much now. AS to Greek, | have en-
tirely forgotten 1t. l cannot conceive why
Greek should be learnt at all. The practice is
probably adhered to because sch llarS dislike to
ee that sighted which took them 50 much
line and trouble 10 acquire. Ii il is coute Id I'd
mat the study OF Greek IS eXcelle ut mental q s.
tipllne, to learn Russian would be still more So
and at the same time practically useful
TWenty-elght declenSiOnS and the innumarable
ncetics by which the deficiencies OF coniura-
ton are made up for are something to exercise
the memory. And then, how are the words
changed! Frequently nothing but a sin lie
letter OF the original root remains"
So fertile in its communications upon the di-
pl0matic hero of the campaign, the Secretary'S
diary can not fail to allude TO his wife and chill
,ire1. one significant quotation will suffice
T he Princess writes to the Prince i'll N0vembar.
1870:
II am afraid you viii find no Bibles in France.
am gong 10 SEND you the Psalms, that y0u
may read in it the prophecy referring to the
French, Il say unto you the wicked Shall be
destroyed"
Even month before. the Prince tells the
Duke OF Meiningen his wife would have the
French eXterminated, root and branch. only
excepting the little children, who cannot be
held responsible for having such atrocl0uS pa
rents. Why these cogitatiOnS Of the illuStriOuS
lady have been repeated by the Prince, chron-
icled by Mr.. Busch, and printed, we must con-
might be appropriately extended to a gOody
portion OF the book There is a report that some
OF those who are unceremoniOllSy dealt with in
1t have addressed the Prince upon the subject