Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-19


Hiding From His Subjects and Indulg
ing in Queer Antics.
Multifarious are the anecdotes
fables, some of them, | really believe
.old Of the king. lie is a misogynist,
hater of court ceremonials, yet with
Al a man who stands upon his dignity;
passionate lover of mountain seen
cry, and a great stickler for the anato-
NY of Bavaria. lie will not have II
Prussianized at any price. His favor
te seat is a hunting-lodge up in the
mountains. 1t is said that he sleeps
in large. lofty room. with the ceiling
painted to represent the ornament
md a practicable moon shedding
mellow light from one quarter OF the
artificial heavens. The perspective Is
managed so as to give the illusion OF
,paciousness, and through the distant
.rees cut out OH the canvas, as he re-
,lines may be heard the plash OF fail-
NO waters. Their lullaby bushes hlm
% sleep. Sometimes his majesty rises
N the night, has black steed saddieu'
and dashes off at whirlwind speed up
and down the hill roads-which are
well kept for that rcason-like phan-
-om horseman pursued by some re-
lentless decree of the supernatural
mowers. The finest stud in Bavaria
is to be found in his stables, but the
cattle are cast soon and often; they
are thoroughly worn out and broken
down after very few years IN the
royal service. lie plays practicaI
Jokes on his retinue sometimes. IL Il
related of him that q minister arrived
IN hot haste once to crave an audience
on important business of state I'M
king was out hunting the chamois, bu
bv some chance the minister succeed
ed in catching the party. Ludwig pre-
ceded him to a gamekeeper's hui
where he sometimes used to uncf
and went in, telling him to atten
him. The minister waited one hou'
two hours, and at last, losing patience
and fearing that his royal master ma
been attacked by some sudden lines
forced in the door. No king was ther
a He had made his exit by window
: the back, and was away on the big
e hills in pursuit of the game. In Il
:. capital his majesty often comman
= an sfsess. ss@ss-=ssssslls : ~ NEaGaf
: for whom he has as strange a predi
I. tion as a predecessor on the throne ha
e for Lola Montez, and this opera is pr
/ duced in the middle of the day. II
]. theater is darkened, and no one is a,
i mitted to the auditorium but himsel
! If he is pleased he sends the prin
J donna, not bracelet nor a ring, but
bouquet of flowers plucked by his oy
hands. He once had "Lohengrin" a
acted on the Starnberger See, the bd
ders of the Lake having been illumin!
ted at his expense. When the wa
] with France broke out he was dis
pleased, but dared not attempt to sten
the tide of universal German feeling
However, he declined to 90 to tn,
front, and withdrew himself to his be
loved solitudes while the stirriDo
events which led to the building of the
German empire were thrilling the
world with excitement At the close
OF the duel of Titans, the crown prince
of Germany came to Munich to pass
the victorious Bavarians in gala re-
view. The king fled again to the
mountains. He knew the popular
commander would receive an enthusi-
astie greeting, and he did not choose
to play second fiddle in his own capi-
tai to any domestic foreigner. He
takes deep interest in the passion
Play" and when Josef Meyer was
drafted into fighting contingent, he
gave strict orders that he should be
detained at Munich and employed as a
clerk in the war Office. The village Of
the Mystery lost its own share in that
conflict which brought mourning to 50 '
many humble fresides in the father n
land, and of the actual performers two v
or three who had speaking partsin 1870 G,
were killed in the field or succumbed to
their wounds. -TinSley'S Magazine, =,