Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-04

occasion was by no means confined
to the higher classes it was a sort
of Fourth of July in which all Ger
many shared. The enthusiasm in
Berlin, where the Emperor is person
ally popular, reached white heat.
The vicinity of the Palace was
thronged, the livelong day, by un-
countable multitudes, serenely indif-
ferent to the storms of hail and sleet
and wind, relieved occasionally with
sunshine, making the day a fit en-
blem of the Kings stormy life. The
beautiful street, "Unterden Linden
"a broad double street with walk
through the middle shaded by Linden
trees, and on which the Palace is sit
uated-was one solid mass of human
beings. The stiffness of the early
morning was broken by a salute of
upwards of hundred guns the band
played "God Save the King flags
adorned with the royal coat of arms
were flung to the breeze from ten
thousand windows. The pent up en-
thusiasm of the crowd burst forth in
yociferous applause when the King
appeared at an upper window of the
Palace, and was repeated with scarce
ly less heartiness at the appearance
of the Crown Prince and family, and
Prince Frederick Charles, the hero of
Metz. The carriages and liveries of
the princely guests were brilliant be-
yond description. Many of them
were drawn by six horses gaily capa-
risoned in silver plated harnesses,
testooned with braids of red, rider
bestriding the forward span, preced-
ed by herald. The spectacle was
an impressive one. The University,
too, not to be outdone, held service
of song and speech, duly advertised
in Latin, in its large hall. The ora
tor of the occasion was the distin-
guished scholar, Curtius. In the ev-
ening the central part of the city was
brilliantly Illuminated, and the crowds
became so great that they actually
INSTRUCTED the passage of vehicles in
the main streets.
The ingenuity shown in the arrange
ment of the lights was often quite
noteworthy. The royal coat of arms
and the Emperor's initial "W" were
Illuminated by skillful combination
of gas tubes. A great feast was CIV
en- in the City Hall in the afternoon,
and, in the evening, an entertainment
for the princely visitors in the old
castle. But the daily homage which
Berlin pays to Royalty is quite as
striking in its way as this more elab-
crate celebration. This picture in
some form confronts you at every
turn; it looks out from almost every
shop window; it meets you in every
public or private place of amusement
you will find him and his deeds paint
ed by the best artists, in the Museum
and art gallery, and the arsenal. He
appears to be the patron saint of ev-
cry industry, the guardian spirit OF
every public place, and the household
god of almost every family. Crowds
assemble before the Palace every day
rain or shine, and wait long hours
for glimpse of his royal person
whom he usually gratifies either by
presenting himself at the window o.
by sitting on a chair in his study higl
enough to make himself visible through
the windows to the eager spectators. 1
he rides out, multitudes throng hi
, way and greet him with hats off, ant
, it sometimes requires whole compa
, MES of policemen to keep the wa.
, clear. Truly if he were to claim
. like the French monarch, that he i
! the state, it wonld be no vaingloriou
, boast.
The present Emperor is certainl
: an interesting character. Thong
Y lightweight years old, he still enjoy
q good health and is as erect as a sol
D dier. His life lacks only four year
e of covering half his country's histor
e as an independent kingdom, the col
! onation Of it's first King having take
place in 1701. He became King Q
f Prussia in 1861 and was proclaime
e Emperor of Germany at Versailles i
# 1871. With the exception of FREQ
! erck the Great, his has been tn
q most memorable reign in his cour
# trys annals. He found Prussia onl
J. a third rate power; it is now at th
" head of Germany and virtually tt
r, arbiter of Europe.
IS The Emperor improves with age
" time has mellowed his dispositiC
E. and softened a temper originally pc
emptory and impatient. Although
IS has fought two great wars-one Wi
ii Austria in 1866 and one with Fran,
h. in 1970-1-in which he achieved tt
IN greatest success, he is now a 10
i'll er and firm friend of peace. Wh'
re the wild rage of political revoluti'
IS swept over Europe in 1S48, he W
is obliged to seek refuge in Englan
wv and while this experience made HI
mt the enemy of popular liberty, yet
he experience of later years has ma
s. him more tolerant of the rights
others, SO that his great popular
en- is not updeserved. G.. w. H.
WASHINGTON LETTER.