Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-22

clothes. and on rising dons q wora ami
Iorms although be is most puncsiIiOqs
n tne stf1nt observance Of tie eourtesy
walsh makes ktm, when receiving an
allied prince, pat on the uniform Of the
Regiment bearing hls name when be had
sue hoaorary com mand of il. h has
oe<sn known % change his reeimentais
three or foar times in one morning in
aeeordancs With this forgal,ty.
After enc hour given 20 intimacy. his
nrst Interview is With bis Minister of
war, with whom be sutsrs into the
Eninutest details. after which, tiI I
o'clock, he receives all civil and militia
~ reports and transacss business, gen.
eraily standing IN that historical, en-
ofasGfe looking on ths square whsre
rses TIE hronze equestrian statue Of his
li0stfao1s ancestor, Frederick the
TREAT he lunches alone, ou eggs and
a eGtiet. IN less than = quarter Of an
hour. HIS physicians are still unable
10 make him take few moments siesfa
In the afternoon. es also 10 make him
give no
so2E TNDIGEsITBLE yIASDs.
Of which he is iDordinately foad, such
as cueombers and lobster. When he
rides, bis h0rse-a powerful, admirably
trained cearRer-is led up TO him in q
trench, dug a little deeper every year,
80 th4t be can mount With more IA
cility. Painful and lAborious as the
escens now is. oacs In the saddle the
Ness0r OF Kings hQH still night geyal
and martiat- Skinner and
winter be drives IN al open carriage,
victoria or Russian d6bsky, generally
alone. wrapped In his leng cloak, and
hitting his fu2er5 to cap or helmet in
recoRnition of the salute of " his chill.
drsD." a. he likes to call them, who
stand and bare their heads as be passes.
At o'clock be dimes vith the Em
press; on ordinary ocoasions siRn pie
repisf Of three courses, over in half an
boar. After the opera. at 10, be re-
enters the palace, takes leave of his
wife, has a cup of tea and retires TO his
vsli-earned rest, TO begin on the NOR
row another useful, we'll filled, labori0us
day.
Soldiers, officers. anything or any one
belonging 70 his beloved army, are priv
LEGGED with him, and very dear to his
heart; bat his love does not exclude a
strong sense OF justice, and q severe en-
lorcement of discipline. L4tterIy some
soldiers of the Land wshr, or reserve, all
we'll -to-do, rich, influential burResses,
rebelled AZ the injunction TO enter bag
gage wagons, and absolutely refused 20
travel in them. They referred the case
70 the Emperor by Telegram, ending
their statement by these words: what
does your Majesty command us to dor
Tbs answer came prompt and curt:
Obey" ami the delinqnents had to
answer before a military tribunal fer
their insabordin stion.
The body servant of the Emperor, the
oldest of all his old retainsrs, the faith
full EnRel, is a septua2enarian. His
master treats him with playful famili-
arity, usiHg to him the friendly ds, and
never fails when be enters the room
in the morning 10 inquire after his
health. he u far less strong and robust |
than the aged monarch, and one day |
last winter he regretfully informed his |
Majesty that he must soon retire from |
service. thai every man co1ld not be as |
hale as the Emperor, and |
that he needed rest. William !. re-
sponded with q laugh: "Engel, thou |
aAd l have not the time to rest" and |
nothing more was said.
The Emperor neither smokes nor
takes snuff. He uses a short sighted |
syeglass 10 read aud write only, aud will |
not own that his eyes are weaker. He |
sleeps, like boy, slundly and peace |
fully. He likes joke. aud with his in |
tariors is most eonsiderately kind, buy-
lag hilnaelf little presents for each Of |
his servants al Christmas. The other |
day he missed q servant maid whom he |
vas wont TO zee about .he Empress |
daily. On inquiry, he was told she had |
a days leave Of absence to yisit her fam |
lily, as 1t was her birthday. The next |
meeting her, the Emperor gave |
her tribe, adding, / atn late with my |
Nein Kindn
William l. leaves heavy task 10 his |
successor. HIS place may be iiiled. but |
he will not easily be replaced as the head |
of . great nation and great family.