The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-24

HE hates the people across the channel,
does he notT' | asked.
Hate scarcely expresses his sentiments"
said the captain, with shrug. ut is Gu
rious, in all the delving and investigating
of the newspaper correspondents that the
real reason has never been published OF the
crown princes antipathy toward the E2
glish. He is of a peculiarly revengeful and
resentful disposition, and his dislike for his
mothers people dates back from the very
moment of his birth. When 1T was learned
that the Empress Victoria was about
to give birth to child and to the probable
heir to the throne of the German empire,
there was great deal of excitement in
Berlin. The empress, as you probably
know, is woman of very strong mind.
She is the oldest daughter of Queen Victo-
ria of England, and, over there, she imbibed
all sorts of notions concerning the superior
ity of woman to man, and the mission III
life of the queens daughter, and SO on The
result was that at an early period OF her
married life, she convinced Frederick that
she must have her own way at all hazards,
and, when she made up her mind on the
eve of the birth of her child that she must
have an English physician to attend her,
there was a great scurrylng and rushing
around the palace There were no end of
skillfui German surgeons, but it was rather
difficult then-nearly thirty years ago-to
find an English physician who was worthy
of the honor of attending the daughter-in-
law of the emperor. At the last moment
an English physician was found and taken
to the palace. He was clumsy and excite d.
The fact was, that when the child was born, it
was found that the surgical instruments had
crushed his left arm and hand. From the
very instant of his birth young Prince
Williams arm was withered. He grew
up a soldier in every fibre of his body-a
wonderful horseman ,skillful with his sword
and full of fire and dash. But even at the
outset of his career as an athlete and horse
man, he found himself handicapped by the
awful drawback of the withered arm. He
was obliged to eat with a queer sort of Il
combination of knife and fork, which
could be held in one hand, and, for a long
while it was impossible for him even to
hold the reins of his horse in his left hand.
BY dint of continuous practice in develop
ing the muscles that were not withered, in
the hand and arm, he succeeded in acquir-
ing the grip on the reins, and he has it to
this day. A species of blind and angry
rage possessed him that he-the prospective
heir of one of the greatest empires of the
world, descendant of a line Of kings extend
ing over 800 years and the possible future
master of Europe-should find himself Grip
pied in the face of every worldly advantage.
BY degrees, this peculiar, sullen resentment,
for which he is notable, settled upon the
bungling physician who had caused him all
this trouble, and thence. by easy stages, he
grew to dislike not only the physician, but
also the people of his race, and this feeling
extended so far that William was actually
and pointedly antagonistic to his own
mother because she was English born.
Nothing on earth will ever convince him
that the English are not in some way re-
sponsible for his withered arm.n
At this moment lackey appeared at the
head of the stairs and bowed profoundly
to the officer. Thereupon he Strengthened
out his long and shapely limbs, pulled down
his coat, smoothed out his white kid gloves,
threw away his cigarette, and sent up
another card to The foreign minister.
II am sorry have to go" he said amia-
bly,, for had piece of news for you."
Concerning the empororF | asked.
Yes, in a measure; or, at least, concern
ing his favorite doctor. There was a scene
this morning, in the palace, between Mac
kenzie and the young crown prince, i'll which
his highness treated the English doctor with
marked and more than brutal severity"
Again the lackey appeared at the head of
| the stairs, and, with a hurried bow the Off
Ger disappeared. jumped into a cab and
went to see one of the secretaries of the Brit
ish legation, who usually knew a great deal
about court affairs He was exceedingly
cautious, however.
II heard at dinner tonight" he said,
thoughtfully. "that there had oeen scene
between the English doctor and the crown
| prince, but it was only referred to in a cas-
ual way. cannot substantiate it.n