Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-17
How schoolmaster Raised Public Row
by Flogging IIim-"Unser Fritz tho
Idol of His Countrymen.


I, Probably the only living American who
kssg enjoyed the close acquaintance Of
tho iios< ,suiforer at San Reno. who. by
the recent death OF Emperor williapT II
United Germany, succeeds to the frono
o. .. on. pe.ei 81 Baker, of ~, Fioriations on
fnelghborhood, f. ig,,aon, H,n,, a resiaen. iI Oh 81
eApec'eu W rec. 4 of the mechanical
~, 5oi the Centennial Exposition.
h. The year 1870 this gentleman,
Gwynn, a prominent mechanical
uepor, of Cincinnati, went with his
Tho to Berlin. The elder Gwynn was
- 'ative Of Philadelphia house
/ WV" ''o - railway supply business
Church in Il = being in It's infancy, tho
htAn. N ! Frederick William ",
took T.. - ..atrcst in all matters per-
taining TO the Introduction Of the iron
horse, and often visited the work shops
OF the Berlin & Frankfurter line. OF
which the Gwynn's had charge. "Unser
Fritz, y who now lies on his sick bed at
San Reno, dying with malignant can
GER, was then living ,'unter den Linden"
about square away from the "Schloss
Platz" 0he. king palace, and was about
sixteen years of age, tall, handsome,
dignihed and with a gracious, pleasing
manner that won all hearts. These rail.
readers from America often visited tho
palace ON business. aud became on terms
OF friendship with not only the King OF
Prussia, but his household and with
many of the nobility "unser Fritzv
was school boy at the time, and almost
every day would visit the work shops
after his'studies were over, and ply tho
workmen with questions about America.
The younger Gwynn soon became his
favorltc, and these two young men dhe
Major being not over twenty-three at tho
timel had many social chat together.
The Princes manner was so artlcss and
and he seemed to be so thor
oughly democratic, that he at once won
the love and respect Of his foreign friend.
These qualities cndeared him TO his own
untrymen-qualities so different from
other members OF the reigning house
his father especially, who has Just died,
being stiG and pEoud and unapproach-
able, and abont this time an incident oc-
cured which illustrated in most strlk-
my manner the staunch loyalty OF thu !
Germans for the handsome boy, who to- |
lay is the present Emperor OF United |
Germany. 'Fritz, was lively lad--not |
Ticious or mean in any sense of the word
--but possessed of spirit Of mischief
hat did not comport with the stern ideas ,
" duty entertained by his tutor, q mat
cr OF 6Qct old pi ofessor who long since |
lad forgotten that he had ever been a
10Y himself The youth had repeatedly |
some rule or rules Of the acad-
my; and finally the professor complained
o his father, the late Emperor. "Kaiseri
always proud and stern and
'ompous, listened with evident displeas-
ire to the tales regarding his eldest son,
nd said In reply that the boy must be
logged. His word wns law, the young
'upil was whipped by his tutor, and all
t once a great commotion was raised
The Prince was such general favorite
With the people that they resented, as y
'ersonal insult, this indignity, and it was
With difficulty that serious disturbance
vas averted. = .t
II was then the custom In Germany,
nd is still, perhaps, for citizen, should
e meet the King on the street or high
yay, TO stop in his tracks and take Off
lis hat, rs a mark Of respect. 'Fritzr
sked his American friend what the Gus
ON was in America under similar cir
and being informed, saidi
Suppose your President should rudely
ostle or strike citizen, what would be the
esultw The reply was that il man
occupying the exalted position of Presl-
ent of the United States should so far
1rget his dignity as to strike or other
Use assault q. citizen, the one assaulted
'ould be justified in retaliating in kind.
All, well, " said Fritz, 81 suppose you get
long very comfortably in your way ana
70 get along just the same in ours.p
Major Gwynn remained In Berlin for
'ur years, and not a week passed that ho
id not receive visit from "JJnser
ritz, who since that time has became
10 Crown Prince, served with galanty
1.-THE war with Austria, In the battles of
Ioerth, Sadowa, Metz, the seige of Paris.
ravellotte and dozen other minor en-
lgcments, and who finally, although at
eath's door, has outlived his father, the
ern Emperor William, and to-day is en-
tied to wear the crown himself.