The Red Cloud chief., 1888-05-11
a PRINCES REVENGE.

A PRINCES REVENGE
How IN Austrian Archdoke Stupefied Z
Critical General.
In European countries. where Princes
become tituiar Colonies at the are Of
ten. and assume actual command of 4
regiment before really entering upon
their practical military education under
the guidance Of some veteran General.
it occurs quite frequently that a Prince
should assert the authority which his
station as a member of the imperial
family insures to him Over any highcr
commissioned officer. to remind his
tutor of his superiority W him As =
Prince. even though he be his suh"r,!;-
nate as an officer in the fell. Oh this
score an amusing story is whispered in
well-infOrmed circles about the Arrl.-
duke Johann Salvador. a nephew of the
Emperor Of Austria. The Prince >
described as q wanton, fun-lOving char
acter. and many are the anecdotes IL
his humOr at the expense of other.
though to his credit it is said tha, j,
his escapades he exceeds tic
bounds of the innocent harmless.
Recently the Prince commanded lES
regiment ut = maneuver held Ur,,-r
the auspices Of an old and tried Gc.rri..
who had lately been the favOrite fa~r"5
Of the Princes humor. Here the GET
eral saw his opportunity for re,ri'.-
ton. When at the close of the na t.
euver. as is customary. the officers cri-
lected about their lealer to receive is
criticisms Of the different regim"n'>.
the General expressed his sati>f"r;i"u
with the troop IN the main. but co.,
tinued in q tone of infinite sarcasm: =.
can not refrain to remark that the de-
file of No" (the Princes OWN "wa~
very unsatisfactory. The bcarin. e
the troop a bad; and in fac. =!
through the maneuver it showed p",-
drilling and leadership. \ rariI a..
radical change would be desirable. =,
speaking. with a self-satisfied @s.ui!t lee
turned in his saddle. and entering in,
side. he entirely ignored the prc>pu-5
of tle Prince. who. with Il cold sa!u G..
turned his horse and g~allopeti away.
for even h.. while in the character ot =.
soldier would not dare to utter IL w,,r,.
in diSrespect to his superior. But i:
revenge WAS denied to him in his pres
ent position. he could easily achieve i,
in the presence Of Il Prince. And H..
was not slow to avail himself OF this
opportuni y.
\ few minutes later, ere the ~rprD
around the commander had We: H.
persed. to the surprise Of all ti.~-,
the w~ell-knOwn buglc sira,,
announcing the approach of a mcini":-
Of the imperial household. The Co.
eral. a becomes his position. was ~
the head of the staff to receive SD unc,-
pected n visitor. when. much To his
he perceived that it was Johann
Salvador. who had returned. accom-
panied by his attaches. With uncoa-
cerned mien the Prince gallope,l f"--
ward. and returning cOndesccn,lin-l-
the salute of the General. he deman,;c
from him a report OF the
which the commander could not deny
to his Imperial Highness. Then hc rx-
pressed his desire to witness Il dciil. ~
the troop. to which the General had to
submit. and gave orders accordingly.
Closely the Prince scru.inized each
regiment. and when the last company
had passed him. he turned to the GEN
eral. and amid the respectful silence ot
all. he expressed in dignified language
his disapproval Of the maneuver. 'G.n-
he continued. lit shows ppn-
and bad leadership. a rapid
and radical change would indeed be
very desirable. Entirely satisfied. how
ever. am l with No. -" (again it was
The Princes own.) Twill you kindly
to its commander my THANKS
and my hearty approval Of the excr!le&:
bearing which that regiment has shown
Turing the defle:?" So saying Returned
about and gallOped away. leavin. hc-
md him a cloud of dust and the stupe-
led (;eneral.-Harper's Magazine.