Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-18
PRINCE WILLIAM.
PEN PICTURE OF OLD KAISER WILL
HELMS GRANDSON.

Despotio Character of the Young Man
VINO VIII, Soon Become Emperor of
Gormany-His Dislike of His English
Mother-Anecdote.
Picture to yourself young man in his
30th year, six feet in height, straight as an
ash sapling, with finely formed, slender
limbs, narrow hips swelling chest, and
square, broad shoulders, with smallish head
on long, full throated neck, held proudly
upright, and an oval face, with an aquiline
effect of profile, clear cut, strong chin, Blended
nose, prominent though not high cheek bones,
and good open forehead-all as regular in
ensemble a Greek triumphal arch, with
clear, sharp, cold gray blue eyes, light brown
hair, close cut behind, but longer on the
crown, and rising from the temples 20 form
sort of ridge from the parting across the
brow, and a yellowish mustache loosely
curled up at the ends-and you have such
portrait as words can paint of William, crown
prince of Prussia and coming German en-
peror
This Young man suggests the notion of a
perfectly bred sleuth hound, under whose
smooth delicately soft coat lie muscles Of
steel, and in whose mouth sinister legacy of
of nature--is the inherent taste of human
blood Not that his face is sulen or savage
is calm, self possessed somewhat rneditative,
without wrinkles either ON the brow or at
the ends of the mouth. The eyes, too, are
grave, intent without being severe And l
saw this face light up the other night when
William, after bidding the English princes
good-by at the station, turned and walked
down the space cleared through the cheering
crowds to his carriage-with a very sweet
and winning smile Nothing could have
been more gracious or kindly than his blonde
countenance, as William glanced along the
rows of faces as he walked and lifted his
finger to his cap, in easy, pleased recognition
OF the cheers.
One shudders as one pats the mild, contem-
pIative head of the bloodhound solely because
of the stories that have been told of the terri
bic ferocity which turks under this sleek and
gentle exterior. In the same way you look
into the face of this young heir of the IIohen-
zollerns, and remember with wondering res
ervations the malignant tales which have been
told of his inner nature by those who know
it best. | think | have related before in
these columns IA remark which l heard made
here in Berlin two years ago, during the
Congo conference, IL was at state func-
ton, and | stood beside an elderly lady who
had been in IA position to know the younger
members of the imperial famiiy well and
closely as SHE could have knc vn her own
nspne"S anu hie'eS' III Ihe Ct IL st Vi IL Jain
ASKED hef:
-" hat kiiiu VI " iil''h ID .he JUNG iliee
Willianp
doht can MN n man at an, she re-
pned quickly anu with emphasis Iies
brute"
Apparently all the women-at least all the
English women-who have had to do with
the bringing up of Prince William hold him
in horror and dctestation ] have had nu-
merous proofs OF tins, although have never
beeh Die 10 lastei' upon any sPecinc reasons
lor IL. lhef dislike LOT nun Is pased on a
general conception OF ms character, Inns
view Is That he is utterly cold, entirely SELF
lsh, wantonly cruel, young man without
conscience or compassion or any sottenlng
virtues Whatever. mat ne mas great ablil-
ties they all admlt, bht they stop there.
Heart he has none, upon their reckoning.
And am bound to say that II you look into
his race with tins PreconcelVed notion OF the
young mans character, you can ma plenty
OF signs Whlch seem 10 Supstantlate IL.
Wllllam IS very ueoPly anu thoroughly !
RUSSIAN ne Is ii living breathing ehoodi-
ment or all the quantities ana lack or qualities
which, through precisely Two centuries, have
Drought the llttle marx OF brahdehpurS up
from puhS mel WIN poor s'attered popu.
latlon oil lhiiiioh ana hail' 10 the STATE OF
great klhghohi' rulihg nearly oo'ooo,ooo OF
people anu giving tne Jaw 10 an Europe. lie
Is saturated with all the instincts ana ideas
which nave raised TINS pafVehu russia 10
her present enihehce' ana MS character Is
the crown ana mower OIL the'e TWO centuries
OF might ana rHthiessneSS ana spoiation
exalted INTO creed Oh the other hand' ms
mother Is tbe best royal product OF totally
and fundamentally dllerent CIVILIZATION.
Prince William habltually speaks OF his
mother to ms associates ana iahlliars as
1.-THE English woman" lie ostentatlously
addresses her III German, althoueh ne KNOWS