Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-27

The following letter written from
Berlin, in Germany, TO lady in Shep-
herdstown, will doubtless prove very
interesting to our readers, in view of
the anxious state of affairs now exist
ing in that empire and indeed III all
Europe:
BENDER STREET 5, BERLIN w,
November oath, 1887.
Nv Dear Friend Mrs M.-Before we
90 on 70 Vienna | must tell all about
late grand event in Berlin. The Car
has been here and the Gar has gone.
He came one forenoon and left the
evening of the same day. 1t was
short visit, made under the circum-
stances. but the unfortunate man
rarely stays any where more than two
might prove too favorable to the plans
of that portion of his loving subjects
who devote themselves TO the making
and placing of Internal machines with
the openly avowed intention OF send
ing him-the way his father went.
There is a horrible cOnundrum cur
rent here, which afIirms that the diff
ference between a bicycle and the
Car rests on these facts-that if the
bicycle stops, it will 90 down; while if
the Car stops, he will coup. Perhaps
it is Just as well he didn't stay longer
here, for though Berlin gave him po-
lite welcome, the feeling of anxiety
for his safety was painfully evident;
and the precautions taken to secure
it, can only be appreciated by those
who saw them. No doubt the poor
old Kaiser breathed more freely when
his royal nephew and guest departed
unharmed. 1t certainly would place
Germany in an awkward position if
the Car were to be blown up within
her boundary lines-particularly as
her relations with Russia have been
somewhat strained of late. So from
early morn (and the municipal gov
ernment could say how much longer
before that till late at night, a perfect
army of police mounted and foot were
massed and scattered about the rail
way station, the Cars route, and the
Russian Embassy, where he took up
his residence during the day. In the
afternoon joined the crowd there, to
see the various oyalties-Russian and
German-drive to the palace to the
Kaiser's dinner party. In the Ian
guage Of Jenkins-this party was small
and very select, while the crowd of
spectators might have been described
as large but select" The Russian
Embassy is on the same side of the
Lindens as the palaces of the Kaiser,
Crown Prince and Prince Wilhelm.
"Unter den Linden extends from the
Kaisers palace to the beautiful Bran
denburg Gate, and is really composed
of four streets. As you stand at the
broad sidewalk on the palace side,
there is first the street proper, then a
row of lindens, then a narrow street
used mostly for business wagons,
then another row Of lindens, and then
you are properly Under the Lindens,
for this is a very broad promenade-a
lovely place i'll summer-furnished
.,-itl ho inc nd harnbaC OF tha SiIng
Here you may see the most astonish-
ingly costumed peasant nurse maids
with their charges, for the place is
wide enough TO accommodate all the
toddlers in Berlin-then more lindens-
an equestrian road, more lindens, an
other street and then the broad side
walk again. This afternoon, for hun
dred yards on each side of the Embas-
sy, the sidewalk and the two carriage
ways were completely cleared by the
police For all that distance no one
was allowed to approach nearer than
the edge of the promenade. | had
good seeing place at the edge of the
crowd and almost opposite the en-
trance from which the royal party
would appear. There was long wait
ing time, which did not seem lengthy
because it was so interesting to watch
the great police force. and the vigi-
lance with which they looked out for
possible Nihilists. | doubt whether
the poor Gar would ever appreciate
Lambs allusion 70 the sweet securi-
" OF streets The performance made
Inc think of when ! went TO see He'll
Gate blown up, only in that case /
knew just where the dynamite was,
and the exact moment at which it
would explode.
So we waited, the crowd getting
denser and denser, and finally ending
in a perfect jam at the palace end Of
the lindens. At last fine carriages be
gan to roll by-Prince Wilhelm. Prin-
cess Wilhelm and Prince Albreeht (the
Kaisers nephew arrived at the EN-
bassy as an escort of honor for the
royal guests. Soon after the Russian
party came out in three gorgeous We
hicles. One had the box seat draped
with crimson, one with white and one
with gold cloth. / despair of describ-
ing TO you the overwhelming magnifi-
cence of the royal lackeys. They were
splendid visions of silks, velvets and
gold lace, and made Prince Wilhelm's