, 1888-11-22


Van b. DeLashmutt, president of the Ore
gon National bank; ID. I. Gidden, presi-
dent of the Burke (Idaho) bank; w. A.
Clarke, OF Clark x Larabie's bank. Butte;
Frank X. Moore, of the First National
bank, Spokane Falls; b.. Goldsmith and
George b. Mccall, Portland; George T.
Crane, George Markell Patsey Clarke and
Ryan, OF st. Paul and s. I. Hauser, of
Helena"
EMPEROK AND KING At LUNCH.
A Reporter whe Served Them rs Waiter
Tells His story.
The Neapoitans by no means found the
Emperor William so grave and stern as
he is generally considered. The following
account is so characteristic that | translate
1t in full. promising that it was written by
Neapolitan correspondent, who conceiv-
ed the idea OF assuming the character of
waiter, and so got on board the Savonia
during the lunch and review:
After short stay on deck their majes-
ties aud suite came down and took their
places at table. ! confess that my emotion
was great, and when | went to stand
behind the emperor | felt that I was
not in full possession of my locomo-
tive faculties. In front of me was the
king. seated between Prince Henry of
Prussia and Prince Tommaso, and turning
the duke of Genoa and the Prince of Ma
piles, who sat at the emperor's side. At
first 1t seemed as ii things would 90 badly,
for my colleagues-and let US say the
truth, my uperiors-assi9ned to me the
humble and laborious task of taking away
all the dishes of oysters that were not eat
en-. But found means of liberating my
self from this plebistical tribute of uD-
touched dishes all the more because did
not wlsh To create n prpcplpnt so that |
folded my hands and returned to the back
or the emperor's chair, Just Us he was be-
ginning to joke with the prince of Naples,
while King Humbert laughed with all his
heart ut the amiable cordiality of the EN-.
peror. This cordiality of William II is so
frank, so expansive, 80 charming, that his
majesty does not seem to me at all like a
German. whom we are in the habit Of
considering to be cold, composed and
rigid. And i, although | had heard
the emperor say graceful things to
the minister of instructions and
to the director of the muse
um, many did not expect the effusion l
now witnessed The emperor loves bon
moss and jokes, and is quick and happy in
really gay; but it was almost always the
emperor who was the cause and incentive
OF this gayety. A terrible squeeze of the
Prince of Naples hand; joke ut the
bald head, Saint Bon; q wink of the eye
the significance of which escaped
me-were some of the incentives.
While Borelli conversed gravely and in
low voice with his neighbor Saint
Bon, and Signor Crispi was silent, the en-
peror now whispered to the prince of Ma
Piles. now joked in German with Count
Bismarck or his brother, and spread mer-
riment among the members of this select
party of six or eight persons. Only once,
at the beginning, heard him talk of art,
speaking of picture of the Lepanto.' and
at another time he spoke enthusiastically
about Mount Vesuvious. Indeed, in order
to look at the plume of smoke which
at that moment rose perfectly straight,
because, as Prince Henry remarked,
I'll ny await pas de vent, both
emperor and king rose to their feet. Ex.
cept in these two instances, only heard
the emperor speak of merry things:
Once again did forget my part, absorbed
in the spectacle of the emperor, the king
eether. My. preoccupation was so pro.
found and sincere that Prince Henry called
to me twice for Chateau Laftte. But
even then did not serve him, | was far
too interested in observing n
joke played upon Prince Victor Emmanuel
oy tine emperor. A torpedo boat was pass
ing; the emperor, seeing it in a mirror in
front of him, turned and suddenly rose.
OF course the prince wanted to rise also,
hand, and while King Humbert looked on
and laughed, the emperor, erasping the
princes arm, twisted 1t so violently that
the prince. though he laughed,
could not help writhing on his seat. In
this way he was teased by the en-
peror, who practiced on him all sorts of
Jokes till lunch was over, to the great
amusement of the king, whose face, when
. he really laughs, is bright with merri-
ment. And, repeat whoever, like me.
had witnessed the cordial hilarity of the
most illustrious personages at this lunch
would remember it forever. Twice the
emperor drank health. Lifting his
glass, full of Asti Spumante. he first in
vited Prince Tommaso and then Crispi to
drink with him, as follows = Tom,
'Crispl. When drinking with Crispi he
emptied his glass and turned it upside
down on the table, looking around with u
smile; and as this gave him an occasion to
make another joke with the prince of Ma
piles, he began to tease the latter. The
party then rose to take coffee, and this
, was u terrible moment for me. Quite
stunned by all | had seen and heard, [
stood like a statue, and suddenly found
myself blocked in by the emperor, the
prince of Naples, Count Bismarck and
their respective chairs and swords. and |
was so ashamed of my stupidity that [
could not get free until they themselves
left me so.
Their Msjesties then went on deck,
and he who had so surprised me by the
read uess of his wit, the fraDkness of his
merriment and the cordlality of his man.
ner, now moved me by the indescribable
expression of his face as he stood erect
AS we returned from Casteliamare, es-
corted ny the torpedo ooats and followed