The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-08-18
GERMANy's NEW EMPEROR.
Characteristic Anecdotes Related by ar
OUicer Of High Rank.

Characteristic Anecdotes Related by an
O0icer OF High Rank
After vast amount Of bother, pro-
scntation OF letters. and 80 forth. sue
cccdcd In getting into the palace to-
day. and whilo there saw the young
Emperor for the first time since he has
assumed the dignity OF monarch. He
was clad, as usual. In II Generals uni
form. and was without coat, cloak.
gloves or hat. He stalkcd ncross the
corner OF tho courtyard, and when II
group OF Gonorals and nidos-dc-camp
jumped 20 their feet and salutcd, hc
bowed gravely md passed into another
wing Of the palace. Two Of tho officers
OF his suite walked after him nt n rc-
spcctful distance One of tho officers
Of the party, n man OF very high rank
In the German army. stood looking
after tho new ruler respectfully for
moment, and then said:
III His Majesty displays the charao-
tcristics as n monarch that he did as IA
boy the coming years will be fraught
with extraordinary interest for the
German Empire. To my mind the
most remarkable characteristic Of our
now Emperor a. his stcadfastncss. Loss
than four years ago ! WINS ono OF a
party OF thirty men. Of which His Ma
josty was tho chief, hunting In the
woods at Potsdam, where no started
"a deer. -Four OF us were well In front
close ~ the heels Of tho fugitive. The
Prince always had a daredevil spirit.
One of his fents was 90 ride upright ~
"a dend gallop through the woods,
whereas every other rider leaned for
ward and huggcd tho neck Of his horse
so as 20 avoid being hit in the faco by
tho branches as he gallopcd along.
was riding Immediately ahead Of him
with my head down. OF course, i
looked back several times, and warned
Prince William 20 lean forward. but he
the branches as he passed along.
Presently large limb which
stretched from an oak tree hove In
sight, and, with final warning 10 the
Prince. ] dodgol under IL just nH we
came 70 bit OF water where the dogs
had got the stag nt bay. Tho hunts
man jumped forward W cut tho ant
lcrs, but he was thrown into the water
by twist of the stage horns, and this
excitement drove the memory Of tho
Prince out OF my mind, and when I ro-
covered my senses looked back for
the Prince, and saw nothing but his
ridcrlcss horse standing near the dogs.
I'VE hurried back and picked tho
Prince up scnsclcss, with cash across
his forehead from which the blood
flowed copiously. ~ had come from
the big oak limb. We managed 10 as
we'll IA VIC could, and he soon
came % his senses. AZ this mo-
mcnt the deer started away again,
aud the Prince, with laugh at
our cnircatlcs, bounded on his
horse and led the chase with the blood
streaming over his face. IN was "A long
and hard ride. and We feared tho worst.
but the indomitable perseverance, OF
the heir 20 the throne carried him
through, and lac succeeded in killing
the stag within the half hour.
This simple incident indicates what
every man knows who j. acquainted
with His Majcsty-that H., that no
power on earth can stop him when his
mind l. firmly fixed"
Another officer oddcd that in Silcsia
once the Prince kept On chase for
single stag for FIVE days. and, though
there were many hard riders and
famous horscmen among the party, the
Prince was the only man who kept up
90 tho end and won the laurcls. Tho
antlcrs Of that deer now ornament his
study ia Berlin. berlin Cor. ". y S''-'