The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-01

count of his supposed reactionary tendencies,
and had to seek an asylum in England. His
reigning brother, King Frederick William ~,
was compelled to appoint the liberal Camp
hansen Hausemann Ministry but insisted upon
their recalling Prince William. which they were
willing enough TO do but could not IN the face
of the stern resistance of the National Assembly.
Thus il required pretty skilIful management to
secure the Princes return, but the Ministry
proved equal TO the occasion. They had him
elected as member of the National Assembly In
some remote ultra conservative borough OF
Posen, and the president OF the Assembly now
had to invite him to come back and
attend the meetings The Prince re-
turned and presented himself to the Assembly
in full uniform, was sworn IN and took ms seat
Royalists. After few minutes he rose TO a
personal explanation, and President Mlde gave
him the floor, addressing him as the member
from Werschez' THAT old rotten borough in
Posenl Dead silence ensued when the Prince
proceeded to state that the King had Entrusted
him with important military tasks which pre-
vented his regular participation In the deliber-
ations of the Assembly, wherefore he would ask
for an indefinite leave of absence Sudden out
bursts of merrimentl. The president puts the
motion, which is adopted by almost n nnani-
nous yea" The Prince stays in the Assembly
for a little while yet and then takes his depart
ure. This includes his whole career as parlla-
mentarian.
Not many years ago there was young Lieu
tenant, prospective heir to the throne of petty
principality in middle Germany. serving in the
Guards at Berlin. who. perhaps for his exceed-
ing freshness had been dubbed ''the Prince of
Arcadia by his comrades But this title was
suddenly abandoned when the Prince was called
to the succession by the death of his predeces-
sor. OF course he thought II necessary to pre-
sent himself 10 the Emperor, then at the water
ing-pace of Ems. in his new dignity. and jour
neyed thither. He chnnced to meet the old Sow
ereign the promenade, bowed profoundly
and, with his hat in his hand, respectfully COM
municated to him his advancement The En-
peror received the young ruler and his COM
munication very jovially, and said: II am glad
Of this but, pray. my dear colleague, put
your little crown on'-pointing to his hat
Another interesting episode is thus described
in a YieA~.a paper: 1t vas in 1880 when the EN-
pepor was one day informed that Abdul Hamid,
the Sultan of Turkey, had long entertained q
desire to pane one of his finest regiments after
the Emperor and appoint him its nominal
commander. The Emperor fully appreciated the
friendly intention of the pasta, and requested TO
express him. on the first fitting. occasion, his
sincere thanks for the kind attention. adding
however, that he would rather not accept the
honor I cannot, he said, receive compliment
which am unable to return. Ii accept the
ttular colonecy of Turkish regiment. am
bound to give to the Sultan the honorary
command OF German regiment, and though
that would make no odds in ITSELF it would put
me into ludicrous plight should the Sultan
pay me visit at Berlin. Under the ira
ditional etiquette he would have appear in a
German and / in Turkish uniform. Think of
my commanding in fez. Ia dark red woolen lit
tie bonnetD All my soldiers would laugh at the
strange spectacle. If younger the thing
would perhaps. not create SO much of sensa-
ton and might be tried; but at my age, such
mummery-no In matters affecting military
discipline and calculated TO impair the respect of
the army for their chief the old Emperor was
inexorable.i
Emperor William never looked favorably upo n
hue Of hor of he To-
bility in partnership with spectators from
among the haute finance. Here is one example
from the time of the great business boom fol-
lowing the close of the Franco German war.
DIR. Strausberg. the well-known Berlin railroad
king, had just begun one of his great enterprises
and obtained the consent of the Duke Of Ujest
to stand in the foreground as it's chief patron
and fgnrehead. Emperor William significantly
COMPOUNDED the two men when. meeting the old
Duke. ne jovially accosted him with. How do
you do, DIR. Ujestg And how is your pa rtner,
the Duke of Strausberea'
The Emperor knew not only how to make
but how to take an epigram. A young countess
at court was distinguished by unusual wealth
of beautiful. curling locks, but some of her en-
vious sisters pretended to doubt that it was all
genuine growth of her owe. Alta court ball
the Emperor iokingly asked her: Countess,
where have you got all that beautiful hair
from7' Your Majesty by the grace Of God, !"
heartily and complimented her upon her ready
repartee.
or a lovable nature and effect was kind Of
parsimony peculiar to the middle classes, which
the Emperor sometimes made it point to ex-
hibit Whoever went out hunting with him in
the forest of Gruenewald will not forget the
pleasant billiard parties in which the Emperor
took part after the chase was over. He greatly
liked that recreation. but never played for more
than FIVE groshen 121 cents) game. and pock-
eted his gains with great relish. When, at
home he occasionally drank champagne and did
not finish his bottle. he would enjoin upon his
butler or table servant to save the rest for to-
morrow. "But that is in vain, !" he was answered
sDo or befdT. th.n s w that "i
your way. you spendthrifts." the Emperor
would rstort with smile. cork that bottle
carefully up, put it upside down in the ice-chest
and the wine will not spoil. Thus instructed
the bother pretended to obey, though. knowing
better. he took good care to serve his master
with fresh champagne from another full bottle
which he had previously emptied about as far
as the old one had been. the next day, and the
Emperor would drink the rest with great
satisfaction, saying: Now, my dear, wasn't
right This wine is exceeding well-preserved,
inst as fresh ana lively it was yesterday"
The deception practiced upon him the old mon
arch was never detected.
Gambling with high stakes the Emperor dis
liked very much, and yet he came once very
near defending it against his grandson. Prince
William. There exists certain club at Berlin
in which this sort of gambling is very much in
vogue. Quite number of officers of Prince
Williams regiment were members Of it, and, for
time, suffered such fearful losses that the
Prince finally concluded 10 make end of this.
and, in a rather imperative form, intimated to
them to dissolve their connection with the
concern The administrators Of the lat
ter were greatly amazed at this, and
induced the senior, Prince r., to apply to the
Emperor and humbly ask hin, to have the OBJ
noxious order revoked. The old monarch
yielded to their reasons and entreaties, and sent
word TO the Prince come and him about
the matter So the Prince did. He listened