Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-07
RUGGED IN THE DUNGEON.
An american Hiohter's Er counter with a
Parry OF Enropean RoY alttsr.

Parry OF European Boz ALTER.
RY. Vincen. Pick. psstoT of the Bohe-
misn mission or East Seventy fourth
street. Nav York, made visit to The
palace Of the Dogs in Venice, IN 1874.
As ne neared the palace cav
standing outside party OF
three ladies' and five gentlemen
who were waiting to enter. Mr. P.ssk
thought they we're stod6y English per-
pie. They TALKED in lend voices and 9th
erwige made themselves conspicuous
but fer sll that the Young minister, with
the New Workers. natural instinct OF gal
lsntry, did not like TO see the l.dies
standing 20 long. Hs approached ons OF
the gentlemen end ssid:
"Dou't they wan. to 60 inside and sit
DOWN."
ayes, but the doorkeeper will not let
Us enter until smother psrty comes out"
One OF the ladies veg Young snd pretty
She was tall snd fair, with golden hair
and blue eyes. Sic wore red gown, &
large straw hat and her we'll shaped feet
were enclosed in nicely lifting lswn ten
mis- shoes. The Nav Yorker glanced at
her and then started for the gate Of the
palscs.
Come right on and gc in" he ssi6.
Then, turning to The dnorkeeper, CIT
these ladies in to 81. down on the steps
they are tired"
This was done, and in q short time Mr..
Pisek, with tee others, WAS making
tour Of the psisce. As they started one
OF the men said with c queer twinkle in
his eve:
"Y1u're sn American, sreu't vou?''
M7. Plsek szid ne h,d lived IL the United
States from ooyhood.
Just bsf1re esviug the palace the party
found Themselves il n sutterraBe6n clau-
Der whore T1ar7 executions had taken
place. The guld ss told them some CHASTITY
stories, and iheo. to show che soroluFe
ds-kness OF she plsce, suddenly exiiu-
Guished their lights The ladies' had
been getting rsther nervous ct
the storles End as the lights
were put out, ore, q niddleagsd
nstron. uttered s ehriek Of terror aud
threw her arms sonut the5neck OF tae
nearest msp, VINO hsppene1 TO be,he
Yong divine. Lights were immediately
sud the psgtY emerged TO tho out5i1e
world. As they did 90 another p1rtv
wss found waitjEg 70 eptsr aod
among them Mr. Pisek ssT sn
English couple. a Mr. and Mira. Wat.
kins whom he knew slightly. He shook
hands with the men ne had been with IN
the palace, told the lsdies what rice time
be hsd and stopped out to greet Mr. Wat
kips. The later stood with MS unu'h
open, aud his wie's eyes ve'ea13zs with
excitement When the lady could fnd
her voice she ssked:
"Do vnu know hin2'
"DH knav him?T
"Doy know the DUKE Of Eiiu1ort ?"
on" said Mr.. PIseki, "ot couyse l
don't"
'But Just sa~ you shaking hands
with him I"
or cnurse the yourg NV Y orker did
not believe Il, but he hurried SITTER the
nsrtv he hud recently lsft TO make sure Of
i. H followed st stta distance. las
few moments fq1ad Of Erg''sh marines
swung arcu1d corner, snd
ga the party passed raised
Their hands in salute. TIE mluisfer
bernI 10 hnva his dnnbts then, and he had
s good many more little later when the
marty he WAS following pus of IN small
bost 10 some ironcisds that lev Ct e1c or
AS they did So the memo war fred
b-nadside e.lutes M Pisek sscertained
thFt tbe nan he had fret sccosted
wss The Duke OF Edinburgh. the
mntron who had g'asped him by the
shoulders WAS the Oachess II Edinhurg,
ulster 20 the present Gar Of Russis; the
Young lady in TIE red gown was Prin,
cess Margarine OF Germany, sud the
slight gentleman with the twinkLiuoi
blue eyes, who asked Mr. Pisek II heI
wss al American, is now Wilhelm II,
the ksiser of Germany. With them,i
were several members OF the Itslisn f,HeI
lily. 1t WAS the occasion CT the visit 81
the powers TO ItslY to patch 10 the
strs'ued political relations which then fx-
lated. The entire party WAS travelling iu-
csgpito, but Mrs. Watkins recognized
The Duke.