New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
PROTESTS OF IN EMPRESS.
gREDERICK'S WIDOW ON FREYTAG'S BOOK.
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| gREDERICK'S WIDOW ON BUM
| BERN letter TO The London Telegraph.
| In the last number of the PreusSische Jahr-
buche" Professor Debruck, member of the Reichsag,
who NEW the late Kaiser Friedrich very Intimately
from having been occupied formerly with the educa-
ton of his sons, exposed great deal that was ms
relative TO the Emperor Frederick published by Gus
tav Freyag. some Of saturday evenings Bcrhn
papers nov publish what purpOrs to be the criticism
Of Kaiserl Friedrich princess Royal Of Great Britain
and Ireani on certain passages written by tna Well
known novelist from tn the na1a eassr en-
What Freyta says of the Kaiser as the husband
of his wife must be quite incomprehensible 70 all
those who knew the footing upon which the Kaiser
Friedrich stood to his eonsort lie says ne paiieS RAISED
her rich stores Of knowIedge and and her intellect 70 wcn
place, His devotion and subsection to & his beloved
most sacred thing in his life, and It filled him com
pletely. She the mistress OF MS youth the con
GG Gn IN OF ren M ms se 0us wa dspose set TO aye
The Empress Frederick is said to have Temarkea MAJ % s on
husband not he to her; that she 10 Berlin as
retiring, almost ignorant, glrl OF seventeehuwLd. @
6 e had 5 she ~ eg ef me- w
for all that was beautiful and noble, who niuateo 9
o o extena d my ' Rehs hoaon The intimate
teres TO took & IN all his & efforts & gave m PIdaSTh whom
e could "e dsenSs Sl1sa sss a sG0o wiz"
Happening 70 open Frsyiags book at the passagge
ugG4en hdGS education men of and the nss drse se ga
lated according to her personal opinions; Hi ions;
When he could not quite foT her. her. Or wen ms nc %0 %
sorely unhappy and dscontented with himself her
Majesty exclaimed with tears in her eyes; " What
and where did make demands which were con
Trajectory to his inmOst being, and rendered nm IN
happy and disconentcd II was my pride 10 be able
to follow him in the high flights Of his mind IT. to 1n
ec @ th6 h pan an Rd sarc The @ %or he
every thing in accordance with his personal char
listen to my opinion in questions OF imp0rt-we eH
changed views, and he liked to call me MS
.Gehelmerathin or Lady Privy Councillor who was
versed in everything; but he was never unhappy or
discontented with himself because heiu a dlhcrehb
opinion from his" - ~
She came 10 him accustomed 10 grdnder style OF
life and had. with rich talents, and a mlnd mat
rapidly seized upon things ana s0ared . sn IeceVo S
from far more extensive field of educating material
She had worked with zeal and sometimes with
patience for many happy years 20 bN aT IN peaT g
TO her heart and he felt, in his simple ana pure nd
that what was alive In him was nef Work, Ills Ihs
: II was ne who inspired with his high soaring
intellect for all those ideals that filled ms heart II
was he who patiently worked to plant dood IN my T9d
bloom in his. ] really do not know what treytag
means when he says, 1T seems TO him as II he had
first learned to see 70 feel TO appreciate tne truth
10 understand that such supremacy of wife threat
ened to prepare difficulties and combats for the
husband the future King OF PRUSSIA, & IN, Inc Empress
Claimed such supremacy ] prepared difficulties
and disputes for him When and where1 Did ever
was not the man who would have bowed to the
supremacy Of his wife-but enough must read every
Thing that is written 7"
Frevtacs pamplet among her books, having written
on the title page. The world loves 70 blacken that
which is radiant and 10 drag tnr9ngn tne dust thnt
noble hearts that glow for that ilinstous and rarely
found man."