Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-03
THE EMPERoR'S DOUBLE.
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 ceived tho Populace.

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 ceived tho Populace.
 The correspondent of Vienna daily has found new story concerning the first Elm peror of new Germany. On his way to Carlsbad one summer afternoon Emperor William, then only King of Prussia, decided not to allow the citizens to receive him pub licly He left the train at a small town near the springs, took a carriage, and was driven to his hotel almost unnoticed by the crowds which had gathered to see him ride under arches, receive maidens in white, and give the customary kiss to the prettiest girl among them.
 The next morning the news got abroad that the King of Prussia had come Short ly after daybreak hundreds of persons stood before the hotel and along the prom enade which led to his favorite spring. At eight o'clock an erect man of military bear- ing stepped out of the hotel. He wore ordinary black clothes and a silk hat. He had white side whiskers, mustache, and stride which betrayed, according to the ideas of the crowd, the presence of Hohen- zollern blood. 'His Majesty in civiler' shouted patriotic Prussian, and the crowd, convinced that the white whiskered man in black clothes was the King, still ip- tent upon avoiding public demonstrations, shouted: "Long live the King" The man with King William whiskers; raised his hand deprecatingly, and opened his mouth, but if he said any thing it was lost in the hurrahing of loyal German sub- iects. He made his way, hesitating and blushing, down the lape of shouting men and women to the Kings favorite spring. A beautiful young woman sprang forward, filled glass with spring water, and with bow reached it to him. He made a very Hpe | military salute, took the glass and drank the l water.
 That was all The crowd was so surprised that it became almost quiet. Every one wondered why the King withheld the royal kiss for which he was even then famous. | Something was wrong, every one plainly saw, and the enthusiasm began to abate. As the man with the white whiskers turned to go back to his hotel a young fellow, evi. dently his friend, pushed up to hlm through the crowd and said: "How are you this morn, l ing, Herr Postmaster" The crowd was still in a minute. The supposed King OK. l plained stammeringly that he was no King | at all, but the postmaster of Magdeburg. The crowd melted away and the postmaster l and his young friend hurried off to the
 hotel.
 At noon the real King of Prussia walked l down the promenade to the spring. Few
 persons noticed him. At the spring knot | oA Hall STcWu OoyS 0yCo AiAA1 quIAAiSaAAy
 The King had not desired big denaopstra
 tion, but to be thus totally ignored was
 much less to his taste. As he turned to ask
 the officer at his side for an explanation, hs
 overheard the remark of 8 young man
 "No, it is only the Magdeburg postmaster l in his uniform" A few inquiries on the l part of the King, and a short account of the
 early morning reception of the postmaster
 on the part of the boys cleared up the mys
 tery. The King returned to his hotel as un
 noticed as he had left it, and sent humor
 ous request to hls double for an interview
 He was too late The disrespect of whicl
 he had been guilty in receiving the Kings
 ovation had been too much for the pest
 master from Magdeburg. He had hurriedly
 packed his trunk on his return to his room
 from the spring, and had left for home ol l the eleven o'clock train.