The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-23
Mr. cHLDs AND DON Pedro.
Reminisc snces Of the Brazilian Mon
erc1's Visit 70 Philadelphia.
From the Ness Yak World.

erca,s Visit 70 Philadelphia
From the Ness Yak World
! Mr. George VI. Childs, The well-known
proprietor Of the Philadelphia Ledger. was
on terms Of warm personal friendship with
Emperor Pedro. and in the course Of his
recolections, recently published il LipDin-
cott's Magazine, gives the following brief
sketch Of the man whom he describes as
that modest monarch" he says:
81 am reminded Z the time when Dom
Pedro, gazing at the portrait Of Loagfe!-
10" which hangs IL my Iibary, exclaimed:
mat Is your great American poet
, nave translated his works into Portuguese.
me1eand known the beauty Of his verse
TO all Bra zil
This was in 1876, when, during the
centennial exhibition, the emperor was
my guest, and naturally arranged for him
p visit the various places Of interest in
fhiiadelDhia- At my house 1 presented
MN 20 the late James L. Claghorn, Presi-
dent OF the Academy Of Fine Arts, who
Invited him 70 visit the academy, and on
MS expressing desire TO go, inquired what
hour would be most agreeable to his mai
esty. Six O'clock he said. 1t was a
tavorite hour with him; but Mr..
Glaghorn, not knowing this, was aghast.
however, promptly at the ap-
academy on hand to greet the Emperor,
who exhibited an unfeigned and very In
teiIlgent Interest in the art treasures Of the
building. When introduced to DR.
Ruschenberger, President of the Academy
OF Natural Sciences he surprised the doc
tor and those about him by saying, L
know you as an author and he proceeded 10
name the books the doctor had written,
some Of them being out of print. He ac-
cepted an invitation for the next day to
visit the coal regions, and set again his
faTorlte hour Of 6 o'clock as the time
TO start We went in Judge Packers
private car and visited various
coal-mines and iron-works, the emperor's
interest never tagging He seemed to
understand all the details of manufacture
and paid particular attention to the Bes-
semer and Siemens process of steel-making.
A curious incident happened while we were
at the Thomas Iron-WOrks Mr.. Thomas
who introduced the process of making iron
with anthracite coal came to me and said
that his granddaughter would like to be
presented to the emperor, as she had pre-
vlously met him in Egypt.
So we turned to his MAJESTY,
and had hardly named the young
lady, when he exclaimed: 20, met you at
the Pyramids and gave you my photo
graph, did l notf We were fourteen hours
on that journey, returning to Philadelphia
at o'clock p. N. | was quite worn out
and went to bed. Rising early. picked up
the Ledger, and about the first thing that
caught my eye was an account of the en-
peror's attendance the night before at a
meeting Of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, where, it appeared.
he had taken part in the discussions
Of the evening. l mention all this
to show that one monarch in
the world, at least, is a man of energy
N inf nd l.
patty. He seemed to know all about Prof.
Henry, of the Smithsonian Institution.
when made them acquainted, speaking of
his original snd practical application of the
telegraph. The professor invited him to
visit Washington and the Smithsonian In
stitution, and he went. Again, when in
troduced him to Joaquin Miller he instantly
spoke in praise of the Sierra Nevada poems.
Indeed, there was apparently nothing nota-
bic In literature, art or science that had
not engaged his attention. In women's
medical colleges he was much interested.
preached the subject during our trip to the
coal regions, and he amazed me with the
breadth of his information, dwelling, as he
did, upon the labors of those women VINO
were sent out as missionaries.
81 cannot help but hold Dom Pedro in the
kindest remembrance, and it Is gratifying
to know that | have him as loyal as well
as royal friend. He presented me with a
large photograph likeness, bearing an
autograph inscription, and with COPY
of his book of travels, in which he wrote
some kindly words. It is one of the pleas
ing methods he employs to show me
l am not forgotten, that 1 have been
honored with an early and welcome
visit from each new Brazilian minister to
the United States. And perhaps may be
pardoned for quoting at this appropriate
place the following extract from a letter
which the Hon. Thomas A. Osborn, Amer
lean minister to Brazil, recently wrote to
a friend, describing his presentation to the
emperor: L have thought he says, that
you might not be uninterested in learning
that the emperor, in an informal converse
ton which followed the presentation of my
letter of credence, inquired quite feelingly
after Mr.. George W. Guilds, and man
ifested deep concern in his welfare. The
emperor spoke Of the Inequalities extended
to him in Philadelphia, and was especially
warm in his expressions touching Mr..
Childs.'"