The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
An Emperor run In"

Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria was ar
rested at Munich recently, for the first time il
his life, while visiting his daughter saws the
/ New York Recorder. His majesty, who was
not 10 uniform, happened to stray absent mind
eddy across the grass when strolling through
the English garden" TO the regents palace.
Suddenly he heard voice behind him shout
ing IN grun and angry tones, Are you going &c
get of there or not:' The emperor, without
dreaming for a moment that this remark was
addressed TO himself, quietly proceeded on his
way. But before he had gone many steps he
was roughly seized by the arm by an old one
armed park guard.
Am tospeak twicef" he INQUIRED furiousIy.
VIII you get of the grass. or am l to arrest
your
Docs he know who l ann" asked the sover.
elgn somewhat anZrily. and using the con
temptuous third person instead of the second.
What shouted the soldier perfectly fran
tic with rage. You dare to speak to me in the
| third person! I'll teach you a lesson You're
arrested. Come right along. now, to the guard
house; I'll show you there who the devil am,
and who you are!'
With that he cutched hold of the monarch S
arm and commenced walking him off TO the
guard house.
The emperor, who had by this time recovered
his good temper. accompanied his captor sub
miSSivey. AS they passed along. many of the
promenaders recognizing Francis Joseph
ranged themselves on one side of the path and
respectfully uncovered their heads, afCerward
gazing with open-mouthed establishment at the
guard was far too angry to notice this. The
sentrieS, too, presented arms, which merely
caused him to look around to see if there was
any officer in the vicinity 1t was not indeed
until they met Baron Masen. one of the prin-
clpal dignitaries of the Bavsrian court, that the
stubborn and obtuse old park guard obtained
any inkling as TO the identity of his prisoner
The baron, on seeing the emperor being thus
marched along was literally dumtOunded With
amazement. and could only manage to STAN
mer:
But, your majesty"
We'll, you see, baron. | am under arrest. -
laughlngly replied the emperor.
On hearing the word majesty" pronounced,
the guard had dropped the arm of his captive
as if 1t had been red-hot iron, and began to
tremble from head to foot as though afflicted
with ague.
Holy Mother and st. Joseph" he exclaimed,
what have done!"
That's all right my friend ;" remarked the
emperor; "but now you have got to take me
right along to the guard house in order that we
may have an opportunity of becoming mutually
The poor old fellow walked along as if on his
way to the scaffod, with look of absolute
terror on his wrinkled face. On reaching the
guard house the emperor entered the room of
the ofncer IN charge, ordering his captor to wait
Tor him outside Ten minutes later the old man
was summoned to appear before the monarch,
and in answer to any inquiry as to what he had
20 say for himself, only succeeded in murmur-
ing brokenly:
| Il have served forty years as a soldier, and
have been wounded in three campaigns
Il am afraid you have lost your post as park
guard, my friend interrupted the emperor
with smile on his kindly features. but II you
Will present yourself to my daughters master
of the household at O'Clock tonight will see
| that you receive yet more comfortable berth
as one OF the doorkeepers of the palace. You
certainly will prove a good and incompatible
Cerberus."
The old fellow'seyes filled with tears of graft
tude as he saluted and withdrew, softly mutter
ing to himself:
Thanks to the Holy Virgin for such a pris.