Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-23
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HELMS GRANDSON

Despof'c Character 81 fhe ~.
vino WIN soon Hseoms E,..
Germany MS bssiske Of rs.
Mother Anecdots.
Picturr to yourself a Young u.
50th year, six feet in height. sfy..s. y
ash sapling, with finely fornsa; y
limbs, narrow hips. swelling = qslis
square, broad shoulders. witt, ! $500 ssst ~
OH a long, full thsoate.l neck. hsII
upright, and an oval face. with s. Iuet5
effect of profile, clear cut, strong =: s.1aia
nose, prominent though not high c az 'sad
and good open sorphead-all q ~ eczA
ensemble rs Greek trinmphaJ .s sasF
clear, sharp, cold gray blue ewes ,, I,sn IN
hair, close cut behind, but Ior., ss' nm
crown, ana rising from the tempIs 4 IN y
sort OF ridge from the parting ss,r. Y.
brow, and a yellowish mustaebs =. y
curled up at the ends---and YOU hav. Y. "a
portrait Is words can paint OF William .esaa
prince OF Prussia and coming t,or,s,s''
peror. -
This young man suggests the no.,o-
perfectly bred sleuth hound. undas ~ q
smooth, delcately soft coat Ia ,,.... sesA
steel, and in whose mouth-sinisf4, NJ e
of nature-is the inherent taste y s.ss
blood. Not that his face Is sullen y . ..a
In its expression. Its habitual cat /, ~
Is calm, self possessed, somewhat m..l,sa:
without wrinkles either on the h,or. q
the ends Of the mouth. The eve. - y
grave, intent, without being severe ~
saw this face light up the other nich, ~, n
William, after bidding the English M.
good-by at the station, turned and vsss,
down the space cleared through the cssss.s
crowds to his carriage with verr -
and winning smile. Nothing conid NJ.
been more gracious or kindly than NJ hs.n.
countenance, as William glanced a,o,s =
rows OF faces as he walked and li,,ss1 i.
finger to his cap, in easy, pleased reso,a,; =
of the cheers.
One shoulders as one pats the mild cont.,,
| plat;-e head of the bloodhound solely ires,.
of the stories that have been told Of the -,
BILE ferocity which turks under this seeL u 4
| gentle exterior. In the same way ~ ~ n.
into the face of this young heir Of the Hohs.'
zollerns, and remember with wondering &.
ervations the malignant tales which bayet... \
told OF his inner nature by those who kn, !
it best. think l have related before /, \
these columns remark which heard MA,
here in Berlin two years ago, during d.
Congo conference. 1t was at STATE ina
ton, and stood beside an elderly Ldy a.
had been in position to know the youps,,
members OF the imperial family as We'll an
closely as size could have known her ~.
nephews aud nieces. In the course Of IN
l asked her:
"Nhat kind of a man is the young prins
Williamf'
Il don't call him a. man at al. y she =
piled quickly and with emphasis. sHess
brute"
Apparently all the women-at least all IN
English women-who have had to DO with
the bringing up of Prince William hold him
in horror and detestation. have had mn
merous proofs of this, although have never
been oble to fasten upon any specific reesou
for it. Their dislike for him is based on
general conception of his characte,. Til
view is that he is utterly cold, entirely sell.
ish, wantonly cruel; a young man without
conscience or compassion, or any softening
virtues whatever. That he has great abl
ties they all admit, but they stop thers
Heart he has none, upon their reckoning
And am bound to say that if YOU look into
his face with this preconceived notion Of tie
young mans character, you can find plenty
of signs which seem to substantiate it
William is very deeply and Thoroughly
Prussian. He is living. breathing enlbc,
ment of all the qualities and lack Of quaEtia
which, through precisely two centuries, hass
brought the little mark of Brandenburs ID
) from puny fief, with poor scatteredpopr
lation of million and half, to the state d
great kingdom, ruling nearly 50,0Oo,Md
people and giving the law to all Europe Ia
; is saturated with all the instincts and ideal
: which have raised this parvenu Prussia II
her present eminence, land his character
the crown and flower of these two ceEsura
of might and ruthlessness and spcliatia
exalted into a creed On the other hand, hs
mother is the best royal product Of tctail
and fundamentally different civilization
Prince William habitually speaks Of h
mother to his associates and famiars q
: s'the English woman He oStentattaH
: addresses her in German, although be know
) English Perfectly, and she has always mad
/ point of having her children speak Engs
) in the family circle An old acquaintane
= of mine here, who was at San Reno a Tor
, night ago, told me something which be 81
I with his own eyes. 1t was on Sunday mon
! ing, and the imperial family were starna
, from the front door of the little English WI
Zirio to 60 to the chapel on the esplanade
attend Anglican service Prince wilma
and his mother c:lne out OF the door
? gether ahead of the Others As they sepl'
: outside she made movement as to take
arm. He drew away, said something TO
in a low tone of voice, and walked down
broad graveled path alone II front Oh
a and the rest 1t transpired later in the
p that what he said to her was in sulsian
? this: II am here as the personal iepfesen'
! tive of my grandfather, the German kaf'
= That being the case, it is fitting that snou
:, take precedence. There is nobody VINO GOV
properly walk beside me except my graz
J mother, the kaiserin Augusta
This anecdote does not reveal nlce
I But, after all, when young man stan
!. upon the very threshold of an imisr
e career, and we all know that it is hh
: matter of months before he VIII % aa
: cratic master of 1000, 900 armed men, ~ :
n of SO much importance whether he IS iise
not. The real question is. What VIII nsu'
Berlin Cor. New York Times.