The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

am not mistaken. sir, Won are an Ameri-
can" nodded and he bust forth: The
Americans have still" Then he stopped
abruptly and continued in a different
many. know bat little of the social life
prevailing in the states; but one thing il
certain, they have not yet produced re-
markable personality"
President Lincoln" suggested.
"H'ml" and the prince shrugged his
shoulders, touched his eye as if it irritated
him. which until today is one of his Pc
from his pocket and offered me cigar of
German make, which refused, as I was
not in the habit of smoking.
Lincoln is the most interesting and
dignified character of American history,
that's certain, but his so-called martyr
dom, which makes him especially dear to
Americans. can make but little impression
upon me. Ii is out of question to compare
him with character like Bismarck"
Now it Is my turn to shrug my shoul-
ders
~ admire Bismarck; he IS like combi-
nation of Cromwell and-Richelieu; never
theless-" Iexpected something very in
teresting, but he did not finish the SEN
tence.
Before could find suitable answer my
attention was attracted by the following
interlude. One of the princes attaches,
followed by young, faultlessly-dressed
baron, approached the divan where Prince
Wilhelm was seated. The introduction
took place. The prince, angry at being
disturbed (he is known for his quick tenn
PERI, made a sudden jerk with his head
and gave frowning look to his attache.
your highness, feel myself battered
beyond" stammered the young baronial
dude.
The prince did not answer, but calmly
glanced at him from head to foot in rude,
contemplate manner, and then resumed
his conversation with me without paying
the slightest attention to the others. l
felt in no way hattered, as the same thing
might have happened to me.
"You would oblige me in telling me
something about recent American Itera-
ture!''
l mentioned several novels. He SIM
ply nodded, II know them"
"Your highness seems well posted"
''You forget who I am" he answered in
future emperor of Germany and obliged to
know everything"
at is my opinion" he continued, shat
democratic principles can only create
weak and often corrupt pillars of society.
A society is only strong if it recognizes the
fact of natural superiorities, in particular
that of birth, for spiritual and moral supe-
OPS under special favorable conditions"
As my idea was vastly different from his
I did not venture to contradict, and he con-
tinued: France committed a suicide when
it guillotlned its king. A great
king is better than corrupt government.
Education of the higher classes
of society and virtues of the rest are
the only levers to light at that
moment he saw the court painter. A. V.
Werner, enter the smoking-room, and
with you have to excuse me" he Joined
the artist. who was painting his portrait
at the time.
Later on during the evening l met him
in lively conversations with Reingold Won
Begas, the sculptor, on recent art ex-
hibition; with Helmholtz, the physicist,
on a new invention; with Count Won
Waldersee, on some book of strategy. I
did not find another opportunity to speak
to him; the last time I saw Prince Will
helm he was standing near the buffet,
with champagne glass in his hand, pay
ing courtesies to the beautiful Countess
Won Moerenburg.