The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-24
aLEAN1Nas IN GERMANY.
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written Oy Henry WleuernOlui Oh Jhls toMh,
who is now visiting that country.
EDITOR HERALD After inspecting Prince
Bismark S house to our entire satisfaction, we
were led through the garden and park to the
historic gate ut which, every afternoon, the
Prince seats himself and talks to the many
admiring friends who pilgrimage hither 10
pay homage to their favorite. The same
plainness which prevails in the Princes
house, strikes you n the garden and park.
As the gardener says, ''He is child Of ma
ture" n thing artistic, no fancy laid out
flower beds such as you find in so many
fashionable gardens nowadays, have room
here. The flowers and trees are not pinched
into plan and shape, but are permitted to
grow and spread to their hearts content
Even the birds seem to know that in these
surroundings only peace and good will
reigns. Undisturbed by your presence they
Jump and fly from branch to branch, singing
praises to their Creator But this Is not to
be wondered at for has not the Princes
friendly hand provided hundreds Of small
houses for them to nest in.
Since my return to Germany l carry with
me a small camera and take photographs of
all places of interest To my great pleasure
| was permitted to take views of Bismark s
interesting place.
While seated in the train on my way back
to Hamburg | could not help letting my
thoughts pass over the history of this great
old man. From youth up he had served the
House of Hohenzollern, had made Prussia
what Prussia is, had increased Germany to
its present size, and by good, sound politics
had placed it among the foremost of all
nations. How devout had he served his old
master, how willingly had King William
always bent his ear to his advice; how
friendly yes almost brotherly, were the re-
lations between old King William and his
Chancellor. On former visits to my native
country had always found old Emporer
| William steering by the help Of the tried
Chancellor, the ship of state in safe waters,
his policy supported by his people, and the
Emporer and his people living happily to-
gether.
| Under these circumstances, although hold
| ing that the Republican form of government
| in my adopted country was the best, l could
not at that time see, as others could, the
many draw backs of a monarchy. There is a
vast difference between now and then. The
old Emporer is dead and a young Emporer
has taken hold of the reins. The old Chan
cellor has been dismissed, and untTied men
| have been made advisers. As a result treaties
| in no way beneficial to Germany have been
made and the Emporer has been obliged to
withdraw several proposed laws which
aroused the indignation Of the people. Dur
ing my seven months stay here | have had a
chance to hear the sentiments of all classes,
and / know that there is a feeling of dissatis-
faction. The best proof of this is that the
| government, with all its might, was not able
to quell the popular feeling for Prince
Bismark on his last journey through the
Empire. All that could be done was done to
keep back the demonstrations, but to no
purpose. Like mighty whirlwind the
enthusiasm of the German people broke
forth to show the great deeds he had done for
the Fatherland; the hearts of the people are
Of a higher and nober cast and could not
|
Upon my return to Hamburg l spent the
next two days sightseeing not knowing that
the dreaded cholera had already taken deep
root in the city. l returned at once to
Csssel. Enough censure has fallen upon the
authorities of Hamburg and l will not say
more about the cholera, further than that the
disease had started week before l got there
and on the day l left there were $50 new
cases and 154 deaths
, will remain in Cassel with my wife and
, brother and his lady until the middle OF
= January, when we will start for two-weeks
? tour Of Italy. We shall cross the Alps by
/ way Brenner Pass, visit the lakes of uppel
Italy; go to Genoa; and from there along the
Riviera to Nice and Monaco; -then return t.
Genoa, and before returning to Cassel visit Pisa
Rome, Naples, Mt. Vesuvius Isle of Capri
I Florence, Venice, Friest, cross SemTing Pas
( to Vienna, then Munich and Nuremberg
We set sail about the first or middle Of April
next, for the land of the stars and stripe
and hope to meet all our friends well anC
hearty. HENRY WIEDERHoLD.