The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02

. the prlnteT.) such an interesting story.
The Prince told it to quite a company of
friends at the American Club in Munich.
Hs was a guest tnsre that night, and so
was |, but he reall3 addressed the greater
part OF his conversation TO me. doncher
= know. Seemed to recognize me as an APP
preciative listener"
| turned and secured a look at the
speaker. He was Young man, probably
% wears old, typical American face, but
the garments and air Of an Angomaniac.
| recognized him rs one Of San Francisco S
gilded youth. He was immediately at
tired in a travelling suit of e-checked
brown tweed-a cap of brown undressed
kid rested upon his occipital protuberance.
and his feet were encased in tan-cOlored
shoes His companion was still younger
and, if possible. even more like unto him
than he was himself.
What was the Prince like ." the younger
young man asked, with bated breath.
"OA. YeFY elegant, l assure you. He
could Scarcely be otherwise"
Certainly not"
He had a very distinguished air. Once
in the course of his story he paused for an
English word-he speaks English delight
fully. of course, and practices it whenever
possible, to perfect himself in it-but he
could not recall Just the word be wanted.
this time, so. catching his eye, l supplied
it. and he acknowledged it with 2 courteous
at in this democratic country. After that
he spoke directly o me several times. He
had way Of passing two fingers of his
left hand across his forehead as he talked
" 1t gave him a very intellectual air."
What was his adventure?"
"Oh, yes; he related it to me himself
His Highness is a very clever talker. yoa
know, and tells a story capitally. Really,
as much of the excitement of the adven-
ture iay in the manner in which the Prince
told the tale as in what actually happened
TO his Highness. You see, the Prince is a
little near-sighted, wears a pince nez. in
fact and upon that little circumstance
hangs the very pith of the story. Why, it
really is tremendous. dOncher know, to
think that if it had not been for those eve
glasses, for the lack of them at a certain
moment, perhaps it would be wiser 20 say,
the face of Europe might have been diff
ferent to-day"
+. "This is really growing interesting"
reflected. Are we TO be treated TO a bit
of unwritten history?' Then the nara
tive again absorbed me. The Princes
adventure took lace in the winter He is
of sportive turnof mind, and as younger
man had fancy, doncher know, for get
ting about incQgnito, as il were. would
hardly have expected such thing from
him, but, as | said before, his Highness
told the story himself.
II remem Der how he looked as he sat
there telling the story. He held his glass
:Of sparkling Moselle up to the light and
looked through it and drained it Of as he
said: 'Eet was in the weenteT of a. That
was one popularity OF his English. all his
short rs were pronounced like double e's.
'Eet was in the weenter of "a that | had a
curious adventure
'Of course, we were all delighted at the
prospect of an anecdote from the Prince,
dOncher know, and snme one filled his
Hignness' glass again and we all settled
: ourselves to listen. There was quite a
crowd Of US Americans there that season.
> One has to get over t. the other side about
every sooften, doncher know, to make life
tOlerahle here, and l. was glad to notice
how they all frightened up when his II Oh
ness began to speak. l have been thor
oughly disguised at times, don?her know,
to see the ignorance and Indifference Of
some Americans abroad TO all the things
. that Tor cultured man really make life
worth living.
I'VE all settled down to listen. and the
Prince began, as | said before. 'Eet was
in the Heenter of '64 that l had a curious
adventure
The story, as his Highness told it
Is really very interesting because of what
might have happened had not some.
thing else occurred, doncher know, ant
because of the subtle humor with which
the Z rince related it and the really lu
teresting nature of The incident, donche
know. 1t seems his Highness and couple
Of friends-l remember he called them his
boon companions, and looked at me as he
did so with humorous air that let me SET
at once that he had singled me out from
the crowd as an apprecative auditor had
been out for DAYS good time tramp
ing over the city, dining ri0tously, as the
Prince expressed it, at favorite resort OF
theirs in Haidhausen, and crossing the
river on the ice, proceeded to the Victua
market TO exchange greetings and snatch {
kiss from a little madchen or SO. d0Dchel
know, intending then TO go on for stroll
=. along the Ludwig strasse to the Hofgarten
They were in nigh spirits as they wen
along aud one or two of the solemn Munich
>;watchmen cast inquirng looks at the
merry party, but they were not moesteG
and presently arrived at the victual mar
ket, where his Highness entered into con-
versatlon with one of the pretty e rls, W be
took him for a student, doncher know,
and called him herr doctor at once Il
pleased the Prince immensely to think oil
his having been mistaken for a student and
he laughed Overit very quietly, passing his
fingers across his forehead, while some
one filed up his glass. He allowed the