The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-26
EMPEROR FREDERICK.
Several Anecdotes Regarding the Crown
Prince of Germany.

Prince of Germany.
The Crown Prince possessed keen
sense Of humor, and was addicted to good
tempered practical joking, which now and
then resulted ia complications requiring
him to prove that he could take as well as
give rough jest. Being himself one Of
the strongest and most expert swimmers
IN the German army, he was in the habit
during the summer months of taking a
spell of exercise before breakfast every
hue morning in the vast swimming bath
specially appropriated to the use
OF the Potsdam garrison. Every
now and anon, when the school
was full OF huge guardsmen
undergoing their acuuatic drill, he
would amuse himself by swimming up to
some clumsy son OF Anak, Selling MIN by
the back OF the neck, and ducking his
head under water till he gasped again.
On one occasion he had succeeded in sub
merging two or three of the giant
Grenadiers belonging to the BODY Com
pany' of the renowned First Foot, in
which he had served his own military
appren ticeship, and, having had his fun
In abundance, called out at the top of his
voice, NOW, men, you may try it on
with me, if you hKe-one at time, of
course He had hardly spoken when
his neck was grasped from behind, az in
a wise, and he found himself compelled to
execute several involuntary dives, so in
considerably prolonged that he presently
fell short of breath and swallowed a con-
siderable quantity of liquid As soon as
he could get his mouth above water he
exclaimed thai he had ''had more than
enough, and his colossal immerser let
him 60. The crown prince, when. he had
recovered his breath, turned towards the
Grenadier-still in the water-and asked
his name.
''Schott, Imperial Highness,' was the
answer.
Whence do you come?D
"From Nimmersett, village on the
distant frontier of East Prussia.
How long have you serYed?''
1.-Two years, Imperial Highness.
Have you had any Through, YETI"
mo, Imperial Highness, my home is
too far off, and the journey thither costs
too much money!
Two days later Grenadier Schott was
summoned to the office OF his regimental
adiutant, and there informed that fort
nights leave having been granted to him
to visit his family, be was ordered to
apply for his travelling and diet expenses
to the court-marshal of his Imperial
Highness, the German Crown Prince.
One more story-the last-in illustra-
ton of the inexhaustible kindheartedness
that prompted Frederick III. to perform
generous actions without number.
Early in March, 1881, he was walking to-
wards she barracks Of the Guard Lancers
at Moabit when, on the Fennbrucke, his
attention was attracted by group of
shabbily dressed persons, consisting of a
middl9-aged man and three strapping
lads, ranged in line on the curbstone,
and giving the regulation military salute.
He halted in front of the man, saying:
II see that you have been soldier;
these are your boys, | presume. Have
you any more of the sort?''
"No, imperial highness; ! was dis
charged invaded and have been bed
ridden for long time, in consequence of
fatigue and exposure incurred during the
campaign of 1901. All my bones seem
to have become soft, and poverty has
well nigh broken my spirit"
where were you wounded?' asked
the crown prince.
Sat the battle of Soor. June %, 1866;
shot through the shoulder, right arm
famed for life.''
ssGive me your hand; am heartily
to me, enclose your certificate and in
scribe the word sSoor' on the back of the
envelope
So saying, Frederick William shook
hands warmly with the astonished veteran
and went his way. A few days later the
man received handsome sum OF money
from the imperial field marshal's privy |
purse, with letter intimating that steps
were being ia ken by the latter in person |
to provide him witha permanent appoint
ment suitable to his capacities and physi- |
cal powers OF endurance.
can vouch for the absolute truth OF the |
incidents above narrated, which were
made known to me by members |
of the crown princess household. |
The swimming story l heard from |
his own lips, that is the part of 1t |
relating to his discontinue at the hands |
of Grenadier Schott. The sequel was re-
lated to me by an officer of the regiment |
to which Schott belonged ". Bedfty- !
Kingston IN London Daily Telegraph.