The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-07
THE FIRST AND LAST.
THE EMPEROR FREDERICK AND scHU-
MANN's AoAeIo.

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the Young Prince Learned II to Play on
M. Father. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. year.
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Hic lesson hau Jus. enueu' ana tne primers
master, Reichardt, the composer OF our
beautiful patriotic song, Twas Ist Des
Oeutschen vaterland," was about to de-
mart. when the Young prince detained him.
"Mr. Reichardt, - said he. with his avn.
pathetic. melodious voice. apapa,s birth
day will soon be here-on March 90. DIR.
Curtius Thought Il would be very nice for
me to practice sometbinp especiailv for the
occosion would vou he find enough te
select sometbinp enpropriateyl But n must
lie something unite dificult. 40 tbnt nan
will sec that have taken great mains and
be will he wei, pleased. Pam pr,fers the
tender. natbetic melodiea,i
"Tben. your bipbness. one would have
to take some uretty adaoio Hpm. HIM -
replied Reichardt, and he sea rched among
propriate. Finally he held one sheet of
music In his hand longer than the rest and
examined 1t.
Would that do, Mr. Reichardtr'
"Your highness, we have not yet come
20 that. The thing is too difficult. 1t is
the adagio from Schumagn's sharp mi
nor sonata 1t will not do. Besides, the
time between now and his majesty's birth
day is too Short
"Oh, Mr.. Reichardt," replied the prince
coaxingly, " will be very diligentl Please,
pleased 1t will dot must do And" add
ed the little prince merrily, "if it will not
go 'adagio' it shall go 'fortel Papa always
says that to me-"
Accordingly the difficult adagio was
practiced, after all, and cost great deal of
diligence, application and patience. On
March 22 the young prince surprised his
royal father with an execution OF the love
ly composition, and indeed he played it
with wonderful frmness and great express
sion. For this manifestation OF his ex-
traordinary zeal his favorite wish was re-
allied. Papa made him the present of a
real, completely furnished carpenter shop,
for. as is well known, the prince learned
the carpenters trade besides book binding
and typesetting.
Forty -four year, later.
IL was in the wear of mourning. 1883
The imposing Castle Friedricbskron. cali.
ed 80 Immediately after Emperor Freder-
lexis accession to the throne Law there In
the bright sunshine and majestic beauty.
and man and MIXTURE = yes. all = here
breathed happiness. RAPTURE and life.
Alp
Alas. moi For in one of the anartments
of the lower floor Law. with paIe face on a
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short time before could still have been
said what Cbiron said OF Achilles. "How
ever hard sculptors worked on him. he new
err appeared as grand as he was in reality. -
IL was the noble Emperor Frederick.
stricken by most cruel fate, the sufferer
so resigned to his lot. The ewes. formerly
80 clear. blue and SUNNY. created to see
the sun of beautv and TO absorb the radi-
ance thereof as well as to give forth ali
that ia beautiful. grand. good and noble
in mans snirit and heart. looked YEARLY
in front of him. Only occasionally. when
thew lifted themselves to look through the
omen window far into the main drive
which leads through the roval gardens and
terminates here at the castle. more radi-
ance and obeerfuIness filled bis ewes and
the gaze into the ocean of yerdure in
which marble statues shope here and there.
seemed to hotha itself in the ancbantino
benntv NJ nature
The emnress entered. She tried to an
pear very hopeful and cheerful and seated
herself beside the couch NJ her dearly he
loved husband Inst as the fields outside
so the royal patient,s countenance was
suddenly overcast with sunshine. He
smiled at his faithful wife. and Inv gently
waving his hand toward the window he
seemed to saw how Glad he felt to Gee the
beautiful weather. Toward the last the
sufferer. who could no longer sneak. pre
ferred to make bimself understood nv
means of signs. and the immortal family
as well as the rest who were in attend.
apce had ACQUIRED such practice an the
Interpretation of these signs that the EN-.
peror could dispense almost entirely with
the troublesome writing on tablets.
The empress asked her noble husband II
he had any particular wish. and after a
pause he made his fingers move as IL he
were playing the piano.
"Who shall playi" asked the empress,
and added anxiously, "And would it not
excite you too muchP''
"No, i" indicated the emperor, and then
he wrote on his tablet;
az desire very much to hear music.
} Could not Ruefer. Victoria's teacher.
Gomez"
"I shall send for him. replied the en-
press. "He is over at the Bornstedter
church Just at present and is giving her
an organ lesson"
The empress then gave the order, and
toward half past IL O'Clock the artist and
composer of the "Merlin" appeared to an.
swer the honored cal. In the apartments
adjoining that of the emperor stood a
grand piano, at which the artist sat down
as soon as the doors of the adjoining room
were opened. The emperor had asked him
, to play several of his fayorite melodies and
!. listened with visible pleasure to the Ian.
guage of sounds which both came from
and went to the heart. The pianist, great,
, ly ,,ovad bod aIraody rIayad .ayarai 90