Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

WINGED him of his success His hand was
grasped eagerly by successive warriors; the
general turned and embraced him before
the GREATNESS assembly; there were tears
in the conSurS eyes.
AS the festivities progressed, however, he
found, to his surprise. that Karl had not
only become the fashion as military page,
but that his naive stupidity and sublime
simplicity was the wondering theme and
1nexhaGstible delight Of the whole barracks
stories we're told of MS genius for blunder-
Ing which rivaled Handy Andys; old stor-
les of fatuouS ignorance were rearraneed
and fitted to our Karl" 1t was our
KARI who, on receiving a tip of two marks
from the hands of a young lady to whom
ne had brought the bouquet of gallant
lieutenant, exhibited some nesita tion and
finally said, Yes. but, gnaalige fraulein
that cost US nine marks" II was our
Kari who, interrupting the regrets of
another lady that she was unable to accept
his masters invitation, said, politely, ..Ah,
what matter, gnadigste? l have still let
ter for Fraulein kopp cher rivaD, and 1
was told that 1 must not invite you both"
1t was our Karl who asto1ished the hostess
to whom he was sent at The last moment
with apologies from an officer, unexpected
ly detained az barrack duty, by suggesting
that he should bring that unfortunate off,
Ger his dinner from the just served table.
Nor Were these charming infelicities con
fined to niSI social and domestic service
Although ready, mechanical and invariably
docile i'll the manual and physical duties of
SOl0eer-Wntcn ffndedred him to the Ger
man drillmaster-he was still invincibly ig-
norant as to ats pprport, Or even the mean
ing and structure of the military irstru-
ments he handled or vacantly looked upon
Il was ''Our KARI who suggested 10 his in
structors that in field firing It was quicker
and easier to load his musket to the muzzle
at once and get rid Of it's death-dealing
contents at a single discharge than to load
and fire consecutively. 1t was 'our KARL
who nearly killed the Instructor at sentry
drill by adhering to the letter of his in
structions when that instructor had forgot
ten the password. 1t was the same Karl
who, severely admonished for his reckless
ness. the next time added 10 his challenge
the precaution Unless you instantly say
Fatherland' I'll fire." Yet his perfect good
humor and childlike curiosity were unlnis-
taxable throughout and melted his COM
rades and his superiors to show him every
thing in the hope of getting some charac-
teristic comment from him. Everything
and everybody was open to Karl and his
good-humored simplicity.
That evening. as the general accompanfed
the consul down to the gateway and the
waiting carriage. figure i'll uniform ran
spontaneously before them, and shouted
'Heraus!' to the sentries. But the general
promptly checked ''the turning our of the
guard with a paternal shake of his finger
to the over-zealous soldier, in whom The
consul recognized Karl. He Is my burshe
now," said the general, exDlanatorily, my
wife has taken fancy to him. Ach! he Ia
very popular with these women" The ton-
sui was still more surprised. The Frau
Generates Adlerkreutz he knew to be o