The news & observer., 1897-03-07
WOLCOTT IN GERMANY.
AN ACCOUNT OF HIS CONFER.
ENCE ON INTERNATIONAL
Bl-METALtSM.
Grandfather Sickshingle Understands
How German Big Men Discussed
wolco,ts Pretense of Want
ing Bi-m, taiisn.
tNew York Advertiserl


81 see" said Grandfather Lickshingle,
s'that Senator wolcott, OF Colorado, has
got back to London and is boasting of the
tremendous encouragement that he met
with in Berlin in the matter of his bi-
metallic scheme / note that he dwells
with particular stress upon his Interview
with Chancellor Won Hohenlohe and other
eminent Germans.
81 have had conferences with these big
Berhners myself" continued Grandfather
--"with Bismarck, Hohenlohe, and half
the members of the Reichstag, and
fancy know something of the manner in
which they treat distinguished persons
from America. l can accurately describe
the conference which took place between
my esteemed friend Wolcott and Prince
Hohenlohe. 1t ran this way:
Herr Eolcott. pelieve; Herr Eolcott,
ov GoIorado| said the Prince.
That is my name, replied Wolcott.
al haf got me some great honors by
your CALL Glat to met you. Took some
seats
mir Wolcott took seat, and the
Prince resumed his chair.
'Sprecken sic Deutsche| asked the
Prince.
"'Vhell, dot mox nix aus an aggound |
sprecken der English langweige like
vas porn dot way alretty, don't id
SO see, replied the Senator.
"'Dot peen some fine vedders, Herr
volcott?'
''.Yes,' responded Mr.. Wolcott, the
weather in Berlin is delightful
:" You like Bairlin, Herr Volcott?
al like Berlin very much Charming
place; charming people"
g 'Bairlin, so goot like Denver, ober
Cripple Greek, Herr Volcott? and Prince
Horenlohe chuckled at his mild witt
cism Bud you want some conferences
nit me zu haben on aggound der bimet-
allism pizness, amt id?''
az hoped that | might have that hon
or
Vel. some zamples half gotten al
rettyr
(Which? queried the Senator.
"'Zamples, Herr Volcott. You some
zamples NIT you garry all der vile,
oxboseg
"sSamples? NO; / have no samples.
You see, your exeellency, it the great
international question Of bimetallism
about which l wish to confer with you.
Don't you think, my dear Prince, that it
would be worth while for the great COM
mercial nations of the earth to get to-
gether in convention and thoroughly dis
cuss this momentous question, whereby
we might arrive at some mutual agree
ment--
s'sPy chiminy, dot been one horse und
- ~ IDx,,.
with hearty German laugh.
'0xcuse me if | maig some
daughters py mine own OK
bense Ply chiminy crickets, dot peen
some goot chokes on der Sherman gov
ernment, like circus CLOWN. thought
nae, Herr Volcott, dot you want to sold
me Something's alretty pooty gWick.
Here, Hans, where's der growlerT
Hans produced that important and es-
sential vessel.
'Vhell, you plockhet, go oudt und rush
id so gwick like you cant
Hans obeys, and returns with the
tankard filled to the top.
''The Prince fills two beakers to the
brim, hands one of them to his distin-
guished guest and lifts the other aloft
we trinken by Colorado and Gribble
Greek und yolcott. Gesundheitp and
two foaming schooners were drained to
the dregs.
'syhat you dink by dat ager peer?
inquired the Prince, enthusiastically, as
he wiped his lips ON the back of his
hand
Fine" said the Senator, with equal
enthusiasm.
Dot peer besser ais AlilWaugee ober
Shecago, don'd idg
g Much better. And now to resume
our topic, which is the chief object of my
visit. This matter of currency-
bud / dink me dot you seddle dot
gwestions py der last ELECTION alretty?
Dot feller Mckinley got some mashori-
ties so big like an elephant, und / don'd
can understand me when you gone
pehindt der redurns. Ainahow, we took
anudder trink'
"Again two foaming beakers were held
aloft, two great statesmen looked ad-
miringly at the amber fluid and then into
each others eyes. This time, said
Senator Wolcott, we drink to the EN-
pire and its illustrous Chancellor. Prostr
And, presto! foaming beakers were
empty.
"'And now resumed Mr. Wolcott,
Ethis great question of bimetallism-'
my dear Herr Volcott, don'd waste
your dime NIT bolitics afder der eleg-
ton und when der's goot peer on der
dabic gu don'd ~. .cme lagc- like
dot by der United States. Oxcuse ME
when | don'd hellup you so gwick like /
should. Vhell, Volley, oldt poy, here's
login' ad your
And so it went. Prince Hohenlohe is
most genial and hospitable host.
Senator Wolcott drops naturally and easi-
Iy into the role of an agreeable guest A
fresh keg is tapped-two kegs, mayhap--
and pipes are brought in There are
snatches from 'Tannhauser," The Fly
ing Dutchman,' Die Meistersinger.
Lohengrin,' Die Walkure,' 'Gotterdam-
merung,' and everything that Wagner
ever wrote and much that he never did
write. Finally the conference breaks
up about A. M. by Mr.. Wolcott sing
ing Yankee Doodle and Prince Ho-