The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-10-20
wILHELMINA,s FATHER.
Excentricities Of the Late king Of !,
HolIand--A Tyrannicai
Ruler.

er than that Of her erratic old father
We're 1T possible to draw distinct line
between sanity and insanity, it would
have been difficult to decide upon
which side the late king Of Holland was
to be found. The men in his service,
both gentlemen in attendance and
those occupying humber places, wore
an anxious and careworn look. His
impatience and discomfort in the lat
ter part of his life made the existence
of those about him something of a
burden.
| One summer at Carlsbad when the
king was taking the cure, he became
angry at one of the gentlemen in at
tendance and ordered the unfortunate
young man to leave town in six hours.
AS to whether there was convenient
train within the prescribed time 1t
mattered not, the disgraced individual
was forced to depart. Another time
one OF the kings Wallets was moment
late In responding to his call, and
for punishment his majesty kept the
man standing an hour before giving
him the order, adding If the offense
was repeated he would throw the man
over the banisters.
At that time Nine. F., of the ho.
tel where the king stayed, owned a
landau and two horses, which be rent
ed for the month. She had also pair
OF ponies and light victoria that an
American woman had engaged. One
day the king noticed the ponies and
admired them. Madam was sum-
moned.
His majesty wishes to have the
ponies this afternoon
Madam was independent, and had
likewise found that American citizens
paid quite as we'll as Dutch royalties
and were not so troublesome, SO she
informed the Comte de M that the
ponies were engaged and his majesty
could not have them. There followed |
a small tempest, but madam remained
firm and trotted Off in triumph to in
form the American woman Of the In
cident. AS the latter was not intend
ing to use the ponies that afternoon,
she told Mime. F. the king might
have them. Somewhat reluctantly the
plump little landlady returned to the
count and received the order to have
the ponies in the landau at three
o'clock.
my ponies drag that heavy landau.
Not bit Of It'll His majesty must use
the victoria or go without the ponies"
Neitherfattery nor seedlings moved
madam, and his majesty was forced to
yield to the stout little Austrian land
lady, who in repeating the story
slapped one hand hard upon the other,
remarking: He didn't get enough Of
that when he was little boy"
At three o'clock the American fam
ly hung out Of the windows to watch
the king start on his drive. Up came
the victoria, the fat ponies and the
venzel, gay in his livery of blue and
gold. His majesty, looking like
thundercloud, came out on the steps,
ind was assisted into the carriage by
The sad-eyed Compte de M A
lackey started to put heavy
rug across the kings knees. Here was
IN outlet for the royal wrath. Selling
he wrap, the king hurled it at the
servants head with such force that
he man staggered back and sat down r
upon the stone steps, and his :
majesty drove away with pleasanter
While the king was at Carlsbad. his :
My son, the prince of Orange, died.
ut the strange old man would not all
ow this bereavement to interrupt his
cure" and ordered the funeral to be
ostponed for ten days. Though it was
eported that one of the scores of
reat boxes contained 200 hats. he
ever would wear any but an ancient,
oft, snuff-colored one. At first thisl
ore no sign of mourning until the
.mericans and English at Carlsbad
ent him resolutions Of sympathy. The
blowing day he appeared with mar
ow black ribbon tied carelessly
round the same old brown hat. Al
eek later he departed at four o'clock
! the morning, an hour he always
hose to begin his journeys.-N. Y.
ribune.
"Coa1-Oil Johnnie.v
Mr., John Steele. of Nebraska fa-J