The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02

TNHE King Of Denmark was absent
from his capital and so the
Crown Prince received us in his
palace and all hts family came
IL In with hearty greetings. and
more delightful domestic group
was never gathered. From the un-
conventional manner in which they re-
ceived my family and myself, one would
not think there had ever been a crown
In the ancestral line or ever would bes
himself on the way TO a throne and
brother OF the Princess OF Wales and OF
the King of Greece and of the Dowagsr
Empress Of Russia and all HIS life min
Cling with royalties. he was less preten-
tious than any OF the officers in the
ante-room of the palace. He freely and
Familiarity conversed of the great lnterna-
tionai questions which are now disturbing
Europe and Asia He will soon take the
government, for his father Is eighty-four
years of age and must soon by natural
law put down the sceptre. The queen,
though heir to uncounted millions. has
not been made worldly. but is chiefly in
terested in religious work In nil parts OF
the world. The home life Of this family
is an illustriouS example 10 all the do
nestle life OF Denmark. as the homo life
OF his sister on the throne OF Russia was
an inspiring example to all the home
steads OF Russia.
The oldest daughter OF this rrincely
npuSenolu is n marNti Oh pftutS anu bpRt
sense. speaking English almost as well as
Danish The younger daughter excused
herself for an afternoon horseback ride.
and on our way out through the palace
park we saw her riding under the careful
guardianship of a groom. After CONVEX
sation the whole group accompanied us In
a ramble through the royal gardens; amid
trees themselves nonarehs and by foun-
tains that had crowns OF rainbow and by
flower beds where queens OF beauty
regned After the ladies of our party
| had captured all the princely autographs
| they wished TO win, We left this brilliant
| home But the Kindness OF these royal
| folks aid not cease when we descended
| the steps, for the lovely group of the
| palace stood waving 20 us from the win
| dows as long as we we're In sight so that
| the warmth Of the welcome was not more
| marked than was the heartiness OF tho
| good-by.
We rode through forest where roy
| atty hunts and the deer stood quietly
| watching and fearing nothing. ms though
| they knew we could not shoot. But what
I regard for trees. Would that We had
| as much reverence IN America Alas for
! the iconociasm Of the axi How II has de-
faced the landscapes and desposlcd CT.
mates in our own beloved land But
\ here. In this royal parK they stand UNI
| disturbed and honored by NIL who pass.
| Vast umbrageousness, with afiluence 81
| foliage In full leaf. letting fan here and
| there a few yards Of sunshine TO make
1 the scene more picturesque and bewitch-
| ing Oh. the trees. No one but Almighty
4 God could make one-~so graceful. ~
strong so nt,lifting suggestive. so
| grand, 50 intermediate OF earth and
| heaven. No wonder they have been cop
led in the pillars OF temples, Tor many o.
| the cathedral pillars are only trees IN
| stone. Aye. this entire kings forest In
Denmark Is cathedral ages ago dedi-
Gated and these bending branches are
| the arches. and this fountain II the hap-
1 tiamai font. and the birds are N" Choir
| listers at mathis and vespers, morning
| and evening praislng the Lord. and when
|. shrill winds sweep through this forest
/ they sound the soprano, and the roaring
| thuneierg rolls the bass In the grand
i march ~ God IN the storm. style 81 q
cathedral butt by the Creator thousands
| OF years before the architects drew the
| plan for st. paufs III London. or ~.
peters az Rome. or st. Marks at Ven
ice or St Sophia nj Cona,nntinopIe, or
/ 81 Isaac al 81 Petersburg We wonder
| not at what George w. Morris. the great
song writer OF America. told US IN our
boyhond. He said he was seated IN an
| audience IN New York city when great
vocalist was rendering Morris famous
| song .swoodman. spare That Tree" aud
an aged mHa in the audience was so
wrought upon by the ballad that hn rose.
| and with tears rolling down his cheeks
| cried out. "Win the singer who has Just
sung that song please TO tell US whether
the woodman did spare that tree7''
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II Is remarkable that Copenhagen seems
vet presided over by Thorwaldsen's spir-
ii. although that greatest sculptor 81 his
time dropped dead IN tho thsater Of ihls
city more than half century ago.
| Though born here. comparatively small
part OF his life was passed IN this Danish