The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13

gather them in, gather them in"
III Park Benjamin
GERMANY'S DYING
EMPRESS D0WAGER.
Her Life Has Been a Most Unhappy One
Daughter Of a queen and mother of
an emperor, brilliant beyond the meas
ure OF woman, and unhappy past all
tortures Of the inquisition, the empress
Z doWager of Germany lies dying In the
gloomy castle at Cronsberg-on-th the
Main.
Half deserted Of her son, wholly be-
Teft OF her mother, and having the con-
tumely Of a foreign nation which never
+ understood her, this daughter OF the
throne Of England lies awaiting the
i end. Only her iron will has stood off
I the destroyer for so long.
The world has wondered why she
should care to live. 1t has been said
4 even that she herself will have no re-
grets when at last she lays down her
burdens. Her position is simply that
Oh one who sees the inevitable, but who
stands waiting for fate to turn the last
B card.
II 30. at the wide windows Of the
Schloss Friedrichshor, she Hes or sits,
B gazing out upon the chimneys that
have so large q part In her view. The
Schloss. dismal beyond measure, is in
the worst style OF German architecture.
Il me great rooms are cherries and
chill having no likeness to the inter-
Y 1or q castle. There is no sign of do-
mestic comfort In the place, though
Germany, OF all Europe, Is supposed to
]. Oe me nome OF housewifely order and
leatness And above all there Is the
MIR OF desolation that is over all.
She y often In tears. though her at
PENDANTS affect not to see 1t. She il,
sensitive In the matter. She reads q
4 ~ tie. Rarely she tries to paint, IA
oook The Imitation OF Christ" is al
Ways at her hand. Twice week her
\ \ 4: SS IVY esI daughter. the princess of
u Is esse. comes over from Frankfors to
spend an afternoon. At rare intervals
D 1ne German emperor comes, He aliRhta
\ from morse or carriage and leaving his
atlendants, strikes through the broad
B C01r yard, nodding here and there to
y III ~ PIG servant When he has had re-
4 1Tesnments he goes for a few moments
- the room OF his sick mother. III is
{ 81 neartl ess visit. Ills greeting and
) parting are perfunctory and when he
81 mas gone there Is silence and perhaps
Tears in the sick room; then the long
ssvi III sof chimneys and the pine-clad
4 Homburg. = \ /" - u =
;ancer slowly Is eating away at her
& .lIe. Her husband, Frederick the Mo-
& PIE died OF the same disease. She. IN
y ner 1determinatiOn, gives way mora
9 GrNdginEly to Its inroads. Out Of her
y misery She has said: II shall not die
Ill. Ill nave TO; then no one will be sor-
least OF all myself \ Widow 81 an.
emp ror. she IL dying death that the
"a mleanest might we'll pray to be spared.
sssss ears and years ago she NAV have
Sla1Q the foundation OF her sorrows
wv hen her childish spirit arose irl rebel
lion against her queen- mother. VIC
81 England was not too formid-
H. pie r0r her Opposit ion. Eldest OF the
pf1ncesees OF England, and child OF q
a0nlon Of love. Victoria Adelaide Mary
& s0ulpe wa1 favored OF fortune. Nat
Hsally brilliant, she had every atvan-
eA ne that a mighty empire could give.
spoiled. rhaps; she had an iron will
iSysss IA Illustration Of this the story FL
eQlNs that one day In q state review
dSrshOts with q cavaIcade OF ON
allppang at the side Of the queens
Princess Victoria dropped
|S5aer nAnd kerchief out Of the window In
er to zee generals md lnarahalss
II 1e nbie ~ pick II up. The queen saw
s The novenaent, signAied the ofiicers3
& not 10 touch the bit or lace. stopped
carriage and ordered the child to
St out and pick vi, the hand kerchief.
he qsle cen ct Great Britain and
4 4 Aisd could not ef1f force the command,
d the riage drove on. leaving the
g. lace lying III the dust,
S 3ss ~ ~ HhA grew toward cultured
"a 1nhood Ii strong aflecfion grew up
81 h mot sl and da ughter, end