Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-09-27
HAPPINESS EVERYWHERE.

was happiness everywhere. and that
heaven was right here in this greatest
German city. There is laughter every
where, except when the emperor drives
by, escorted by his body guar d. on the
finest horses in the world. then every
citizen on the street stops smiling and
laughing, all stand at attention. and
every face takes on a solemn. patriotic.
almost fighting look, as though each
man would consider it his happiest
duty and pleasure to walk right up
to the mouth of cannon and die in
MS tracks for his pale-faced, haggard
and loved emperor. And the emperor
never smiles on his subjects as he
passes, but looks into every eve on
both sides of the beautiful street with
an expression of agony on his face
but a proud light in his eye, as though
he would say. 'Ach, Gott, but they are
daisies. and they would fight for the
Fatheriand with the last breath in
their bodies
The pride of the people in that
noustached young man, with the look
OF suffering, is only equalled by the
Pride OF the emperor in every German
In Germany, or anywhere on the face
or the globe. There is none of the
Hello BILL slch as we have in
America, when the president drives
through his people; many of them
yell, Hello Teddy" while he shows his
teeth and laughs and stands up in his
carriage, and says, Hello Mike as
he recognizes an acquaintance. Rlit
these same Hello Bill Americans are
probably just as loyal to their chief
Wherever he may be, and would fight
as hard as the loving Germans would
1or their hereditary emperor.
l suppose there is somebody WORKING
III Berlin, put 1t seems to us that the
Whole population, so far as can he
seen, is bent on enjoying every minute
walking the streets. in good clothes
giving military salutes. and drinking
beer between meals, and talking about
what Germany would do to an enemy
II the ever-present chip on the shoulder
should be knocked Off. even accident
ally. But they all seem to love Amer
lea, and when we registered at he
MOTEL from Milwaukee, Wis. L. S. A..
cltlzens began TO gather around us and
ask about relatives at our home. They
seem to think that every German who
has settled in Milwaukee owns brow
cry. and that all are rich. and that
some day they will come back to Ger
many and spend the money and fight
for the emperor.
We did NOT ha,a tbo l,o. =,
them that all the Germans in Mil
waukee were going to stay there and
spend their money, and while their
hearts were still warm towards he
Fatherland, they loved the Stars and
Stripes and would fight for the Amer
lean flag against the world and tbot
tue younger Germans spoke the Ger
man language, if at all. with a Yankee
accent. Gee, but wouldn't the peonIe
OF Berlin be hot under the co1Ior -
they knew how many Germans in
america were unfamiliar with :he
make up of the German flag. and that
they only see it occasionally when
some celebration of German DAYS t.I-a.
place.
Well, when dad saw the German
emperor drive down the great street
and got a look at his face. he said
Hennery. have got to see that vonns
man and advise him to go and consult
DOCTOR, and so we made arranea-
ments to go to the palace and see tho
emperor and his son, the crown prince
who will before long take the emnira
on his shoulders if William is as sicl
r.
Is ne looks. You don't have to bire