River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-14

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 guald 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 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
his tracks for his pale-faced, haggard
and loved emperor. And the emperor
never smiles on his subjects as he
passes, but looks into every eye 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, ZACH, Colt, but they are
daisies, and they would fight for the
Fatherland with the last breath in
their bodies"
The pride of the people In that
moustached 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
of the globe. There is none of the
'Hello Bill" such 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 But
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
for their hereditary emperor
| I suppose there is somebody working
in Berlin, but it seems to us that the
whole population, so far as can be
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
If 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 the
/ Os a.,
citizens 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 a brew
cry, and that all are rich, and tnat
some day they will come back to Ger
many and spend the money and fight
| for the emperor.
| We did not have the heart to tell
them that all the Germans in Mil
waukee were going to stay there and
spend their money, and while their
hearts we're still warm towards the
Fatherland, they loved the Stars and
Stripes and would fight for the Amer
lean flag against the world, and that
the younger Germans spoke the Ger
man language, If at all, with Yankee
accent Gee, but wouldn't the people
of Berlin be hot under the collar IL
they knew how many Germans In
! America were unfamiliar with the
make up of the German flag. and that
they only see it occasionally, when
some celebration of German DAYS takes
place.
/ Well, when dad saw the German
| emperor drive down the great street
and got a look at his face, he said.
"Hennery, l have got to see that young
man and advise him to go and consult
q DOCTOR" and SO we made arrange
ments to go to the palace and see The
emperor and his son, the crown prince,
| who will before long take the empire
| on his shoulders if William is as sick
| as he looks. You don't have to hire
any masquerade clothes to call Oh the
| emperor of Germany, like you do when
| you visit royalty in Turkey and Egypt,
| for a good frock coat and q silk hat
| will take you anywhere in the day
! time. and q swallow-tail is legal ten
| der at night, so dad put on his frock
coat and silk hat, just as he would to
SC and attend an afternoon wedding
| at home, and we were ushered into
regular parlor. where the emperor
was having fun with his children, and
the empress was doing some needle
| work
Dad supposed We would have to talk
TO the emperor and the prince through
an inter2reter. and we stood there