Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-02

priSed 20 see the tea things brought
out and Il tea party in order. Finish
lag or tea we played In" game that
is known in America az BuZZ-BuzZ.
More music and more games, and
again we were on the point of return
ing To our rooms. when the announce
mem was made that supper WAS ready,
and after more refreshments. games
and music. the celebration Of Martin
I.u1hnr'S day Wis brought 10 a close.
We had not been in Leipzig long be-
fore we scented IN lnWOnted stir in the
place. 4 great triumphal arch was be-
ing crested in the large square in
flort OF the NcucS Theatre. ana upon
it were all colurS OF the rainbow
There were the rrd. white ana black of
Germany. ,hr green and white of SAX
Ony. ana the blue and yellow of leip-
zig. '!hC streets too We're decorated
with cVcrSrConS and oi1:leScent col
ored strcamrrs. while in every window
We're pictures "f King George and
scenes depicting events in his lie.
He WEES coming to visit Leipzig and
great were the preparations made 10
gree; This last hero of the Franco
P;rSSi.tn war For Two weeks before
he came no one could think or talk of
anything else but King George.
Anxious as were the Germans 10 see a
real hero. we went three hours before
the time the king was expected to ar
rive But early as we We're. there
were many ahead of US. and some
even had brought stepladders. and there
pcrchnd upon their reserved seats near
tic triumpnal arch they were waiting
for their king.
Never had we mixed with Il crowd
more jolly and more entertaining than
! that gathering of the Leipzig people.
! There were lads running about with
| strings of pretZels for sale. so to be
German with the Germans we bought
! some which were SO hard that it was
| impossible to eat them. Then those
! red. white and black flags appealed to
| us so strongly that we each bought one
| to ware when the king passed Still
| we waited, becoming SO hungry that
we bought sausage sandwich. the
only catable thing we could purchase
| in that place.
| AS the hour approached the crowd
| b.came more noisy and less manage
| able. ard although there were many
| mounted police. the people paid no at
! tentinn Whatsoever to them. When
| the policemen endeavored to restrain
| them they merely laughed in their
| faces ana made jokes at the expense OF
these officers of the law.
How they checred and cheered King
! George before he came. but at the mo-
! ment when he appeared such a huShed
! Silence fell upon the crowd that we
were do veived and turned away at tho
! all-iinpOrtant moment. From tbs
! way the people dispersed, we thought
that the king must have disappointed
them. but we found out that it was
one way the Germans had to express
their emotions.
10 make up for that usless wait we
had had we went to the Geuandhau:
! that evening. and outside the gate W
! saw King George, an old gray haired
/ man, pass into the concert hall. | an
afraid we were not much impressed by
this first real King that we saw. as ht
did not seem diffcrent from any elder
ly American gentlemen, but We die
not regret the long wait we had as il
enabled us to become more intimately
connected with the German people.
MABEL FRANCES KNIGHT.