Evening star., 1907-07-28

had weathered many storms of hail, rain and snow
"a short sack coat such as few American servants
would have accepted as gift. His Slnewy legs were
ncased in pair of deer leather breeks which stopped
short above the knees. These breeks had no par
ticular color, any more than the palette of land
scape painter indeed, they looked from afar like
patch of heather for it is the custom of the Alpine
sportsman to wipe his knife on these same breeks
whether the knife has been sklnnlng a deer carv
ing luncheon sausage.
The law of the jungle is no more stable than that
of the Alps. And if proof were needed let me point
to the many royal examples like Franz Josef of
Vienna, the Prince Regent of Bavaria, who, when
they enter the forested mountains become at once
rustic to be in wise distinguishable from any
passing poacher. Our Hanoverian King eats his
meals seated on log surrounded by his beaters,
gamekeepers, and local peasantry chatting and joking
with them like the good Duke in " As You Like It."
Or maybe the noontide rest is in some Alpine hut
when royal sportsman may be found seated in
the midst of the family and sharp indeed would
be the eyes which could distinguish the needest
woodchopper from the Guelph anointed. Of course
am talking of externals only, and of the drop
of nature which makes the whole world kin. And
this much say only to give hint as to why the
house of Hanover is adored among the people where
it is best known.
The present chief of that royal house seeks refuge
in the chase from the worries which would otherwise
chate his spirit. The profession of klngcraft a
thankless one nowadays, when parllaments and
press agencies hedge in prerogatve to pitiabe
tent. But bad as it is to be King, it seems to
still less attractive to be King out of job for,
"once King always a King is living maxim, and
the throneess sovereign has endless Obligations and
few compensating powers. He must maintain royal
state and etiquette, at least at certain times, and
must invite certain dignitaries when they bore
him.
The first time that was honored with an invita-
ton to join the royal shooting party the chief game
keeper took me under his wing and coached as
to whom might shoot or not shoot during the days
sport. He selected tree stump where was to wait
until the anticipated stag should make its appear
Don't shoot in that direction, quoth Herr
Oberfoester, because there you might hit His
Serenity of Langenschwanzwedelstein; and you
must not aim in this direction, because His Eminence
of udelpudeschwefelbach has been posted there
abouts; yonder sits His EXcellency General Won
SChmltten- -StOssenfsSeufsser, who is little short
sighted and His Royal Highness of Spittelscheuss-
lIChkeIten is seated little to your left.
The rest forget but the field of my rifle narrowed
between rows of excellences transparencies counts
princes and other lofty lunnaries SO thick as
to make feel that mlimeter of inds-
cretion might play havoc with the Almanak de
Gotha.
God Bless the House of Hanover-and eke the
Hohenzollern! Each can conveniently deal gently
with the other There time when the late
William L.. grandfather of William H., had to run
from Berlin with bowling mob at his heels. And
where did he find refuge? In the palace of Hano-
verian Princess, named Victoria of Windsor! His
brother Frederick William w. had to wear the
cockade of the revolution in order to escape a
cognate fate.
So be gentle one with the other, ye rulers on
sanctifed thrones. Make close study of history;
and by history l do not refer only to the official
reports of gentlemen who draw government salary
for saying what is expected of them. Study history
at first hand-study your fellow man-reach out
world your field of research, and when you talk
of royalty out of job, think not of yourself alone,
but of ia ia and Masupa and, above ALL that grand
old Sultan of Brunei.