Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

w exactly the contrary.
W One often related story
NJ concerning her brave
fY" In 1884. baby and her
quality of hers is this Clara got slvers in
hands and when took them out with much dreaded
One day Clara got of these slvers her hand very
bad and while taking it out Clara stood per-
and tn sad he b@Se
little thing presently had give the little hand
s she y yo
are brave little thing! Clara responded No bodys Drawer
@LARAS pious remark is the main detail and
~ Susy has accurately remembered its phrasing.
The three year-older's wound was of a formula
BILE sort and not which the mother surgery would
have been equal to- The flesh of the finger had been
burst cruel accident 1t the doctor that sewed
it up, and to all appearances it he and the other
independent witnesses that did the main part of the
suffering .-each stitch that he took made Clara
vince slightly; but it shriveled the Others.
l take pride in Clara's remark, because it shows
that although she was only three years old. her
Preside teachings already making her thinker
"a thinker and also an observer of proportions. l
not claiming any credit for this l furnished
to the children worldly knowledge and wisdom: but
was not competent to 60 higher, and so left their
spiritual education in the hands of the mother A
result of this modesty of mine was made manifest
tc me in very striking way some years afterward.
when Jean nine years old We had recently ar
rived in Berlin at the time, and had begun house
keeping in furnished apartment.
u"
- invitation. To be precise, it was command from
the Emperor of Germany to to dinner. During
several months had encountered socially, the
Continent, men bearing lofty titles; and all this
while Jean was becoming more and more impressed,
and awed and subdued by these imposing events
for she had not been abroad before, and they were
to her ,-wonders out of dreamand turned into
realities. The imperial card was passed from hand
tC hand, around the table, and examined with in
terest. When it reached Jean she exhibited excite
ment and emotion, but for time was quite speech
less; then she said:
Why. papa! if it keeps going on like this pretty
soon there won't be anybody left for you to get
quainted with but Cod
1t was not complimentary to think was not &C
quainted in that quarter; but she young. and
the young jump to conclusions without reflection
Necessarily, did myself the honor to obey the
command of the Emperor Wilhelm II. Prince
Heinrich and six eight other guests present.
The Emperor did most of the talking and he talked
we'll and in faultless English. In both of these
spicuousnesses gratified to recognize resem-
blanCe to myself "a very exact resemblance; no
almost exact but not quite that,-a modified exact
ness. with the advantage in favor of the Emperor.
My English, like his is nearly faultless like him,
talk well; and when have guests at dinner prefer
tc do all the talking myself 1t is the best way and
the pleasantest; also the most profitable for the
others.
l was greatly pleased to perceive that His Maesty
was familiar with my books, and that his attitude
toward them not uncomplmentary. In the
course OF his talk he said that my best and most
valuable book was g Old Times on the Mississippi
l will refer to that remark again presently.
A N official who we'll up in the Foreign Office
at that time, and had served under Bismarck for
fourteen years, still occupying his old place
der Chancellor Caprvi. Smith, | will call him of
whom am speaking, though that is not his
He was special friend of mine. and l greatly en-
Joyed his society, although, in order to have it, it
was necessary for me to seek it late midnight.
and not earlier This because Government
officials of his rank had to work all day, after nine
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