The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
LovABLn SIDE OF EMPERoR.

'The Kaiser" said a retired dipio- ,matist to the writer. ''is sone of the most contradictory. as he is certainly one of the most remarkable and inter esting of living-men. One moment he is the divinely appointed autocrat. de- claring to the world. 'Th ose who oppose me will dash to pieces or preening his feathers while his own brother ad- dresses him as Most Serene and Mighty Beloved Emperor, King and Master and Lord of Ever and Ever' at another he Is shaping an old soldier on the back, linking arms with a former brother officer or exchanging jokes and chaff at an officers mess"
 Some capital stories are told in illus tratiou of this unconventional aspect of the Emperor's character. One day after several hours hard exercise with his soldiers on the Templehofer Field hls majesty repaired. ravenously hun sry, to the neighboring barrackA and on reaching the mess room called out, Come along with those sausages." Af- ter hearty meas in which several highly spiced ones quickly disappeared, washed down by many mugs of Spa ten" beer, the genial monarch rubbed his waistcoat and caused general laughter by shouting out. There. boys. feel much moro comfortable inside"
 On another occasion a sailor, when crossing the deck of the imperial yacht of Kiel with a mug of beer in his hand. found himself face to face with the Emperor. In his confusion the man made clumsy attempt at salute, in which, he nearly dropped his beer. Took here. Jorg." said the Kaiser. laughing. you didn't do that right; let me show you how it ought to be done. Just you stand over there and fancy you are the Emperor and I'll salute you" Jorg took up his position. and the Emperor, retreating, lifted the quart jug to his lips and drained it's contents, after which he Advanced, drew himself up with military precision and saluted his deputy. There. Jorg," he said, that's how you ought to have done 1t, and now go down stairs, tell them to i'll the jug up again, and to give you another for yourself---and say 1t was who drank it.'
 The Kaiser never exhibits this att tractive side of his character more than. when he goes for his annual holiday cruise along the Norwegian coast. At these times he loves to forget that he is a great Emperor, and becomes in consequence. one of the most delightful of comrades. He walks about the deck unattended. hobnobbing in the friend Hest fashion with even the humblest members of the crew; he takes his meals informally with his guests and the officers of the yacht, throwing cere- mony overheard and laughing, chat@ ting and Joking---the gayest of the company, and when he goes on shore he pats any dirty little urchin he meets on the head and makes friends of the farmers and peasants.
 Another charming feature of the Kaiser Is that he never forgets an old friend or fails to greet him In the kindliest manner. IT am SO glad to see you, Willie" was his greeting not long ago, just before his train steamed out of, ,Shornclife, to an ex-attAche whom he had known in Berlin in his youthful days. On another occasion. seeing one of his old brother officers in a crowd at Cronberg, he made his way to him and shook him heartily by the hand, exclaiming. "Ah, my dear R., this is indeed a pleasure" q never dreamed" the officer said later to friend, "that his majesty would recog- nize me. 1t is so many years sincefI saw him, and being in plain clothes and in the center of crowd I was little prepared for the recognition"
 No man living loves fine feathers more than bis majesty, who Is said to have a dozen valets and a wardrobe worth $5oo,ooo. and often to change his dress a dozen times a day. And yet. in spite of all this splendor he has been known to dress so shabbily that on one occasion, when returning. dust covered and weary from a long tramp In the suburbs of Berlin. farmer re- fused point blank to give a lift in his cart to so disreputable a stranger. Al- tn ouglI. too. some of the most splendid palaces in Europe are his, so simple are his tastes that he sleeps on a regu- lation camp bed such as is served out to junior officers in his army, in a room the furniture of which would be dear at 10 pound note.
 His maJesty's devotion to his wife and chifdren is perhaps the most anna ble feature of hisNcharacter. It was at a dinner att Schleswig Hoistein that he paid to the Kaiserln one of the most beautiful tributes a man ever paid his life partner. The tie that unites me to this province" he said. "is the jewel that sheds its luster at my side. her majesty the Empress. Sprung from this soil, the ideal of the virtues of Q German princess. she is to whom I owe that I am able to bear the mighty re- probabilities of my position in a joy full spirit"