Evening journal., 1908-03-25
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
slxTY-FlFTH ARTICLE.
By Washington Hastings

The beginning Of the end Of twenty six hours
pean railroad travel (Which like Hosea Biglow's
dreams. some good bad, all queer') the
pearance the distance about nine o'clock in the
ing lights the historic beautiful city Of
Dresden.
The expectation Of meeting my good friends Mr.. and
Mrs r. Sperry, then residing there par
tcuarly cheerful suppose felt something like
the l.te girl heard of accompanying her parents
a visit TO her aunt who, as they approached the
aunts home, joyfuy clapped her little hands and ex
claimed 'how clad my aunty will be to see meW 4
that would be glad to see my friends and
felt confident that the enjoyment would be mutual and
when aghted from the train at the station and found
them taere 70 welcome me, that confidence was amply
justified.
Registering at a hotel I had always found to be the
simple operation OF writing and residence on one
line Of IN book But in Dresden about twelve
o'clock that nighthe ordeal something less Impressive
and precise and oignhed than examination on the
witness stand in the Supreme Court but not much AZ
tho Europascher Hof'-European House-where To-
Gated retiring after supper TO my room responded
to eentle rap my door and admitted very gen.
enany appearing neatly dressed in gilt decorated
uniform, who in excellent English, very politely request
ed TO register OF readily consented to do so
would have done TO almost anything else that no
might have asked He opened eather-bound portfolio
which he carried and producing three looking
printed blank forms, similar to minor legal documents.
he proceeded TO ask me my name age, height weight,
place Of residence occupation. when arrived in Ger
many and how long intended to stay; answers to
all Of which questions he carefully filled in the vacant
Of all three of the blank forms. while stood by
and looked on in amazement After the completion Of
the ceremony which it took about fifteen minutes to per-
FORM ! remarked that they seemed to want to know
editions OF the information before they would let him
stop al one OF their hotesor something like that He
informed that copy for the hotel, one for
the local police department and for the general
erninent Of the Kingdom Of saxony; and added "eef
gentleman ish all right, takes goot of him,
ant eef he ish not all right takes goot of him
too-seef There was no answering that argument so.
after he had politely bowed himself out began hasty
preparation for bed.
had not encountered such extreme formality in reg
istering before, did afterwards, though did find
much more of II than is customary in this country
ln 1Frart mia
times, or, as it busy season with the Irish Fenan
patriots just tnon and some crowned heads said
to have been threatened It only temporary pre-
carlton resorted TO In OF suspiciousloohg ind
viduas but do know that it happened and just about
my trip
have always been undecided whether the registra-
uon incident or which Immediately followed It
the moro amusing Wishing for pitcher of ice-water
before retirlng-which, all know is absolute
home or alroad-I rang for be-boy and after
able difficulty. succeeded in making him understand
what wanted. waited and waited and, at last laid
down AID went TO sleep. don't know how long was
gone but hearing his rap on the door, bade him
m ana saw him place small object the table The
outfit consisted OF small tea-saucer with ordinary
glass table umbler containing about half pint water
piece OF ice about the size OF English walnut
a teaspoon.
had often heard it remarked that the people on
the continent OF Europe drank water thought
that II was a oalumny; but began to believe It
was true. The paucity Of the ice-water arrangements
the Europascher Hof for it excellent hotel in
every respect and spent week under roof with
out ice-water, which must confess always hard
to get but not more than at most of the places
visited
particularly fortunate as to the time Of my
visit 70 Dresden for t the Of the annual
muster and Inspection Of the Saxon contingent Of the
great army Of tho German Empire; saw the then
youthful Emperor William seated beside the aged King
Albert of SaSony in Victoria" drawn by four horses
returning from review Of the army at It's camp lust
outside the city There battalion Of cavalry in
'front.' and at the Of the equpage but bodyguard
surrounding it, and of the thousands citizens
hronsng the sidewalks and cheering the echo could
have walked and touched with his finger either OF
their royal persons II he had desired without any
one to prev ent far I could see.
The fierce looking ruddy-faced headed young En-
peror ana the sad-faced grayhared old king sat in the
'arrage side by side In apparent friendness but |
could not help wondering II the king was rejecting on
inc circumstance that the dynasty of the Royal House
or Victim OF SaNony, about seven hundred years
older than that Of the Royal Of Hohenzoern OF
Prussia and that the Victims kings when the Hoh
enzoIerns nobodies, and yet the young Prussan
at his side was the Kings Royal Master!
Il humiiating reflections such these were passnr
through Nberts royal brain that day. I wonder what
MS private opinion Of this atterday king business was
anyhow. '
Cro be continued)