Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-22
OUSTED BY BIRDS.
The Amusing Result of Princes Phil
anthropy.

A few days ago, says Berlin dis
patch. his imperial highncss. Prince
Alexander Romanov'ski. Duke Of
Leuchtenberg. left Carlsbad 10 proceed
10 his "after-cure' III Lucerne Before
his departure his imperial highness
gave a parting dinner at which he re-
lated the following amusing story, which
at the same time bears witness to the
kindly nature of the prince.
His imperial highness, who always
spends the winter in the south of
France-at Pau-was here also in the
previous year. On his morning walks he
was struck by the appearance of the
little daughter of the bird dealer, known
to all Carlsbad visitors. who sells red
birds and bullfinches on the Ate Weiese.
The little girl, who always accolnpan-
led her father on his business walks.
looked so pale and poorly that the human
prince asked about her health. The bird
dealer related how he had become Wild
over with ten young children, and that
he had not the means to send the little
daughter to Il warmer climate, ms the
doctors advised. Full of pity for the
poor creature, the prince declared his
Willingness to take the child back to Pau
with him for the winter
With delight the father sgnifed his
agreement, and so the little girl was
moved to the princes beautiful villa at
Tau. As Christmastide came POUND it
occurred to the good prince that the
enid would feel it hard to spend these
days so far from her father and her
family and SO invited the father and a
sister of his little ward to come to his
house On short visit over the holidays.
lie provided his guests with the neces-
sary money for tie fare. and invited the
bird dealer to bring at the same time
some OF his redbirds, for which he would
certainly find buyers.
Ia the ducal villa everything went
well, but the business and that refused
to 90. The redbirds were universally adj
mired, but all found the price too high.
so that the dealer could find no buyers
for his songsterS.
The duke. who felt that he had taken
upon himself by his advice certain re-
sponsibility, decided at last to buy the
birds himself and purchased the red
birds for no less than 1000 crowns. But
the seller was by no means satisfied with
that. and insisted that the birds should
be so arranged that they should not spoil
each others songs. So there remained
nothing for the duke but to give the man
his way and to put one bird in his bed
room and one each i'll his dressing room.
IN the saloon, i'll the study, in the dining
room. III the servants room, in ward
Ill every available room of his house. and
as there were so many birds he had to
hire extra rooms for the reception of
the others.
The worst was" said the duke, ''that
after | had finally found place for all
the birds | myself was often devoid of
shelter. The birds often drove me with
their song from one room to another, till
at last | was obliged to flee into the
street to find relief from their voices. |
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these birds, especially the one in my bed
room who regarded it his duty to greet
the sunrise daily in his shrillest tones.
but | had no luck. People always had
such amiable excuses that at last my
heart failed me. | could not insist"