The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
KAISER LACKS FAITH
IN ONE SUPERSTITION

adjoining his own. The clergyman ar.
rived and boldly making mis- way into
the apartment which the battle scarred
old warrior had not ventured to enter
grabbed hold of the white figure that
had frightened the field marshal. and
found that 1t consisted OF piece OF
meath which little fountecn-year-oid
chimney sweep had sought refuge on
hearing the clang OF sabres in the
neghboring room.
During the years 1910, 1911 and 1911
the White Lady made frequent ap.
pearances in the old palace at Bay
reuth, greatly to the disturbance and
alarm Of French generals and field
marshals quartercd there: and the only
night that Napoleon /. spent beneath
were similarly disturbed, and. describ-
ing on the following morning in the
most elaborate detail how the White
Lady La, had appeared LIZ to him. he shook
place. enchanting as he drove away
This cursed palace." Nor would he
ever consent to stay there again, pre-
terring to post still further on, &c
Plauenburg, where the accommodations
We're much less ample. Not until 1922,
when the Old superintendent OF the
palace, a man OF the name OF Schluter,
was gathered TO his fathers, was tho
fact made clear that II was he who
had been LED by his execration OF this
French to perturb them by appearing
to them in the form OF the White Lady.
his costume as such, which he carefully
preserved. furnishing confirmation OF
his confession.
with regard 10 Emperor williams
own experience OF the White Lady
1t Is distinctly amusing. and is credi-
table alike to his humor and TO his
common sense. A young lieutenant
OF the guards who happened to be on
duty in the royal palace a, Berlin.
claimed to have seen the White Lady
wandering about the corridors. and re-
ported II TO his commanding officers
The subaltern was examined and cross
examined in every way possible by
his colonel. who subsequently learning
that footman had been summarily dis
missed by orders OF the Kaiser for
having claimed TO have seen the White
Lady, considered the matter sufficiently
uncanny to make it his duty to bring
1t 10 the notice OF the Emperor WIZ
liam sent for the young officer. who
entered the imperial presence more
tremblingly even than when he had
seen the ghost The Emperor. noticing
this, asked him in kindly tones. What
was the lady like? Was She tall or
short?"
She was tall, your majesty,
The Kaiser How was she dressed?e
The lieutenant; She wore a white
petticoat your majesty. with white
bodice, had white cap on her head
and long white veil flowing over i,
After a pause. the Emperor con
tinued, Was she carrying anything"
The lieutenant: 20. yes. your majes-
The Kaiser: What did she have In
her right hand?" T
The lieutenant: "a candles,ick.p
The Kaiser: And what was in her
left hand?"
The lieutenant: "a box of matches"
Emperor William has very keeE
sense OF humor. and the idea of the
White Lady. who dates from some 400
years or more ago, promenading
about the corridors carrying matches,
which are an altogether modern In
vention, caused him to burst into roars
OF laughter. the young -subaltern ga9-
ing at him meanwhile with open
mouthed astonishment. When r-htfy
the emperor recovered his composure,
he remarked. kindly. but firmly:
That will do. Don't let me hear any
thing more about the White Lady.
And take my advice: don't peer about
the corridors of the palace at night:
for you might often see ladies' there,
alfred In white pettIcoats and bodies
carrying candlestisks and boxes OF
matches In their hands"
Copyright, 1910. by the Brentwood
Company