The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

arrived We were up against new
Austrian dialect and seven kinds Of
imperturable doorkeepers
But We we're Obliged TO catch up IL
Roosevelt should decide TO ride one o.
the horses. and the horse should leap
through hfthstory mlndoW, we
would need the story So We worked
our German 10 the limit, resulting
finally i'm an admission to the gallery
second tier. From here we could see
the ROYAL box and several of our party
in il so we persisted We told the
usher that We were Nit Herr Roose-
welt en- suite.
Suddenly great light dawned upon
him Sic sind Fursten? He IN
CURED Being an Austrian, he knew
that no one except mobiles or children
Of the ROYAL family could be travelling
en- suite with a king-aud surely, this
must be the king OF America.
"Fursts? Sure We replied Mem
hers OF the royal suite
You should have seen the conse'
ouences Profoundest apologies.
Great stupidity! This way Through
solid phalanxes OF uniformed fiunkies,
right nto the royal box, where We
touched elbow touched ell
1ovs-with genuine Hapsoug5 Ih-y
made the horses come and eat sugar
out Of our hands and bow four times
every time they passed us.
Roosevelt was delighted when We
told him about It, and the yellow Kid
has worn his tile a full inch further
back on his head ever since.
And speaking or the kid-iiearst
forgive me for seeming 10 advertise
his outht-history demands some rec
ord OF the time he impersonated ker-
NIT II happened on the afternoon OF
our second day in Vienna, when the
colonel was taken out to see the hunt
inc exposition Kermit didn't 20 The
Kid caught up and dashed into the
ring, top hat. camera and all. a few
strong-arm boys began TO beat him
back. Nit Roosevelt" urged the Kid,
with his insinuating smile. "Ach
Colt, Dieser Wagon, Wass heiss,
Mein lieber Kermit Roosevelt And
q way was cleared for the Yellow Kid.
My African experiences? Oh. rney
were nothing-oh, nothing az all
modestly replied the supposed son.
And then, besides. there is the Serb
ner contract You know they don't
like TO have us talk But if you will
clear away a few of these rubberneck
people | will take another photograph
of my dear pah pah!
And IL was so.
From the ridiculous TO the sublime.
Kermit's modesty In all seriousness,
it is most admirable The boy did *.
celent work in Africa Cunninghame
says so. so does DR.. Mearns and tho
others. Even the colonel admits H.
But not one word Except the snake
story will Kermit utter on the sub
Jet. Travelling with him now for
nearly two months-in all the init
mate shaking down process which
such travel necessitates--the news
paper men have failed to elicit one
hunting story or personal reminis
CenCe. The boy is shy--quite so. lie
docs not care for dress parade, and
whenever on the grand tour he could
sidestep a king or an emperor. he did
so. He is lively and full of fun
strongly imbued with Americansm,
clean-minded and decent. without be-
ing prude or prig This Is his first
visit 10 Europe, though he has seen
much OF Canada and the American
west. He thinks now he will come to
France soon, just TO acquire a good
speaking knowledge of French--tak-
ing up his residence for the purpose
In some small town. but he says he re.
Erets having 10 spend the time outside
OF the United States
And while on the subject OF Ameri-
canism, | have noticed growth OF
that sentiment in the mind Of tho
colonel. THE more-'I see Of foreign
lands" he says. "the more ! think or
my own country And he is applying
this 20 our foreign marriages. lie
does not hesitate 10 breathe publicly
and fervently PRAYER that no daugh.
ter of his may ever be tempted TO
contract for foreign title.