The Washington herald., 1914-06-14

courage and beauty. One Of the ladies
in waiting who received him at the door
has drawn with ill-concealed prejudice
an unfattering portrait Of him: ET-
cessively ugly, with fat. swollen, sal
low face. very corpulent. being short and
entirely without figure: his great eyes
roll gloomily around; the expression ~
his features rs severe and he looks the
incarnation Of fate; only his mouth Is
well shaped and his teeth are good" The
lady did admit that he was extremely
polite" and Louise herself has said that
he wore the head Of Caesar"
Louise. and Napoleon.
Bravely putting on her most winsome
manner, the Queen took the hand Of her
pursuer and led him 10 q window In the
parlor. where they stood and talked for
an hour. In the course OF the inevitable
literature to botany. she asked him how
he liked the northeriy. climate Of East
Prussia, and he answered. The French
soldier, madam. is seasoned to an eli
mates Then in his most soothing tones
he asked. How could you think Of max
ing war on me-. Louise happily FASH
ioned her reply to remind him that Prus-
sia had not always been UNEQUAL to fight
for having built upon the fame Of Fred
erick the Great!'' .
Approaching her real mission. the
Queen said: Sire, I am q wife and
mOtner, ana IL Is Dy tnOSe tltleS claim
your Intervention on behalf of Prussia.
The King attaches more Importance to
the province of Magdeburg than to any
other on the left bank of the Elbe which
your imperial majesty takes from him. I
appeal to your generous heart: 1t is from
It that ask and expect a happy issue"
Madam, shall certainly be very
happy-but," and he cast an admiring
glance at her. you are wearing a su-
perb dress! Where was II made?"
ssIp Prussia sire"
AT Breslau? At Berlin? Do they
make crepe in your factories, too?"
mo, sire, but" the Queen persisted in
returning to the main subject. your
majesty does not say a word Of the in
terests that alone occupy my thoughts at
the present moment. when I am hoping
to win from you a happier existence for
all who are dear to me. Are.we to talk
about fashions at such a time? Your i'm
perial majesty's heart is too noble: 1t
unites wiz. other qualities too exalted q
character to be insensible to my suffer-
ings-" -
While Louise was in the midst of her
appeal to his sense of justice. to his emo
tions Of mercy. to his conscience, and
Just as her anxious eyes were detecting
some signs of relenting in Napoleon's
tered the room. darkening it with his
cold and silent melancholy.
The I>ing came In the nick Of time"
Napoleon laughingly assured the Gar
Wncn tney next met II ne na0 stayed
away half an hour longer fear I should
have found myself promising the Queen
anything But under cover Of his greet
ing to Frederick William he made his
adieux to Louise-and escaped with
Magdeburgi
The. Queen Rexs.
When she came to dine with him in the
evening he went out upon the sidewalk
to welcome her and escort her into his
house. He was equally polite at the table
and most fiattering in his attentions to
his guest. the one woman In the COM
pany. But when he had invited her to
renew the discussion Of the treaty OF
peace. he readily saw that she had In the
meantime been coached by some political
adviser. Instead of the fervent appeals
OF q woman and q mother. which he had
heard from her lips In the afternoon. he
was now made to listen to Q political
argument. which left him dumb and un-
moved until she pressed him to say some
rshaIs-Their Ronantie Hiss from The