The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

limelight and that II is incumbent upon
him not to impair any of the lustre
with which the throne Is invested. That
fear of shortcoming in this respect
should exist in sufficient degree To call
for manifest efforts to shine indicates
the possession of modesty. and 1t is this
boyish trait, so unexpected in power
full monarch and III "A man already
grandfather that renders Williams
character so fascinating to those who
know him well.
Alone with an old friend he will be
natural, unaffected. democratic in the
extreme. and altogether winning, with
not an atom OF side" quick in repair
zee, and with "A wonderfully keen sense
OF humor. he conveys the impression of
possessing "A heart fun of generous i'm
pulses-aye, of "A generosity carried to
eXcess-and this. together with spe-
cies of indefinable magnetism which
appears To radiate from him at mo-
ments when entirely at ease among his
'ntimes, contributes to render him SIM
paticissimo. But let others appear upon
the scene. people whom he considers II
necessary To impress. and his entire
manner changes His attitude becomes
~elf-CursCiuus. and even constrained.
and he conveys the idea Of playing "A
role-that of Emperor. Should the in
,ruders vanish. William, like a flash.
and In an instant, becomes his own
charming self again.
1t Is because the venerable ruler of
Austria Hungary is So thoroughly cog
infant of Williams real nature that he
Is SO genuinely fond Of him. In public
he treats him as brother sovereign,
, but In private Is altogether fatherly IN
his affection. an attitude 10 which the
| Kaiser responds. even To this day. with
he most touching fila! Difference. Fran
is Joseph has long since convinced him
self that there * a very warm and Chiv-
alrous heart beneath he manneristns
which William considers Il necessary
TO affect IN order To- maintain the dig
nifty Of his position as Emperor. man
nerisms which have given rise To- So
much mlsapprchens!on about his char
acter.
The Kaiser has sometimes been ridi-
culed in this country and especially in
( England, for his references to the D-
vin;y In his public uttcrancrs Eut Il
must be borne in mind that the latter
are intended not for American or Eng
'ish but for German consumption, and
that William may be credited with
knowing better than any foreigner just
wha. viii appeal To his Countryman
and how to strike responsive and
sympathetic chord in their breast. That
he should conduct divine service when
cruising on board his steam Yacht
/ Hohen2ollorn on Sunday Is In keeping
with the traditions Of his own navy
and OF those Of Great Britain, whore. II
there is no chaplain on board. Sunday
services are always held by the captain,
King George, when in command Of
cruiser or gunhoat in the West Indies
prior to his accession To the throne
used always to ofticiat. as parson on
Sundays without exciting any undue
comment and ridcule save on one oc-
casion when some of his officers called
his attention to the fact that in rcciting
the NturglCal confession al tho begin
ming Of the morning prayer. which runs
I'VE have left undone those things
which We ought 10 have done, and we
have done those things which we ought
not TO have done" he invariably re-
versed the expression and read II: We
have done those Times which We ought
to have done, and We have left undone
those things which we ought not TO
have done" which they declared To be
highly complimentary toward them
S'AN'S 'llh 'NAlfllFlN Sldl4l INK, nut nov
canoniCal.
The Emperor can certainly not he
taxed with ever introducing religious
matters In ordinary conversation with
his friends and aCnuaintanCcs or with
affecting puritanism. II Is not true
that he is a total ahstniner. He drinks
in moderation, and IL by no means in
different to the satisfaction to be ,sh-
taincd from n good glass OF beer after
hot and thirsty field day He smokes
and plays cards. his favoritc game be-
ing that known in Germany as skat, but
does not gamble or bet and while he Is
opposed To all Sunday labor offers no
objection to innocent pastmes end
nmusomcnts on Sunday afternoon for
the people.
The only way In which he differs from
the ordinary man of the world is thai
once a year he Is accustomed to go
into species of retreat for two or
three days at the Wartburg, halowed
In the eyes OF all German Protestants
as the refuge of Luther and as the
scene of his labors. The time which
the Emperor spends there virtually
alone Is given up to meditation and to
quiet thought and reflection. not neces-