The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-03
The House Of Hohenzollern lived in
the plainest manner.

The House Of Hohenzollern lived in
the plainest manner.
The humiliation Of defeat was
borne most heroically by this brave
woman but grief suppressed Is said to
have hastened the throat trouble from
which she had suffered for sometime.
When told by the physicians that her
case was without hope the king,
whose life had been filled with sue
cession of misfortunes, uttered the
pathetic words, Alas. If she were
not mine she might recover" So
painful was her affliction that death
seemed a release as her last words
show, Lord Jesus, make it short
She died July 19, 1910. Napoleon
said, "The king has lost his best
mini4ter," when the news reached
him, and Blucher. with sincere sor-
row exclaimed, "Our saint Is in
Heaven" After the overthrow of
Napoleon at Waterloo, five years later,
the grim warrior gazed exultantly on
Paris conquered and said with
triumph, Louise is avenged
Retaliation ended not with 1915.
When Queen Louise buckled the
sword on her sons she instilled into
their being the lesson of patriotism
and emphasized the duty of seeking
revenge on France for the bitter
lo sses she had brought on their native
land. Her words took deep root in
the heart Of him who afterwards be-
came William l. His lifelong adora-
ton Of his mother was one of the
most beautiful and pronounced traits
of his character. To her tomb he re-
paired before setting out for the
Franco-Prussian war to receive her
silent blessing and he resorted first
on his return flushed with victory to
lay his conquests at her mausoleum.
The Thiergarten is one Of Berlin's
loveliest places Of interest and the
fairest spot in this German Eden is
a diminutive isle encircled by a limpid
stream. called "Luisen-Insel," in honor
of Queen Louise. Beside it stands
the statue of her devoted husband.
On this isle is the life-lke monument
to Louise. Here often came William
I to gaze with rapt admiration and
loving thoughts upon this noble rep
rescntation Of the Germans favorite
queen. Close at hand is the graceful
vase by Schadow, bearing the simple
inscription, ''To the returning Queen"
which cOmmemorated the evacuation
of Berlin by the French and the re-
| turn Of the king and queen to their
| capital.
Europe can show many magnificent
| royal tombs but none furnish more
| beauty nor possess a. more hallOWed
! atmosphere than the mausoleum Of
! Queen Louise at Charlottenburg. It
was erected in a sequestered corner
| Of the park where she frequently re-
| tired for quiet recreation with her
| husband and children at the express
order OF the king. For a number Of
years only Frederick William II and
| Louise were inetrred there, but after
| many years Kaiser William II has
| enlarged the building and now repose
| there the remains of her son, Emper-
or William I and his wife the Empress
Augusta, grandparents Of the present
ruler, a. most fitting last resting place
| for the adoring son. On each ami
versary of Louise's death the imperial
| family visit the tomb and place a
| foral offering on the sarcophagus. The
stanzas Of Mrs. Herman touching1y
describe this sacred spot. Death, as
portrayed in her short life, does not
end all.
| Queen Louise was not a brilliant
genius, but she furnishes a splendid
example OF the possible influence OF
a. blameless life, Of g. heart overflow
ing with kindliest Of impulses and OF
a soul that possessed the highest OF
womanly virtues, and today Prussia
aye Germany, reversed her memory
as that Of no other womah.
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