The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-12-13
CHAPTER III.


1918. and had written the impression
had gained VI the kaiser In the ten
years had known him. what u false
picture would have painted OF the
nan as be really Is!
/. xcntd have h~en = rietas- OF a
man who Ia general appearance aud
bearing was every Inch an emperor and
ye, who could sxhibi, oil the courtesy.
afrabllity aud sensleness Of the most
democratic gentleman. o man soft OF
eye and kindly In expression. man of
wide reading and perhaps
the most versatile man Ia the world, o
man who possessed most alert mind.
u remarkable memory and the kesaest
observation aan who was not gen
eruus Ia nature and yet sss u, times
considerable 81 others n man Of charm
FIX personality and alFiatsf1ty II
wpuid have shown man VI nnraT'
nlleled egotisln, man who was !m-
fpattcns Of correction and who would
brook no opposition, There might have
been Ia the picture suggestion Of the
dire iengths 20 which the man would
So 10 have his way, but Il would hav.
been only u suggestion.
As far ~ 1t went, thu picture would
have been accurate, hHt II would have
been sadly incompiete--wtth all the
lights worked In but lacking all tbs
| shadows
II took the war and Its attendant
horrors 20 reveal the kaiser In his
true colurs. The war did not change
hts character, /; uncovered IL.
Early Ia my practice happened TO
mention IL the kaiser that | appre-
c,utrd the frirnd,iness he showed He
tn Invariably way!ne his hand at me
"a he passed my window when walking
along the TIergarten.
TITS good advertisement for you.
Davis" he said. The people see fRe
waving 10 you and they know you must
be- good dentist nr | wouldu I
coma to you Il VIII hclr your bust.
| arss = In every aet. he WAS conscious
IT tho public,
| During that period Gs my carver tn
ll"yln. ho showed the utmest ln.crest
Ia my progress and frequently inquired
how my practice was developing.
|, Tho tirSt hi I rendered him. AZ i
have mentioned, h. doubled, ou n
number u subsequent occasions, he
paid me moro than my bill called for.
| These cyerpaymen's' Heyer amounted
TO very much, but they Impressed me
because they were ~ cut ~ keeping
with the stlnsine~s the kaiser dis
played In ether divrctians,
From time 70 time the kaiser sent
or hroueh, NO autographed pictures Of
himself or others Az the time ot tho
ono hnadrrdth anniversary Of Fred.
crtck the Great. he gave se A picture
u tina, monarch. On another occasion.
he presented me with a group picture
'ef himself sntvcandcd Try HIS family
and dogs. | remember his brlrginE Co
tfaslbn oT HIS SILVER Wedding. II Was
about ,wCnry.fepr by clShteen inches
! IN NiEo. L showed the kalSeria aud
/ himself In sort et rlaua floating above
Il tiu}scye view IL Ecvtin. with tho
ra,a.o and The cathedral tjusly seen
/ hs'oN.
Z 3E't tuw last Whist this master
plctH WAS meant 80 sjS,3cy, tat | hsi It
( framed aad placyd i. Ia Uay flee /,
! eypkel FROM q u;tle hey wta entered
! tNo ro1u with his mother 'he follow
tDE aStaasha3 rymarS' ~Oh. a'oth5w.
( A@a& at the kaiser In hcWyea T"
| A postcard ylctgre &c the kaiser.
signed ny his eva hand, was in his
own estimation oae ~ the u'ess price
loss eit's he cog|a h,'st0v rrmtns-
Der bis donating ore ~ them - an
American charity bazaar IN Bsrlta 10
b. auctioned OF lie Thought ,ha. the
fsct that the card came frsm his Inv
! INyiM majesty gave Il vaiao Which
| 1Np'f net Re rfs'a su-Ni ii dollars aay.
cents A plecN q 'rue,vy ~ 4 surs
q 1traey msht have eera duplicated
or even sxcclled By stts ~ similar
character from any American EGllsian.
airN>-fer whose weAlth the kaiser fire.
lEr7ttty expressed the a.rno<, c,o9te.gp:
bat what eoald s,lrTass Tho v4Iae 4
an su'a<ra?h ~ the 6slSte
! No doubt the rays! hzaQcess VIZ,
| r-rra0cd rath ur0a The same ,ysa-
! c'pse. tor 81 uss crzamon say "a
: aGNas me German sriS,ocrxcy that oae
had better fe<i wei before gotux 70 a
Banquet az tire palace,
! | happToyd - mtat.n3 10 TIE kaiser
| 'hc reputation his t2nsas;s he'd szo1<
! his people. lie was ret at 81 takes
aAack.
That's eS+l ~ 10 cer--'e-teyt. ~rTas-
! Germans s7r loo ta; snyway TAs-ala,
!ority q, tae fv,at'e cal t.sa r,@ta"
/ Iace attev->9atesnass.laS became
( rageF 81 tssS evaf-at ire rssS,- ST..
smplcrgJ aorSe aal Saryiars tog
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