Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-20

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away his hereditary rights to the
| Ddchies of Schleswig and Holstein
before the engagement was ratified
| by the old Kaiser, and Prussia grant
ed him the indemnity of $4,000 per
year, on which the family was strug-
Cling, and which the Schleswigs may
lose bye and bye when the Allies
put the financial screws on.
The consciousness of this humili-
| ating bargain on the one hand, and
of Williams overpowering egotism
on the other, have sufficed to make
a wife, constitutionally not without
energy, like wax in his hand.
Sitting one night in the Royal box
at the Opera House with Duke Gun
ther of Schlewig, I heard him laugh
immoderately at the remark of a
4 stage hero. who asked. do you
ever quarrel?" briskly replied: mo,
not If l have my own way"
'It reminds me so much of my be-
loved brother-in-law and sister,
said His Highness; they never fight,
because he sees to it that his Slight
est whims are obeyed, nay, more an
ticipated."
I That fits the case exactly: William
forever enforcing his own will, his
notions, his idiosyncrasies, and
downright crazes by sheer force If
| sublime cgOmania: the KaiSerin
pcrpetually I'm n fiuttcr to carry ont
his demands and make everybody
else dance to the imperial pipcr's
| tune!
Kaiscrin Jealous and Unhappy
L remarked that the Empress IS
very jealous of her husband. One
day when the Court was established
IN Berlin, 1 undertook to present to
her Majesty "the all-submissive"
compliments of the Countess Brock
dorff. asking leave to be excused
from second breakfast.
Tell Her Excellency that she has
my permission, and with pleasure,
and that nothing would suit me bet
ter than to have her and the whole
lot of them stay away from my table
an the year round" said Auguste
:ictoria, with a naughty shrug of
the shoulders.
Being one of the lot" 1 was sur
orlsed and veXed at this outburst.
II that remark was intended seri-
ously. beg to offer my resignation"
L said, "and 1 am sure the Countess
and other associates and all eunc-
tionaries will follow suit, seeing that,
Tor some unknown reason, we have
mad the misfortune to incur your
imperial Majestys displeasure."
mo, no." cried the Kaiserin: "I
am very fond of you, and there is
not one in the suite whom I dislike;
out, Countess, can you not see that
a woman even an Empress wants her
husband to herself once in a while ?"
Implorcs Husband to Stay Home
II have begged His Majesty n
thousand times to take at least one
meal beside breakfast alone with me
and the children; I reminded MIN
OF the happy family life in his own
iathers house, where, except when
guests were present, the Crow,
Prince and Princess and all the
children occupied one table. while
the suite sat mt another. So both
master and retinue enjoyed perfect
freedom at this pleasantest of rem
devious; but the Kaiser will not
hear of 1t. To compare his Court
with that of his parents is as ridic-
ulous as to liken the establishment
of some petty contemporary prince
TO that or Louis XIV, he says"
according to the Duchess of Or
leans, Charlotte Elizabeth of Ba-
varia, the Grand Monaruue would
have no one at his table but mem
pers or the royal family" l OBJ
served.
The Empress rose excitedly. "Is
that authentic?" she cried.
Your Majesty will find it in the
Duchesss memoirs, and no doubt.
also, in some of her letters to the
nrst queen of Prussia, kept in our
archives"
Il am under great obligations to
you for these advices," said Her
Majesty, holding out her hand. which
! Kissed; my good knesebeck shall
look the matter up today-at once,
DO not fail to send for him, 1 beg
OIL you' when going out. But" con-
unued the royal lady, and the ex-
preston of her face fell, will the
Kaiser care one way or another?
You Know he thinks it due to his
Positiop TO maintain a certain state
at all times; and so our meals
the few we have together-are made
semi-public functions by the pres-
ence of officials and strangers. while
my poor children are perpetuaIIv
Kept upstairs and hardly see their
father"
haiser's Lack of Real Interest in
His Children
am afraid the Kaiser will never
take interest in the children until
they actually enter military service"
said the Empress to me, after I had
read to her an article reporting His
MaJesty's speech on the occasion of
Prince Adalbert's entry into the
navy. OF course, politely disagreed
with Her Majesty on that point. but
at the same time could not helm
thinking it would be a good thing if
these fears were realized.
Imagine a father taking his ten
year-old STRIPPING by the hand, and.
after presenting him to a regiment
or gray-beards, say to them: "Tbi,
moment, when Prince Adalbert be
comes one of you, is of the mist enn
inent importance to the entire his
tory of the Fatherland."
age, say to them: This moment
when Prince Adalbert becomes one
OF you, is of the most eminent i'm
portance to the entire history of the
Fatherland."
Who would blame a boy, after
that, for overbearing conduct and
olslnclination for study? If, at the
age OF ten, he be a historic person
age, to whom old and tried men
must look up as to an idol, a mol
der G: the nations destinies. what
is the use of further effort? Flag
abalus became Roman Emperor ot
the age of fourteen, yet had to wait
four years before he uyas raooon;.e5