Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1876 — The Kaiser. [ARTICLE]

The Kaiser.

Kaiser Wilhelm (says a European letter) is enjoying himself at that delightful German watering-place, Ems. He walks up the promenade, a noble-looking man, with white, pugnacious-looking mustache and whiskers, dressed in a gray suit and silk hat. He touches his hat every halfminute in acknowledgment of the salutations of the passers-by, but is at tire same time talking very earnestly to a plain, un-pretending-looking elderly gentleman,who seems to be on terms of perfect equality with him. This is the Archduke Albrecht of Austria, the most talented of the Hapsburg family. As they come along their conversation is suddenly interrupted; a woman in black rushes out from the crowd and falls on her knees right in their path; the Emperor steps back astonished, and turns his head to his Adjutant in plain clothes, who is dose behind him. The Adjutant springs forward in a minute and helps the woman to her feet, the Emperor appears to ask what he can do for her, and she gives him a folded paper that she has in her hand. After reading it he speaks a few words, evidently of encouragement to her, she smiles all over, courtesies, and steps back. He has evidently promised to do what he can for her, and in a manner, too, that shows him to be a man whose character would command respect anywhere you might put him. Every hat is raised as he passes by, except opposite you where a snobbish-looking young fellow shows his independence by keeping his beaver on, and ostentatiously throwing a supercilious look around on the crowd. After the Emperor has passed out of hearing, you see a man of respectable manners and address step up to the young man, aad with a “ Confound you, takeoff yous hat to the Kaiser,” give it a whack that sends it flying over the heads of the bystanders.

Tnu other day a man took home a book containing several anecdotes showing toe power of imagination, and after reading them to his wife he tenderly said: “ Now Angelina, you may Imagine that you hear me kissing Madalina in the other room, and you see how wicked it would be to accuse me of suchathing.” “ Julius John/’ she replied, in a smooth voice, “ if ever I imagine such a thing, you’ll need a doctor within fifteen minutes, and I’ll send for him, no matter what that book says.”— St, Louie Republican.