The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-23
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q Sketches of Bismark.

Bisfnark,7s 81 years old. He is tall
and stately, and mental work has
made his head rather bald. His, fea-
lures indicate "a rare, energy. He
wears a heavy dark moustache. His
eye is piercing, his department that
Of a gentleman, his constitution iron.
Count Bismark is par ercel1ence a
man of the world, and of an extraor55
diiary politeness, prepossessing to, his,
visitors, and dispensing with, all, en-
barassment. His conversation, also,,
is fluent and full Of wit; he speaks
French, English, italian, Russian and
German. AS. to work, he is indefati-
gable; he goes to bed at a late hour
and seldom rises before nine, then he
remains working in his private Office
until breakfast; after that, he pre-
sides at the Ministerial Council, OF,
reports to the king until 6 in the
evening, that being the time when, his
family and visitors assemble for din
ner, in the rooms of the Countess
overlooking the great garden Of bis
hotel -i' ~, l' ..f.4a-5+ ~.
Won Bismark has three childreTn5,''
one daughter, IL years of age, (Coun- +
tess Marie J, and two sons attending
the Gymnasium college of Berlin.
Precisely at 9 O'clock the Count dis
appears, and remains working. until a
late hour of the night in his private
office. IN r.. t''f.li,tll t..lls
When Blind attacked him on q the
street, attempting to assassinate him,
the Count was not far from his hotel
-Four balls were fired at him, in close
proximity. His paletot of blue cloth
took fire, and was perforated by the
balls, whose power were checked by
the thick, strong undercloth, That
is known to every newspaper reader.
Not so the following: - NJ -f35e',1..
Count Bismark went on his way on
foot to the ministerial building, rum
ming up stairs with long strides and
into his office, to give the King notice
of the tried but unsuccessful attack
of young Bliad. l9lsif3q 3iH'''S' -tli'
The Countess Bismark was in her.
rooms fronting towards the garden.
Notified by the noise of the people
assembling before the palace that
something had happened, the Count
ess left her. room and learned the
truth from her servants. Countess
Won Bismark and her children quickly
entered the9ef of the Count, who
quietly sat at his desk, about finishing
his letter to King William.
But the King himself arrived,
already having heard of the attack on
his Premier; after the. King, came
the Princes and Field Marshal Wran-
gel, all Generals; below, on the
Street, was all Berlin.
Moved by the signs of sympathy
from the people, which heretofore had
certainly notsspoiled him by express
ions Of kind feelings, the Count or
dered a list to be laid on the table so
as to allow everybody to sign his name
to it as token of sympathy. This
list L have seen. On the head of it
stand the following words:
Il thank God for his protection of
your Excellency's life. A7Sa e
l. . WA. PosT, Boot Cleanser. u =
f. Then followed thousands of sigma
lures of generals, citizens and civil
officers. On the white page covering
the LIST. the Count has written with
pencil in his big, clear handwriting:
10 6 CAREFULLY TO BE KEPT. u ~
Won Bismark, though filling the
highest position In his country, some
times exposes his life without the
t-ieast consideration. He is still, asshe
was. in his younger years, the same
tlively, passionate man. In 1049 an
kartiole in the Berlin Kloderaddtsch,
| yexed him so much as to cause him
to challenge the chief editor of that
paper. He accepted the duel, but the
quarrel was at last made up.
Won Bismark, after getting to be
Minister President, as little remem-
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