The New York herald., 1870-12-09
INCIDENTS or THE WAR
BISMARCK ON THE FEN AND THE SWORD.

BISMARCK ON THE ZEN AND THE SWORD
The artst.c gold pen. III imitation Of quill, which
was recently mentioned i'll tha HERALD as having
been made by Herr Bissiuger jewoler, of piorz.
holm, with a view TO Count Bismarck signing the
treaty VI peace with 1t. has been prese ted 70 the
Count who, IN acknowledging it. wrcte:-.Your
beautiful and artistic present has been delivered to
me by Herr jolly. feel some difficulty In knowing
how TO e. press my thanks for II. AT a time when
the sword Oi Inc German nation has per oimed such
fllustrous eat yod render the pen almost too m tcn
the use 10 wHcll you have destined the peu IN tne
service q our cluntri may conduce to It's perma
you that. vi Gods help It snail IN nv lalu snh-
scfl nolhlng unworthy Of German feeling ana OF
tue German sword.n
CIyILIZING THE FRENCH TURCos.
The Suab,an Mercury gives some particulars OF
the furcos at Uln On the 18th u November the
ground being covered with snow, one OF ynen asked
incidentally whether the winter would now soon 70
over. They as well accommodated as possible
under the circumstances but Iii the casema,es OF
the fortress the night Is long ana the air thick.
They are active at washing, and have peculiar
manner OF ironing the clothes With the smoo.n back
!coldl Of brush. IN their COOKING which they 10
aor tnm eve they are also very clean y, anl tney
sto ,v anne TIessaca 70 ,neir iate Iarty through
nnhouxn uiact ustoned 30 MANY things. A woundei
African 10 me hospital recently aal, lor tns lrsr
patiently ~ OF the plate, but remarked on finish
lug I. tnal that coffee Was mol good and he ad not
wish for any more fit
xlSa WILLIAM AND PRIVATE soLDIER-AN Az
- FEcTING fSGi DENr '--7- -" -
Brunswick PAPER gives an anecdote Illustrating
the King Os Prussa's kindheartedness. A soldier
from S.argard, In Mccklenhurg is on outpost before
Pal.s. Here he received letter RON home and as
lie had been long Time without news, he could not
feilain from opening it INN edateiy In reading 1t
he became sorbed that ne had no eye or ear for
Wlar passed around him. Suddenly he neard
noise, looked up ami perceived the King
ana Crown Prince with ;her retinue. Star.
tied, ne let the letter fall and gave tile
customary sa ute. The King r,markng his anxiety
ana confusion stepped up to him n a friendly
way and asked. "W,i letter from your sweet
heart mo, your Ma estJ, from my lather. he re-
plei. MAY fatd lie letter or are there secrets
IN IT." asked ihc King The solder handed tie letter
to me King, nc turned 10 hls sue and read, inter
dla ~ iohoWs:-"in fortnight your ssler'e we'd
dln1 come, OF. We snail all greatly miss you un
tnt day, u sour Old mother Is mos, OF all vex at
not seeing you here. II does not mater. however
on.' go ~ the trcncn IN earnest 30 tiat tne insa
taoie mouth Of nose Fellows may lie very sson
k,upaed." The King retained tie letter u rol
on. NO long tine eaase, before the soldier was re-
laeyed from his Lost. lie received louft en- lays
ui!oussil, ana was able a the Kings expense, tO
ding.
rLEAsASr UNION OF coNrENpGN8 soLDIEss.
'et'er from Prussan guardsm IN, Dc.ors Paris,
puoi,shed in Load,n paper, says.-"Go-day we
n''cu exceptionally as outposts at Sttins, ana we
""'3" hau such outposts we shoald ike 1t very
vel we slept. iS Is true, in the open
ar, and It was toIerably cold. bis npt n snot
len, an" IN tie Elofuing w, received a ylst
~ .'o m & W. r.snou TOO. We could hardly believe our
or pg1 FacaS o., Whsn they stool on the rlad tunk
W 'neH SSos. slvWsl us their braudy n..axs AMI