The Grange advance., 1874-06-17
OLD GRAVEYARD.
The German Chancellor Going
About Incosnlto Against HIS
Will.
From the St. Louis Republican I

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Bismarck is certainly q man of many
troubles. His present trouble is that no
body knows him no more. The white
beard that has grown over his whole face,
and tie wig that covers the badness Of
his head, have rendered him SO unrecogoi.
zable that the Berlners pass him by ia the
stree:s without touching their hats, and
his best friends cut him in an exssperating
manner.
The first time after his illness that he
wanted to take walk in his garden, thu
gardener hurried up to him and told him
roughly to cha" outsand be quick about
as that plsce was reserved tor the special
use of the PriAce In vain Bismarck tried to
convince the men that he was himself !;
the gardener replied that that sta emenl
was altogether too thin, and shut the door
on him. Walking out on the street, where
he expected to be congratulated upon all
sides by the populace upon his recovery,
he was annoyed to see everybody hurry
past him with perfect Indifference. Could
it be possible that during his illness he re.
ally had ceased to be Bismarck and had
Changed into common citizsn-a butcher,
baker or candleslick.makel? After about
fifteen minutes walking man finally step.
ped up to him. Bismarck breathed easier.
Surely, thought ne, here is good fellow
who wants to congratulate me. But the
good fellow merely asked: II say, old fel-
low, do you want to make trade to-day 2"
The Lord Hig h Chancellor turned away in
disgust A dandi6ed-looking Individual
drew near: "Please lend me your cigar for
light, Mr.. Miller" but my name is
dot Miller, am Bismarckr' cried the in
oignant Prince. "Ho. ho," laughed the
ather, pointing to his forehead; II sup.
pose there is something wrong here with
you this morning." In despair the Chan.
cellor turned to the hall, where tie Reich
stag was in session. The doorkeeper stop.
ped him. "Ticke,?" $ Oh bahl Don't
you know me, you fool p cried the
Prince, now thoroughly vexed. "Why,
I'm Bismarck" Look. here. old chap,
that won't do; and you had better be civ.
Ill Iguess ought to know Bismarck by
this time" There was no use arguing
any longer with the man; and thoroughly
ashamed with himself, Bismarck turned
away, aud making desperate resolve, en-
tered photographers gallery and accost-
sdl the artist: "Loek here; am Bis.
marck, and no one wants TO believe it, be-
cause, suppose, ny sickness has changed
my looks little. Now l want you to
take my likeness, and have one thousand
photographs struck off with my name
printed below, and send some to every
shop in the city for exhibition and SALE"
The photographer who thought he had to
deal with lunatic, deemed it prudent to
honor his patron, aud took the likeness,
promising TO have the photographs ready
by tomorrow, and send the bill to the
Chancellor's Office. Somewhat restored
| in peace Of mind the Prince went home
but he had no more than left the shop
when the artist carefully erased the pic
ture from the negative. He was not going
to get himself into difficulties with so iras.
chile man as the Lord High Chancellor Of
the German Empire by selling bogus pho.
tographs of Prince Bismarck.