, 1875-01-23


Anil oti,c,a came, their journey nor,
And hade goodnight with words of cheer;
"Tn-lnorrnw, ne sh1ll mret 0tscs tnnEe
'Tis but tbs nigtt that parts u here.'
"Anl l." he sail, "sl,a!l sleep ere ,ong-
These failing Rlearns will Eoon be gone
Shall see1,, to rfss, refreshed anil Brong,
In tho bright day that set Will dawn,"
1hearl: watched him "A he went,
A lasseniua form, until tho light
OF evening from tic armament
Had passed, and he waa lust to right.
-Ba.lam tuen Brpu.t in the Atta,sti; for February.
N1oltkc mt Home.
Tho Paris correspondent of the London Daily
Tregyaph furnishes tue following ''Ihe spccia!
correspondent Of the FIGARO at Berlin lately
Rent us an account Of an actors dinner with
Prince bismarck. This morning he relates q
visit to II. De hloltkoa house. Tue groat Anrsi,al
Was absent at tho moment, which appears TO
have t,een lucky chance for son1e one, since, II
votdB mean AnythinR-wtich they frequently do
not wien French-the correspondent escaped
tho necessity OF ayeng1ng the great vat In per-
Palace. a large brick building which resembles
bazsack OF a school. The door il securely guard
cd. 4 stately staircase leads to the private
apartments OF the DlRrBhal which consist OF
bal-ruom wllore nobody has ever danced, a
safe des con }trcnces or loctnre-roosn. a dining
room. nnte-chAmbor whero visitors wait, study,
and bedroom. The lecture-hall has no furniture
save long tabto, covered with greon cloth, and
plain chairs round it, The CLOTH III 30 greou and
uusoilcd that it appears to hnyo been never used.
There is not paper. pen. Or inkstand thereon;
no picture hangA on the walls. lint in conor
arc two chests. containing. doubtless pApors OF
Importance. Here II. De B1oltka gives his
famous leesons OIL the military art to twenty or
thilty officers, who, In their turn, PASS them
through tito army. In tho ainlng-room a like
colaneHs. nakelness, soyorlty,-not the smallest
object to pleaso tho eye, Tho rcfectory OF the
0sande Gharteense Monastery soens less bare.
In Inr f1t fou ft1Arna 1&i1 far{ {toIa
rolntlyos Ut II. Dc Moltka who share his exist
ence Of retirement aud labor Tie ante-chamber
IL honcwllst more ifc-llko. On tho right Of it
folding doorB give passage to the aarshals study,
Il large apartment lighted by three fno windows
looking on tho KonfEsp1atz. It fn lofty and large
enough for the Marshal to walk up and down, ~
ia lis habit when thinking. Three tables thore
are, ono in oach window. Tho correspondent
pa;ers, but ho found himself niatnkon. On tho
ts6le to tic left, where NJ. DO Moltke pretern to
nit, stood line double chronometer. and ali the
papers were dozen military reports, with enor-
mans spectacles. On tho middle tallo was
single newspaper, tho 4Militatr Woc|4enblaA, ono
of tho few prints be will read. Tho third table
WAS covered with Nh immense mhp, which hung
over to tho CARPET. A long red pencil lyiu. across
1t showed that the Marshal had been latoly At
work thereon. It was B plan OF StrAAburg and
tile nov foEtifcatipns, with several marks alMl
notes Of tho red pencil. The correspondents
guido wonla not allow him moro than glance,
but called his attention to tho paper-weiEhte,
which "ere two fragments of cannon. Inscribed
with the dato and place OF tlieir capture one
from France and one from Auhttis. Three walla
Of tho Btudy had pictures Ia freKco OF 'Rncient
lights and deeds dnne long ago. The painter has
introduced therein tho likeness OF M. De Moltko
Under Various arms. and In miscellaneous stua-
tIons Of triumph. Upon tho corner Of , snlnll
open s,ook-caHa lay the romans OF the Maryhals
breakfast, which never yares-a glasa of cur0t
Ia 10 i,Hi.k
for ha IL great smokor, aud even takes shuil.
Tho Bedroom, which leads FROM this apartment,
In as simple MI the rest. behind screen Htanda
y litto iron belstea1 like that OF q ael,ool-boy.
cap, Of eccentric form. l5cslls it, oil t,e floor,
a Bmnll va!iso soady packed. aud large man
case. On tue tabe purtIait OF Mime. Dc Moitke,
WHO died III 1858. ut Christmas. Thorn MAJ
another portrait: representing her at 20 ycars old
or NO. Nine. Do 3totthes father was = rich
EnRtishman, who married the Marshals sister
~ Ills second wife. Tho yonng English girl foil
In love with tler atepn!others brother before
meotiug him, impressed by bis letters homo. NJ.
Do Moitke was then 1t Constantiuop!o. leB.t1os
those private apartments, there ia little to sec IN
| tho 9tafr Tnlace. Just as tie correspondent
entere1 tho library gfeat number OF nals were
brought in. all carefully packed ind scnled. Ihsy
"eEo destined, no doubt. for the army. ltia
guido offered to ret one OF tho packets, but Il,
rpate oE hs high position he was resusod by tho
ctelk single copy. 'You cannot fancy, reader,
tho oheSt produced On mo BY thH t,all. Mhero tho
| maps q livery country In tho world ara arrange!
to wait tile employment to which each of then,
| IL dahtlnott one uay or another. 1t appeared ia
mo that ! WAS " a tortnre-roon,, such a. the,
had n tho Mn'ale Agss., Upon tie frat roll
thought. tliat tho plans were drawn wLlch tool
| our fnrtreaseH, and tnads our srmcs cspltutate.
| The library ia composed OF military works klous
wrston III svory language under tho sun."