The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
BISMiRCk AND THE CLOCk.
Madame jesse. LEDGER tu AuecdOte that
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Fi-om Ahio4n aers " h. P.fire Re E,valrct."
Madame jesse, the owner of the hotel
occupied bN lh-mdi els, returned to Ners lilies on
S'ndaN, March D. she wa. welcomed home bf
lis marck him elf. A. though proud Of the
stlie IN which he left the house which hat shell
tered him, he conducted Madame jesse through
the rooms Of the ground aud first hoor-. They
were II ~ dirty TINT It WAS found necessary
afterward to scrape the floors. vet BHm rex
Dragged 10 Madame Jesse Of the care that n q
been taken. " luu see. m dame. what paths
have even respected your guinea hens. Thcv
annoyed me not a little. | can tell you. | should
at least have liked 20 eat their cggs. and thcy
wouldn't obigt me with an eVg, even. Wei. in
srite OF ihis tneI are there; come and see
50 saving. he calls the gardeners wife. and
gives orders for the immediate exhibition Of the
guinea hens.
But YOU ate them eight days ago" expostu-
lates the gardeners WIFE,
Bismarck l. not the man to lose conntenance
for sucn tnne. lie had forgotten this detail.
tat Is all ana he uisues his role OF sdave, even
ohseqdious, gentleman. Let rs continue.
In one OF the ground floor rooms MADAME
Jesse had noticed the absence OF marhls
clock ornamented with IA stltuette In bronze
REPRESENTING satan wrapp,d 10 hl- wings aud
into Hismarck's working room. Arriving there
he SAID To Madame Jes-c: Here Ia the clock
you were speaking Of just now. Madame You
see 1t hasn't disappeared. An. nov ihirr, de-
at 1t, aud he was forev r grumbling. Inc
devil the cursed devil Tie pc .ce was signed
IN front OF that cloc.. HER doesn't love II. d"
to ~
Yes. Count"
Aud thu conversation on the subject went
no further.
However. Bismarck didn't renouncc his desire
for the clock He conducted Nine. jesse as far
as tue Boulevard lie la kcine. barenended aud
affecting the most polished manners. But Nine.
Jesse h td only gone a few hundred steps when
she was overtikeu by two horsemsn one Of
whom dismounted, ana sid to her: Madame.
tns clock Of which YOU were talking with Herr
bism irch-it would DE u great pleasure for us
to make him ure ent u n. Ills ENcelIeucy
would ike to take u home with MIN - a souye-
mir WIZ you sell II to u.s. Whatever price
you ask. provided IL i not a million Uhis WAS
added with a smtlel we are ready to pay. Nine.
jesse refused to sell, and walked to the cars.
Ihe little narrative doesn't end here, however
Efforts are made hy the Chanceilrr's secretaries
to persuade Nine. Jesse to sell thi- historical
clock She proves firm, and the day Of MS
leaving Versailles. bismarck hands tine garden
er's vile. with f0rty francs Tor rcuuirs, "a sheet
of paper. on whc1 he had written his address
AT berln. " II Mne. Jesse changes her mind d"
be id, here Is my address
Exit Herr Hsmar Il. The owner Of the hotel
quickly aecert iu"d thar iswcls and a collection
Of rare COINS IN the private room OF the Chan
color W re missing Farther search disclosed
addition devd>ttttpns -pla'e, m frArment-
the locks of the closets forced or picked. the
Kitchen sink lie, smelling horribly. the bot
ties empty. aud ornamental with candle cui-.