The New York herald., 1876-11-11
IMAGINARY COGITATIONS.
From the Pail Nall Gazette.l


engaged. Stop Tell him am expecting the Eng
iish Ambassador and that can sec no one artsr he
leaves EXIT sccretary.) That's little In the
old style OF diplomacy perhaps but one must resort
to it-occasionaly. The blunder OF my distinguished
predecessors that they looked upon lying as the
business instead OF the pleasure OF dipo-
macy. They've never seen that it IL some
times possible for truth to have all the bewil-
dering Sirues Of falschood. Still can't bo always
sbrutally frank" especially when ono wants TO say
snof at homo" to q troublesome visitor No, no;
that message will do well enough Gortschakon will
get this evening by telegraph and his august
will have another bad night Sorry for him. Hos
not really Russian. Gortschakor Is, and may sleep
badly he plcases. He has laid his own cards
the table, such he has, poor man, and would like
know mine. Begin the game, heber
Fllrst begin the game. You'n know what
my hand is all in good timo, per-
haps after you have had the misfortune
to win trick or two (Takes up journals) The Eng
lisn papers, let look them. What havo we herey
tReads.y mo one in England desires the dsmember-
ment Of the Turkish Empire and foreign statesmen will
gravely deceive themselves II in natural outburs OF
English indignation At tale OF hidsous cruelty they
see," SC Aha, my excellent John Bull! you don't
Ike tho echo that your magnificent bcilowings have
awakened You're not sure now, whether 1t 10
ALL Well, well, You have stopped believing
In time-porhaps; and the bear may now stop growl.
Ing too-also perhaps But what q spectacle
Ach Cot what q national spcctaclel Ny esteemed
friends the radical Deputies, shall send each Of You
tomorrow ne OF tho Times for The first fortnight IN
September, together with copies OF this impression
with the compliments OF Prince Bismarck Yes, gem
slomen; that's what you would bring your Fatherland
from the stage OF the falr-booth; with each Of you
mein Herren, ratng peas in bladder for the amuse-
ment Of Europe. and deiying me, or any ono lucky
enough 10 be my successor, TO send you TO write
PooR BEAcoSsYIKLpl POOR DERDYl
What could they do even II they the strongest
statesmen IN Europe, with &c cher Gladstone able to
GET at pen, ink and paper whenever he likes, and no
Spandau TO send him to Aud poor England tool Ume
puissance qi ce5se prendve ct q commence yendre
est puissdnce nie. That was piece of my "bruta
frankness years ago-as long ago her cesson other
Ionian Islands But what Is she nowY-now tnat she
has only left of selzng but has cessons dictated TO
her by the votes Of Indignation meetingsi What is
she nowf l fancy know. and that she
dOssh'I She is as ready TO seze now, ready
TO strike, rs reckless, as ferocous, as tenacious,
as ever she was and easily blinded and bamboozled
up to the very edge OF peril by and through hypocr-
sizes But not over the edge there the savage stops
that the German statesman will bear IN mind un.
I'll he's sure he can push her quite over And why
should he wish to DO sSf That y oy no means the
mob; but they mob with talent for unanimity-
talent which acts like discipline, and which
they mistage Tor It, They are an army in which
every soldier fanccs himself tho general but Id u
crisis they all give the same ORDERS SO the little mis-
take doesn't matter. But what people to have 10
drive, with no better harness than they allow my good
friends in Downing street. and no vhipl II would be
bad enough II the drivers know Their way; but do
they? DO any OF the European drivers know theirs
Is clear road this moment before any Minister
in Europe--but one? And that oney-you my dear,
sleep Of the rghteous-thoVgh IN point Of fact
you do not, If the sleep Of righteous age Is
Srs,a you.h %ha. sor. Of nsn. does poor
Andrassy get wonder. with siav and Magyar as
each o,hers throats his Dreams and longing Tor tho
morning that he may get back to his ropes OF sand
aud his SIEVE OF the DanaidcsY
Yor, GoRrsCHAKorP,
your slumbers deeper doubt not in the pld days
al Frankfort, when we cracked our bottle and our
joke at the venerable ganders OF the Bund! How an
teduyiap you must feel. my Prince, you VINO were
that monstreus mushroom you call an empire
!oi course ya.. you did not know !: from !, =
drop to pieces abou, your eass. But pity. you'll by
God pity you, when see your damned rei-bonnsted
rup.cy yawn,ng in front OF you, and one 10 iall
back ON but your melancholy good master. And well
cast for him by somo pothouse committee. and held
back by the thought OF empty Golfers and future ex-
is.ence. Not the stuff to make q Gear Of in these
times! And how my friend the English
Cabinet seep9 Serencly II would, or should, II II had
man and not mob Tor q master. Bat how as matters
stand? l can promise ns well as most mon on occa-
sion but don't think should take kindly to prom
ising in this wise:-"Gentlenen, We Will at once
our application ior straw The omeIe.ses snail be
ready in fve minutes and afterwsrd you shall have
the eggs boiled. We will completely protect your
Eastern estate IRON trespassers and diligently knock
down the park palings you object TO- We will crafty
your feelings by turning the Turk out OF Europe ana
No. In Germany are businoss-Iike
and thrifty psOpis-no was'sSs Of ,o our goods no
chestnuts If by mercy, another can be found.
LOTS OF PAWS HANDY AT PRESENT
that one most Of all that stretches out. in dream, to
Conaantnope No douos you would like II, my good
northern iriend-the skey OF your house." as Peter
the Great called il. But have had "der Groxse,"
too; and what did old Fritz say 1.-THE Russians get
10 ConstantInope, in week they will be at Konigs-
berg" Well 1t might be arranged perhaps. suppose
We were 10 Advance % our IOnses n R.,, little .eer from
ehY II might be worth our while TO see you
on the Bosphorus TO get that. always suppoe-
schakon Is just the question Let's try another
btnalion. Suppose we were to let ycu get little
enough bring the British iron-cads ntter
through the DardanclIcs. How would 1t 6e then?
Perhaps we-Eneland and Won Bismarck-miRht settle
matters over your head, my friend-after your land
forces and your forces, cash and your credit
had been conveniently knocked about Bit by some OF
the great Chancellor . "servcc which draws yet
closer tho ties OF our commen Tcuonlc blood"--hal
set up outside the booths OF the London Jour-
nalk II would go hard but we could extend
our Baltic seaboard little during the uproar without
changing the great ship owners gratitude into jcal
ousy. Or suppose VIC make little map thus:-Euro-
poan Turkey Slavonic Empire, under tho house OF
confidence in her and jealousy between the two; Ger
Austria and the Baltic provinces added to the En-
pre-; Constantnople tree port; England, to "take
care of her interests"-Egypt, &c Russia: ali. yes!
what Of Russiaf no Russia Fourteen years
60, my dear Prince Gortschakon, when l Quilted
my post as Ambassador at ST. Peters
onss' one OF those ii,,le waichcSanS ,rinSo,s on
which, according to my wont, l had caused few
words expressive Of my hnal impression Of the coun-
try to be engraved The words were these LA Russis
c'est le ntdnt" That foreign dipomatiss was dread
fully puzzled Perhaps II my map were ever TO be
made ne would begin to understand my meaning
You would have caught II once, my dear Prince,
and would your master. How often must you have
smiled, aud how bitterly, when amid the talk Of the
''sIcK rHx BospRoRUsp
you have thought of 'the Sick Man on the NevA,
hiding his dread disease closely from the world
You know both OF you, what your empire is--a
pyramid resting on It's apex upon soil honey
combed by revolutionary fires You know how
the day will come when Austria will be able 10
pay your famous taunt, GortschakoG, with usury
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