, 1876-02-07

Whon wo speak Of the German Of Tho present
day, s'o have oil OF u.s. untoaBciouBly, tho grand
modsrn prototype In our tutnds-tho man Ut
blood and iron; the Hammef-mnn; tho Thuu-
tlorer; tho Da,ehArk tho Dismafck-tllo great
typical heroio figure, that will 70 down to futtra
agas Colossal, momentoua. immortal. 1Eo. tho
groateat,, comes home to tho smallest.
special manner; the lkoucsa Of him hanes
in tho humblcat hut; but for him
Hans and Michel bad not laid down thoir lives
In French miro md clay but for him food wore
s Tow - but ior iii lin taxes had not beon con 80 ls lsor
Gus. nor money SO scarce. Yet ho 10 tho Idol
Of the populhco-of t!1at popnlnco which, ero-
while, stoned, lampooned. caricatured. and
ros,.ed ,S,, Llm o. thas puacs thst w. VA
on tic vast field Of tho Fatherland.
Nov ho regus supreme; the contempt he
once Showed for tioEu iB bcoomo tho cnemy'a
portion tue people arc grown hts willing instru.
tho tiulos, to Holzo tho chances Of tho mo,nant.
to wio!l and to weld, to mold tho old order Of
things Into now order, to root ont the ropul-
lican ra6ics to crush down tho radical Bplrit, to
gEaup tho uatlolaal minl+ to bold the
nations heart, to vonturo, to 8uc:oed. 10
dare, aud to do. The national vanity, tbs popn-
lar pltdo llaro beon battered by hls miraculous
gncscaseH; surelya grateful pooplo will fossel
their hero. Their good old Emperor 10 Vel
march,. He, gallant old Keut!oman, has scrup!os,
hesitaItons, tcndetneases of consoIsuce, regrets,
Ia not much other than any private nan-hin
We do lot specially care to 20 out and greet.
As for Princes. c!othod iu soft rainonE, dwelling
In Kings pa'aooa, thor namo is logion; but tlls
ann, der Emz,go, tho only onc. unique; his like
not again to 10 seon shis side OF eternity +
. prophet, and moro than d p.ophot-
wo will fall down. i gsantso masa Of II
tllat ultto manhood. ho carlles high look With
tln; fire and reality. as well as blood and iron,'
AFRO in that groat figure and btg brain. Ifo
spesks, aud Il IL Az though tho King u beasts
forests Of which ho ia lord. Tho osator, osst 80
eloQnnnt, Aoe,ns now but frotl. and srlpblo; tlo
| attempted epigram OF tho penultimate patriot
ds.ndles ins9 mt.s s;pite; prudence eo.
Blind; throat, tic moro futi!o squeak
of peoy!sh Incompetence. The. !ittlo, Bnoe.a
have struck 100 low. thoy fa1l unhoaded At lts
thau,' lie; but from Ills height. 0od-iiko. dc.
lnpnfc. ha will pour forth hia lara stream Of
scashlug oloquenbe, which, by nero attraction ot
grayltatioH, Eeachea It's destination In the nlnia
arrogant intellect, thIs ruthless viii, sAIa
keen daring, and Festlesa ambition, What asa
thoy but tho outcome Of tho ago7 In him yon
AGO the typical German tho yat'rc-man tho
rather demi- god nofatnomable, torr,blo.. There
ID, In ali modern history, no figure lilo thls nE~
ure. no mind like thls miut. unlsss 1t be the
brief appar,tiop of n Mrabeau on background
| Of uuacoomplis4od destiny. A mau tor men to
fear; for xornon TO love; for. brRda that
| p1imegal titanic force, tbe1e dweIls anotl.
or mau In him in strange and strlklng contrast
| with tho Bsiarnus OF tho Tribuno-a goutlo, So
| niAl. human~hearted man witty, Winning loS-
| ing the Eofs sound OF uomon's yoices, tho beau.
" OF bright eyss, tho pthtle OF chulon tho yell
lowing woods, the setting sun. A Triton, Indeed.
but not among miunowB. mo great aen.
eral," says Froudo, "cver arose out Of
nat!ou Of towards. no great statcsmaa
ont OF nation Of FOOLS" That the mute
lsnd hse many, We may be sure but history IL
careful only ot the type. Looking At sach
man a. shs, surrounded by such n.en as these.
ws wno ara but bpoeulasorB Of the drama afs
almost tempted, snca finite man csupot 20 on
infinitely, to roccho tho prayer Of pa1aCulsus.
and cry: "Make no moro giants, God. but se-
| yste the raoo At ouoo '-Frasera Aagaxins.