The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-28
COUNT BISMARCK AT HOME.
Talks WITH THE LORD CHdNCEE-
LOR--FROhI II RECENT TBIOGRAPHY.

IALhS WITH THE LORD CHdNCEL-
LOR--FROM II RECENT
What He Thought of Napoleon .smok-
Ing at Austria--The Russian Tonene
as the Language Of Diplomacy
Moltke and Lager Beer.
Correspondence Nc,o YorIc Herald.
Prince Bismarck is we'll known as
a brilliant talker, but at the same
time is guarded in his expressions
that are intended for public perusal.
His best sayings, his clearest and
'pattest" judgments of men and
things, however, come from him
when he is talking to his friends in
his blunt, natural, unrestrained
fashion. It is such off-hand opin-
ions and anecdotes that DR.. Moritz
Busch has brought together in the
two volumes just published at
Berlin, and from which the following
apercus have been made for the
London journals -
D1sMARcKs OPINION OF NAPOLEON III.
Bismarck seems never-at least
according to his own telling-to
have entertained very high idea of
Napoleon III. To pretty nearly
everybody else the late Emperor
managed most successfully to throw
about himself certain mysterious
glamour. But Prince Bismarck saws
he thought him stupid and senti-
mental, much more good natured
than is generally believed and far
less of the wise head that people
have taken him for. He is particu-
larly badly off with respect to
geography, although he was brought
up and went to school in Germany,
and he lived i'll all manner of fam
tastic imaginations. His acquire
ments ore of that sort that he
would certainly not be able to pass
our examination for the post of
referendary. 1 knew this long ago,
but nobody believed me. I told
the King 80 in 1854 and 1856. He
(Napoleon) has not the least idea
how matters stand with us.
AN HISTORICAL CIGAR.
One of Bismarck's happiest
touches is the story of the famous
s'cigar incident" of the defunct
German Bund, which was tradition
ally ruled by the representative of
the Austrian Kaiser. The Austrian
presiding member ruled the rest
OF the German ambassadors in q
very off hand fashion. At the
military commission sittings, for
instance, the Austrian presiding was
accustomed to smoke cigar, while
the other representatives were too
much overawed to attempt following
his example. But Bismarck, when
he was sent down to Frankfort, soon
began to feel the absurd position in
which Prussia was placed His
method of asserting his independ-
ence is amusingly characteristic of
the Prince -
GAS Prussian member of the Diet,
[ called up Count Thun, the
Austrian and presiding member of
our august assembly. When T
entered he was in his study, work.
ing and smoking. He begged me
to wait q moment. did wait, but
when thought the interview was
rather too long delayed, and, more-
over, had not even O. cigar offered
me, I took one from the box before
him and requested him to give me
a light. He looked dumfounded,
but communicated the desired
spark. But there is another story
OF the same sort. In the days of
Rochow, my predecessor as Prns-
sian member of the Diet, the Aus
trian presiding member had adopted
the habit of smoking at the sttings
OF the military special commission.
Rochow, passionltely fond OF smol~
ing, would have given his little
finger to do the like, but did not
dare. Now, when I came to Frank
fort T longed for my cigar at mill.
tary commission sittings, and, see-
ing no reason why I should not
have it, politely asked the presiding
power to give me light. This de-
mand was received with universal
astonishment and disgust. It evi-
IDENTIFY was an event in tho eyes of
all present. However, I got che
light, and Austria and Prussia
smoked. The other members pres.