The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-28
BISMARCK AT VARZIN.
GLANCE AT HIS sEoLUsIoN-MoRE FRoof TIRE
CHANCELLoR's BOSWELL.

THE CHANCELLOR IN HIS RErIREMENT-a
GLANCE AT HIS sEcLusIoN-MoRE FRoo6 TIE
CHANCELLoR's BOSWELL
BERLIN. Oct. 8. 1879.
Prince Bismarck has left for varzn his favorite
country seat in Pommerania. Situated ut some
distance from the railway vsrzin. enclosed in
extensive park. is. despite its recent rame but
seldom visited by strangers. for whose exclusion
all kinds of precautions have been adopted.
being stringenty enforced Exceedingly averse
to being made the object of public curiosity,
the chancellor is anxious to feel at homo at
varxin. ana avoid having all his actions even
commented on currently registered In the press
Various newspaper correspondents have ut differ
emit times attempted to force into Prince
Bismarcks sanctuary At all the entrances to Prince
Bismarck's park at varzn sign posts conspicu-
ously placed warning the public not intrudo
the grounds. A laughable story is told Of French
correspondents futile endeavors to penetrate into
the enchanted circle. Having travelled by rail
far as Schlawe. small country town, he sot out
foot for varzin. distant about fifteen miles. The
nearer no approached his place of destination the
more he subject to the suspicious scrutiny of
tho gardes champetres and the local qendar-
merle. who seemed to have been Geographically
appraised OF his coming. His surmise on this SUBJ
ject proved only too true. On entering the
requested the hospitality OF the innkeeper,
who. however. to his great surprise, sternly in
formed him that he could not get any accommoda-
ton or the least refreshment In his house until no
had fully satisfied the village authorities as to the
purport OF hs6Visit The host. a former servant Of
Prince Bismarck, who had leased him the place on
condition that he should not shelter any unknown
guests. has. up to this very day. strictly adhered
to the reg ulations enjoined upon him that his
only consist of tho native villagers or the
wants from the Schoss Perceiviug the fruitIessness
of his efforts to obtain the good will the innkeepor
the correspondent wendell his way along the high
road to the Chancellor's residence. only to find II
guarded by the police. specially sent down pro-
tcct tho statesman from tho invasion of any unwcl-
come visitors. As oil his appeals for admission into
tho park or the mcrest Inspection OF the castle
failed he finally obliged TO return, hungry and
tired, to Schlawe, without the accomplishment of
his proposed aim. On his way back no was followed
by the gendarines, apparently only satisfied when
they saw him safely of on the train.
NEW "ISDIscRETIons"
New "indiscretions" being committed by DIR.
Busch In the Interesting series of contributions to
the Grensbofen weekly periodical, DIR. Busch has
given u minute sketch OF the doings OF the famous
statesman In his retreat ut varzin. These articles
describe the Chancellor constantly longing for
the simple pleasures and recreatons of rural lifc
Ihe residence at Varzin affords ample space for the
Chancellor and his family, we'll u limited num-
Der OF guests. Prince Bsmarck's rooms on the
LETT Or the entrance hail. His study, just fncing
long avenue cut through the park, is room
with two windows, near one OF which stands the
Chancellor's writing table. Tho chair In 'front.'
usually occupied by him, IL exact model of tho
ut Eisenach. The furniture, with the cxccp-
ton of large Turkish divan, liz of oak,
in pure Renaissance STYLE Photographs. engrav-
ings and few oil paintings nearly all "reminiscences
jesty adorn the wallis Almost the only ornament
besides rich Gobelin tapestry, which represents
the penance OF tho German Emperor Henry Nv. At
Canossa, Ia large marble chimney piece before the