Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-25

him. we strollsd out around Bsrlin. soa o.
Of the street car, where vs ride for halt
fare, and rode around and around the city
among the voskmsn. This VA one Of
General Grants hvorite methods Of amas.
ing himself abroad. ! know that he used
10 70 down to Versailles from Paris 10 .
third class train, 40 - to go the working.
men. On our return from the trip through
Berlin on the top Of the street car. We found
General Grants table covered with cardA
and among them four card. from Bismarck.
He had either called OF sent four times to
go the general. The general remarked:
I do not want Bismarck running after me.
He has great deal OF busines
to do, while l am simply
. wanderer.' aud he sent . messags 10 BIS
marck at once, saying that he would call
upon him at any hour that he would name.
Bismarck came the next afternoon at 4
O'Clock. Al General Grants request, I &C
compsn,ed him. l wrote 90 account Of this
interview, which was published at the time.
My rtcollections Of Bismarck are vivid
bis strong. great original character. He
talked English 10 . slow tone, 90 though be
wete trauslating With . thorough knowledge
even Of idioms Of the language, was given
to saying humorous, audacious things
sometimes 90 amused with an allusion 81
anecdote that without Finishing it, be would
break into 90 uncomfortable At Of laughter
Bismarck's side face reminds you. Q gooC
deal OF General Buffers. Altogether,
should say that his appearance, his manner
and form Of thought were those Of the mos
original and striking parsonage l have eve
seen. Something of this. perhaps, may b
due to bis reputation. which often cOntr0ll
our judgment of men.
When Bismarck re urned Gent Grant
call the next day, I received him. He cam,
10 full generals uniform. and remained al
hour. talking mostly with Ms. Grant 10
charming, light. domestic conversation
about his wife, his children, his home. run
ming off into playful things. saw hin
again at the dinner he gave General Grant
When the dinner was 1t sn end, q long con
versstion was had between them, Bismarci
smoking q huge pipe. with the great hount
%crouching between his knees. Genl Gran
saw Bismarck on many occasions after this
when l was not present, and they became
quite cronies.
ibid General Grant ever express al
opinion of Bismarck 2"
Eyes; l have heard General Grant "a!
he regarded Bismarck, Gambetta, and
Beaconsfeld as the three greatest men h,
had met in Europe. While in Berlin v,
saw all the members of the Berlin congress
Beaconfiseld I saw several times. He i'm
pressed me differently from Bismarck. HI
is a nan Of great shrewdness, but with al
unnatural artificial air about him. Bis
marck is the most natural of men, every
thing with him is from impulse. He j.
almost self.unconscious in his movements,
Beaconsield is the reverse. Gortschakof
was az a woman in his way, and had 8
wonderful head. Andrassey, Schouvalof,
Salisbury, and other members of congress
were there Salisbury is a striking and
massive figure, with great force about him,
l had a certain prejudice against Salisbury
OF account of his career during OUT Ameri.
can war, when. az Lord Robert Cecil he led
the southern cause in the house of com.
mons but was always kind to Gen. Grant,
and seemed to 60 out Of his way to be kind
to him, wishing to show, perhaps, that he
had none of the old feeling Of a%ntazonism
toward the north, which animated bis
course in the house of commons.