The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1879-04-16
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The London Times, II giving eN
tracts from Dr.. Busch's book on Bis
marck, furnishes the following sum
mary of the accounts Of some Of his
personal adventures; The personal
incidents recorded in the book are
numberlcss. From his student days
he has had no end Of duels. He has
beaten topers in beer houses with
such a glorious sense of manly ella
ton that he takes two pages 10 re-
count his victory twenty-five years
afterward- He has been over and
over again in peril Of his life, from
the old Russian days when a sentinel
offered to shoot him, to the entry into
Paris, where a fcrce-looking indi-
vidual was disarmed by the Prince
coolly asking him for a light. He
has jumped over abysses in the Alps,
with a fair burden in his arms; he
walks about alone at night in Yer
sailles, revolver in pocket, ready to
kill and die; and, TO excel his neigh
bors in everything, does not scruple
10 tell US that he is the most accom-
plished diplomatist Of his age, 50 he
can also challenge assembl human
ity to Guido him in point of drink.
So terrific are his achievements in
the potatory line that one dreadful
day King William ~, happening 10
witness his libahons, had recourse to
his sovereign word Of command TO
forbid further display. Then, as re
CARDS eating, who can compare with
the Chancellor in point Of discern
ment and receptiveness? When the
Grown Prince dimes with the broad
shouldered Chief of the Foreign
Office in the camp before Paris, his
Imperial Highness is estonished at
the dainties served and the rotundity
or all his officials present. This"
explains the complacent Bismarck,
SIS due to donations we get from
Fatherland- Itis . peculiarly happy
feature OF the Foreign Office to feed
on Rhine wine and pates Dc Jfots 9ras
contributed by patriots at home
The German nation is determined to
have corpulent Chancellor To
which the Crown Prince replies:
.'Bucher is the only lean specimen
here; I dare say he has not been with
YOU long" Probably not. Hearing
the Chancellor declare unresevedly
that If lie is expected to conclude an
advantageous treaty he must be fed
with the viands calculated to work
inspiration, it is not to be conceived
that he permits enc of his principal
assistants to be abstemjous.
Columns might be flled with the
culinary knowledge displayed in the
memorable work before us. The in
telligent Prince dilatcs upon every
imaginable variety Of fish contained
in ocean or river. He lays down the
law upon crabs and Holsters, dis
courses freely upon eggs, and claims
the honor Of being q heaven-sent
bencfactor to AK Ia Chapeile, Law
ing taught the benighted citizens
how to fry oysters. His discrimina-
ton in cheeses is perfectly wonder
fuI. He can hold forth BY the hour
on wine, and on dire occasion,
spirits Incoming scarce in the tents,
causes a desperate appeal to be tele-
rraphed home as to The strong need .
IF supply Of gin, incontinenuy-
Always good naturod after dinner, he .
threatens corporal punishment TO the
steward Of Baron Rothschild ior Ie-
fusinc to bring forth wine for tie
King when every bottle is paid lor-
Nay, albeit, loyal subject, he al
lows the rumor to circulate vnconira-
iictcd that he has killed a brace OF
oheasants in Vi. Roihschild's park,
contrary to the express prohibition oi
Ais sovereign Ills excuse, i'll appears,
IS the paramount duty of self prcser
sation, the winged victims having
1ccn lhc first to hcgju the aAray.