The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-02-13
AN HISTORICAL CIGAR.
BIsmarelE's Account 0I Ihe Famous "Gi.
gar EncidenG.''
American Register.

BIsmareIs's Account or Ihe Famous Il.
gar EneidenG,''
American Register.
One of Bismarck's happiest touches is
the story of the famous cigar incident"
of the defunct German Bund, which was
traditionally ruled by the representative
of the defunct Kai-er The Austrian
presiding member ruled the rest of the
German ambassadors in a very off>hand
fashion. Al the military commission
sittings for instance, the Austrian pre-
siding was accustomed to smoke q 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
eel the absurd position il which Prussia
was placed. His method OF asserting his
independence is amusingly characteristic
of the prince.
As Prussian member OF the diet, l
called upon Count Thun, the Austrian,
and presiding member of our august
assembly. When I entered he was in
his study, working and smoking, He
begged me to wait a moment. l did
wait, but when thought the interview
was rather too long delayed, and, more
over, had not even a cigar offered me,
took one from the box before him and
requested him to give me 3 light. He
looked dumbfounded, but communicated
the desired spark. But there is another
story of the same sort. In the days OF
R0ChOw, my predecessor as Prussisn
member OF the diet, the Austrian presid-
ing member had adopted the habit Of
smoking st the sittings of the military
special commission. R0choB, passion
ately fond of smoking, would have giving
his little finger to do the like, but did
not dare Now, when l came to Frank
fort, l lOnged Tor my cigar at military
commission sittings, and seeing no reason
why should not have it, politely asked
the presiding power to give me a light.
This demand was received with univer-
| sal astOnishment and disgust It evi-
IDENTIFY was an event in the eyes of all
! present. However, got the light, and
| Austria and Prussia smoked. The other
members present thought the incident
momertous enough to report to their
respective courts. But the question was
too grave to be decided in hurry, SO for
six months running 10 one smoked but
Austria ard Prussia. After the expirv
Of that period the Bavarian envoy took
TO asserting the dignity OF his sovereign
| by lighting his first cigar in assembled
cOnclave. We all noticed that Herr Won
Nostitz, the Saxon representative, envied
the Bsvarian Schrenekh his delicious
weed. But his court had not authorized
the deed, go he had to abstain. When.
however, at the next sitting, we wit
messed the Hanover man, BothmeI, in
dulging in tobacco, we knew that 3
special understanding had been entered
into between Guelph and Hapsburg
Bothmer was very Austrian in his senti,
ments, and had couple of sons in the
Austrian army. Upon this Saxony
would not be left behind, and boldly
kindled the audacioUs spark. Now there
were only two members left who did not
make chimneys of their mouths Wur
temberg and Darmstadt. These unfor'
tunates not being addicted to the vict
could not join in; but the honor anc
independence of their states imperatively
required a sacrifice. Accordingly, the
next time we met the Wurtemberg gen
tleman took out a cigar-I see it before
me now, long. thin, straw like con
trefacon-and smoked it half as a holo
caust made TO Fatherland."
Prince Bsmarck's innovation was tn,
commencement of the struggle for supre
macy between Austria and Prussia
When he lighted his first " sacrilegiou
Havana" in the federal committee-roon
he gave the first blow to Austrian dig
nifty and supremacy in Germany. TIL
last blow was given at Ssdowa. In thi
delightful anecdote, as Mr. Kingston
remarks, Bismarck HIS off with
mssterly touch the ridiculous jealousie
; that animated the petty German kingIet
and Princekins Of twenty years age
Who can refuse his sympathy to tn
worthy Suabian, heroiealiy making him
! self sick pro patria, and penetrated b
? the conviction that he was deservin
well of his country by Drawing all tn
E horrors of nausea, lest proud Prussia G
arrogant Austria should boast that Wul
temberg had not dared to put itself on
, smoking equality with the great Gel
{ man powers!
e The New York Herald heads an al
t ticle Chow Hstters are POisoned i.
i But who wants to poison halter? 1t
= the shoemaker who promises to hay