Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-08
A Talk With Bismarck.
His Opinion Of Emperor Wilhelm-Hts
 Yearning for Rest.

Vienna Correspondence London News
 ! An intimate friend of Prince Bismarck, a member of Parliament, paid the chancellor visit in the sick room few days ago, and re- ports long conversation, of which the prince had the larger share and the chief points of which are contained i7 what fol- | lows: 'Is it Dot out of all reason that should be i'll just now? Botticher is con- ! valescent, Burchard is away, and I must keep 1 to my bedi We are getting old and sick, and dare not ask to be our own masters and ' devote our time to the cultivation of our garden or the care of our own affairs I cannot express how desirous I am to get of for a few days and rest, after the confusion and turmoil of my everyday life. If l
 could have it my own way would see no one for whole year except wife, children and grandchildren, We ought to live for them
 by rights, and I am prevented from doing so all my life. Why, the next thing is that some councillor or other will read me @ re- port in the morning how the members of my family are after the nights rest, and then
 there will be so much time saved again. The Emperor is brave old man, as we could see
 in this last misfortune that has befallen him.
 Not one of us all has the nerves of the au
 gust old gentleman. I might say that as
 long as work is demanded of him he has no
 nerves at all. It is our good luck that the Emperor never breaks down, that Moltke is all right and Kameke is up to anything We
 civilians are not much good. Something is
 the matter with us always, so that when we grow old we are necessarily on the lookout
 for an opportunity to get away. The eter-
 nal wish for repose becomes sort of all
 ment, and for one cannot get rid of this
 ailment, although have plenty of other suf
 ferings to grumble over. If my career had
 stopped short of councillor I should have
 left my post long ago. As 1t is, I am con.
 demned to spend my days in the Wilhem
 strasse, the street of all others that have
 hated from my youth. do not think
 shall ever set foot in the Reichstag again. I
 see they get on splendidly without me. Why,
 the empire machine is in first-rate working
 order, and am so glad there is no quarrel
 ing just now. If some interminable dispute
 were going on, and I should have to grieve
 and feel angry about it, I do believe it would
 be all over with me. My present ailment is
 older than most people think. The doctors
 have always said there was not the least dan
 ger, but, oh, the pain suffer sometimes I
 assure you I could run up 8 perpendicular
 wall when it comes on. But it only comes
 occasionally then it suddenly leaves off and
 forget all about it and live in the hope that it will never return. Just you tell them in
 the Reichstag to do all they can to prevent
 useless discussions. The Emperor notices everything and it is our duty to spare him as much as possible. It is true he is in better health than any of us, but he is much older also, and he has deserved to experience noth- ing but what makes him comfortable and happy. If the greatest radicals looked upon the venerable old man they would stop in the middle of the most excited rabble. We may consider him model in all things.'