Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-12
4 Few. sample Extracts from Roswell
Husc;l'S New Book.


The PGlg .HoH GG,tte makes a column or two
| of interesting extracts from the forthcoming
| English translation of DR.. Busch's new volume.
| "Cur Imperial Chancellor" Here are the meati-
| est ii then:
HIS RELIGION.
| las in his politics so in his religious views
| says Dr. Busch 'he has. according to his own
| words undergone gradual development He
| has gone through his period of rstIonalism.
| then he has lived through time Of unbelief or
| at least time when religion was no necessity
| TO him. Afterward he expressed himself in so
decided a fashion to lead to the belief that
he occupied a Christian and even an Evan
| gelical standpoint. In later years he seems to
have retained Just sufficient of this to be re-
carded as deeply religious man. firmly be-
| HevlnI in God. in divine order and personal
immortality. who does his duty according to
this belief. and Is accustomed to draw his
strength for the fulfllment OF his duty from it
| but WHO cares little for doctrnal fornEsllie. is
| not into!erant, and has great desire to be
edlled through the mouth OF the priest. The
| ilTst PERIOD OF ratiOnaSm conceded with the
time when the young student was sowing his
| wild oats but even at the worst of times there
was always longing and striving after some
| thing higher and better. which after a time of
melancholy and depression was succeeded by
| more healthy state of mind" This was about
! the time when Bismarck became acquainted
with his wife. Johanna Won Puttkamer the
| daughter of one of those p;Ous families who ut
! that time were frequently found in the German
nobility. HE had had the feeling OF empti-
| ness, said DR.. Busch quantity, but now he
| was happy to have become a Christian and
with this feeling was allied the satisfaction of
| matrimonial bliss" Some time after his marriage
| he wrote to his wife,
| 81 cannot understand how anybody who
reflects on his own self. and yet knows nothing
nor wants to know anything of God. can bear to
| live on in contempt and dizziness. | do not know
hnyK / hoy horn,
| should have to live as l did then. without God
| without you and the children. should, indeed
not see why should not cast off this life as
soied garment
Ii is possible that a nature like that of Bis
| narck 5 would not have been Instant to this
! belief had he not regarded Christianity as tine
! foundation OF the state and had not the mean-
| chCy oil former days accompanied him in his
| after-life, mostly sleeping deep within his soul
| but now and then coming to the surface with
| full power and bitterness.
IS He SUPEESTITI0rS?
Superstition. it is said. is closely allied to
strong religious belief, and it appears that the
great chancellor forms no exception from this
rule. He is awed by apparitons in uninhabited
| castles. shrnks from dining where thirteen sit
down at table, believes in unlucky days, and
adheres to the ancient belief of the influence of
! the moon on every living thing. This at least
is said among the people, ana Dir. Busch occu-
pies himself for awhile in giving examples by
which to prove this weakness The conclusion
of the chapter. however contains his real
! opinion en- the matter. He is the clearest
thinker in politics, deep and far-secing beyond
! all his contemporaries. always grasping what is
right, without prejudice elevated above GUS
| tOlnary things. He spiritualist. a believer in
! 0ninots days an arithmetician, with mystical
h2urer? Really? No. it is all nonsense with
the exception of single story which happened
at Sch"nhausen (where the chancellor heard
ret
bedroom.) The jests about my supersttions,
he said few months ago. are nothing but tests
| or consideration OF the feelings of others | will
eat at table with twelve others often as you
like. and will undertake the most important and
seIIuu" business on Friday"
his HOME LIFE.
| 1t is Il pleasant change to turn from the tur-
bulent public life OF the chancellor. and see him
! in his own home. surrounded by friends to
whom b" is united 10y ties of sympathy and love
| There. before all, is the common companion of
/ his life-the woman who has stood by his side
for more than thirty years. and who has ever
! proved loving wife. ''The princess has been
brought up religiously: but hers is a bright.
| lively nature. gifted with goodly portion OF
! natural wit. with fine taste and feelings
! Very musical, and a splendid player on the
/ piano she is at the same time careful
! sensible housewife. and. after the manner of the
! noble ladies Of former days. she is said to have
/
WOman!lneSs she created for her husband
! home full of comfort and genial warmth and
! lnteiiigently shared for years his griefs and
hopes. sometimes even. as is evident from some
| passages in Bismarcks letters to her reprinted
! 10y HeSerIell to certain measure in politicaI
| questions. although. as a rule she does not be-
! long to the class of woman who take part in
/ politics. Her correspondence with him when
official duties or pleasure trips separated them
geographically. very lively and atfectiOnate
tp a hnart
| his letters; he send her jessa,nnc from Peter
hot. blooming heather from Bordeaux, and
promises to send Eer edelweiss from Gastein
where. on the sixteenth anniversary OF their
wedding day. ne remembers that this day "has
brought sunshine into his bachelors life
HIS TASTES.
The chancellor is stronger in modern than i'm
the two classical languages. "When | was a
'primancr, he said once at Ferriercs. 81 knew
very well how to write and read Latin, but lY
present it wonld be difficult, and Greek have
altogether forgotten" History and geography
have always been his favorite studies and in
literature he il we'll acquainted with theauthors
OF the past as we'll as the present times Goethe
and Shakespeare are his favOrites and he is
greatly interested In modern French and Eng
lish noyests. Although connosseur in
painting and sculpture. he likes the society of
artists. and from his youthful days at Berlin he
has retained a great admiration for music. es-
peciilly by the classical composers. Among the
great masters Beethoven pleases him best In a
letter to MS wife. written during the summer of
lSol he says that heis well and happy but is a
little hOmeSiCt for the woods the sea the will
dcrnc1s. yoV ana the children, all mingled with
sunsets and Beethoven"
HIS HABITS.
II Bismarck has ever had any taste for eamb-
ling, it has long since left him. and at present
lie never touches a card. As youngster he
rather like whist, and once remained at the
whist table for seven full hours, playing twenty
rGbbrrS. ''Eut,' he said once when talking
about this. II was only interested when the
stakes were high, and that does not do for
p;ttcr;ttillli;tS. 1t is true that in the summer
of lSGJ he took part i'll game of QuinZe but
solely for political purposes. with political
thoughts at the back Of his mind 1T was at
the time. he told Us at Versailles when con-
Guided the treaty of Gasten with Blome
Although as rule have long since left off play
Ing, | played so recklessy that all the others
were ast"n.shcd But knew what wanted.
Bome had heard that ut q,linzc you had the
best opportunity OF getting to know people and
he was trying it then. / thought YOU shall
know him we'll lost Il few hundred thalers.
But confused him: he thought me
foolhardy. and gave in" I'm addition to card
playn" lie has also discontinued smoking, partly
on account of his health He has of late SUI
fered much from neuralgia and IF he suffers
from nervousness it is no wonder; tor more than
mont 4ttn