The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-29

not possible In Russia, where there arc
seven,y.eight millions OF illiterate people,
who would not know how TO use vote
after they got II. II requires monarchlni
government 10 deal with such CLASS.
suppose, now, that out OF the fifty millions
~ people In this country forty mii,iohs
could not read or wrlte-absolutely HUE
rate-do you think your republican gov.
eminent would prosper5 The ignoranca
would soon bankrupt your treasury anu
mt the country into such conaition ~ ~
ruin Il. And vet that Is parallci sase 10
Russia Of to-day"
BISMARCK AND THE DOC.
"To change the subject-have you ever
met Bismarck"
% oh. yes: dozens OF times. He was
the German Minister at 81. peterSDur8'
YOU know. He is pleasant fellow Id pri-
yate-a little ugly at times, hui always u
gentleman. honestly believe that his
tongue Is the greatest instrument OF sar-
cosm this world has ever known. III mas
ALWAYS something cutting TO sav-not thaI
ne IL guilty OF SANDER, for he is above that,
hut he il forever criticlsing in severe way
everything that comes before him. L re-
member one night he attended meeting
of prominent men at the residence OF
bigh Russian nobleman. Different states
men were talked about, and Bismarck APP
piled some taunting criticism to every man
mentioned. His sarcasm reached even MS
! own friends. At last his carriage was an
nounced, and he arose 10 go. AS he went
down stairs the host leaned over the 0aDG-
ters and whistled for his dog.
| ".Are YOU afraid the dog will bite me!'
asked Bismarck.
ooh. no, your Excellency,' said the
hyst; I'm afraid you'll bite the dog
Strange to say, Bismarck did not resent the
| pibe. In fact, he seemed to accept it as q
compliment. Whenever Bismarck gets
inlo a reminiscent mood he Is the most IN
terestinr conversationslist | ever heard.
In 1861 Napoleon visited HIM Tor TWO
weeks in Germany. The two great men
used TO walk arm-in-arm together, talking
OF their schemes. Napoleon called Bis
marck dreamer When Bismarck told
of the circumstance after Napoleon's down
fall he added. with a smile, 'Fve OUT
dreamed him, anyhow"
GOSSIP OF THE COURT.
The speaker told a dozen interesting
anecdotes about the Russian courts. " The
mother OF the present Emperor" said he
.was an angel in her family, simple in her
WAYS, but a fanatic in religion. She dressed
with extreme plainness. When, some
wears ago. Lady DuiKern first went TO -.
| Petersburg. it was necessary for her 10 ne
received in audience by the Empress. Al
the time appointed she arrived and was
u,hered in the room. There she found
lady very plainly dressed, who approached
and asked her. Did you see my daughter
before Won left England?' Excuse me,
said Lady Duferln, but we move in differ
ent circles; who Is your daughterE My
daughterislhe Duchess of Edinburgh said
the plain lady, who was none other than
the Empress. As an opposite extreme
OF Russian queens, the wife OF Nicholas
the First. and the sister OF the present EN-
perOr Of Germany, was the prondest and
haughtiest woman Russia has ever seen.
When she was sixty years old or more she
aWoke and said that she had dreamed OF 4
particular shade Of blue which would be-
come her very much. All the stores OF II.
Petersburg were ransacked in VAN. Mes
sages were sent TO the large cities OF Eu-
rope. and at last the shade had to be manu-
featured at Lyons expressly to gratify hel
wbim. She died very miserable death,
and for the last two years OF he life she
had four nurses. She had n twitching
sensation, and i'm order to hide 1t she COW
cred herself with diamonds and precious
stones 30 that their glittering would con-
| cea the effect"