Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-09
BISMARCK
A Few Stories Conserving ths
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bimsa.f he Imposed 4ls "a - inna5st talz
about l1e majesty of tbe people" Tue
Democracy has 1eeu iu has ewes = ul=re
liaitlg ias " sleil1crties. "Csat s-3s-
cess as fsat prs ~ sfge." SAIL Feital re-,
and tho4 IA Ia kaeleisleaud iacilnes %
the contrary opili9n u some Of hls y Ell
kuosu apharlsms. u i a proFaoie fac1
that the only sGccessfal rulers are those
vi 40 have had eyes saathak thsm G. ana
Is 80 fhe component eleulents " a crowd
As spoFtsalea a ii -ht iu tales VI the chase,
aLd soldiers in aneea 3sss of var, 50 Bis
marck has always lazsn peculiar plsas-
are iu stories showing hos one man, BY
presence ~ miud. has mastered an angry
moo, ~ ouEsltted it, or eoax-d DO into
soed haTner. A sure ~ay ~ make niIn
lal is g. ten him sIch stories, and II
must o. added that D. likes them all the
better when they exhibit the box sRflaA
si "a, ~ the popular character.
During ths siege of Paris, whils DO was
I 20 ersailles, pass ~as applied for by
relation ~ n. Cusilli-r Fieury, the emi-
n.nt critic AMI member OF the French
I Aca irmy. The Chancellor at once gave
ths pass. saying. M. Fleury IS an al
mirable man I know capital story
+ .togt hia. The story was this NJ. Fleury,
who bah been tutor % the Due a 'Aumale,
was in Isl, Private Secretary 10 the
{ Duthess OK Orleans. When the revolution
I ~ Feb uary broke out, rabbls invaded
the Paiais Royal, where the Princess re-
T sided. and began smashing. works OF art
I pictures, stauettes and nicknaeks. All
I the ousehold Vas seized with panic ex-
cept NJ Fieury, who, throwing OF his coat
7 smeared hs face and hands with coal,
caught up poker, and rushed among the
mob, shouting. Here, I'll show you
where the best pictures are" So saying
be piled his poker upon furniture OF no
value and, thus winning the confidence Of
the roughs. was able 70 lead them out Of
the royal apartments into the kitchen re-
gions, where they spent their patriotic
/ fury upon the contents OF larder and cell
lar. The sequel OF this story Is very droll,
7 aud Bismarck relates il with great relish
\ few DAYS after he had saved Palais Roy
I Al, VI. Fleury was recognized IN the streets
as the Duchess OF Orleans Secretary, and
I mobbed. He was being somewhat roughly
hustled when hulking water-carrler
elbowed his way through the thrOng and
roared. Let that man be. He is one Of
the right sort He lei Us to the pillage Of
the Palals Royal the other dayw
Bismarck once told Lord Bloomfield that
be had the highest opinion Of Charles
Mathews, tea actor. IL turned out that
this opinion was not based on any particu-
lar admiration for Mathews profess onai
talent but on his cOOlness during theatrl-
cal riot which Bismarck witnessed during
a visit 20 London. Mathews was manager
of a theater. and for want of pay part OF
his company had struck work. IL was inn
possible TO perform the piece advertised. 50
~ and gallery grew clamorous- In t.e
midst OF the hubbub, Mathews came before
the curtain and jov,ally announced that,
although be must disappoint the audience
OF the comedy which they had expected, he
vas ready 70 perform anything they
pleased. provided only that he could sat
isfv the majority. a voice from the gal
lerv sang out: BOX and Cox" 'Well
that is an excellent play" said Mathews
gravely "but before my honorable friend
puts a motion for its performance, | think
De should explain 70 the audience why he
prefers il TO all others" This turned a
general laugh against the mover" who
Of course. became bashful and could ex-
plain nothing. Mathews then made d
chatting little speech on the comparative
merits Of various plays, and at length
withdrew. saying that as he could discern
nothing ike unanimity among the audi-
ence. he thought il best that they should
all agree TO meet him another day, bu
that neanwhile those who liked 70 apply
for their money at the doors should have
IL. Il seems that a number Of men hae
come TO the theater on purpose to create
disturbance. but Mathews banter. put th'
whole audience into good humor, and tn
house was omptied without any riot.
Bismarck has another fav0rite story abou
mols. When the Grand Duke CONTAIN
tine OF Russia went as Vice oy 70 Poland il
iS.sa. he was received in the streets Of War
saw with cries Of "LouE live the Constitu
/ tom A Prussian. Count Perponcher
who was present. asked a v0ciferating Pol
who "Constitution" wass Il suppose it
his wife" answered the Pole. well, hu
! ha has children" sai1 PerpOnchsr; -
Won should cry. Hurrah f- Constitution
7 and the little Constitutions" which "a
Pole at once did Hearing Bismarck tel
this anecdote-not for the first time prob
, abv-his sou-in-law. Count Rantzau, ono
sail: ~You can make n mob cry anything
bv paving a few men among them n mar
! apiece t. start the shouting" "Nsia, hu
vou need not waste vour marks demurre
the Chancellor. - gibt inmer Eel gsHHg
: die srhr-isn uabs-1hit" There are Away
p asses 20 bray grabs.)
The knowledge ~ how men can b
swar ed involves an accurate estimate q
tts influence which oratory exercises ove
. them. Bismarck. as We have said. j. -
eloquent. and g is one ~ bis maxims fha
, sman of maoy words can not bs a man @
: seton "The best parliamentary speeches,
: b. said ira conversation with " Pouye
C-lsrtier about ". fhiers. ar those waic
men have delivered % criticisa other wen
; work. or 20 set forth what they themselvs
2 were iag % 10. OF o. apologize for wha
they have Jeff undone."
F Action speaks for itself. When I hes
of ministers in parliamentary countrif
max ng issaz speeches to defend their POI
icv. if slva-s strikes me- shat there ha
4 been rery hsfle policy AMI arm remind
1 Ell ~ those big al shes ~ stew which ou