The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-14
BIsMARCk'S ELoQUENCE.
How the Great Chancellor Appears Il
the German Reichstag.

How the Great Chancellor Appears III
the German Reichstag.
Every political gourmet must ENJOY
hearing Prince Bismarck speak. he is
no elegant orator, rather the contrary
hut he can lead a debate like no one
else. Only a few days ago he spoke
seven times in one afternoon, each time
with more energy and spirit, proving
that his health is indeed restored.
Several member. had already spoken
and the House was still empty. Wheh
suddenly members filed in from all the
doors and the benches began to fill. A
rumor had been circulate that Bis
marck would appear. and shortly after
wards a narrow door near the Presi-
dents chair opened and the tall figure
entered. Suddenly soft bells are heard
in all parts of the house. The electric
bells in the reading room, in the COM
mittee rooms, the journalists room,
are sounded to o the arrival OF
the Chancellor. who has shown that he
will speak presently, for with one OF
his pencils, more than a foot long, he
has noted down something OIL the loose
quarto sheets before him, with letters
not less than an inch deep, and
this is u safe sign that he intends
speaking. The President bows to him,
and Prince Bismarck rises to take the
word" He is certainly more than six
feet high; over his powerful chest and
broad shoulders rises a strangely round
ed, we'll shaped head of enormous di-
mansions, and with no hair upon it, so
that it looks like a dome Of polished
ivory. Thick white brows hang over
his eyes like two icicles. These brows
give his face a dark and frowning ex-
preston, and the look which glistens in
his eyes is cold and somewhat cruel
at least in Parliament. His moustache
is also thick and gray, and %conceals his
mouth entirely. The whole face is cov-
cred with folds and wrinkles, broad
rings surround his eyes and even his
temples are covered with small
wrinkles. When he begins to speak
the color of his face changes from pale
to red. and gradually assumes a light
bronze shade, which gives his powerful
skull the appearance of polished metal.
1t is a surprise to hear Bismarck speak
for the first time. The soft. almost
weak, voice is out of Ill proportion
with his gigantic frame. 1t sometimes
becomes so soft that we fear it will
die out altogether, and, when he has
spoken for awhile. it grows hoarse. The
Chancellor sometimes speaks very fast,
sometimes very slowly, but never in q
loud tone. He has no pathos what
ever. Some of his most remarkable
words. which in print look as if they
had been spoken with full force, as /
they must have had the effect of a sud
den t%hunderbolt on the audience, are il
reality emitted in an ordinary tone o
well-bred conversation. Personal at
tacks upon his enemies are spoken by
Bismarck with i~ronical politeness, ant
in such an obliging tone as if they con
cealed the kindest sentiments. But i
his anger can not be heard it can b.
seen; his face gradually grows red, ane
the veins on his neck swell in an alarm
ing manner. When angry he usual,
grasps the collar Of his uniform, ant
seems to catch for breath. His brow,
are lowered still more, so that his eye!
are almost invisible. His voice grow
a shade louder, and has a slight metalli,
ring in it. The sentences drop from
his lips in rapid succession. He throw
back his head. and gives his face a hard
stony expression. But it is difficult t.
discern when his anger is real AM
when artificial. The Chancellor ha
been seer trembling with rage, an
more like the elements let loose tina,
like anything else, Geneva Cor. BoI
ton Record.