The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-02-21
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hcba fu t4laH, Ali NE Pantheon dca.
lined fgf generous i'nasiHna ia known
io iosnll wi.iiug if ils first guest
Without bo.ng ayarlolms. b. u aa fond
4 order rcuupm, and regularity ~ ihe
Great Frederick, and cninfi inln details
n bookkeeping 10 which ane would
naturally suppose him q stranger !
have hoard him rpnto, with the broad
humor characteristic ~ him. that one "
hia former Wallets had begged him for
lease " nn Inn on his property nj Var
AIM "Ay sn0n ns ho became the ten.
AMI. snld bismarck. "uf tho Inn,
which used ta Yield 1900 marks. be- be-.
took himself In the capacity II my cN.
valet, io the study ot politics. lie sub.
scrlbcd ~ nll kinds of newspapers, aud
passed his time sitting in q large arm.
chair reading them When guests mr.
rived hc treated them insolently for dis
turbIng him lie soon fell into disrc.
pulc ~ u surly landlord, and travellers
look care not 10 enter the inn lie now
earns scarcely enough 10 pay Tor his
newspapers. A. to myself | shall have
10 cyIct him. for he has long ceased TO
pay his rent. And you could see that
the loss Of the rent affected him. Yet
the tone was not that Of a miscr, hut
that Of discomfort at having his calcula-
lions dcrangod
Prince Bismarck leads u very method
zeal life. and in the country, ~ In town,
no event Is allowed To interfere with its
regularity, His grand dinners are
abundant. with mathematical mtli-
cheney, without stint or waste, His
daily meals ARE those of good family
burghcr, and the servants are methodi-
cal. attentive and silent None Of his
household ever commits the mistake oi
speaking at the table before the master
Of the house has, 40 to speak, tacitly
given him leave. All wait to see
whether the Prince IL In n converse
tionnl mood. and when he IL pleased IA
speak all are hnshed, not TO lose one ol
his words. To this, in part, Is due the
large number Of words, anecdotes and
dialogues attributed 10 him, for II has
already long bccu customary for hi,
listeners 10 treasure up every word h,
utterl.
One of tho Princes characteristics Il
his love for large dog, which h'
makes his constant companion ant
feeds himself--a dog, for intsanc llk'
the one that so terrified Prince Gorts
chakon. The dog follows tho Prime,
into his dining-room and stretches itsel
on the carpet. In the course Of th'
meal the butler brings a large piece o
boiled beef on one plate and bits o
soaked bread on another. The Prime,
In person cuts up the beef and prepare
the food for the dog, which stands by
grave and attentive, pending the solemn
preparation Of It's food. The Prince
dog Is never fed In any other way
There Is something noteworthy In th'
habits Of this man, who personifes th,
prussian race In It's most elevated char
actcr.
II Bismarck IL not close, he Is M
generous either He does what h.
deems right, and expects everyone 10 d
also what is right by him. Gcnero y
In the ordinary sense of the term, I. 20,
mild, unreilectlng, eilcminate u ~ 10,
10 enter into this colossal, rough hewl
nature. lie treats men too much lik
figures, 10 be added. multiplied and Ill
yided at will, 10 entertain any tl"d
feelings toward them. He aspircs lo
10 rule them by gcntleness than by III
vigorous ascendency of his genius, nm,
he would not be greatly llattered by nj
affection unmiSed with dread and I'd
mlraiion. Even on the rare occasion
where. In other men. what j. call'i n
heart comes into play, in him the M.
ter--nay, almost the tyrant--is TO b
found. His very affection bears IN
character of oppression. aud no GLOW
j. thick enough 10 conceal the iron hanl
beneath Il.
Yet, such as he Is. this man IL IN
most prominent, most striking figure o
the age, and this is W true. that ami
all the cxecration he excites, II Is her
considered mean by his very enemies b
treat "a the Reichstag has done one o
the monuments Of the century. Cor