Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-16

A Striking Portrait Of The URor0wned
Eing-A Failing Constitution.

A Striking Portrait of The URorowned
Eing-A Failing Constitution.
New York Sun.
First, one Of the empereor's body
guard, far more important and naughty
in his bearing than all the emperoIs,
come down to open the folding doors
and to clear a path through the crowd.
Then q slender suit Of military clothes
with u man in it came to the head Of the
stairs to see If all was right, and then
came Bismarck. The crowd saw a very
big man, a man remarkable for the size
of his body, but who looked at least
three times as big when his powerful
face could be seen under his high, old
fashioned silk hat.
1t was not the Bismarck whose face
you have studied In chrOmos and in
photographs all over the land. With
no Prussian cap or uniform to lend fierce
ness to it, it was the firm but kind face
Of an old man smiling gently upon the
crowd Of upturned faces, and lifting his
old rumpled hat as though his entire
success in life depended upon the impress
sion which he should make on that Oc.
casion. His mOustache, not as fierce or
/ long as it was when the pictures which
we see Of him was taken, is as white as
snow, and drOOps down over a mouth Of
wonderful hrnness and strength.
His eyes move about restlessly under
| his buEhy eyebrows, and below are the
| deep lines that tell how hard a work it
has been pulling the wires Of Europe
| from behind his imperial masters chair.
/ But the eyes become kind and smiling
when they rest upon the awe-stricken
! cOuntenances Of the men who uncover
/ themselves along his path. His face
! shows a gentle interest in these mole
! cules Of the nation, mild wonder as to
/ how men pass their time who have no
! European housekeeping to attend to,
1 and what they can possibly fad 70 do
when he is not using them to carry out
/ his plans by making them Kill one an
other.
/ ANY gentleman who wants to heighten
! a tancied resemblance to the great prince
must begin by getting the old fashioned
I silk hat described, being careful to select
one which has been rained upon, and
which is OF the most rigorous stOvepiPe
/ pattern with not the slightest unbending
in Difference to style. Then let him put
on a high collar, wide open in front, with
q white necktie, very VOluminOus and
fastened in a careless bunch, and a pair
Of heavy shoes, with low heels, Of the
largest size that can be found ready
made. The clothing Is a Prince Albert
suit Of heavy black broadcloth, made In
the very plainest style, such as man
might have worn at any period Of the
worlds history since the fall without
attracting particular attention.
The eye OF the prince is by far the
strongest part OF his extraordinary face
it is more than half the man. 1t appears
gray, and, hidden away as it is under the
heavy eyebrows, 1t still seems to stand
forth, Watchful, restless, cOmbatiVe, tell
ing the story Of the title Of constant
struggle and suspicion. As long as il
blazss as it does now the empire car
glide down quietly through his old age
and the German people may drink theil
beer and smoke their pipes In peace
But the years which remain for the
chancellor to do his work in VIII Proba
bly, not be many. His mind is as cleal
and his VIII is as strong as ever Pride
and a military life keep his big bod
q straight, in spite Of the load Of years ant
/ trouble that press upon it. But hi
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very old man.
Often as he walked he would beoom
forgetful Of things around him. and the
g suddenly recollecting himself and anz
4 ious to present an appearance OF Physi
! cal vigor before the people, wOul,
Z straighten his shoulders, threw back hi
arms, and make an effort that was al
I most pitiful TO walk with a frmer an
: more certain tread. An old doctor, VII
for many years, has practiced in thi
Z place, said to me that Bismarck hope
: for more from the waters than the
q ! would ever be able 70 do for him. Hi
3 was q constitution OF iron. wonderful !
= eFery way, but had begun TO fail