The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-02-26

among the mountains, we SdJ uoWl
TO rest on the edge of the forest, when,
to my horror, l found that l had
brought 90 luncheon with me. 'Dicke
Daumer. however, drew forth n mighty
sausage, and in the most noble and
magnanimous manner offered me hall
of it. Now, gentlemen, | frankly con-
fess to having q Tery good appetlIe'
which this morning excursion III the
keen mountain air had by no means
leSsened The whole sausage would
barely have sutficed to satisfy my
hunger. Our meal commenced; l saw
the end of my piece OF sausage ap,,
preaching; / was getting desperate!
Then, suddenly turning to 'dicke Dau-
mer,' | ask in the most innocent man
ner possible: Can you tell me Herr
Daumer, what that white thing down
there among the trees is?'
"'Good gracious your eXcellency,
you quite take away ones appetlte!'
said Daumer, who SO dreaded his lat
ter end. why, that is the church
yard!'
els it really, now? Why, Herr
Daumer, it looks so pretty let us go
down and choose out some nice Sc,
cluded shady nook! How calm and
peaceful it must be to rest in so
sweet a spot
Oh,yourexcellency ,-there-there
and he put down the sausage; 1 can
not touch another mOuthful!'
And old Daumer remained firm in
this. So you see, gentlemen, l had a
good luncheon after ALL"
Universal laughter greeted this anec-
dote.
How is it one never sees you now
in the house?" | ask a young Thuring-
ian who has made a name for himself
both a a government lawyer and q
wit.
"Oh, l am busy all day now in the
European lint congress-" he replied.
And pray what may that be-" L
ask.
"Why, my dear sir, did you not
know that Is the name the Berliner
wits have given to the International
Association for the care and nursing
of wounded soldiers?"
Two of the greatest lawyers in the
world stand close beside me in deep
conversation. Every ten minutes n
fresh word is added to q paragraph
for the future North German panal
code. Braun-Weisbaden approaches
and Joins the conClave, which is just
discussing that much vexed question,
the abolition of capital punishment.
"You may make your minds easy,
gentlemen, and settle to abolish capt.
tai punishment" he said.
Indeed! Have you, then, found a
surrogate?"
"Ihave."
"Well?" ask the expectant law
yers," with unbelieving curiosity.
"Why, you have only to send the
delinquents to the North German
commission for the better regulation
of trade'-that will settle them!'
But l hear Bismarck's voice again
close behind me. LET us rinkto the
welfare Of the old blue, red and gold
colors ofthe Hannovera OF Contingent"
he called out to his old fellow student,
the Burgomaster Fromme of Lune-
burg. And the two "old collegians,"
while emptying their glasses of spark
ling Rhine wine, chat oyer the pleasant
days of their youth.
Even as far back as that time,
whenever Bismarck was asked what
he was studying, his answer invaria-
bly, was, Diplomacy" He was then
a very slight, overgrown young stu
dent, with a fair %sprouting moustache,
known. everywhere be his magnifi-
cent Newfoundland dog, and much
feared on account of his skill with the
sword, having while still an under
graduate, come OFF victor In several
duels with members of opposition
corps; though the car on his eft
cheek bears testimony to the uncer-
tainty attending the fate of even the
most skillful of fencers. The antago-
mist who inflicted this quart now
enjoys the confidence OF q great part
of the North German population, SO
much that he was elected representa-
tive for the diet.
When he was first presented to Bis
marck, the latter, pointing to thescar,
asked: "Are you the one2"
Eyes, your excellency."
"Well, you certainly did give it to
me rather sat."
Eyes, your excellency, that was what
you said at the time; bat the due
book did not concur in it, and de-
cided You gave as good as you got"
But those diplomatic studies at
| Gottingen have borne visible fruits.
1t is only a pity that the multi
| farious duties OF his threefold Office oil
minister, chancellor and brandy dis
tiller-for he has been q distiller for
over twenty years-prevent theprlnce
from coming forward as the advocate
OF practical diplomacy. Many a pro-
lessons chair would be open to him.
The theme of the prince sdiplomatic
lecture this evening was "the blue
books" q subject he had already ven.
tilated the day before in the diet,
urged thereto by Lasker-