Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-10-28

the equestrian statue of Moltke himself
"a present from the officers of the
general staff. Heavy oaken doors lead
into the sitting-rooms of the building.
They are plain almost to excess, and
exemplify more than any thing else
the simple character of the Count. In
the library we find the plain, iron
camp bed-stead, the same as is furn-
ished the common soldier. Close to it
is the desk of the chief of the general
staff, and maps of every description
cover the walls.
In the upper rooms are the family
pictures Of the Moltkes and the num-
erous presents of which the present il
lustrous bearer of the name has been
made the recipient since he so quickly
rose to fame. Here also is the massive
bureau which contains the addresses
and certificates of honorary citizen
ship presented to the Count by hun
dreds OF German cities. Another huge
oaken press contains tho collection Of
arms made by Moltke during his ex-
tensive travels in Turkey and the ORR
ent. There is the yatagan of the Turk
and the spear of the Arab side by side
with magnificent sword which is a
present of the Sultan. A fine glass
case contains the sword presented by
the Germans of the United States after
the Franco-German war.
"Caute ct candide'' e''-erst waegen,
daun wagen-first weigh, then risk
the ancient motto of the Moltke fami-
ly, and one to which their youngest
descendant has remained faithful, has
been inscribed upon many of these
valuable presents. In oae of the rooms
we find the lifc-size pictures of Moltkc
in fatigue uniform and Bismarck in
slouch hat and smoking-jacket-mas-
ter-pieces of Leubach's brush. In a
plain gold frame is q miniature portrait
Of the late King Victor Emmanuel,
with an autograph dedication for the
Court. Upon a granite pedestal is the
marble bust of the same monarch, who
was an enthusiastic admirer of Moltkc.
Under a glass globe is a statuette of
Napoleon iii. He presented it to
Moltke while in the zenith of his power.
Strange drifting of fate-the owner
dicd in exile and his downfall formed
the keystone of the recipient S
temple of fame. Out on the lawn in
front of the mighty portals is the
colossal bust of Emperor William. and
at the pillars of the portal are the
statues of gladiators as if holding
watch over the house of man whose
name will last so long as the German
empire will exist.
At Kreisau, Count Moltke relaxes a
little the iron rules of his daily routine.
He loves his little farm back of the
manor house, and he spends his morn
ing hours in supervising his laborers.
Then he attends in person to his gar
den and nursery, especially the latter,
which he musters as strictly as il the
young saplings were regiment of re.
cruits He prunes weakly or dead
branches with his own hand. 1t is one
of the silent soldiers most prominent
characteristics that he hates all that is
incompetent, all that is untitled to its
task and purpose. The outer aspect Of
the man is true to his character. Spare
tall, upright, his figure is not bent by
the burden of four score years; one
sees at glance that this man is born
to command. The man that had in.
sciibed over the tomb of his departed
wife "Love is the fulfillment of the
law" is the ideal impersonation of .
German officer-reticent unquestiona.
bly, devoted to his Sovereign, narrow
visioned in his patriotism, wanting in
Imagination, self negating, of stern
unbending, unelastic devotion to his
profession and its duties. Of him
when nature shall claim her dues, Ger
many may well say, in the words o
Hamlet:
He was man; take him for all in ALL
, shall not look upon his like again.
-Chica1o Nems.