Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-25
A CHAT WITH BISMARCK.
An American Correspondent Visits the
Iron Chancellor.


Iron Chancellor.
N MAKES THE BIG MAN OF GERMANY Laugh TO
THINK THAT he DESIRES INTERVIEW FOR PUB
LicArIoS-rHE COURTESY OF GREAT MKN ABROAD
AND AT HOME
1m the New York Nail and Express.
the courtesy or men OF actual and well-earned
ainence Is remarkable. II is the scrubs, pre-
feeders and PARASITES who are insolenr and cad
disa. Bismarck will step aside with a bow TO
aAsS you 10 pass where the d-brained son OF a
soap-trust king walks pompously across your
soes I once saw the heavy -browed and thought,
iul young emperor OF Germany-the lord OF
War as he calls himself-wake from his ab,trac-
lion and twist about in his saddle with swift
eagerness 10 acknowledge the courtesy OF a ragged
Old peasant woman by the roadside. His hand
new to his hat, and his salutation to the lonely
Pesg1r was as profound and respectful as though
ne had been q duchess. looked at her after the
aperor had ridden around the bend OF the road.
lie blood flushed her withered face for the nrst
ne IN many year, and her eyes gLlstened brightly.
snslookeo as though ten years had been taken
frOh her already liberal sc"re IL mad cost the
emeror an Effort but ne made 1t with a cheerful
ness aiaerlty and polish OF a man 10 whom cour
tes1s Inbred and Natural
called on Mr.. Gladstone once, and when got
up u leave tue room he stepped forward and
opefd tue door with the manner or a man 10
whom ponteness comes without thought. Men
IKE balIour and Parnell, and they are probably as
OuSs Is any Two men In the world to-day, always
nave time tor the small attentions or lie. could
60 on Unfortunately. What Calls IT to mind was
the TACT that dropped In 10 see an exhibited
states senator day or two ago his ONCE In this
city. A boy sat In the outer room pasJing wrap
pers on a lot Of loose paper. / asked him II the
Senator was In he looked az me a moment and
nen said:
sWnAtf
is tue senator in?v
he jerked his head shortly toward the door and
LNtlAed IN 10 ind a small man with a ragged
g1w.n Of beard sltting at desk and writing after
lelsareiy IasAion. / asked him a perfectly civil
question, and then / stood by TRANQUILITY and View
81 the snappishness and ill-breedIng OF the
Snitea states Senator as he answered my In
qdfles, and reflected that the difference between
presumption and prominence Is about as great as
.hat Between good breeding and boOrisnness 1t
- not natter OF Importance pey ond tniS-that,
as Iar as my experience goes one may always APP
PLodcn man OF absolute and recognized AGILITY
with the certainty OF meeting courtesy; but De-
ware or the Ilan who THINKS hes great but isn't
BISMARCK AMUSED.
One day In Berlin 1t occurred 10 me to write
letter 10 Prince Bismarck. The fact that he was
generally considered the greatest man in the world
and 70 ISa 70 na lose
are two million Germans In America who are
uyey and a1ecsIonateiy watching the progress Of
teryiew- l don't mAnd saying that feit u violent
desire smile read tue letter over Its pre-
sumption was INDUSTRIOUS l sent It around py my
secretary After a vast deal OF mInGuvring he
succeeded In getting into the palace Vi The chan-
ceI0r In W iIileIIn stTaSse he Waited IN an ante
roon while The secretary read the letter. That
fune,ionary turned MS back, SHOOK yisibly ana
ter In mis- nam, A moment later a biIaTi-
Gus Teutonic guraw rang through the
paIaSe- ~ was Tue cuahceLIOr OF the empire
reif dssSrsa-e, rhn1 !, $4,000 ~ a., ,S1 .,
would nave been rood th,ng Ior Austria IN ~ n
she could have made bismarck laugh, and l sat
received was A verbal one 70 the effect thai i mad
anused his nignness greatly AT tubs point quit
About a month Ialer l returned 20 Berlin. and
among my letters OF Introduction was one 10 Jue
secretary OF The most staIwart anu Commanding
ngure In EurOpe delivered t 10 Blsnarcs', cI,ii
anu WAS DrOnls..d au,fi,.n,.,. nv the
cnancelIor Tue borrowing DIV. Mesnwhie I wraie
the D.ince tue lnir,i time embodylny some refie,
tons on German poIlIl.s in the episIIe / believe
that prior " Thai the oniy N sr AMERICAN who
had succeeded Al attracting BIS narck's aLIentlon
was Idnk Adams VINO went 10 Berlin and made
B!,m4rcK the IurIi offer OF 500 a week no de,lyer
Lectures at ons-Uight stanus through the north
western circuit.
MhenI called the following da there were three
or Iour attaches OF tue priuces .aoinet Including
tn secretary aud tuey seemed rather dsa ppoinLed
To nnd IuaI 1 wore convrntioIa IA attn { AMI was
without a IOInAnawk aud a buffalo robe They
were superO-iUoAlny men, ana eli al ln Inc m gnin
cent uul.o:us VI co.oAeIs or generals OF the Prus
Sian army; they knew every ia. l., Uage under the
sun, anu Iaey nad Tue Usual suavIIy and polish OF
men IN the I'll loIaIic % ire foremost naIiun
OF Europe. 1 nad I4eI one OF tle Ia New York
fortdJaIeiy-BaIOn Scer.eldt-,Id. alter about
twelve Ut nIseen other men n4d b. en- received Dy
the chancellor TIM, gentlemen accolnpanied me
Into The presence Oi tAe man Wno actually
anu unqucSllOdaOy head lue PEACE OF Europe IN
the noliow VI his land for over tIurly years.
IN The sTRICTEsT CONFIDENCE
When 7 enrar.d Inc ,nar,noa,, t,-rna-,, -o
,'.,--. : - - vas
nali roaming. nal1 siltlns on hlSe desk, clad In
TIE fatigue oreSs OF d general ami as magnificent
q picture OF sturdy manhood as it has ever been
my goOd rOrlune 10 see. HIS IilwarI pnysioue
bToII shoulders mighty Guest sIlm waisl AMI
straight iegs might nave been the envy OF ms.
youngest Olricer OF the guard Though nearly
four sore Years. he hau recently framed mi.
weight down IrOm 200 u $50 D. uuds. i wa, pre-
seneed alter tue conventional lasulou aud tine
faxed 80, 800 - ~, =, snu ~ onse ie-
desk one o, as atJendauIs III 20 him nm,-rly IN
German that Was the American cUrTespoa denI
VINO had WIslen asAlhg MN ior IN Interview, aud
$50, A Hr ta cha Va us sooa natuIe
wrinAIes spread over us cheeks from ths cnr
ners OF his mOusIacne, and ms big gray eyes
stared IL me under the ousnlest eyebrows / ever
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