Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-05-22

| ir. IL. Dingiey, IN Lewiston Journal
few weeks ago company Of Young
ladies' from Maine made a vow that they
would not only see Bismarck but shake
hands with him. And they accomplished
their vow IN the most easy and natural
manner. The occasion was bazaar given
at Bismarck's palace In Berlin for the
benefit of the Ten Pfennige Society. or
society for the aid of the poor The
Maine girls repaired to the palace at 80
p. m. and found the apartments crowded
| with people buying goods much as is done
In our New England bazaars The En-
| press Frederick and many of the nobility
were present Refreshments were served
ana about p. IN. door Of private
apartment opened and large and yener-
able man entered
There is Bismarck" said one of the
Maine girls.
The young ladies found 1t convenient to
move IN the direction in which the then
chancellor of the German Empire was
standing. his presence as yet being known
to but few In the series of spacious and
elegant halls In the palace set apart for the
bazaar. OF course this was before his
resignation.
Presently the young ladies' saw that the
worshipers OF Bismarck began to be
aware of his presence and half dozen
bouquets were placed in his hands
What lovely howers the prince has -
said one of the girls in English
Bismarck overheard the remark and
turning to the young lady and shaking his
head said also in English:
do you not think there are moro no
slowed on me than deserve?"
III | had moIe | would add them 10
your stock" she retorted
Bismarck laughed and added II am
very glad to see that ynu Americans take
interest enough in the bazaar to come
here
But there were two more Maine girls
whose vows had not yet been performed
Meantime, crowds surgcd about the prince,
and he beat retreat. The young ladies
thought they had lost their chance. But
in half an hour after the crowd had some
what thInned out. to their surprise Bis.
marck returned
Now for more tincsse," they said
The Maine girls again found it conven
lent to speak in somewhat enthusiastic
terms in English Of what they saw and
heard
What magnificent man Prince Bis.
marck is remarked one
The prince turned and smiled and ex
s-"H'u us MANU- 10 taCn or the Maine girls
and said
And you, too, are Americans. And YOU
think the palace is magnificent do yous |
am glad 1t pleascs you. | am happy to
welcome you as Americans
The happy way in which the chancellor
misunderstood the compliment to himself
and appropriated 1t to his palace, shows
That his intellect il not impaired b. wears
II y not too much to say that Bismarck
noticed these young ladies simply because
they spoke American English Had they
spoken German they probably would never |
have been able TO have redeemed their
vow. bismarck is very kindly disposed
toward America since tho settlement Of |
the Ssmoan fuss
Iht three right hands Of the gloves /
bought In Lewiston, Maine, that touched |
Bismarck's pain, now repose In a certain
BOOK OF souvenirs of foreign travel that
may finally reach Misunderstanding that
alteration Of great men + confined neither
10 sex nor nationality Well, to shake the
haun that smote France and sent Napoleon
70 exile and that humiliatcd Austria in
eight days and consolidated the German
II j. something to talk
about. That's why am talking about IT,