Sharp County record., 1890-06-12
THE EX-CHANCEllOR,
A Glimpse at 3lsmarck's Home and D
1igiouS Life.

liSiouS Life
Those in a position to know a@-l /
that the private life of Prince Bsna !
is irrcproachable. His love for his VII i
and children is very deep and is warm h
returned, the family being in eyer!N q
spect a model of domestic union and&|T
fection. So fond is he of his homclA !
that he never accepts any invltata
except those of the Emperor, and nsE i
goes to the theater, to balls, banqE 4
Or other entertainments. lie is hNIu
ever, fond of entertaining, and thegl 4
chambers at Varzin and FriedriChgt1 4
are always occupied when he is att
estates. The Chancellor is an inte@
ing talker, and has at his commands
inexhaustive stock Uf anecdotes Win
are always well tod,
His irritabili.y makes him a hanrl
to get along with, especially for tha
ordinates, NJ. Busch relates that hea
evening heard Bismarck complains
bitterly Of his lot in life. Ills caIr
he said, had given very little Satsl
tion to himself personally and wonn
very few friends; he had not adaN
the happiness of himself, of his lan-
or any one. One of those who heaNa
say this suggested that he had mss
great nation happy "Yes, he repp
"but how many other nations hN
rendered unhappy? But for me Ul'
great wars never would have 'aA.
place, $4,000 men would not haWr
killed in battle, fathers, mothers Wv.
crs, sisters and wives would no'
been plunged into misery ! naW"
tied all that with my conscience
with my Creator, but | have reopea
little, If any, happiness from al %
have done; the only things 1t 0as y"
me are various anXietios ana gr'V%
1t is believed that Prince vUp
marck is also u pious man lD'.
aftor the battle Of Sedan q trenop
eral arrived at daybreok at the n,lu',s r!~
headquarters and Informed p''~
that Napoleon H. wished toVyu
with him, The Chancellor immeu'.
said that he would accompany uv' wv
Relic to the Emperor, and thc WV
in each others company, Al'eiw
departure an officer of his stan VnE
tho room and noticed q religious M
and a Biblo lying open on q D, li.Tv T,S,ief
at the sido Of the bed lh's u, ,%
would indicate that tho Choncciio' IA
sincere when at the end OF o uID'
Forrioros In 1870 the convcrSa,,,O" "l
ing turned on religion, he So'u' ,,,s.
was not Christian | would nov MIA
to servo the King, my MASTER ars ",
not obey God, II did not pun m,s
IN Him, | would not colevt" ~
about the affairs OF this woriu' ,,,,s4
During the whole of tho NuIi" ,I" rsl
the Chancellor, whilc violently |, "a al
cutting the Catholics, did no, 9.,,o@Y %
please the protcstants, nor OcCa, .,,,s,
was himself u member OF the iS, SolbN
munion, but simply because ~ Gs G N
that what he was doing was ", ~. ,AetE
interests of the State, but si'l'v v,imI%l
has on more than one occasio" IVA, "" n
that he was mistaken ho "S %S m
holy communion twice q year ""I """',lIsS
not exempt from certain supvJ, ,', J,,I'
lie considers Friday on u'luVIS ,Sohle Nf|
does not like to sit down 10 "' ~" No
twelve other persons. "Dcpr,', ,ol % n
my faith" he once said ~" "Ua,&l
privo mo Of my country, i II i,1 ! S "oIS|
firm Christian, n my foitn a'u u,oye.l|
on the miraculous basis oil u hsr % \
religion, you would not when n
me u federal Chancellor sSobsI
flnd me man for u successor .J'ncIpe
pregnatod with the Same ' ,lsdib'|
will at once resign, and 40 ,Is " - ioIlaI
ioieed to be once mere ife9 W"
country lite,"-E, Y, World