New-York tribune., 1894-10-28
BISWIRCG LEARNING RtSNIIN.
rf,INIscEHcEs or THE MAN WHO TAUGHT HIN
IN ST PETERSBURG.

From The London News. limo, &,
NJ Aexief is bringing out an interesting ,fst,narck
which he gives his recOlleCtions OF Prince i,
NJ Al-Nief WAS the Russian professor %. VIZ ~
al! The time the latter was Frussan A"P,S,G h, Gter
-, p,,orsburg Bismarck arriving theIc ",Nc..
minei 10 learn the Russian tongue ana se, aoUut n
doing s., once. NJ AleNiei rae tIusnt lrs mend II
per-T.s4 Germans and was strongly re'o-ilIie'. a.,
II the Ambassador. ne Ie''.'r,ii, - ciS.9n
from Prince Bismarck asking MN T. ~ vi " ,ber. he
was SHOWN into the presence OF IN, fllilyv f, and
"a 4 he had resolved To- learn II. Il KNOW ne Sa4'
THAT the task OF learning 10 speak IL - "''i.'i
ar, Lln tSrough Interpreters who have their eyes
and ears open the whole time they are l".Si "
AisSlof saws that IL was Prince Bismarcks instinct
to be always putting ms shoulder l" ."t NV ben of
servants or OF agents. lie took Russian lessons
t~iSr v,ng "y,H '2' moment The Anbassaior was
,pnrised Of his arrival without delay. ana he came
down To the iinng-room ~ 4 Ir,s.'', 1 ntda him
look younger. \ cigar was in his NOUN ne nha ILL.,
fered cigar Prince B.smarcK clshFn er,J TTre tm
ON them bismarck. who then on.y a Count,
said that good cigars we're me DeSl H,enu @ cotnd V
would leave a bad impression II followed pS oA'
M Aexicf WIS surprised at the rapid progress, Of
his pupil They read together Russian BOOKS. DIS
marck had hardly dipPcd INTO me sras' snnals .ne
Nlchee de- Gentilshommes" had just come oGI re
copied I'm an exercise book all the words ne du h2t
w
formed letters When asked whether II mIsnt ioi
h. more convenient 10 pencil ne stli+ 80
h.y. never vct been the To write with a pencil y
pencil is good for Emphatic. cold commonpiace ot
Of, minutc persons who are net oDlsei 10 wiz
often AND much. never remember WnAt "Iit'
v.lth A pencil. ana hardly ever f)rset WaAt Wfltr
With 4 pen" His memory. AMI particularly MS
visual mernory was surprising. He could tell ex-
actlv i'm what part OF book such or such pas
sage occurred The Prussan Amnlssaior an" 81 I'S
..tch,r read Ia Cloche." Of H-Hen. ana la
Ay.nlr" OF Prince Dolsorouki Botn papers W'tr
,r.nihIt,d I'm Russia. but an exception was maze IN
fayor of thc Embassies. NJ the end o four months
rrneress had been 50 FAR made that BlsmArck
could converse fairly well In Russian ana under,
stand what Russians. speaking IN tnAt tohsuS, h%
to each other ore nNrnns he Ielat,d bow ne b T
car Alexander II ofen spoke T. Prime Sior'Cha ,h
knff in Russian Prince Bismarck. whenever ms
IN 4 placr assumed blank stare. as inousn NJ
diJ not rnterstani suddenly Gortchakon. LOOKING
~ hin asked. DO you know Russian. BIS
m,rcl confessed that he bad been learning II lor
four months Alexander II expressed his great So
isf,,,I,n bl,t dl not for the rest Of the evening
sneak To his Chancellor In Russian , A.,
N AlrXicf SAYS H. lid not hnd the PrusSian M,
hossodnr a good p7ymdstcr. one morning y. lYul.' l
thn lining room filled with luggage ana towing
,iecos and game bags lying about. Inr iioi'SNol
aaeL.J ,h,re he was going To shoot N far way
%, II, t,r,nce an named Ambassador 20 iatls.
N A,xicf who had not yet receiver any pay III
,,,ve thr Ambassador his bill HOW nuln' NJ
ssked "Ili Pcrclas. tn" Bavarlan Minister, Pa
80 D; "One ruhe "A lesson without more ",io
b. raid Tor All TIE lessons al that rate Inc otiE-
i,, ,greoncnt N. AleNi"f says was lit tnrS
ro ~, have bccn paid for at the rate % l's ruhle
'rh. Professor nee 'pt"l the reduced sum Il" hd'
hcen giving tuition for eight months