Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-30
DISMARCK'S WIFE.
Tho Cause OF Nany OF the Iron
Chandeliers Troubles.
Aithou-h Tut Little Known to the Ont
side World the Pri cess Il . Power
Among Germsn Noblcs-H-r An.
ti2a:hy for tho Emperor.

- ti2a.hy for tho Emperor.
Eisnarols's sorrows are crowding hard
upon him. These last years of his lifc
arc not happy ones.
What few pcopie know Is that Prin-
ecss bismarck is in reality respon-
siblc ~ many of his misfortuncs The
outside world il almost unconscious that
she exists. fer she s,ccrs in the buck
ground, but when she docs speak she Ia
likely TO show little Of that diplomacy
which has made her husband famous.
says the New Yor.; Press On che ncca.
sion when she abandoned her habitual
reserve. although sic startled her
hearers. she revealed herself as the
counsc.cr Ct her husband and rs q WON.
IN Of extraordinary strength Of mind
and daring
The occasion win be we'll rcracm-
bercd indeed it can never DO forgotten
by those who were privileged to be
the guests of tho prince at his Official
farewell reception. There were pres
crt several members of the cabinet
(anong them poor Won Bottichcr. who
had. been forced to net all along as
buffer between emperor and chancellor
and who not seldom got abused On both
sidcs,) tho whole staff of the foreign
Office and large number of dignitaries
of state
Bismarck was unusually silent and
apparently in n mood CT grief rather
than resentment The princess, on the
other hand, was almost beside herself
with rage. She exclaimed in q loud
voice: 1t was who advncd my hus-
band to bear no longer with the en-
pcror's petty istcrfcrcnces in matters
wiki h he does not understand But to
accept rny husbands resignation was an
at Of many viii n the iinave shall re-
pcnt 20 me. lie shall rc>all my hrN-
bald on his knees. To dare to treat
Gcr:laSy's greatest man like thatl Woe
rpcn hiin!' sss...~r
The wori translated for want Of bet
tor Interpretation viii knave was
"Dr3c." the most offensive tcrn in the
German language If applied in the
sense Of anger to 4 man. and the threat
against the emperor was conveyed by
the following words: "Das sol mir der
EIbe hasscn."
There IVES n moment Of awful silence
:nd then followed q stampede led by
the ministers. who rushed out of tho
ralacc as il pcstilc1ce were upon
thcr,. cnd in ~ Incredibly short tins
tho bismarck family found Themselves
alone ia the brilliantly lighted saloons
| d, not believe anybody has dared
D repeat the princess dreadful words
+ Import to the emperor. though.
no doubt. the fact of something
.ry shocking having been said
y the princess was probably re-
.crted to his majesty. Whom pec,lc
elk of TIE nero p esiL.i'.y a y recr7-
:iliation bc:wccN the cra:,crc- s.id E;-
'I2r. < ta9y a-c iGloro,,t Of no cont
Siccs urd = 'vhi@h they ,nrtct.. v g
ila,v mcE have. af,sr all. b4cn core
;2f3r;,3&te than E;<ga2rk 10 .pss
on we'd p;U; no at -..ssr: W. -
". He ha1 been ~ sci E.. \ t.: ID
.rs,-;.y If = PoSaarGnian ''lSiaa.ju... ~
T..h a. iacI:nb.r,d aI.a:e naG Only
:i,1Ia vor-.ly pos cssi;& D e'.c out
bcrc liviry - the dignity vi prince
# tie CT; o. and the duke Of Lauen.
birr. c1t.o: eiwith n magnificent estate
d: ., IA : ssawald. the ancestral estate
i ScA2lha;,3cn. purchased for him by
- ratioa, and the estate of varzin.
ic;r Of raort.gagcs. To put it in plain
igarcs. rr.n bismarck crjoys now q
coapctca y closely estimated ut City
thousand poanis year, and. better
han CT. he is still the idol Of large
part of Gcrnany's population