The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-20

Prince bismarck on Happiness.
A party of gentlemen from Lelpsie'
who were invited to take luncheon with
Prince Bismarck at Friederichruh on
Sunday last, had an interesting chat
with the ex-chancellor, in the course of
which one of them called the prince "a
happy man" Thereupon, the prince re-
marked;
But l have seldom been happy man.
If reckon UP the rare minutes of real
happiness in my life, 1 do not believe
they would make more than twenty
four hours in all. In my political life l
never had time to have the feeling OF
happiness. 1t was continuous fighting
and wrestling, and when any success
was achieved, then the anxiety not 10
lose it again, and to find out how to
turn it to the best advantage, instantly
cropped up. But in my private life there
have been moments of happiness. re-
member for instance, really happy
moment in my youth, when l shot my
first hare. In later years it gave me
pleasure to see my irrigated meadows
and plantations thriving, and at home
took pleasure in my wife and chill
dren.
"The enjoyment of happiness requires
a certain gift which my late old mas
ter (the late Emperor WiIliam) had in
a nigh degree, possessing, as he did,
the sanguine and phlegmatic tempera-
ments combined. 1t was often difficult
to get him to make up his mind, but
once he had done SO, one could build
houses on his resolution. Clearness and
calmness kept his mind and heart in the
finest harmonious equilibrium.
Truth was dearer to him than aught
else. In my diplomatic work l also al
ways endeavored to speak the truth,
but circumstances sometimes compelled
us both to deviate from the truth lit
tie in public. But how hard that al
ways was for the old emperor! He al
ways blushed on such occasions, and
could not look at him, and so
quickly turned away.
"The old gentleman enjoyed much
happiness, but he also had his share
of the opposite. What an amount of
suffering he went through in the four
years of the conflict period? " Your
serene highness," observed one Of the
visitors, doubtless suffered no less than
the emperor" To this the prince re-
piled, Eyes, that was what l was there
for. but my good master felt it severe
ly."
one of the guests here remarked that
'the prince had at least had for many
years the happiness of being revered
with passionate affection by great ma
tom whereupon the ex-chancellor re-
Piled Eyes, in that respect I am happy,
too. learn that great preparations
are being made to show me love and
good will on my next birthday. and
this puts all the hatred one has ever
experienced out of ones head"
In the further course of conversation,
the prince used the expression Bis
(Bismarck-eater) There
upon one Of the visitors reported an
anecdote in which native of Schandau
had spoken in the Saxon dialect of
Prince Bismarck Immediately after his
visit to that place in 1892. Quoth the
villager: mo! ] tell you, Prince Bis
marck is a very amiable gentleman,
One could eat him for love" On hear
ing this the prince burst into loud
laugh.
Speaking of the antl-revolution bill
now before the Legislature, he said; II
have always told our sovereigns, If you
combat social democracy by all the
means at your command, you suppress
an acute disease. Care for the middle
class, and you bring on chronic dis
ease difficult to cure Parleying with |
the revolutionary parties seems to me
Just as If, in case France declared war |
against us. we were to send a lawyer |
to negotiate with her.'--Berlin Cores |
pondence London Standard, February |
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