The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

and not let anybody enter his bedroom.
FROM the lower part OF the town the
rejoicing OF the sOidiery. which celebrated
me hfst victory, could be heard, and Il IS
quite Ineligible that the two guards OF
bismarck should feel the desire to have
Iheir share OF the joy and the Moselle
WINE which hOwed plentifully.
As soon as they knew that the mighty
man was snoring, they went of to the
lower town, in spite of their masters or
IeI ana the warnings OF Herr Stumm.
4hey were not gone very long when an or
derry from headquarters with a dispatch
rom Lhe king for the chancellor. came.
heff Stumn tried In vain to induce the
orderly TO wait for the return OF the val
cts. The faithful soldier pushed Herr
SUNNI aside. knocked at the door and en-
tered without waiting for the call come
IN. Bismarck was fast asleep, and all
the hemmlnS, coughing and calling the
ORDERLY did was useless Determined ar
last the warrior stepped to the large bed
in which Bismarck lay, removed the cur
tam, grasped the shoulder Of the snoring
chancellor and awakened him with n firr1
hand.
Bismarck jumped up ike an irritated
non VINO let you In hereg he cried, wild
with rage. Let he I'M? the warrior an
swered. Nobody let me in: there was no
one who could have prevented my bring
ing TO your eNcellency that dispatch here
w matt nobody thereg exclaimed the chan
cellor violently. Where are those two
scouhdrelsE my Wallets, / mean And when
Herr Stumm, whom he had called in, told
MN that his Wallets had gone to the lower
town 10 get some fresh air ne gave orders
that they should be taken by a military
watch, chained and shot before sunrise
Then ne sent Off the orderly, and in a few
minutes was fast asleep again.
When Bismarck, after a sound and
healthy sleep, awoke next morning. his
first act was to call, Frederick and az
Frederick did not respond, he called
Fritz But when Franz also failed to an
pear he rang the bell with all his misht
soon Herr Stumm entered the bed rooms
say, Herr SUNNI said Bismarck, adj
dressing the latter, could you tell me
are? am unable to dress myself
- Your Wallets eXcellencyY replied Herr
Stumm, 1 guess they are In heaven by
to be shot before sunrise. They were
now, | reckon
No. SUNNI, said Bismarck. smiling
the Prussians don't shoot as quick as that
at least not at their own countrymen
and for glass of Moselle. 1t is true.
somebody else could have entered here
But those fellows are still young and in
considerable, and may have thought me
safe in your house. Do me the favor
send down to the watch and let them fetch
Soon the Wallets came with long, fright
ened faces. Bismarck's anger had en-
tirely disappeared, and he could not helm
laughing when he saw the sheepish looks
OF his Wallets. 4 will indeed have you shot
next time, you loafers,' he said, but now
quick, 1 think we Will have to depart
soon
THAT was the last of it. at least for
then. But when In after years old Iron
himself, in Narzin or Friedrichsruh, went
on a little spree, which sometimes hap
pened when he was visiting his neighbors
the princess would raise her forefinger and
laughingly threaten him: 'Otta, viii have
you chained and shot before sunrise the
next time! Then he laughed, too, promised
never to do II again and always kept his
word until--the next time
Now the old German oak under which
the Germans lived happy and prosperous
for many years, is broken, and who knows
how soon Germany may mourn at the
hearse Of her best SOM"