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ony, Baden, etc, accessory but Obedient
kingdoms, all under the same military
autonomy.
He used, to involve and assal Austria,
the popular hostility to little Denmark
The Danes owned Schleswig- -Holstein, a
German fraternity, and were trying to
abolish the Germany language in the
laws and university. The little German
states made great outcry at this, and
the two big German states had to rival
each other in going to Schleswig- -Hol-
STEMS assistance.
In 1842 Bismarck rescued his drown
ing servant in the public sight at great
peril to his own life and received for it
his first decoration, which he still wears
amid prouder stars, the Prussian safety
medal. He was good while lieutenant
in the Uhlans and owned a mad chest
nut charger named Caleb.
He fell in love with his wife, johanna
Won Puttkamer, while in the army.
Her father and mother both opposed the
marriage, but gave in before the young
woman's tears. They were married July
%, 1s47, after Bismarck was 81 years
old. She was not 23 She saw him first
in his uniform.
Upon their wedding trip King Will
liam Nv of Prussia was at the hotel in
Venice and commanded the groom to
dine with him. which he did III bor-
rowed dress suit. The king sounded him
thoroughly on German politics and sub
sequently made him ambassador to the
federation at Frankfort.
He had two estates-Schonhaus a
8-story and high garret house, near a
church. with broad, solid tower and
wide, sharp roof, built in the year 1912,
and Kniephof, far distant in Pomer-
ania. At the former he passed His early
married life. and his wife had three chill
dren-Mary Johanna, born 1S48 at Schon-
hausen; Nicholas Ferdinand Herbert
1849, at Berlin; William Otto Albert 1852,
Frankfort. He and his wife were both
| of half aristocratic extraction and mill
tary descent, and they inherited enough
! to live we'll. His father-in-law lived to
a very advanced age.
In 1847 the king summoned Il united
diet and the chambers, something like
the English parliament. and Bismarck
appeared at the royal palace. The time
was serious, as France was about to over
set Louis Philippe and become repub-
lie, and her example was potential in
Germany.
Was it the mere accident of having
formed the personal acquaintance of the
king or was it original, rugged, contrary
thinking which made Bismarck suddenly
cease to be Liberal and become IL loud
military Tory?
His brother his cousins, his father-in-
law, were also members. They all heard
q great deal of Liberal twaddle. One
man declared that only to get u free con-
stitution had Prussia risen against the
French in 1918.
Bismarck ascended the tribune to deny
this. Prussia had risen, he said. not fol
politics, but for patriotism.
They howled at him and h;ssed. He
defantly took out newspaper and be.
gan to read it until the president could
restore order.
He had then u tall. gaunt stature, short
hair, ruddy countenance and blond
whiskers all round his jaws and very
shining eyes. The Conservatives were
destitute of good orators Bismarck
spoke in a raw and hesitating voice.
The men of 1918 were still living-i1
was but "a years-and thought they
knew what they had risen for.
Bismarck went up again.
"True, did not exist in those days,
he said scornfully. Il always thought
however, that the men of 1918 ross
against foreign servitude. now learl
that it lay at home. For this correction
, lam not by any means grateful"
. The Prussian press was all Liberal. /
singled Bismarck out for regular abuse
, 1t made him
From personal feelings he grew SOU
: with everything democratic. He spok'
often freely and learned confidence.