The herald., 1898-09-04
One With Them in Their Joys and
Troubles, He Never Let Them
Forget He Was Great Lord

long ago. When Bismarck's fatner Wa'
courting Bismarck's mother, there called
} at the house. SO the legend runs, gyps!
!, woman who offered to predict the frau
lein's fartune. After the usual prelimin
|aries, and a careful examination OF TIT
young girls hand, the fortune teller said
Thou shalt become the wife Of an officer
from whose shoulder hangs a tigers skin
upon which sun, moon and stars glitter II
gold, and whose breast is adorned by
numerous tassels and frogs-but the we'd
ding will not take place for awhile. for th'
trophy in the Brandenburg gate shall fal
down in the night and there will be dis
astrous war. The first son that you have
will become q great man and prince; bu
the man who will create your son prince
will be kaiser. and that is this prince"
Whether this was said before or after
the happening OF the events It describes
1t certainly Is correct to detail.
The Germans among whom Bismarck
was a country gentleman have none but
the most affectionate regard for his mem
ory. He was their guide and coun-
selor; he mingled with them on a footing
Of personal friendship that. nevertheless
| compelled respect and maintained the dig
nifty Of the great lord, and was ever ready
to render them any assistance in their
troubles and Affections. A little story that
lis being told concerning the days when he
was a dyke-captain and had to watch that
the Eibe did not burst Its banks. shows the
feeling Of the peasartry towards him. One
| day he came to a dam which had been
burst so that the water about K was some
what deep, and he was not dressed for
wading Looking around for convenient
| spot to cross the water, Schoenhausen
peasant saw him and said, Jump on my
back. I will carry you over" You don't
know what you are Offering" said Bis
marck, with a smile; "I'm devilish heavy
Never mind" said the peasant; 'all Of us
would carry you through everywhere, even
If you were twice as heavy"
| For his dogs Bismarck had an immense
Iaffection. The splendor OF those animals
Sultan, Tyras l. and Tyras II. Is known 20
Americans who have seen the photographs
of the chancellor standing with mis- dogs
around him. Sultan died in 1877 and Bis
marck watched the animal expiring. With
| great grief in his heart at having 10 part
with his beloved hound, Bismarck turned
| to friend who stood near and SAID: "Our
| old German forefathers had a kind-hearted
| religion. They believed they would meet
| gain in the celestial hunting fields after
death all the good hounds that had been
| their faithful companions in life. l wish l
could believe this
Although Bismarck was so popular
among his peasantry, there is no doubt he
was bitterly hated by enemies in Germany
and out of Germany. At time when he
was trying to introduce reforms that were
to lay the foundation for the mighty en-
pire that grew up under his fostering care
and wise chancellorshp. Bismarck came
near losing his life at the hands of an as
sassin, a fanatical student named Karl
Blind. Blind shot at Bismarck while the
latter was walking home from the royal
palace, but missed his aim and was seized
before he could fire again. Bismarck hur-
ried home, said not a word about the at
tempted assassination, saluted his wife,
and after dinner said to the countess: "A
blessed meal to you'-the usual "geseg-
nete Mahlzeit" (which is really equivalen.
to "a good digestion to your. He added
''You see I am quite well' She stared at
him In astonishment. YES" he contin-
ued. 'you must not be anxious, my dear
child. Somebody fired at me. but it is of
no consequence, as you see."
1t has always puzzled the Germans tc
know how the name of Bismarck origin
ated Count Herbert Bismarck says that
the name came from a streamlet called
! "Biese," which flows into the Elbe and Il
has been always believed in the family
that in the thirteenth century MARK
existed on the Biese, the commander OF
which, according to the custom of the
day, was called Herr Won Biesemark, and
that in course of time his descendants al
tered the name to Bismarck. The prince
was always very particular that his name
should be spelled correctly with &C." Bis
marck-not Bismark. A well known corre-
spondent Of London paper without any
| sinister intentions, used invariably 10 write
| Bismark ir the memorable days at the be-
ginning Of the seventies, but made the cor
rection at Bismarck's personal wish.
| Bismarck's appetite has been the envy of
dyspeptics of every nation. Nature gave
| him a constitution of iron. and although he
was a famous eater and drinker he was al
| ways careful to give his digestive organs
rest and go into training when he had
warnings that he was OVERRIDING II. He was
| a great entertainer and a popular guest
when minister at Frankfurt -on-Maine and
in st. Petersburg.
At the height of his popularity Bismarck
was the best loved man in Germany. Am
pie proof Of this was given on the occa-
sion of his SEVENTEEN birthday In Berlin in
1886; on the memorial afternoon when he
| left Berlin after his dismissal in 1890; and.
again, subsequently, in 1892, when In dis
| grace at court, he made his triumphan I
progress through the empire to Vienna to
assist at the nupt1als of his son. Count
Herbert. At the same time his best friends
have often said OF him that no man could
| hate like Bismarck. He was aware Of the
| fact himself, and never concealed It.
| One day at table the conversation turne d
upon Goethe's remarks about love- The
| great German poet said that life was beau
titled by love. Bismarck disputed the strict
accuracy of these words. Hatred" he
said, "has also It's duties to perform. and
maintains life Just as much as love. My
wife Is indispensable to me for love- and
Windhorst for hatred" DR.. Windhorst,
the diminutive but shrewd and clever lead