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BISMARCK IN REICHsTAd.
The word Bismarck is an abbreviation
of Bishops Mark and refers to the bish-
ops of Hayelberg. who owned the Mark
that is. the march or line to be defended.
The word is mentioned as early as 1903,
or nearly 800 years before Columbus.
BY the river Biese stood a tower called
the Bismarck Louise, in which by tradi-
ton lived n big louise who devoured the
substance of the surrounding farmers.
1t is now said that this myth is a reflec-
ton upon previous" legend which named
the tower after the Holy Cross, the
Wendish barbarians perhaps considering
that this Christian emblem cost them
their lands and their crops.
Bismarck's grandfather was an intel
lectual man. and his father resembled
the chancellor. In 1868 his father mar
ried Louise hienken, who was l6, and
she lived till 1880. She was the orphan
daughter of IA privy counselor, and her
family had literary traits. Her father
sympathized with the French revolu-
ton and died in 1901. Bismarck had
three brothers and two sisters. He was
brought up in Pomerania. about Kniep-
hof. which estate Bismarck retained
until 1868.
AT 6 years of age Bismarck was sent
to school in Berlin by the side of his
soldier brother. who lived n very long
life. His parents spent the winter
months in Berlin. Among the first
things Bismarck attended to was the
study Of languages. becoming especially
strong in English and French. His
mother was handsome and socially in
f1uential. She was II bad manager, how
ever. and spent too much money at the
summer watering places. She much de-
sired Otto to become u diplomatist.
In 1874 from the side of this father
Bismarck wrote to his sister: 81 live here
with father. reading. smoking, walking,
helping him eat lUnpreys and joining in
II farce called fox hunting. We go out
in the pouring rain or frost with three
servants, surround an old bush in a
s~ports,naniike way. silent as the grave,
and the servants make the most prodi-
gious noise, while father stands perfectly
stock still. his rifle out. just a. if he fully
expected some beast. Father asks me
in the coolest manner if | have not seen
something. and ] reply with the most
natural establishment. Nothing in the
world. Then growing at the rain we
start for another bush. find nothing and
play the farce over again. This goes on
for three OF four hours without father
being in the least tired"
The tall young country squire was con-
trmed in his church ut Berlin in 1880.
He was a spoiled boy and early left his ia
theirs roof. He now and then went home,
taking the stage at Berlin in the evening
and getting to Stettin at Don the next
day, and by the third day he would reach
Kniephof and have his holiday of three
weeks. At school he loved the history of
his native country. Brandenburg, Prus-
STA and Germany. and his historical at
ta:nments were ever eminent. He was
not very good in Latin, but departed for
the University of Goettingen at II years
nf age a thin. graceful boy, quite tall
He is said not to have been very ami
mated and had rather blank but observ-
ant eyes, but was determined and en-
during. All persons had to approach
him with consideration. He loved dogs,
had q strong memory and wus n first
class horseman, could swim, fence and
dance, but did not like athletics.
At G%oettingen one of his college mates
was Motley, the American historian, who
was minister at London just after Bis
marck Inundated Austria. His mother
refused to send him to Heidelberg be-
cause she thought he would get the de-
testable habit of drinking beer there.
Before he left Berlin he had fought a
duel with q Jew lad named Wolf and
cut off VOLTS spectacles and received .
wipe in the leg.
He was a jolly student and Travelled
through the Harz mountains on foot,
and for throwing a bottle out through a
window after breakfast was summoned
before the faculty and came in with his
enormous dog, which caused him to be
fined 5 'thalers. He fought about 90
duels at Goettingen and was wounded
only once, showing the scar III his check.
He IL said never to have attended n Ice
ture, rather disrleascd his fastidious
mother, yet he passed his examination
BY natural gifts. He was full Of hard
manks.
At 20 he WAS made u notary OF exam.
inerin Berlin and had much to do with
gstting divorces. At II court ball he met
his future master and king. who was
struck with his tall form and grim coun-
tsnsnce. Justice" said Prince Will
Ham, must seek her advocates accord
Ing to their height in the guards" A
favcrite cousin once gave him u letter to
deiivee, which he forgot. and when he
returned it to her in three weeks he said,
II did not deliver this in order to entire
h curs my cousin Of the habit Of intrust-
ins ~ With letters" 6omstimes he
would let : parcel Of young foxes into
~ drawing room.
A man Of exalted spirits, to whom the
dry, common life Of Prussia was Insult.
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