The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02


the cheering broke loose again. BY the
time we had reached the castle the King
was all ready to command the mobiliza-
ton of the whole army. What followed
everybody knows. But the point | have
been making is the one concerning which
Gramont in his memoirs expresses unaf-
lected establishment. He could not under
stand how, after affairs had taken such
pacific turn, the warlike spirit all at once
got the upper hand. Tine appartiou sim
istre survint. Tout dun coup tout est
change gu etait-il arrive? Monsieur de
Bismarck a Berlin That Is about the
language of Gramont. as | remember it..
AT all events l was the stnistre appa-
rition."
All accounts agree that Bismarck was,
while yet In his teens, prodigy In physi-
cal strength endurance and In what are
called accomplishments. He was a great
jumper, "A swift runner and a strong
swimmer He could row and fence, was
crack shot with both rifle and pistol,
and a daredevil on horseback. But he
was not reputed a studious fellow nor re-
markedly bright The seer has never
been found who saw in the boy Bismarck
the future empire builder
He was sworn in as royal auscultator,
or official law reporter for one OF the
German courts, and served one year In
marck's cholerlc disposition was given in
this court Becoming incensed at a re-
fractory witness, he openly threatened to
kick him out of court The judge reprov-
ed the auscultator and told him, "the
kicking out Is my business" The witness
again annoying Bismarck. he exclaimed:
Sir take care, or ! will have the judge
kick you out"
His first medal was from the Pomeran-
ian .Landtag for having saved a life at
the risk of his own. His groom was
thrown by the stumbling Of his horse into
a rivers wifi current, and was about
drowning when Bismarck jumped in to
save him The man, in an insanity Of
fright pInoned his rescuer In his arms.
Bismarck. seeing he could not loosen the
death grip above water, Owed thus force
ing him 10 release his hold Then. Selling
the now helpless fellow with one arm and
swimming with the other, he took him
safely to the bank.
But while saving life and getting a med
al and making money, he was sowing wild
oats at a great rate. His home was a
hurricane hall, his wine cellar a flowing
stream. In his revels ne drank huge cups
of champagne and porter mixed. He
would awaken his guests at morning by
firing off pistols close 20 their ears, and
on one occasion when some of his lady
cousins were visiting him, he turned sew
eral foxes loose in the drawing room with
them lie was dubbed by his neighhors
Mad" Bismarck and Devil Won Bis
marck.
In 1916 his father died and the estates
fell to Otto and his brother The latter
got two of those ia Pomerania, Otto get
ting the third. Kniephof, and the ancestral
seat at Shoenhausen, which now became
his home He wrote i'm 1847: 81 must marry
the devll take me. / feel lonely and for
sakeu, and this wild, damp weather makes
me melancholy and longingly prone to
love"
While at Frankfort he had two COLI
sions with Count Thun, the representa-
tive of Austria, whose bearing toward all
the other members was arrogant and Of
fensive. on the occasion Of his first call
upon Thun, the Count received him sitting
and in his shirt sleeves. Bismarck was
astonished by the discourtesy. but, equal
to the occasion, exclaimed: Exactly so,
II is terribly warm here and was re-
moving his own coat when the Austrian
member jumped up and resumed his
Until Bismarck became a member Of the
Diet only the Austrian member had dared
smoke during sessions At the first ses-
sion Bismarck attended Thun, pulling at
a cigar ironically invited Bismarck to
Join him. At the second session Bismarck
pulled out a cigar and calmly asked the
Austrian presiding officer for a light.
His brother hermann received two
thirds OF the paternal estate, the re-
mainder going 10 Otto. Al one time In
his wild young days Otto wrote TO his
brother, who had held himself aloof from
the future great man, requesting a tenn
porary loan. His brother replied in a curt
epistle, subscribing himself Hermann Won
Bismarck landowner" Bismarck inn
mediately penned a response which he
signed in contempt, lotto Won Bismarck,
brainowner."
In July of 1S47 he married Johanna Won
Puttkamer. Her parents objected to her
union with such a wild young fellow OF
no apparent future, but Bismarck went
before the family circle, folded the girl
in his arms, and with his eyes on Herr
Won Puttkamer sternly spoke the words
What God has brought together let
no man put asunder." To the end he loved
this wife with such earnestness, devotion,
and absolute fidelity as have few parallels
In the lives Of great men.
Immediately upon Williams ascent Of
the throne he proceeded to put into prac-
tice, as far as he could the designs which
he had brooded over while Crown Prince
His theory of government was a curious
mixture Of belief In the divine right OF
kings and paiernal administration. He !
could brook no opposition to his plans. |
This was made clear by one Of his after