The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-11
He opposed the Frankfort imperial

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constitution.
"The Frankfort crown may be very
brilliant, but the gold must be added by
melting into its composition the Prussian
crown, which oppose"
The democrats, rising again, were put
down in Berlin by volley and a charge
of cavalry. Cried Bismarck:
THE motive principles Of the year 1s4s
were far more social than national. The
envy the poor had of the rich was excited
in proportion to the continued feeding of
a spirit Of license from high quarters,
which destroyed the moral elements of
resistance In the minds Of men. do not
believe that these evils would he averted
by democratic concessions or by pros
poets ef German unity. The sound Of
the trumpet has lost no charm for the
have turned not to constitutional union
from Frankfort, but to the most promi-
nent popularity of P,ussian nationality
her warlike element"
1t took II years to demonstrate that.
I'VE do not need" he said. Ito see
the Prussian monarchy melt away in the
filthy fer1nent of south German immoral
;ty. have never yet heard Il Frussian
soldier sing, What is the German ia
therland? The Thirty-cighth German
regiment preserved US from the Frank
fort parliament. We are Prussians. and
Prussians we desire to remain"
From such sentences came the song:
l am a Prussian! See my colors ,,'eaming-
The black-white standard floats before me free;
For freedoms rights my fathers heart blood
streaming
Such. mark ye! mean the black and white to
INC!
Shall then prove a coward! I'll ecr be to the
toward!
Though day be dull, though sun shine bright
on me.
am a Prussian, will q Prussian be!
Bismarck moved his family to Berlin
about 1850. and there his son was born,
afterward his fathers assistant. Bis
marck became u courtier and went to
the kings estates to hunt.
He became politician as much as
Croker in New York or Quay in Penn.
sylvania and was often seen ut beer sa.
loon where once he broke his mug over
u m;:n's head for insulting words about
the royal family. He made i good deal
of fun Of Persigny, Napoleon's fellow,
who came to Berlin on q mission. Bis
lnarck wrote u great deal for his OWL
newspaper-The New Prussian Gazette
nights. Ho was having an excursion in
his favori.e Pomerania when news came
of his appC :ntment to Frankfort. It was
Il great, bold, personal Office. The king
was rather taken aback at Bismarck
rapid decision to go. and SO was Man
teufel, his minister.
He lighted cigar before the presiding
deputy at Frankfort. rose late, bluffe(
uncivil superiors and rode horseback te
the neighboring petty courts. He influ
enced the press. His title was embassa
dor He lived in u Prussian merchant
house at Frankfort and received tn
visit Of the prince of Prussia, subse
Gucntly his warrior king, who was lit
tie disturbed at Bismarck's nonchalanc'
and youth-but 36. This prince becam
thick with Bismarck soon and was god
father to his son Bill. named for tn
prince in 1852.
The envoy rented an elegant villa, has
IL thousand camellias in the flower bed
und dispensed fine hospitality. Ever.
ruler with a state in any degree German
kept a minister at Frankfort. Bismarc]
was social with them all and with artists
authors and musicians. He also CAV
parties to the servants to show the Pom
eranian way. He received many crosse
and stars to put upon his breast, beside
the life saving medal, and lent none
to needy Prussian travellers who ha
gambled at the baths he was one day t
discipline. After 10 o'clock at night h
dictated his letters for three or fou
hours. At o'clock in the morning b
went riding.
Each of us" he said, "pretends to bt
lieve of his neighbor that he is full {
thoughts and plans if he would onl
tell, and at the same time we none of U
know an atom more of what is going
happen to Germany than Of next year
snow. Nobody, not even the most m.
licious skeptic Of a democrat, believe
what quackery and self importance the1
are in this diplomatizing. Most of the le
ters are opened here by postal spies"
To his wife he wrote upon his mi!
spent youth:
Would it might please God to fill TIL
vessel with his clear and strong wine, i
which formerly the champagne of {
years foamed uselessly and left nothin
but loathing behind. Where now al
Mrs. Blank aid Miss Blank! How man
are buried with whom l then flirtet
drank and diced: How much is vene
able to me now that then ridiculed:
cannot understand how a man who col
siders his own nature, and yet know
nothing of God and will know nothing
can endure his existence from conteml
and wearisoneness. l know not how
could formerly support it. Were Itolv
as then, without God, without you, witt
out my children, should not indee
know whether I had not better abando
life like dirty shirt"
He urged that the Prussian army /
made very strong-ready to jump int
Austria, which undervalued Prussi;
The war between France and Austria O
CURED. Prussia did not pitch in, an
Bismarck in 1858 was recalled. He ha
become we'll acquainted with old Mette
Mich. His life in Frankfort made hi
the best political reporter in Germany.
Sent at once to st. Petersburg, he w
visited with fierce rheumatisms and vi
nursed by his wife at her native Rel
field, in the Baltic land. She was stror
looking woman, of as much character
himself-not handsome, but devote
She was fine piano player, and he low
her music In 1860 they all went to s
Petersburg, and Bismarck began at on
to study the Russian language with
master. He was a schoolmaster to
own children and attracted great atte
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