The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-01

by democratic concessions OF by pros
poets Of German unity. The sound of
the trumpet has lost no charm for tho
Prussian ear. Frederick the Great would
have turned not 10 constitutional union
from Frankfort, but 10 the most promi-
nent popularity OF Prussian nationality
her warlike element"
1t took II years TO demonstrate that.
"We do not need" he said, ITO see
tho Prussian monarchy melt away in the
filthy ferment of south German immoral
ity. have never yet heard Prussian
soldier sing, What is the German ia
therland? The Thirty-eighth German
regiment preserved US from the Frank
fort parliament. We are Prussians, and
Prussians we desire TO remain"
From such sentences came the song:
] am Prussian. See my colors cleaning
The black-white standard floats before me free;
For freedoms rights my fathers heart blood
Such. mark yel mean the black and white to
mel
Shall then prove cowardl III eer be to the
towardl
Though day be dull, though sun shine bright
on me,
Bismarck moved his family to Berlin
about 1850, and there his son was born,
afterward his fathers assistant. Bis
marck became o courtier and went to
the kings estates to hunt.
He became a politician as much as
Croker in New York or Quay in Penn
sylvania and was often seen at beer sa-
loon xubora onna he b,oi-o he ,,,,,o, owes
mans head for insulting words about
the royal family. he made good deal
of fun Of Persigny, Napoleon's fellow,
who came to Berlin on mission. Bis
marck wrote great deal fer his own
newspaper-The New Prussian Gazette
and was often found at the Office Of
nights. He was having an excursion in
his favorite Pomerania when news came
of his appointment to Frankfort. 1t was
great, bold, personal Office. The king
was rather taken aback at B;smarck's
rapid decision to go, and so was Man.
teuffel, his minister.
He lighted cigar before the presiding
deputy at Frankfort, rose late, bluffed
uncivil superiors and rode horseback to
the neighboring petty courts. He influ-
enced the press. His title was embassa-
dor. He lived in Prussian merchants
house at Frankfort and received the
visit of the prince of Prussia, subse-
quently his warrior king, who was lit
tie disturbed at Bismarck's nonchalance
and youth--but 36. This prince became
thick with Bismarck soon and was god
father to his son Bill, named for the
prince in 1852.
The envoy rented an elegant villa, had
a thousand camellias in the flower beds
and dispensed fine hospitality. Every
ruler with state in any degree German
kept minister at Frankfort. Bismarck
was social with them all and with artists,
authors and musicians. He also gave
parties to the servants to show the Pom
eranian way. He received many crosses
and stars to put upon his breast, besides
the life saving medal, and lent money
to needy Prussian travellers who had
gambled at the baths he was one day to
discipline. After 10 o'clock at night he
dictated his letters for three or four
hours. At o o'clock in the morning he
went riding.
Each of us, he said, "pretends to be-
lieve Of his neighbor that he is full Of
thoughts and plans if he would only
tell, and at the same time we none Of us
know an atom more of what is going to
happen to Germany than Of next years
snow. Nobody, not even the most ma
licious skeptic Of democrat, believes
what quackery and self importance there
are in this diplomatizing. Most of the let
tiers are opened here by postal spies"
To his wife he wrote upon his mis-
spent youth:
Would it might please God to fill this
vessel with his clear and strong wine, in
which formerly the champagne of 81
years foamed uselessly and left nothing
but loathing behind. Where now are
Mrs. Blank and Miss Blank? How many
are buried with whom / then flirted,
drank and diced. How much is vener-
able to me now that then ridiculed?
cannot understand how man who con
siders his own nature, and yet knows
nothing Of God and will know nothing,
can endure his existence from contempt
anu WtdTl50JucucSc. i kiOW iiOe INV
could formerly support It, Were Itolive
as then, without God, without you, with
out my children, / should not indeed
know whether had not better abandon
life like dirty shirt"
He urged that the Prussian army be
made very strong-ready to jump into
Austria, which undervalued Prussia,
The war between France and Austria oc.
CURED. Prussia did not pitch in, and
Bismarck in 1858 was recalled. He had
become we'll acquainted with old Meter
Mich. His life in Frankfort made him
| the best political reporter in Germany.
Sent at once to st. Petersburg, he was
visited with fierce rheumatisms sHd was
nursed by his wife at her native Rein
field, in the Baltic land. She was strong
looking woman, of as much character as
himself-not handsome, but devoted.
She was fine piano player, and he loved
her music. In,1s60 they all went to st.
Petersburg, and Bismarck began at once
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