The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09

him. The chancellor immediately
said he would accompany Gen.
R"ille tothe emperor, and the two left
in each others company. After their
departure an officer Of his staff en-.
tered the room and noticed reli.
g'ons book and " Bible lying open
Oh little table at the side of the
| bed.
This incidont would Indicate that
the chancellor WAS sincere when, at
the end OF dinner at Ferrier.s, in
1870, tho conversation having turned
on religion, he said:
"If were not Christian would
not consent to serve the king, my
master; If | did not obry God, If
did not put my trust in Him would
not concern myself about the affairs
Of this world"
DR.. Busch relates that he. one
evening IN 1877, heard Bismarck
complain very l. t orly of his lot in
llte. His career, he said, had given
very little satisfaction to himself
personally, AMI won him very few
friends; he had not added to the
happiness Of him* etf, Of his family.
or Of anyone. One of those who
heard him say this suggested that
he had made great nution very
happy.
EYES," he replied, "but how many
other nations h; We | rendered uu-
happy? But for mo three great
wars would never have takon place,
$4,000 men would not have been
killed in baJtle; fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters and wives would not
have been plunged into misery.
have settled with my Creator, hut I
have reaped very little, if any, hap
pin'ss from all that I have done;
tb" only thing it has yielded mo arc
various anxieties and griefs."
His May laws, which were after.
ward repealed, led to a long, bitter
struggle with tho Catholic Church,
and made all it's adherents his bitter
enemies. ......
At the time when Bismarck was
sternly enforcing tho laws against
tho Catholics French lady visiting
Rome with her husband went into u
church to pray. The husband, Il
celebrated artist, waited outside and
put in the time making q sketch.
As the lady approached the altar she
noticed monk in dark corner,
seated on the floor, with his hand
raised above his head and holding in
tho other u long knife. At tho
sound of her steps he looked around,
rose to his feet and cnlno towards
her; the church was empty, and tho
lady, terrlbly frightened, turned to
run, but word from the monk reas
sured hor.
"This knife is not intended for
you, madam" said ho, "bnt for the
enemy OF us all, tho persocutor Of
priest aud bishop, tho accursod Ger
man, the supporter of satan, Bis
marck."
The crazy monk seemed to fancy
that he had his enemy within reach,
and, with the gesture of II man who
is giving mortal blow, he thrust
his knife into an imaginary breast,
and, then falling on his knees, seemed
ns though no wrro offering the vic
tim to the God who had inspired the
act.
During the whole Of the Kultur-
kampf, the chancellor while violent
ly prosecuting the Catholics, did not
do SO to please tho Protcstants, nor
because he was himself Il member Of
the latter communion,' but simply be-
cause he believed that what he was
doing was for tho best interests of
tho State, but afterwards he on moro
than one occasion admitted that he
was mistaken.
Ilo took tho holy communion
twice year and was not exempt
from certain superstitions. He con-
sidered Friday an unlucky day, and
did not like to sit down to table with
I'1D othor Deraona