Show I One of BIgmawks labit Once when Bismarck wsa cavalry officer ft offi-cer he was standing with some a her officers offi-cers on no bridge over lake As he was about to pive an order his groom Hil t tlebran4 rode oae of the horses to water > c 1 1 close by the bridge Suddenly the horse lout footing and Hildebrand clinging tQ the animal disappeared with it in the water Before the other officers could collecttheir senses Bismarck had cast off his sword and uniform and had thrown himself in the lake to save his servant By good fortune he seized him but the man clung to him so closely in his death agony that he had to dive before he could loose himself from him Bismarck rose to the surface raising his ser want with him and brought him safe to land in an unconscious condition The next day the servant was as well as ever But the little town that had witnessed the brave rescue was in great commotion They petitioned the superintendent who obtained for the young officer the medallion medal-lion IIfor rescue from danger And now on great occasions the wellknown Prussian safety medal may be been beside be-side the proudest stars In Christendom on the breast of the famous creator of united Germany Bismarck it is said is prouder of his first medal than of all the rest puttogether One day in the plentitude plenti-tude of Bismarcks power a noble minister approached the premierand with a tinge of satire asked him the meaning of this modest decoration He at once replied 01 am in the habit sometimes of saving life The diplomatist lowered his eyes before tho look which accompanied I Herald marcks lightly spoken words Chicago |