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Show Illsinarrk lihineil His landlord. When Bismarck was Prussian delegate dele-gate to the Federal Diet at Frankfort Frank-fort he took apartments in the house of a pitriciau of tint free city, who held the Prussians in great regug-nance, regug-nance, ami w hen Bismarck applied to him to have a bell fixed up in his servant's, room, he answered that that was not In the agreement, and that if Bismarck wanted a bell he mut get it fixed himself, and at his own txpene. A few days later a loud report of firearms was heard to proceed from the delegate's room. The landl rd, frightened to death, rushed up to his lodger's -qiartments, and bursting, all out of breath, into Bismarck's study, found him seated at his desk before a great pile nf documents aud calmly smoking smok-ing his pipe. There was a pistol lying 011 tho table, Mill smoking at thebarrel. "For the lovo of heaven, what has haipened?" asked the frightened landlord, moredead than alive. "Nothing, nothing," answered an-swered Bismarck, quietly. "Dou't disturb yourself; I was only calling my servant. It is a very harmless signal, to which you will have to accustom yourself, for I have no doubt I shall want at times to uc It again-" The bell was fixed up next day. .V. 1". TVioanc. |
