Show Bis marcks narrow 1 jiff I cape ape according to private correspondence correspond enco from berlin prince bismarck has been considerably troubled of lato late by the effect of tho the bullet wound lie received so many ears ear s ago from the revolver of a would b be e assassin many people have forgotten even the circumstance that the great german chancellor was so BO murderously attacked by the youth blind but as a matter of fact five shots were discharged at him and it was simply owing to tile sturdy way in which he grasped liis his assailants sai lants arm that only one of them took effect this bullet glanced off one of tile chancellors lower ribs and a bony ex cx cresence which developed in consequence still marks tho the place As it if turned out too Bis marcks risk was byno by no means at an end when lie he grappled with and seized his assailant A military guard hurried up on hearing the chancellor s shouts and the impulse of the foremost of these stalwart prussian 1 grenadiers grena diers on seeing a comparatively comparative feeble being held and seemingly maltreated mal treated by a ponderous man with a bald head for Bis marcks hat had fallen off was to club his rifle and bring it down on tho the batters lat bare pate luckily for germany however the chancellor warded off his impending fate by shouting out hold on I 1 am bismarck on which as the latter himself tells the story the soldier dropped his weapon in in a much greater fright than that of his escaped victim london figaro |