Show I 1 STORIES OF BISMARCK it was the ath of may 1866 at 5 in the afternoon count bismarck was walking abroad for the first time after his severe illness returning from au interview with the king arid and proceeding up the centre alley of the unter den lindea Linden berlin lin when he was twice fired on one of the bullets grazed his side turning swiftly round bismarck saw gaw a young man before him who was raising his bis revolver to fire a third time he seized the man by one arm and the throat but the tuan managed to fire three other shots at him one shot missed him in consequence of a quick turn only burning his coat but one of the other two struck him and at the moment bismarck believed he be had bad been mortally wounded for he felt thavone that one of the bullets bad struck him on the rib ant bismark bismarck mastered the sensation of weakness and handed the criminal whom he had firmly held field to the officers und and men of the first battalion of the second foot guard regiment he th n walked home nobody noticing any change in his bis demeanor made a report to the king and returned to the dinner party As he was going out of the salon he be tenderly remarked to his wife 1 l abey have shot at me but there is no harm done A surgeon was sent for who announced the fact of his very narrow escape the king was soon at his house to inquire after the condition of his trusted minister the street in front of his residence was soon crowded with people and bismarck addressed them from the window for the first time in his hia life bismarck is said to have been the only party in his house who ate any dinner that day As showing Bis bismarck marcks a habit of driving directly at the end he fie had bad in view and exposing to his enemies as it would seem his plans with a rash and reckless candor horn born of a consciousness of superior I 1 strength and which took no ho account of an opponents opponent a patriotic sensitiveness siti veness his interview with jules favre september 21 1670 brou brought glit about by lord granville is a ewe case pinpoint in point this was a conference to stop further blood bloodshed thed and prevent a german entry into paris in stating the conditions on which alne this could be done favre admitted he was moved to grief by bismarck s demand that the invaders invade ts should have a fort commanding the city mount valerien favre replied it would be much more simple to ask for paris itself f bismarck plainly informed favre that france would no more forget the capitulation of sedan than of waterloo than of which did not concern her rhe fhe prussian minister told favre substantially that he be must have the two provinces which germany subsequently obtained favre remarked that the assent of the people of whom he was thus disposing was more than doubtful fulland and that the public opinion of europe would not be satisfied with it 1 I know well Y 1 he replied that they are not with us they will impose an unpleasant job on af but we cannot suffer it I 1 am sure that in a short time we shall hava a new war with you we wish to make atall it all with our advantages the new war had bad not come yet and there is considerable curiosity to see how Bis bismarck marcks s retirement will affect the alsace and lorraine question quA tion boston transcript Nani xV |