Anecdote of Bismahk. — " The following," says tho "Tcinp9," "is an episode of the journey of the King and Count dc Bismark to Berlin. On the arrival of tho Royal train at Gooorlitz some young ladies of tho town offered crowns of laurel to his Majesty, tho Princo Royal, and Count do Bismark. When Mdtlo. B , a charming brunette, approached the terrible Minister to present his crown, he said: — c My pretty girl, Ido not merit this honor ; I have not been a combatant, and I have had no part in tho victorios.' The joung lady was at first somowhat disconcerted, but she coon recovered, and Toplied : — ' Yet it wa« your Excellency w bo set Uw war going,' M. &> Bisiwb, MUw hwMft *»» *»* ft*
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West Coast Times, Issue 383, 14 December 1866, Page 2
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122Untitled West Coast Times, Issue 383, 14 December 1866, Page 2
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