A TALE OF BISMARCK
A gentleman who recently breakfasted with Prince Bismarck relates that after breakfast his refusal of the coenac that was handed round made "Bismarck exclaim—" Ah ! it ; seems to me that drinking is dying out fast. We shall soon be like the English, who have taken to drinking nothing but tea and water. We Northern people need some good drink. £he Spaniards and the Hungarians and so on can manage w tbout strong liquiuis, Lut a German's all the better for half a bottle — and better still for a whole bottle— of wine inside him. I don't like liquors and such like stuff," he continued, "and that was all you used to get at the old Empress Augusta's parties Now, a small glass of good cognac is what has always suited me. Fortunately,
among the non-commissioned officers who served at her table was a long, young artilleryman, a good friend of mine. When he stood before me with the tray of glasses I used to wink at him with my right eye" (here the Prince graphically illustrated this dumb show), " and then he used to wink at me with his left eye, and then I knew that he'd put a special dose of cognac in a particular corner of the tray for my particular benefit!"
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Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 82, 7 April 1894, Page 1 (Supplement)
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218A TALE OF BISMARCK Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 82, 7 April 1894, Page 1 (Supplement)
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