Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1879 — The Footman Who Wouldn’t Announce Bismarck. [ARTICLE]

The Footman Who Wouldn’t Announce Bismarck.

They are telling a good story in Berlin of the visit paid by Bismarck to Lord and Lady Dufferin, at the'Kaiserhof, when the newly-made Ambassador and his wife were passing through the Kaiserstadc. The footman to whom Bismarck gave his card returned, after keeping the Prince waiting several minutes, and, in reply to the Prince’s demand whether he had announced him, said, rather impertinently, “NoI ” Now Bismarck, as I suppose all the world knows, is irritated in a moment, and the flunkey’s imperturbability simply threw him into a white heat;. In great rage he burst out, “You old fool! why not?” and was going away, when Lord Dufferin looked out of his room and proceeded to explain. It seems that Lady Dufferin was dressing, and that Chawles, who thought the Prince wished to see the Countess, had been told by the Lady’s maid that her mistress was not at home. By the time that Lord Dufferin had explained the mistake to Bismarck, Her Ladyship had finished dressing and was able to receive the Prince. Now just imagine what tremendous consequences might have ensued from Chawles’ absurd mistake. — London paper,