. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. y of the Plamanns.—Holiday Time.—Colonel August Frederick von Bismarck and the Wooden Donkey at Ihna Bridge.—School-life with Dr. Bonnell.—The Cholera of 1831.—The Youthful Characterand Appearance of Bismarck. —Early Friends. —Proverbs.— Far from Sufficient!quoth Bismarck. ARL WILHELM FERDI-NAND VON BISMARCK,of Schonhausen, born on the13th November, 1771, oncebelonging to the Body Guard(No. 11 in the old list), whoquitted the service as Captain,was married on the 7th ofJuly, 1806, to Louise Wilhel-mina Menken, born on the24th of February, 1790; d
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. y of the Plamanns.—Holiday Time.—Colonel August Frederick von Bismarck and the Wooden Donkey at Ihna Bridge.—School-life with Dr. Bonnell.—The Cholera of 1831.—The Youthful Characterand Appearance of Bismarck. —Early Friends. —Proverbs.— Far from Sufficient!quoth Bismarck. ARL WILHELM FERDI-NAND VON BISMARCK,of Schonhausen, born on the13th November, 1771, oncebelonging to the Body Guard(No. 11 in the old list), whoquitted the service as Captain,was married on the 7th ofJuly, 1806, to Louise Wilhel-mina Menken, born on the24th of February, 1790; diedthe 1st of January, 1839, atBerlin. Frau von Bismarck was anorphan daughter of the well-known Privy Councillor, AnastatiusLudwig Menken, who had served with distinction under threesovereigns of Prussia and possessed great influence during thefirst years of the reign of Frederick William III. He was bornat Helmstadt on the 2d of August, 1752, and was a member ofa family distinguished for its literary attainments. To a certain. 102 ANASTATIUS LUDWIG MENKEN. extent he was a pupil of the Minister Count Herzberg,* by whosemeans he was appointed to a post in the Privy Chancery. Fred-erick the Great held him in great esteem, he having rendered animportant service to his sister, the Queen Louise Ulrike. in Stock-holm ; and he employed him from the year 1782 in the capacityof Secretary to the Cabinet for Foreign Affairs. From 1786 hebecame Privy Councillor to Frederick William II., and in thatoffice was again intrusted with the administration of foreign af-fairs, but after the war with France was supplanted by Generalvon Bischofswerder,f and retired into private life. Menken wasthe only adviser of King Frederick William II., who was recalledand reappointed at the accession of Frederick William III. Hewas the author of the well-known Cabinet Order issued by Fred-erick William III., which insured the young King the confi-dence of his subjects. Menken was no revolutionis
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