. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. e cholera broke out in Berlin, in 1831, in the general 118 THE CHOLERA MANIA. cholera mania, Bismarck was desired by his father to return homeso soon as the first case had declared itself in that citj. Like atrue schoolboy, it was utterly impossible for him to receive thenews too soon. He hired a horse, and several times rode to the Fredericks field, from which district the cholera was , however, fell with the horse by the new Guard Hous£, andwas carried into his dwelling with a sprained leg. To his great-est annoyance he was now oblig
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. e cholera broke out in Berlin, in 1831, in the general 118 THE CHOLERA MANIA. cholera mania, Bismarck was desired by his father to return homeso soon as the first case had declared itself in that citj. Like atrue schoolboy, it was utterly impossible for him to receive thenews too soon. He hired a horse, and several times rode to the Fredericks field, from which district the cholera was , however, fell with the horse by the new Guard Hous£, andwas carried into his dwelling with a sprained leg. To his great-est annoyance he was now obliged to remain for a considerabletime in bed, and endure the approach of the cholera to Berlin,before he could leave. But he never lost his gayety and goodhumor on this account. Bonnell, as might be expected, wasgreatly alarmed, when, on returning home, he learnt that Bis-marck had tumbled from the horse and had been carried to hisroom; but he was soon comforted by the good temper withwhich the patient recounted the particulars of the Bismarck awaited his convalescence with patient resignation,and when he was finally able to enter upon his journey to COUNT BORCKS GOVERNESS. 119 Kniephof, an event took place owing to the strange cholera meas-ures caused by the cholera mania. Travellers by stage, for in-stance, might not alight at such places as Bernau or Werneuchenon any account, but the coaches drove side by side until theirdoors touched and then the exchanges were effected, while thelocal guard paraded with spears in a manner almost another place, Bismarck was allowed to alight, but he couldenter no house; there was a table spread in the open street,where tea and bread and butter were provided for travellers, andthe latter breakfasted, while the inhabitants retired to look uponthem in abject terror. When Bismarck called to a waitress topay her, she fled shrieking, and he was obliged to leave the priceof his breakfast on the table. The saddest case was
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