. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. entful night ? And on the following day he rode behind hisvictorious monarch, deeper and ever deeper into the land of thevanquished enemy, from Bohemia into Moravia. Certainly Bis-marck was grateful for the great victory; but a deep seriousnesssat upon his countenance, for he knew that he was riding towardsthe silent battle-field where he was commander-in-chief, and wherehe had to be the victor. On his road he wrote the following letters to his wife:— Hohenmauth, Monday, 9th July, you remember, my heart, how, nineteen years ago, wepassed
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. entful night ? And on the following day he rode behind hisvictorious monarch, deeper and ever deeper into the land of thevanquished enemy, from Bohemia into Moravia. Certainly Bis-marck was grateful for the great victory; but a deep seriousnesssat upon his countenance, for he knew that he was riding towardsthe silent battle-field where he was commander-in-chief, and wherehe had to be the victor. On his road he wrote the following letters to his wife:— Hohenmauth, Monday, 9th July, you remember, my heart, how, nineteen years ago, wepassed through here on the road from Prague to Vienna? Nomirror showed the future—not even when I passed over this rail-way, in 1852, with the kind Lynar. We are all well. If we do Belle Alliance (1815) J; at Solferino (1859) i. The three greatest hattles werethose of Leipzig (460,000 men) ; Konigsgratz (430,000 men) ; and Wagram ( men). At Leipzig were lost 90,000 men, at Borodino 74,000, and at Belle Alli-ance 61,000 men.— K. R. H. 404 BEHAVIOR OF THE KING. not become extravagant in our demands, and do not imagine thatwe have conquered the world, we shall obtain a peace worth thehaving. But we are as easily intoxicated as cast down, and Ihave the unthankful office of pouring water into this foamingwine, and to cause it to be understood that we do not inhabitEurope alone, but with three neighbors. The Austrians are en-camped in Moravia, and we are already so daring as to affirmthat our head-quarters will to-morrow be where theirs are are still arriving, and cannon since the 3d to the num-ber of one hundred and eighty. If they bring up their southernarmy, with Gods gracious assistance, we will beat that is general. Our people are worthy to be kissed;every man is brave to the death, quiet, obedient, moralized, withempty stomachs, wet clothes, little sleep, boot-soles falling off—friendly towards every one, no plundering and burning,
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