Daily Colonist (1887-12-08) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1887-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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VICTORIA DAILY COLONIST, THURSDAY, DECICMBER 8 1887

3

THE DEATH OF BLUCIIKH.

Before DyluK IIi! ItvliitcB to tlii' KliiB Hit' K'" fl\ilt of 11 VlHlt lo lUe I'liri'iita Ciistlc.

After the cvoiits throuRli wh'ijli tlie limp of Kur(j|/c wiiH complolfly nllcroil in 1815 tho Pnissiaii Fii'ld Miirslml liluclier, the Bttvlor of Wellington at Wiitorloo, and whom nobodjr llkctl because of his rnde-ness and brutality, was put on tho retired list. nislu'iiiluMcd by Ill's reiiioviil and reduciMl In inautidii and obsrurity, he luft Berlin anil went, to njside iu hia caat:le sitnatod in J'oiiieriiiiia. Suon lie fell into 11 deep ineliinclioly, reiiilered more inteuse by (iioiwy ainl iiillaiiiiiiation of the chest. A .stnmm' t liaiific in lii.s cliarncter took place. 'I'liat iTHiuli soldier beonnic titnid, even pollrumi. lie would not reniiiin olono In tho diirkncs.s; Holitudo threw him Into singular anKiiiwhes. Ui» ntnta of health was i-cpoi ti'il to the king, who esteemed and InM d him a great deal. The monarch haviiiy lu-ard that at several time.s the niar.sliiil liiul e.xpreased the wish of HiM'inn liiin once more before he died, re.Holved to visit liini.

Leaving Heilin in the morning, the king of Pniwsla arrived In Krieblowitz early In the evening. Immediately he was conducted to Blucher's room. The sick man, aged 74 years, was reclining on a sofa'placed before a large chimney, in which enormous logs of wood were burning. Their flames illuminated the room and cast mobile and.red roSections on the features of the old man wrapped up In bearskin. At the entrance of his sovereign in his apartment, Blucher tried to rise out of respect for his august visitor, who prevented him from doing so. The king took a chair and sat by the side of the marshal.

Blucher ordered to be left alone with his master. When every one had left the room he said:

"Sire, I have humbly requested your majesty to come here. In this ciatle of Krieblowitz; rather than not see you I would have gone to Berlin myself, al though I am dying. I have a secret to confide to your nia.jesty, a terrible one. Will my king allow nu' io sjieak:'"

"Certainly, my dear iiiiirsliiil,"

"yeforc listening In my mirrative, .sire, look at ine well, .•\^.sllr(. yonrscU that I am in the full jio.s.scssii m of my .si-n.ses and that 1 am iiol ,i lunaiir, .'^niiiotimo.s I believe to be oil Ihc \eriio uf iiisaiiily; and 1 doul)t it 1 am nut t.-ikiiiL; ye.storday'.s visions for a romenilu'.-iiice of ilay.s j^one by. But no"' adiled be, drawing a nobl braeelel iioiii lii.s iioekot, "no, all is true, all is re.il. and 1 am .

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