Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-17
BADEAU.
shocking Treatment OF Grants
Historian.

By-the-by, General Badeau lives in
princely style outside Of Londen, and
may be seen by everybody but Ameri-
cans in one Of the neatest little aristo'
cratic turnouts,in the way OF brougham,
in or about the city. And the General $
acquaintance is of the most select and
aristocratic Of England. The way he
was introduced to this is little curious:
We get the facts from Jones, who had
them from the General direct. Now 1t
must be remembered that an American
consul general in London is not re-
garded as large vegetable in social
point Of view; and Consul General in
London may live until he gains the ripe
old aye of Methuselah without being
recognized or known even TO the nobil.
ity and gentry OF England. This did
not happen to Badeau. When that Per-
sian ruliian, the Shah, came to Ions,
don, General Badeau, in common with
other consuls, Was invited to be pre-
sented 10 this brother Of the sun and
cousin TO the moon. In accordance
with the invitation, General b. donned
that uniform covered with dust and
glory of the late war, and seating him
self in his brougham behind two h1nkies
in livery ditto, and two handsome
horses, was rolling along bondonward,
when he encountered lot of bloods out
on lark.
Now to encounter this lot is about as
disagreeable thing as one can find OF
summers morning or night either, for
English play is horse-play, and 1t is con-
sidered rare joke to give and take
black eyes and bloody noses. Untortu-
nately our Consul General was not in a
situation to accept such courtesles, as
his battle-stained uniform and intellec-
tual countenanee had to be presented TO
his Imperial Scorbutie Majesty of the
East. His carriage was surrounded by
the bloods, and the first demonstration
consisted in covering our elegant and
able consular agent with -four. To this
General Badeau demonstrated. DE did
not like -four applied externally. he
said as much. He clothed his ideas on
the occasion in anything but fiowery
language. He called the offenders dirty
blackguards. To this they retorted by
styling him cad, and one went so far
as to say that he was bowling cad;
and when our excellent commercial rep
resentative, getting further advance
of -four in his mouth and eyes, grew
furious, a resolution was offered and
passed unanimously to have the cad out.
The sergeantatarms, which meant the
entire party, pulled the noble represent
alive from his brougAam, and one OF the
set proceeded, as he said to dress him
down" The General called on his myr-
midons on the box, aud the myrmidons
coming to his aid, a general engagement
occurred that would have been bad in
the end for the General but for the
timely interference the police. Badeau
did not ask to have the young gentlemen
arrested; be only asked for their names
and address. They we're given and the
belligerents separated.
When General Badeau, in no plight to
be presented to the imperial old bile OF
Persia, returned home, he found en- the
cards names of young gentlemen con
neeted with the Government, and
through our Minister he made complaint.
At first they were inclined to laugh at
the affair, but their respective relatives,
high in Office, characterized the act as
exceedingly brutal and stupid, assuring
these wild oats that to assault and in
suit consul in that way made up a very
serious state of affairs. At last it was
settled that the youthful rufians should,
20 in person and apologize for the out
rage. They did so. Badeau had the
good sense to receive the gentlemen and
their apology in a graceful manner.
Very sorry, you know" said the
spokesman, "rawther awkward, you see
acted like bla-gairds = sw-fact is,
rawther, vary. Hope II forget-vary
sorry. But had bad lot of stuff, alto
gether stupid"
Don't mention it, cried General B.
" / wouldn't have minded little lark,
but the fact is | was about being put to
the Shah, and although he represents
the fowery land of song, -four don't
make a good court dress. But it's all
right now. Come, let US see if / haven't
some better stuff
The young lords found the Yankee
consul, as they called him, tip top
fellah' and SO Badeau was thrashed
into good society.