The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-12-03
Badeau.
SHOCKING TREATMENT OF GRANTS HIS.
TORIAN. t'

By-the-by, General Badean lives in
princely style outside of London. and
may be seen by everybody but Ameri-
cans in one of the neatest little aristo-
cratic turnouts, in the way of broue-
ham, in or about the city. And the
Generals circle of Appropriateness is of
the most select and aristocratic ofEnr
land. The way he was introduced to
this is little curious. We get the
facts from Jones, who had them from
the General direct. Now it must he
remembered that an American consul
general in London is not regarded as a
large vegetable in a social point of
view; and consul general of the Uni
ted States may live in London until he
gains the ripe old age of Methuselah
without being recognized Or known
even to the nobility and gentry of Eng
land. This did not happen to Badeau.
When that Persian rutlian, the Shah.
came to London, General Badeau. in
common with other consuls, WAS invi-
ted to be presented to this brother of
the sun and cousin to the moon. In
accordance with the invitation, Gene
raj B. donned that uniform covered
with dust and glory of the late war,
and seating himselfin his broushom
behind two fiunkies in livery ditto, and
two handsome horses. was rolling along
LondOnward, when he encountered a
lot of bloods out on lark.
Now to encounter this lot is about
as disagreeable a thing as one can find
of a summers morning or night either,
for English playis horse play, and it
is considered rare joke to give aud
take black eyes and bloody noses. I'm
fortunately our consul general was not
in situation to accept such conrtesies,
as bis battle stained uniform and intel
lectual countenauce had to be presen-
ted to his Imperial Scorbutic Majesty
of the East. His carriage was sur
rounded 10y the bloods, and the first
demonstration consisted in covering
our elegant and abe consular agent
with -four. To this General Badeau
demonstrated. He did not like flour,
applied externally. He said as much.
He clothed his ideas on the occasion
in anything but fowery language. He
called the Offenders dirty black guards.
To this they retorted by styling him a
cad, and one went SO far as to say that
lie was bowling cad; aud, when our
excellent commercial representative,
getting Il further advance of -four in his
mouth and eyes, grew furious, reso-
luton was offered and passed unani-
monsly to have the cad out. The SER
geant-at-arms, which meant the entire
party, pulled the noble representative
from his brougham, and one Of the set
proceeded, as he said, ''to dress him
down" The General called on h S
myrmidons on the box, aud the myr-
mdons coming to his aid, a general en-
gagement occurred that would have
been bad in the end for the General but
for the timely interference of the po-
lice. Badeau did not ask to have the
young gentlemen arrested, he only ask
ed for their names and address. They
were given and the beIligerents sepa-
rated. rs-..
When General Badeau, in no plight
to be presented to the imperial old bile
oil Persia, returned home, he found on
the cards names ofyoung gentlemen
connected with the Government, aud
through our Minister he made COM
plaint. At first they were Inclined to
laugh at the affair, but their respective
relatives, high in Office, characterized
the act as exceedingly brutal and stu
pid, assuring these wild oats that to
assault and insult a consul in that way
made up very serious state of affairs.
AT last it was settled that the youthful
rufians should go in person aud apol-
ogize for the outrage. They did so.
Badeau had the good sense to receive
the gentlemen aud their apology in a
graceful manner. 1850
"Very sorry, you know" said the
spokes- man, "rather awkward, you
see-acted like bla gaiards -aw-fact
is, rawtIer, vary. Hope'll forget-vary
sorry. But had bad lot of stuff, alto
getEer stupid" afr
"Don't mention it," cried Gen. 3. al
wouldn't have minded little Lark, but
the fact is | was about being put to the
Shah, aud although he represents the
flowery land0f song, flour don't make
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
felIah,o and so Badeau WAS thraShed