The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-24
COUDEHsPoRT PA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "a 1873.

in his brougham behind two dunkies
in livery ditto, and two handsome
horses. was rolling along London
wood, when he encountered lot Of
hlooda out on lark.
Now to encounter this lot IS about
Is disagreeable tl.ing rs one can
find Of a summers morning og night
either, for English play is horse-play
and it IS considered rare Joke to
give and take black eyes and bloody
noses. Unfortunately our Consul
General WAS not III situation to nc
cept such courtesies, as has battle
stained uniform and intellectual coun-
tenance had % ec presented to His
Imperial Scolbu.ic Majesty Of tie
East. His carriage WAS surrounded
by the blood5, and the first demon
stration consisted III covering our ell
egaGt and able consular agent with
Gour. To this General BaGicau re-
monstrated. He did not Ike lour
applied externally. lie said is much.
He clothed his ideas on the occasion
with anything but fowery language.
He called the offenders dirty black
guards. To this they retoTted by
styling him cad, and one went so
far as to say that he was howling
cad; and when our excellent CON-
mercial representative. getting fur
ther advance OH flour in his mouth
and eyes, grew furious, a resolution
was offered and passed unanimously
to have the cad cut. E-.e sergeant
alarms, which meant the entire par
ty, pulled the noble representative
from his brougham. and one of the
set proceeded, as he said 40 dress
him down. The General called on
his myrmidons on the box, and the
myrmidons coming to his aid. gem
eral engagement occurred that would
have been bad in the end for tie
General bat FOR the timely interfer-
ence of the police. Badeau did not
ask to have the young gentlemen al
rested; he only asked for their names
and address. They were given and
the belligerantS separated.
~ iiUn u'o1orar Ds1Tvst'., in At" IirtSnu
to Be presented to the imperial old
bile Of Persia, returned home he
found on the cards names Of young
gentlemen connected with TIE Gov
ernment, and through our Minister
he me'ie complaint. At first they
were inclined to laugh at the affair.
but their respective relatives, high
in Office, characterized the act rs ex-
ceedincly brutal and stupid. assuring
these wild oats that to assault and
insult q consul made up a very scri-
Gus state of affairs. At last il was
settled that the youthful ruaians
shoulG 60 IN person and apologize
for the outrage. They did sn. Bl-
dcau h.sd the good sense to receive
the gentlemen and their apology in
a graceful manner.
wary sorry. you know" said tie
spokesman, ''rawthoT awkward, you
see-acttd like blagaiards-aw-fsc
is, rawther. vary. Fope'n forget
vary sorry. But had bad lot OF
stnjg, altogether stupid
Don't mention it, cried General
3. II would not have minded little
lark, but the fact is, vas sS5H.r '.s,ing 9
put to tie Shah. and although he
represents the fowery land Of song,
-four don't make 4 good court dress.
But it's all right now. Come, let US
see if | haven't some better stuff"
TIE young lords found the Yankee
consul, rs they called him, "tip top
fellah," and so Badeau was thrashod
into good society Washington Cap
itdi.