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n In the small, white mansion. which was
built to house The Prefects OF Seine ct Use.
but which serves now to lodge The Marshal
ofthe Republic, NJ. de Mac Mahon, has q red
draWing-room, where he receives his friends
of aIl evening and refreshes them with ten
and conservative talk. Those who look only
to the surface of things and fancy that the
affairs of France are directed. by the 100 gen.
tlemen who make noise under the eyes OF
M. Buffet, take no account of this Red Room;
and they are wrong, for 1t Is here that are
given all those cues -Gracnlar hints or mys.
terious nods-which act upon the schemes OF
party leaders like the winds which dEolns
kept in his bags and shrewdly let out as oc'
casion required.
THR ENTRY AND RECEPTION.
Call at the Presidency any night at ~, ano
a couple of footmen in gray liyeries VIII re-
Iiege you of your oyercoat, an usher win
silver chain over his bust will glide before
ron 10 announce your name, and you VIII he
greeted with amiabiity enough by the lady
whe takes her full BALI share in the govern.
ment of her country-a lady OF queenly bux'
omuess. with quiet smile and open eyes,
siprularly searching. Passing before her
EScellency with low bow, and bestoWlne
another bow on her pretty maid of honor
Nile. de Montaign, you will only have to
double gracefully on the hcarthrug to find
yourself opposite the stolid gentleman
who led the charge of Reischotfen,
and who is sitting with his back to
the door. His moustache is clipped into
bristles, his white hair is brushed up In a
peak over his forehead, and be wears gaze
Of chronic astouishment, which is heightened
when, as on occasions like the present, the
lookins-gasses around reflect about dozen
duplicates of him in the evening dress of q
civilian. On slight chess.table to bis left
lie his double eyeglasses and the two news.
papers which he loves-M. de BrogIie's
Francois and the Figaro, just reappeared
after its fortnight's suspension. Needless TO
add that what the Marshal loves in the
Figaro is not the light jokes in the third and
fourth columns, but the occasional articles OF
that ex-sergeanl-major, 81. Bucheroo, VINO
signs sSlint Genest," and has UNIQUE style
of exclaimipg, "Thank Heaven that the NUS
trious MacMahon remains to US. The army
will obey none but him Our distracted
country knows no one else !"
PRESIDENTIAL VISITORS AND vEAT THEY SAY.
Now, it is soothing to hear that an army
will obey none but oneself, and that colin
try, even distracted, prefers one to every
other living soul. It gives tone TO ones
mind and braces one for Walking straight
ahead, without caring for the people VINO
talk of pitfalls, and would have one turn
this way or that.
J. 10 I,of
the Presidency te keep your ears about you,
you will soon discover that MacMahon ana
the army are the key notes to all the remarks
that are being chinked about while Inc 1901.
men hand round the tea and while the ylsl'
tors stream in. They arrive very fast and IN
great numbers these visitors, for we have
reached that happy period when, after
fierce session of word peltings. the tired As
sembly have resolved to disperSe. The
Perier motion for republic has been de-
teated the Fentayon report has been
shclYed; all the constitutional plans have
been put away to cool, and, in short, the
Marshal and bis Ministers are to hare several
months comfortable dictatorship, during
which the nation will get on as it can-not
unsolaced, may be, by the knowledge that The
army is there to watch over it. SO in comes
ropaton and the youngest member Of the
House. with step elastic and arburn hair glee-
fully waving; Mgr. Mabille, the tory bishop
of Versailles, who cares too much for things
political; white.h headed, black muStachlod
NJ. Target, who led the Cave which upset
N. Theirs and received the ministership at
La Hague in recompense: General Changar-
nier, lean, grim, md upright as q ramrod,
but very jovial from thinking TINT the popu-
lar will has been snubbed; and then, sud-
denly, as constant visitor, az whose appear
apce all in the room respectfully stand up
the Prince de Joinyille. The Prince, who
is gloriouSly bard of hearing since the bonn
bardment of st. JeIn d'Ul!oa, extracts an
ear-trumpct from the TAI! Of his coat and set
ties down beside the Marshal, and thereon
the concourse breaks up into groups and
whispers, while the tide of fresh-comers
keeps pouring in, bringing members, chiefly
Orleanist and generals Of the same perSua.
sion.
The Marshal never smiles, but surely the
benevolent grunt with which he dlsmisses
Cotonuard to his teacup is as significant as
a pat on the back; and, after all, why WON
der at this, for when three men say one
thing, while fourth declares the contrary,
where is the marshal or president who
would not sooner believe that fourth, proyi-
ded his version were the pleasanteSt?
General Cotonnard approaches NJ. Tour
nequille, whom he knows little, and is
soon made better acquainted with him by
Nine de Gazonille, the pretty OrleaniSt
Countess, who, futtering her fan, says,
"Tbere is NJ. Teurnequille, General, who is
becoming quite convert to our side."
"Well, not quite convert" shippers the
manufacturer, bashfully. "You see have
my electors to consider" 'Ob, your elec-
tors I" rejoins the Countess, with charming
pout; sWho ever heard Of a man of your
parts caring what few thousand low peo-
Die may think of him? II they do not elect
YOU again you can easily get seat in the
upper house," "Thats true" answers NJ.
Tournequille, evidently comforted; 81 forgot
there will be an upper house in the new con-
stitution." ssADd let us hope it will be a
House of Peers. You would not mind
being Baron Tournequille?" interpeses the
General, bluffly, whereat the manufacturer
winces bit; for though be would certainly
not mind becoming Baron Tournequille, he
wishes the General would not speak so loud.
The General, however, is not one of those
diplomatic souls who can keep their content
ment to themselves, least of all when they
have Deputy before them. "You see"
he adds, call will come right if you gentle
men listen to what the country wants. What
does the country want? Order. And who
can give it order? Why, the Marshal, and
he only just for the present" "But all the
| others say that" replies N. TourneQuille,
| rather ruefuly. because all the Others
don't know what they are about" re-
torts Mime. de Gazonille, with yiyacity,
I"I suppose, NJ. Tournequille, you
do not want to be reckoned among those
| who would join the Communists in rebeliing
against the army. Well, the army will put
down all those who rebel against the Mar.
shal-that is, Just at present. concludes she