The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-01
L1KEN1Ne A CONSUL TO A MONKEY.

most grossly insulted, but the iufiled
plumes have been again smoothed y an
ample apology. An old man, Kaid Jilaly
Den Hamoo by name-Phmbus, what q
name ! - has recently been appointed
''basha" OF Tangier, Morocco, and na,u-
rally "felt his OATS so when some goods
arrived at Tangier, for the Sultan, he pro
ceeded to take pc session of all the camels
in port, in order that the goods aforesaid
might speedily reach the Sultan. Moor
and Christian suffered alike, the camel of
the Italian, the British and American citi-
zen were alike impressed. The Italian
in procuring the return of the csmel be-
longing to one of the subjects of Italy,
whereupon the British and American con-
suls, believing that what was sauce for the
goose was sauce for the gander, followed
suite to the Italian consul, but the basha
politely refused 10 release American or
British camel. The representative of
Moorish royalty was reminded that a SINH
lar request of the Italian had been granted,
but Kaid Jilaly ben Hamoo, rising to the
dignity of the occasion, like Ben Butler at
New Orleans, responded thusly "Why,
''you consuls are like so many monkeys!
"whatever one does all the rest must do
Disguised, the consula retire.
However it might be with others, Colo
mel f. A. Matthews, the consul of the
United States at Tangicr, didn't propose 10
be likened unto a monkey-not he. He
therefore, calls upon the representative of
Victoria, queen, etc, and proposes that
they should Jointly resent the insult, but
Her Maiesty's consul was willing, as he
said, 10 ''let the insult pass unnoticed"-4
perhaps he didn't know to whom the apol-
ogy was due, himself or the monkey, who
knows? Matthews does not propose to
give it up so, and thereupon informs Sid
Mohamed Borgash-they have lovely
Games in that Countrywide Sultan's minis
ter of foreign affairs, that unless Kaid
Jilaly ben Hamoo personally appears at the
United States consulate by high twelve and
apologies, he, the consul, will haul down
the American fisg"-Dix wasn't there to
order him shot on the spot aud retire to
Gibraltar to await orders from his govern.
ment. The basha being of n religious turn
OF mind AMI the day being Friday-tbe
Mussulman SabGath--the minister begged
off until three o'clock, so that tie basha
could attend the mosque at high noon, and
the consul, remembering that America
guarantees to every man freedom to wOr-
ship as he pleases, considerably granted
this most reasonable delay. The hour of
three arrived, and so did the basha and
minister in state, accompanied by hume
rous and brilliant retinue. The consul,
with true American pride and dignity, re-
ceived his visitors seated, as he would the
most humble of suppliants, and seated ht
listened to the apology demanded. The
apology being deemed ample, he arose
from his chair, shook hands with his visit
ors, the American. calnels were released
the American flag still floats, and Moor
sh war is averted. 'o
We cannot be too thankful for the quiet
determination of that seated consul, fol
that enforced, but satisfactory,apology, fol-
that still floating hag-did they, not aver
war !? If the citizens of Colonel Matthews
native state had one particle of American
spirit, would they not have arisen as ont
man and demanded blood for that insult
had it not been atoned for? Call a consu
a monkey. Perish the thought . Let III
take the matter home to ourselves. Their,
is one distinguished fellow citizen, tn,
Honorable" don't know but what b,
is colonel too-Thomas r. Prentss, WHIT
represents the honor and dignity of thu
United States, as well az the virtue, intelli
gence and morality of Vermont, at Maize
Seychelle Islands-way off heaven onl,
knows where. Surprising he was likenet
unto monkey--how the blood of tn
Green Mountain Boys would boil They
would recall how majestically he presided
at the "bar" at Rutland, Middlebury, Yer
gennes and again at Rutland; how suavely
he dispensed liquid refreshments and re
deemed Herewith fifteen conts of fraction
al currency each time how. deflly h
handled pasteboards how heartily he wa
recommended for a policeman and how
General Grant, thinking good bar tende
| fit for policeman would make an excel
lent consul, FASTENED TO make him consu
at Maize how he, with Sie Knights, ear
nestly approved of the "moral tone" of
certain newspaper and how--but we nee,
not enumerate his other singh toned cha
racteristics-an recalling all these thing
would not the Green Mountain Boys hav
rushed to arms and demanded war, war L
the knife and the knife to the hilt Blu
Kaid Jilaly ben Hamoo has apologized
"Tommy" has not been called monkey
and there IS no immediate danger of war.