The New York herald., 1877-12-26

when they came 10 poke their noses INTO ou' AA
II is that at that limo they acted with tha
ating manner which is peculiar to them' any
now that we have allowed them 10 get
fboting they have assumed the rough department
OF creditors "A thing promised a thing due thcy
say. Who promised them snythinsf 1t Is mol ioi
me, whom thoy charge with enmity, 20 reply ~
continue my comparison, may say that am tno
concierge charged 10 send away the creditor NOW
they have just given himAn lnstaIment and you kuo"
the provcrb, I'm creancier Qui doane d-compa
devisnr ftroce. II Is that WIN bc again called upon
show him out This sort OF thing worries me. intd
what company have / 90. myself? There arc two
Ministers Tor whom successors Can be found-Gon-
eral Thbcaut aud l. II the Minister OF War is salts
fed with mis- lot cannot say that am content with
mine. Frankly speaking, i would like to quit, for
nothing satisfactory at the end OF nil this"
Count M.-What do you see?
Comtc AspngMosT--.An increase IN the German pre-
tensions, grimaces succeeding 10 smiles, diplomatic
notes following letters from Prince Fritz 10 tho Kngi
then will ullimatums after the diplomatic notes,
with the usual consequences involved in them
Count M.-what do you msans
Comic AsrREMosr-lnqulrc Of saxouy. she viii
give you full Information on tho subject. After oil,
perhaps deceive myself am suffering from tho
gout day and everything looks black to me-
LIEUTENANT GENERAL rHlBsAur.
The War Minister was born in 1914 He entered tho
infantry and commanded the Eleventh regiment OF
the limo 1852 wnen, tho occasion of the with
Italy. Belgium put her army what IL called ie pied
rassenaJler;ent General Fleury Duray. the
mander, risnalized Colonel Thlbeaut ofIcor OF
exceptional merit. II is said in Belgium that General
Duray was mistaken. N. Thibcaut attracted notice
Tor the first time by his marriage with the daughter
Of General l'Olvicr, old soldier OF the First
Empire, TO whom Leopold /. very much at
tachad In appearance General Thbeaut has
very broken look, caused by severe
malady. His daughter has married officer
who has become an agent dc change and who has lost
great deal OF money. Scandal mongers say that
u. Maou has undertaken to repair the fortunes Of
his Minister Of War, but such must be taken
for what they arc worth. In word, General Th-
bcaut is a used-up man In every sense Belgian
general said Of him:-'Or oil the war ministers that
have Thlbeaut is cas. capable tho least
serious" HIS cabinet is furnished in groen-thc
official color IN Germahy-- and large and airy. Itia
situated AZ tho of the Ruo de Ia Loi and the
Rue Royal.
THR GENERALS SENTIMENTS
Our cx-functonary, visiting the General one day.
thus abruptly addressed him
Count M-The army complains of you, General II
is expecting u reorganization.
General THIBEAUT-It is wrong knowing my abso-
lutte ideas upon the subject When tho
Ministry my programme was known l havc not
changed
Count M--But circumstances have changedg
General TuBEAuT-Thero Is one higher placed than
who must appreciate what is taking place. and that
Is the cccior. He demanded or and promised
him not to increase the military charges He alone
relieve from our promise. But should toll you
that consider change useless. Things are very
well as they are.
Count M.-That does not appear to be the opinion
~ a. svhn nxvlau M drdo
says his speeches that military deionces must
be increasedp
General THinEAUT-The King says that to please
Prince Fritz. have motive to crafty him, and
have nonc certainly to convert soldiers into Ger.
mans. We arc Belglans Lot us remain Bseians.
Count M But TO do that perhaps would require
to be stronger?
General TnIDEAUT-It Is impossible that the budget
do more for the army than It does Ut present
Coun. M.-You are probably aware, General, that Of
the whole army you alone are OF that opinions
General THrBEAUT-The desire Of Advancement
blinds others. 1t Tor that reason, nothing else,
that they dreaming Of an impossible increase.
Count M.-How does the future look 10 your
General THiBEAUT--During the fifty years that Bel.
GUM has existed shc has always followed the same
lao OF conduct ana she has been none the for
it What the future has become tho present with
out modifying snyshtng II is to be hoped that things
Will continue thus.
NJ. rRERE oRBAN
The ancen Minister, and now head of the LIBERIA
party about sixty i've years OF age He is snort
figure, has forest of straight white hair and
has ,ne face and the air OF tribune He's the Of
tho porter OF the Masonic lodge at Legs and is q
Gsmbetta, in progress to become Theirs He apes
the manncrs of an aristocrat, like az the parcenu
who havo been fortunate enough TO scapc together
hundred thousand francs Of rente NJ Frcre orban
resides Legc, but he has small hotel at Brussels
in the Ruo Montoyer II IL there at he receives Ihl
young generation that he seeks 10 form to his ideas
The Of his pupils is stil NJ DAra whom, at TWEEN.
ty-eght years Of age. ho made Minister OF Justice.
H. orbans good tells him that after remaining
thirtccn years power he must have created TOR him
self sulcisnt cpmites to prevent him again
turning to IT. His whole aim, therefore, is to aid tho
accession OF his political pupils TO power and then
pull the wires. Chict Of the befal party, which has
always combatcd the military expenses, he has no
longer to affirm bis intcntons but he seeks the favor
OF tho army by privately promising 1t tho reorg niza
tiou demanded by Germany, knowing wcll that 1t will
not be accorded. Ho exhibits strong Prussian pro-
clvities his journal, LEcho du Paricmcn. In act
ing thus he shows himself TO be OF a parliament
tartan liberal, and the rdth IS that he Is above
all things, party man and moro OF liberal than
patriot.
II. oRBAN THE GgRMAys
"In your quality as chief OF tic liberal party" OBJ
served our cxfunctionary to Mr.. Orban, .and as
having bcon several tiInos Minister, may ask what
is your feeling with regard 10 the Interference of tho
Germans in Belgium"
N. FREaE oRAAS-Thoir interference is entirely mill
itary
Count M.-you arc great lawyer, and yourcply 10
me iiko lawyer. You know perfectly well that when
one country puts its into the affairs OF another
II ia not usual Tor to fix limits to its interference
NJ FRERE ORRAS--You are right, and shall mako
you tho same observation that you have made to me-
tnat is say. that you know as well as do that it
is the priest who has brought the Germans here
Mgr Deschamps, who is at present tho master Of Bel
GUM, has welcomed here all the monks that
prescribed by Bismarck and M. de Bismarck, who has