The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-19

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Ihs favorite resort OF Oil the fashion
OF tho country. The best families o
tho North and South congregsted Their
m Great force in the mooths Of Jul,
and August. All the lovelisst bellies o
the Southern and Northern cities, al
the Iepowned politicians. Al the dis
tineni6hed profesSonal mes .rd prom
inest oereAAses. assembIea au unuaIly Il
this pretty village. aad p.ra,ied gaily
mp aud down the rpiazsss of Congress.
Hall. the United States and Unior
'Hotels. that presented must gala like
appearance.
Here ne made She acquaintauce q
Martin Van Bursn I'd Dsvy Crockett
At last, il 1884, be vas hrs own uss
ter, snd at liberty - take his long de-
sired trip to Europe. He ssiled foI
Franco in the comfortable packet Silyia
de Gra1ea lArriviae safoly at Hasrs
he took the diligence as onoe-ss YET
IailUass were motto Paris : Edwsrd
Lisiugston was then our MiniAter to
France aud Louis Philippe WAS King
Il vas not dif6ealt for Mr. Wikof u
get himself presented u Court. and in
July 1885. be Was at great ball At the
Tuillsries. There he saw Taityrsnd
who died three years later; n gshal
Soult. the yoans Duke Of Orleans. she
was afterwards killed by jumping out
OF his csrrisss while the horses were
running away with il, Theirs. who
eight years before hAd been living quite
pennliess 10 . miserable gsrret 10 Paris;
0uikot. and the old English Admiral.
Sir sydney Smith, with whom Mr. WI
Ken had q long .conversation. From
Paris he made the tour Of Europe,
visitiog Italy. 81 Petersburg. Moscow,
Odessa sad the Cfilnea, Constantinople.
Athens. Smyrna and Germany. and
coming across no cid OF noteworthy
people on his vsy...s At Dresden he
hrst met man who 'hss since become q
universsl fayosite On both sides Of the
ocean.
I'VE had just fnishsd dinner when
the card OF aa American gentleman was
brought in. Who desired to pay us q
visit. We Welcomed him cordially. and
. sprightly conversation f,ilnwed. He
,vas .full Of au+. dote .snd plquant re-
0ark. displaying acute observation and
great Independence Of character. He
was living in Dresden, studying Ger.
man aud enjoying the gaietles of this
fascinating Town r0is was my 6rst
acqnaintance with Ssmucl Ward. son
Of the New York banker. Of the we'll
known house Of Prime. Ward & King"
Mr. Wikof returned to Paris in Jan
uary. 1886. and 10 the summer Of that
yesr went to London, which. indeed,
he he'd visited the previous year, armed
With . letter OF Introduction to Aaron
vsA. Who bad been left by Van Buren,
Charged Afaires. Vail appesrs to have
been sn icebsrg. and not even the LETT
ter Of Introduction from Van Bursn
warmed him into paying any attention
to Mr. Wikoff On the letters second
visit to London. however. he found Mr.
Andrew Stevenson, of VirGinis, our
Minister there. and hs appointed our
sethor attache to the Legation. This
opsned all doors to him: and enabled
him TO see high lifs in England. He
vas -pseseatsd To William ~. Who
died the year after. was present at q
ball ct Almacks, Vas ct . party Of
Miss Rogers: the lister Of Rogers. the
poet. who a:so was present; became
intimate With Stephen Price, long
manager OF tslc Pafk TAester 70 New
York, At whose table he made the 40.
qus'Aeence .of Theodors HOOK ana