The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-19
on the House This youthful member
WAS William T. Clndsfone

on the House This youthful membe
was William E Gladstone.
Tired Of social dissipation, Mr. wi
kof made . little tour in Holland an,
Belgium. going thence to Paris. From
Paris he returned to London. travelling
In the coupe OF diligence from thI
French Capital TO Boulogne. The sea-
of the coupe held three persons, and Ml
wikoH was obliged to take the middi,
Llsce. with q strange man aud woman
on either side of him. The man turned
out TO be DIR Lardner. whose scieutifi,
attainmsnts end eloquence - writer
and lecturer had given him high rspu-
tation. The woman vss the Countes.
Guiccoli. the old fame of Lore Byron
With both these persons Mr. Wikoff be.
came intimate. and through the Count
ess made the scquaintancs of Lady
laBlessington. at whose table he me,
Lord Brougham With other celebrities
In the fall Of 1881 Mr. Wikoff return
ed tu Philsdelph a. In April. 1888 th1
steamer Sirius arrived st New Yorl
from Liverpool. followed two Gsy.
after by ths steamer Great Western. HI
determined to 60 to Europe, and EN-
barkedrOa the SIRIUS; and on this voy
age first made acquaintance with
James Gordon Beun-tt, who was his
fellow passenger.
was standing in the stern, and per-
ceiviag tall. slim. man near me 1 en-
tered inte conservation. and found him
Intelligent and quite dignificd in tone.
His physieG nony vas striking lofty
forehead. prominent, nose, frm mouth,
and the general expression, though
somewhat stern, not ferbidding. After
chatting for some tisns, / remsrked:
i hear the famous Bennett il ON
board Afs'
Yes, believe he u.s. said the tall
man. with q smile.
DO you feel at all nervous about it,
Not In the least was the reply.
We'll, for my part continued, Il
am not altogether comfortable on the
psint.' ''1
'Wbys' asked my companion.
/ because he Is so given to saying ssr-
castle things Of people
'Thst depends . good DEAL he an.
swered. whether they are worth it..
De you know him by sightr in
Quired.
Very WE'LL
Then do point him out, if you see
him on deck"
He is standing before you. Ny
name is Bennett
'WhHt! exclaimed. on recovering
my breath. are you the man 80 fiercely
assailed, and whose humorous sailies
have read With such delight these six
mobths pasti'
.Ecce homo! he. retorted. greatly
amused at my astonishnent.
u Thus began my acquaintance with
this remarkable man.
The rest of the volume. which brings
rs to 1910 only, is taken up with Incl
dents attending Mr.. Wikoff's stay ia
Paris and England during that time.
where he made three remarkable ac
quarntances in Louis Napoleon, Lady
Bulwer and Fanny Ellsler. 1t was Of
dinner at Joseph Bonaparte's that the
500 uaintsnce of Louis Bonaparte was
thus msde:.
The dinner was truly regal. and it
vas half past ten before we returned to
the drawing-rooms. The company
broke mp soon after eleven, when
discovered TO my annoyance that my
carriage had not arrived. The Count
wss living in. the depths of Regent
Park, and the night was vet. men-
toned my pred,csment to the urbane
NJ. Maillard. whe said he would arrange
it Immediately. He returned 10 . mo-
nient and notified me-: "a ,.ss..
TIE Prince will take you home. he
lives IN Carlton Gardens, very near to
your hotel
But It may not be convenient or
agreeable to his highness., remon-
strsted. rather shocked at being forc.d
upon him. -,. -
1t viii give him the greatest plsss-
ufe. am sure. asserted NJ. Msillard.
asked the Countess, in bidding her
good night. IL I should escort her from
London to Bristol.
No. thank ycu.' she replied: 4 ,shsll
be we'll guarded till reach the steam :
er. where your functions will begin
The venerable Count uttered many
hind words in saying goodbye. and ]
little thought I should never SEQ him
again. .........l. -. So
An entering the Princes carriage
sat down on the trout seat. ont Of def
ercnce to bis rank; tat he,aid ,iwmedi-
stely: s. ~s.xsf., s
.Ias do ceremoais Come sit By me-
j This was characleristic. BE Was al-
vsys smisble. however stately. nre...
Are you going TO Gors House on
Sunday nisb.Y' be Inquired - be sat
Yes Aonseigneur; I An, going 70
~ adisu.'
Then We shall meet again. = / dine
there. Au reroir., And wayipg his
hand, drove Oh -
The aequsintancs thus began lasted
unbroken till the late Emperor's death.
in JsLusry. 1873. 80 i
b a friend explains how yeung lady
ylaids her bsaIt to rough looking
sailor. He says she Vas carried By {