The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-29
A eovEasVaaENT ROMANCE.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Judge Judge & Black tells capital
story Of an incident In President Bu-
chanan's administration. to which he
Was the Attorney General at the time
to which the narrative relates. The
event has an application which will be
quickly perceived by readers Of intel
ligence.
The spacious and elegant revenue
cutter, Harriet Lane, named In honor
OF the Presidents stately niece. who
did the hOnOrs Of the White House,
and who IL now an honored inatron Of
Baltimore. had just been finished.
Being q revenue steamer the vessel
was Of course under the control of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. Hon. How
ell Cobb, Of Georgia. Very quietly
among themselves the officers Of the
Cabinet arranged for an excursion
down the Potomac In the vessel, and
to make the occasion more pleasant
they invited the diplomatic corps to be
their guests. 1t was, Of course, de-
signed to take the President along, but
rs his old-fashioned notions against
"using public property for private
use" were known all too well by the
C"oine.' VIC my" v.se1 " .eeH
the TRIP Secses rom tue squire,
as they caiied M. bucnanan among
tnemseiSes, Ior ss iohe uine a Poesi'
pie, ana .nen Insist upon MS counte-
nance anu a.ss. .S :. MEL ~ ~I s
late 20 Prevent the ironc on wnicn
the Cabinet was oent, - mischievously
as ooys VINO are oent on keeping
the OLD man 10 the oark.
Inc PRESIDENT, however, VINO OBJ
served inattefs very cioseiy, tnough
very quietiy' oecaMe aware OF the oe,
sish' OUT saiu notning 70 the ooys
ior some tihe ABOUT u. a. iengtn ne
sent LOT Juage Black, ana saia quite
anruptiy 10 MN BLACK, what 10 tnfs
l near ABOUT Co9os getting up an ex-
cursion on tse naliiet Lane
Inc Juoge starteu Htue; ana wneh
ne saw tne LOOK on the rresioeht lace
ne perceived ne WAS III no trining
mood. ne answered eVasiveiy, now
ever: ! maven neard anytning par.
iicuiar aoout IL. ouess tneres noun
ing IN IT.
MI. bucnahan Was not 70 De oeceived
oy any sucn statehenL; iaking IL ior
Rrahteu tnnt Judge BLACK was mos
posed 10 tel a mucn as ne might, the
PRESIDENT addeG, nave sent for you
70 tel you tnat won nave tnis tning:
Cooo must stop u. Inc government
vessels are not 70 Oe used I'D tnat or
any otner way Ior private purposes.
want the arrangement couhtermahd-
Ell al ONCE
Judge BLACK oirScuy PeIceiveu tnere
was case: Inc uIp,omatic corps
mad oeeh ln'iteI anu mere tne
squire ma" ,Gro'uueh tne wh0le
tnihg. 80 ne auueu Ie.hohstiauyeiy'
l am utVerIy oPPcseu 70 taxing uov-
erhihent P'uPsIy 'oI PIiNn.e use. It's
avery oau tnIhg %.ake tnis Vessei OUT
OF the yasu ior cooos party put ~ II
II 10 oe "one i wa"t you 10 teIi MN
expressly tnas nes got 10 pay ali the
oils himssli' TOT tne use Q, the vessei,
ana all inc expenses; Ine uovern.
ment snail hot oe unade 20 lose cent
by this thing rms time there was
no douot Al al, that the Oa fuoilc
fuheti"harys determination was
hXed.
Mr.. Biack uepaI,eu' sought Co0o
anu said 10 MN, Win u lace aecidedly
long, Coop, the squire got winu OF
your trip. anu ne sent lot me. l had
ID harI tinle 10 ge. MN 70 iet you
take the Lane OUT ~ All. ne was Tor
stopping the wh0ie tnihg, anu toId ME
to tell you II couldn't De done; How
ever, when l showed MN now TAR
things nad gone, ne agreed 10 let the