National Republican., 1883-03-30
MINISTER HUNTS CONQUEST.
The Car Captured by Centennial sherry
From Louisiana.
Wdslng'on Dispatth 10 Philadelphia Record

ydstingiop Dispatch 10 Philadelphia Record.
Minister Hunt has captured tho car.
The story goes that Hunts first few
months at tho court of the car made
him homesick. Everybody was wonder
fully polite to him-almost as polite as
himself. in fact--but he didn't seem to got on.
He couldn't get near enough to the smiling
faces around him to see whether the smiles
were real or false Perhaps it was his own
frgidity, intensified by the Russian atmos-
phere perhaps it was the general uncertainty
of the court as to tho precise mo
ment at which tho subterranean mines
which underlie the whole surface of
Russia were to explode; or IL may
have been the cars way of showing his dis
approval of our attitude toward the liberals OF
Russia. At any rate, our minister couldn't get
into confidential relations with anybody, and
the story goes chat it lretted him. He was
growing thin and pale when, one bright morn
ing he received u Cablcgram from New Or
leans informing him that Don jose
Domingo, q rich tobacco importer, who had
been his client and friend had died, leaving
him his entire estate. Hunts heart leaped
for joy. Not because he was TO receive u
legacy in money or lands, although he kncw
very well the Importance of such an addition
10 his blCuutI AOIlUut bNll uttdWNO llt
bcred Domingo's wine cellar and some par
ticular wines that slumbcrcd in its rccosscs.
The car loves rare old wines, and so do all tho
Russians. Minister Hunt recalled golden days
at the dead sCnur's house, when he had seen
on the table wines that were moro than q
century old lie smiled all over rs he thought
of the sherry made on Don Domiugo's apccs-
tral estate in Spain, which he had brought
with him whom he was CNilcd for his adhcr-
cnco TO the prctendcr-shorry fifteen years
old, mahogany cUorcd sherry fifty ycats
old, olive ColOrcd; sherry hundred years
old pale and clear rs amber, and with bou-
uuet that filled tho room with rOmuncl
and poetry. Then he sat down at
his desk and replied TO tho cable
gram in somo such terms rs these
"Scnd me q cusl, of Domingo's hundrcd-ycar'
old sherry" Then he waited smilmgly. Pres
emily the sherry arrived and was bottled
Then the minister gave one of the niccst
dinners over given in st. Petersburg. HC
got tho best wines he could, and he got TO-
gcthcr number of prominent digni
tarics, including somo of the cronic'
of the Car. At tho proper moment hC
niado his guests acquainted with Don Jose''
century sherry. They were perccptibly
pleased. They were kind enough to compli
mcnt. One of the crOnics remarked, hall
audbly, that the CZurmust hear otthis. Whel
the car had heard of it, and had expressed oi
intimatod half desire to hear more of 1t
Minister Hunt contrivcd TO get a bottle of II
TO him in very pleasing way. 1t was mo-
long before the ear gave the minister specia
audience and the latter had the pleasure oi
receiving graceful compliments on his ability
as II Connoisscur His magniicencc was kind
enough to ask half facetiOusly whether the
world held any more Of that wonderful wine
And then tho conversation driitcd to Other
matters, and every minute the minister go
nearer to the car. Tho car has tasted thu
century sherry since, and our relations will
Russia continue to be of u character that /
mutually satisfactory.