Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-10

The Texas Congressman Helping in
His Vacation to Run the French Re-
public.

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mer. and has become such a power in e.airs OF
State here that only the most conscientious de-
votlon to his Texas constituents could serve to
draw him away in October, at which time he
proposes to return to the management of the
affairs OF the republic across the seas. Only
| those who know of his talent for ubiQuity can
understand how it is going to be possible for
| him to run two republics but Col. Ochiltree's
familiarity with republican principles is so I'M
usual that it really, it is said, does not require
| the great mental effort the task would suggest.
| The French statesmen are inclined to boast of
| having weaned Col. Ochtree from his native
| land, and it is more than limited that as between
| Paris and Washington, the accomplished Amer
can has positive preference of the city of the
| Eden Theater. the Ambassadors and the Alca-
Ear dEte. especially in view of the grand oppor-
| tunity presented here of establishing one of the
most attractive features OF American politics,
viz, draw poker. Baccarat is all very WELL but
| COL Ochiltree is able TO demonstrate that draw
poker is as essential to the rapid DEVELOPMENT
of the principles Of republic as a morning
| cocktail. The American bar has received Col.
Ochiltree with distinguished honors. and many
new points have been introduced into the code
| since his arrival here, while additional force has
been added to others because of his exposition
OF the virtues of peppermi int. Julep is in fact
an Americanism attributed to Col. Ochitree's
presence.
A curious scene occurred a few nights ago
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Ochiltree was sitting under the trees i'm front of
this Outdoor theater, with coffee and Cognac be-
fore him. and the night being warm he had laid
aside his straw hat, so that natures brilliant
decorative sneathlng seemed to be the only
spot CT color in the mass of heads The curl
osity it excited seemed TO convey the impression
that the Parsians fancied that it was new
American electric lamp. But the fun came
when comedian dressed as a pompier-a
| French freman-came out with an Imaginary
hose in his hand. AS he sang and cayorted he
aimed the invisible nozzle, shooting an imper-
ceptible stream. at the Texas COngr~ ssman's
head. Col. Ochiltree did not appreciate the
cause of the uproarious mrth that followed.
nor did he seem to get the point when, as he
involuntariy put on his straw hat, the comedian
exclaimed in French. 1.-THE fire is extinpushed!'
Col. Ochiltree has luxurious quarters at the
Continental hotel and he is one of the attrac-
IONS at the table dhote along with the vivid
French pictures on the walls. His social side,
| however, is better known in America than
| here for there Is here the yawning gulf of
foreign language between the Congressman and
many of those to whOm.he is introduced Col
Ochiltree goes to the brink of this precpice of
difficulties and gesticulates 80 oddly that like
| condor in the Andes, he seems about to flap
| his wings and sail off into the soft atmosphere
OF the French tongue, but memories of Texas
seem to restrain him from the perous feat. He
is more at home at Poissy with his countrymeR,
who discuss the tang and bouquet of the spark
| ling wines on Minister MOrton's table. He ia
| happlest when he is going about with Lafay-
cite. Col. Ochiltree has not been able to con-
vince some OF his American friends that his init
| macy with Lafayette is not a Joke He does
| not want them to believe that he is stalking
| about Paris with cheap ghost of the earIy
| friend OF the American republic, nor does he
mean to insinuate that the old hero is still lv-
ing, as one Texan intimated. "NO, no." saws
Col Ochiltree. "Allow me to make it clear to
| you. Lafayette-my chdperon, my friend-is
the grandson Of the Marquis de Lafayette and
| is devsh clever fellow, speaks English. as all
| OF the most cultivated Frenchmen in public life
| 90. and Is a Senator. In fact. he is Marquis
! in his own right. but I tell him that under the
republic he should not use his title, and think
ne sees the force of my suggestion. 1 have
Deen telling Lafayette that if he wants to make
the republic 60 he must do more as we do
across the water-get down among the people,
De democratic-bust up all this order business
palace business and nobility business I think
(and here the Colonel drew a volume of smoke
out OF fifty-centime cigar, I think 1 have
given him some things to think over"
81 suppose, Monsieur, you have met the
president of the French republic?"
what. Greyy? On, yes know Grevy well.
In fact occupied his box in the Senate
Chamber. and also at the opera. In fact. he
have held consultations with him. They are
very eager for information here about our re-
public across the sea-
DO you think the republic has come to stay?"
'hy' VA SouisC. 1hSS nave (luOCeSlly
spoken) received new impetus of late in the
extension of republican doctrines. They turned
out whole lot Of judges here some weeks ago.
Now. didn't like that. They were in for lite
relics OF the Old rig-geen, and l told Lafayette
that to an American-one in public life. as it
were-the act seemed a little cOmmunistic but
he gave me satisfactory explanation. The re-
publicans didn't have any show before these fell
lows. and they accordingly were bounced. Gov
ernmental necessity"
.hRpcOnEfrncfiOn
"VOraiment That is-truly."
This little conversation, which occurred on
| the Boulevard DIES Capucines, was abbreviated
by the arrival OF some Frenchmen, who took
the American statesman Off As they went
gayly along the Texas Congressman with his
petite straw hat perched on one side Of his
head seemed to be the Frenchiest of them ALL
few days later Col. Ochiltree was asked if
there was peace and loyalty in all of the arron-
easements. He said readily: Eyes. yes; little
discomfort in the Faubourg st. German, but
trifiing."
us there any new topic in Governmental
circles to-day"
Eyes. There is new ballet at the Eden
theater.'
CHAPMAN JUNCTION.
HE Rash and Roar Of E1OndOn-Sixteen
Hundred Shf1nte( Trains n Elav.