Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-12-05
OCHILTREE IN PARIS,
'ha Texas Congressman Helping in
His Vacation to Run tho French
Govornmsa.
tPnris Letter In New Yor1 sr,

CoL OSLlitrr. has lGNurious o,ar,.-S M the
IoiI.inentel hotel, and be is one of the at.rn,-
.IonS ot lhe table d'hOte along with the vivid
'rench pictures on the walls. His social a.,
however, !. better known in America than
mere, Tor there il here the yawui1,. gulf oS a
i"relSn language between the CONGRESSMAN
ana many OF thOse to whom ha is
introduced. Col Ochiltree GOES 10
the brink Of this p.ecipice o din
euitics and gesticulates SO o>tly that, like a
condor OF the Andes, be seems about 10 fan
MS wings AMI sail OF into the soft at,nos.
phere Of the French tongue, but memories Of
iexas seem to restrain hi,n from the Ieiiiols
ieat, He Is more at home at Poissy with his
countrymen, who discus tue tang and bou-
quet u the sparkling wine. on Minister Nor
tons table. lie is happiest when he is uuirg
aboHt with Ia Fayct;e Col O,.hiltre has
not been able "a convince some uf his
American frien Is that his intimacy with Ix,
fayette l. not joke. lie does not
want them to DeiieTe that be is stalking about
faTls with cheap ghost Sf the early friend
OF the American n public, nor t;ocs he man
To Insiluate that tn old hero is tti!l l.y... ns
one Texan iutimalel "No. no. aays o..
Ochit-ee. Allow me- % make it Gear 70
you La Fayette-my chapron. my friend
--is The grandson of the Marquis &c La Fay
't'e' and B devi!ish clever fellow speals
English, ls all Of the most cultivated French
men in pubic LIE do, Gnd * a senator In
'act, he n marquis in his own right, but
teIi him that under tine republic I've should
not Use his title, GIi tbiuk he secs the force
Ot my suggestion. ] have hem telling Ia
Fayette tnat II be wants 10 MAKE the n publ G
So ie must DO move As We 30 acrOts tIe
wnter-get down among tie people, I've
deinocratic-Llus: up all this or b.r business,
palace business and TUbil!ty ndsiGrSS
think t1ni here ths colonel dccw y volume Of
smoke out II ~ ccatim. cigar, thlak /
have given hI!n some things to think over
i suppos", monsieur. you Lave net the
president Of the French rep1b,!cG'
hat, Gravy Oh, Yes; | know Gravy well.
In fact, cccupiei his box in tho s,natr cham
b'r, and also az the opera. IA fact, he has
shown me some marked attention, aHi have
held consultations with him. They are very
eager FOR information here about our re,ub-
Hc acTJsa the Sea
do yoa think the republic has come 70
stay
Why. of cOurs,. They have [rnoie-tly
spoken received a new impetus Of lste in the
extension Of republican do, trincS. They
turned out whole lot OF judges here some
weeks ago Now, don't lEa that. They
were in for liz. relics Of the old rig geenl, and
told la Fayette that TO ali American-one
IN public life, as it weFe-thc act sosmed
L'tIo communistie, but he gave AIe a salts
factory explanation. The republicans didn't
have any show before these fellows and
they accordingly were bounosd Govern
Gleatal necessity
DEMONSTRATION polcyr'
"NoraimeIt. That is-truly."
This iittlc conversation, which occurred on
tina boulevard des Capucines was abbreviated
by the arrival Of nome FrenchineS who took
tife American statesmen of. As they went
gayly along, the Tesss Congressman with
has petit straw hat perchei oa one siie Of
his bead sseu.ei TO be the Freacnie~s of thesn
All