New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
NOTES FROM The CAPITAL
PERSONAL, so ML AND ANEoro1AL~

| THK UHHAPpY uuMOR Or FHfNcnMAN-AN UN.
| FORTuNArE MAHHfAGr-MR. CORcOHAs As A
HORsEMAN.
fFEOM THE HTGrLAR CpRRKsrOspEST on THH TRlBuHE.
| W,snINGroy, Dee 5.-Mattlew Arnold found
fault with Americans bc'ause they were too
Indifferent. he thought, tO the thousand and ono
little impositions-wrongs / believe he called them
so frequently practisel by those in authority.
| An fnglishman indeed almost any other foreigner
he said wOnil for the sa'o Of maintaining pTin-
ciple. suffer personal inconvenience an go TO un-
told trouble rather than submit tamcly and
without protest to petty enactions and annoy
anccs which Americans. he thouyht. took altogether
too lightly He referred more particularly TO those
trivial vexatoDs and mild attempts ut cNt0f0n
which one is called upon 10 endure IN ones own
home perhaps. or in hotels or while travelling;
but he also pointed ont that the habit of overlook
ing them was fraught with danger. inasnuch ~ 10
must ultimately lcad-and in fact think he limited
~ dclicatcly as a guest coald possibly do without
giving offence. at certain municipal abuses
planned of in the very city he was then ysiting-tD
Indifference to- an | lack OF interest in cool govern
mont. The am mablc critic was probably right. but
the maintenance of a principle, how wcr pleasant
and con genial task it may prove to the chiefly
concerned in it. is often productive OF mach an.
nOyance TO others.
An instance Of this kind came under my notice
the other dav, ard a fore gner wa, the chief
actor, Mr.. Matthew Arnold may be snppos to APP
prove tho course taken by this gentleman. and to
wish Americans to initiate his example. II was on
the limited express" which runs between New
York and Washington As | entered tho car [
noticed a commotion in one of its corners. iii
minutiyc and highly eXcitel Frelchnan was tho
centre of a, group of pOrters and attendants.
Gesticuatng wildly and addressing first this mau.
,I,, IL. IL Ia.
kept exclaimng in ashrill aud penetrating voc,:
d" have been swindcd am always swniled; tho
company is swIndlIng me every time. Cost alrcux
all. in France You would suffer-!
The colored porters tried TO aDpeasc the wrath OF
the little gentleman. but in vain. At this CT cal
iuncture a ladyl well-known in Washington society
passed through the car 1he po,r gcntcmln. who.
by that time had workcl himself into a dangcgou,
Gt of passion. where he might have committed any
kind of io0shness almost. was known 10 her
" Al. inalanc" he exclaimed. ~ soon ~ he eau fht
sight of her bow ng politely ami raising his hat.
bat scarcely succeeding In controlling his wrath
" Ic suis-l am swin.ilel: am always swiudled;
the company" etc. etc. The lady was KIND
enough 10 inquire what 'hc trouble was with
rood many words and many more stlio shr wi.
told that ne had purchased 'iokct. wh ch h' sup.
posed entitled him 80 Il certain r'af iu 'lc pai.or
ear: that no such ch1ir Hs that dcsiruatpl up,n to
tcket was. Qi e,rt had h"r ~ tHr :. Hn1 ''mi ~
,0nsil lctrt the vh0ir ,oglurt 90 tli. rn'nr1ny ~
urtfirrnrg ini0wn 8ri Iur' fwe wNIt tle.
~ tiea of tr 'lri tin' ~. 'uin 0as hr nn'ng 't
,.rairl,,r t.tart ir,5 eitgi & hri ts iati
'tirMH 'hiIii tih''i9 = nrntf n.' ith.iit
ih' rW'n,' ~ t'it i''t' '.' 'n ir HN 'F Y "a
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hl5-.o II Vdo nW nnN ha nih ituR" tiWi. u
mio q plAir aNl lnr.h nn iAr, h "h " ll''0N'
rutfri rnt p'ih % dnb"H7 4'a.h i4ii ih4t iA
Wonii any Amrrlrau nave acted y, fooii,hlY ~
did Monsieur nr--s Would he not tafr Pn' ng
with tine iiitir nnposilion rlirf c"riAl "ll
NOT prcmrItItrd | am tutr -pr'ti'rb hl IA at'ht
of the company Or the tlckct seller ln-ira ol
making spectacle OF himo II ana NrD riicg.pns
one at that But where would have been Mr. Mat
thew AmOd's theory then Ana did not the mus
frcnchman kich and protest ~ m,iill ~ the
English cT.tlc might nave demanded d-alhal Drllg
imposed upon
The exploits of young Engshmea OF family, and
sometimes also OF fortune, IN the way oi hltt.'
monial alliances with actresses Ot dubious ante.
| ccdents are we'll known. They are 50 common and
happen 50 frequently there that the comment which
| fhcv excite extends rarely beyond the walls Of
the club room, the columns of the society
newspaper" Here IL IS different Society ~ not 50
often called upon 10 discuss the yenturesomc iolles
of its gilded youth at least not IN the direction OF
matrimonial al iIanccs Bnt "hrn II Is IL uoeS ~
with thOroughncsS which would be cOmmondahe
IN the extreme if ii were displayed M some other
cause The talk of the town for the last week has
been the decree of divorce granted on Tuesday last,
to Presley T. Jenkln, from his VIC, frankie"
The decree, when handed down, dld not attract
great deal of attention. for there were probably few
who remembered the marriage OF young Jenkins to
" Frankier Christv the variety actress. six years
ago. | ne family of young jenkins Is one of great
ibIlity. in fact 1t Il Ot the best society IN
Washington. Its members are more t.an orii-
nary entertain IA handsome style and afo
every occasion when II Is considered proper
to be seen. he father of the Young man IS %
retired admiral
was a place of amusement N which the lacA ol
clothing on the PaIt OF the performers was stu
conspicuous, II possible, than the absence or
talent fl was patronIzeI by young fellows who
imagined they were seeing" i'e when they OCT ID
the actresses and Inv tied them to supper after tho
performance over and by very old men. Among
the performers wa. frankie" Christy, far, lat
and forty. Jenkins was twenty; \ inaudlin court.
ship conducted on the pant o. tho woman ~ doubt
with an ego to business ana on th"t 81 iHc loul ia
the midst Ol a prolonged deDauch, ana tufiOHndd
bv the wort influences, ended m matr.mony. His
family when they heard of young hopeiul> exploit.
were shocked beyond eXprc,,lln u. society was
shocked. and at once began 10 surround the story
with halo of sckly sentlmcntllIty aud cant.
According to the accounts then current the heart
broken father went doTn on ms knees before
Frankie she played lie part OF an uG ne % may
He pointed out to her the disgrace Win which MS
daughters would b. covered. etc., etc. This may.
of course, have really happened. II IS more t.i1n
probable. however. that the en,erprislng variety
actress iuGuceI by rccuniary cons ieratlons 10
forego her claims upon the youthful ana eccentric
husband. Certain II is that she disappeared tho
day after the interview with the father. and that
she has not been heard Of since. wonder whether.
after all the flther did not pay too heavy ransom
for his youthful heir Everybody VIII hopc NJ
doubt that he has 10 cause to-day to regret ms
bargain.
1t seems pretty well settled that Governor Clcye-
Land il TO be the guest of Mr.. ". ". CorroTan
previous TO occupying the White House Qnariels
have been - ured for him ut the Arlington. II -
t@'c Inf tbcy will be used only for the reception ~
visitors ana the crowd of hungry ONCE seekers
with which the presidcu, elect Is sure 10 be over
run. 80, ,.