St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-02-16
The Members Of the Diplomatic Corps.

| IHe iHoSt ildiciloi> ttlug III WASH
ngton is the Diplomatic Corps. Occa
sionally an able man like Mr. Romero
the astute Mexican gentleman, who car
twist General Grant around the little
fin rer of his left hand, gets loose among
them. but o1tenest they are solemn
prigS. like Nj. Sackville West, or gen.
tlemanly noaodies, like the rank and
file of them here. and occasionally we
have been favored with unuuestionably
hard eases like two of the Russian
ENJOYS. Mr.. Catecazy and Mr. Batholo.
mel. This last cut up so high that the
respectable members of the legation
actually ran away to New York to spare
themselves the sight of Mr. Barlholo-
mel goings on. A foreign legation i,
a little spot of the country it represents
set down in the midst of the country to
which it is accredited. Diplomats can
not be sued for debts. and consequently
they have to pay two prices for every
thing servants hire. furniture, etc.
1t Is true that, as in Mr.. Bartholomew 5
case, when actions become SO scandal
| Gus. and when people are clamoring for
their money. it is indicated to the Gov
ernment sending SO disgraceful a repre-
sentative that his company is no longer
desired, and he is recalled, but that is a
last resort, and a vast deal of bad be-
havior is put up with before it is Off
cially noticed. The Chinese legation is
highly respected here, the Secretaries
being men of education and enlarged
ideas. The Minister, Mr.. Tsoo Ju, is
an absurd old person. who can not
speak a word of English. but he has
several moon-eyed Young attaches that
are the jolliest kind of fellows, rattle
Oft English without hitch and are
generally up to snuff.
The Minister has two grandsons, Kin
Lang and Han Sin, clever lads, who 90
to large school here. They dress
handsomely. in American fashion, and
their queues are fastened down inside
their jackets. The legation is in fine
house on II street now. Ladies are
never seen in it, as the wife of the Min
ister does not go into society at all, but
it is hospitality open to gentlemen, and
especially to the school-fellows of Kin
Lang and Han Sin. A crowd of Young
sters assemble there every Friday night.
The secretaries appear. and devote
themselves to making the lads have
good time. who come home with won
derful yarns about the cigarettes, the
tea, the sweetmeats and the crackers
which they are offered as soon as they
enter. Then they are great card-plav-
ers. although the tales that sometimes
get into print about the play n. the Chi
nese legation are pure fiction; but the
Chinese. being devoted to games of
chance as a social amusement, naturally
suggest cards as the diversion best suit
ed to Americans. The boys who visit
there are enthusiastic in their praise of
''the Chinese fellows. Mr. Tsoo Ju went
to reception last winter, at which was
a lady who used an ear trumpet. He
was observed to survey the trumpet
with much interest, and finally ex-
p.ained through an interpreter, one of
the festive young secretaries, that he
supposed it was a new kind of pipe to
be smoked through the ear 1t wasn't
worth while to try and disabuse him.
tie stuck to his hypothesis and borrow
ing the trumpet spent the rest of the
evening with it inserted in his ear in
grave and silent enjoyment. The Swiss
Minister. Colonel Emil Frey. it is said,
will soon resign. The English Min
lister has his two younger daughters
with him. His eldest daughter. who
has presided for him since he came to
the legation. is still very young lady.
Her mother having been a Spanish
actress. she and her sisters are all +,
Catholics. Mr.. CORVALLIS West, the
Minister'S near relative. was here for
a short visit lately, but nothing has been
heard of Mrs. CORVALLIS West, who
was expected to throw even the menu
ory of Langtry into the shade. VASE
tnqton Coz. brooklyn Eagle.