Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-24
The Members Of the Diplomatic Corps.

The most ridiculous thing in Wash
ington is the Diplomatic Corps. Occa-
sonally an able man like Mr.. Romero,
the astu,e Mexican gentlemen, who can
twist General Grant around the little
fin ger of his left hand. gets loose among
them, but oftenest they are solemn
prigs, like Nj. Sackville West, or gen.
tlcmanly nohodies, like the rank and
file of them here, and occasionally we
have been favored with Internationally
hard cases 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.. Bartholo-
mei's gOings on. A foreign legation is
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, rs 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
eminent sending so disgraceful repre-
sentative that his company is no longer
desired, and he is recalled, but that is 4
last resort, and 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 word Of English. but he has
several moon-eyed young attaches that
are the jolliest kind of fellows. rattle
off Engl sh without a hitch and are
generally up to snuff.
The Min ster has two grandsons, Kin
Lang and Han Sin, clever lads, who go
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
lister does not 60 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 a
good time. who come home with Won
dcrlul 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-
crS, although the tales that sometimes
get into print about the play at the Chi
nese legation are pure fiction; but the
Oh nese. being devoted to games Of
chance as a social amusement, natura' ly
suggest cards as the diversion best suit
ed to Americans. The boys who visit
there are enthusiastic in their praise of
1.-THE Chinese fellows. Mr.. Tsoo Ju went
to a 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-
planned through an interpreter, one Of
the festive young secretaries, that he
supposed it was new kind of pipe to
be smoked through the ear. 1t wasn't
worth while to try and disabuse him.
He 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 Englis!, 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. CCrnwallis West, who
was expected to throw even the men,
DRY of Langtry into the shade. - Hash
inqtom Cor. brooklyn Eagle.