The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-05-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

at first intended but will be sent to
the Argentine Republic, to succeed
the present incumbent, Thomas O.
Osborne. The delicate health of Mrs.
Hanna is given out as the cause of
the change.
The present Administration has
been particularly fecund in surprises,
and in its brief existence it has shown
some rather startling tendencies in
divers directions; but it's crowning
success was achieved in the appoint.
ment to Persia. Glaukopis Athene on
the Capitol's dome, relaxed her eter-
nal vigilance, aud her severely elias.
sic features softened in to a grim
smile, as fifty odd million Americans
with appreciative humor broke into
simultaneous outlaws when our Chief
Magistrate nominated and appointed
the Hon. Bayliss w. Hanna, of the
Wabash Valley, in Indiana, to be
Minister and Consul General to Per.
sia, position the remuneration of
which is the munifcent sum of $4,000
per annum. Mr.. Hanna is a distin.
guished member of the Indiana bar.
AS an orator on the stump, in the
length and bredth of Hoosierdom he
is simply without a peer. Though
somewhat stricken in years, like old
Moses, "his eye has not grown dim,
nor his natural strength abated."
He bethought him that it would be
lifting finale to a life strewn thick
with honors if he could round out his
political career as the representative
to some foreign court, of his country
and party, that might we'll honor in
the highest one who had honored and
serves it SO long. He gently signi.
fed his desire to the leading Repre-.
sentative from his State of the party
in power. Anything will do" said
Mr.. Hanna, with that modesty that SO
adorns his many virtues, $50 long as
the climate is not too blanked cold
and good liquor is not too high
priced" And, as an after thought,
he said something about educating his
children abroad. The Vice President
promptly seconded Mr.. Hannas mod.
est application, and then serenely
awaited results.
One morning shortly after, Mr..
Hanna took up the city journal he
most affects and began to read. He
saw without emotion that the post.
master at Bald Knob, in his State,
had been relieved from further public
service. Pretty soon he read some.
thing which puzzled him. He rubbed
his eyes, and read again. There it
was, "Bayliss w. Hanna goes to Per.
sia." l trust the recording angel
dropped a ready sympathetic tear
over Mr.. Hsnna's next remark.
am glad, however, to be able to cor.
rect wicked statement which went
the round of the press, for Mr.. Han,
ma, I am credibly informed, did not
say, "Well, I'll be damned !" mol
"Where the"-fnal place of the wick.
ed-"is Persia?" In plaintive Ian
guage, plentifully garnished with
wicked adjectives, and adverbs, ht
called on sympathizing friends tt
know chow in h, at this time o
life, he was going to ride a camel p
that being the favOrite, and, indeed
about the only means of travel in
and about Teheran. And when hC
learned that beverages which cheel
, the heart of man, such as Bourbon
! whisky, and its milder eongener dis
titled from Pennsylvania rye, were
positively unknown in benighted Per
sia, then indeed did black despair
: seize and mark him as her own. Blu
| the gods were good, and he can nov
, educate his children in South America
This is the time of year when on
I appreciates the delightful envirOns o
. Washington. 1t seems as if no cit,
! could be more "eligibly located" a
D they say of lodging houses. There j
such a variety of pretty places acces
sible by land and water, such a quan
tity of charming spots for picnics
such choiae of wood and river re
snrfs fha araaiaat divaraitv of on