The National tribune., 1885-05-07

As second leftenant in the Twelfth Cavalry.
A pet with nlauimas and prey their wies
And dozens Of daughters. without Thought or fear
Link their lives with mine and think it great sport
To pass all their days in a dreary old fort.
As promotion is slow, always shall be
second lcftenant in the Twelfth Cavalry
Gen. lnadhae comes on the stage with bright
descriptive song:
I'm a social acquisition
On account of my position
And this title honorary. won In battles sanguinary
Was forcondGct exemplary i'm the war with Mexico
Though now perambuiating is somewha. enervat-
Tn electrical elixir of youth perennial,
With devotion monumental. and promotion acct
dental,
I'm military, mythical Brevet General
This part is one of the best creations in the
opera, and is a good representation of several
gentlemen who frequent Washington entertain
ments. The movement of the plot is the de-
sire of Mrs Bric-o- Brac to contract an advanta-
geous marriage for her daughter Aleria: the
desire of several young officers and old Mi,dlue
TO obtain Ateria'S hand, and the determination
of that young lady to have none of them, but
gives herself TO Clifford Harris, whom she de-
scribes as Just plain, ordinary, everyday
civilian" An elopement finally results, the
young couple take refuge on the summit of the
y.
until the mother consents to forgive them,
when the opera ends with an overwhelmingly
funny scene.
PROPER REBUKE.
Gen. ii. Y. Boynton, the Washington corre-
gpondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
tells this neat little story:
There is class of those female dudes in
Washington who esteem it the proper perform
ance to chatter in bad French at all times and
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women approached Nine. de Strive at a recep-
ton ia the White House and began chattering
in more or less broken French aad she replied
in her rather lame English.
Why" said one Of the party, "do you not
speak French, Madame2 am sure you must
be able TO speak it."
The Baroness gave them keen glance and
replied: Yes, speak French, but not in the
house of the American President Though
speak English poorly, speak it here, of course.
as well as can"
The party were not dull enough to miss the
rebuke in the calm and ladylike remark, and
the Baroness continued: " l do not like TO speak
French anywhere. 1t is foolish and frivolous
language, and / dislike it. Why should one
use it when one can express herself in the
English. which is the noblest and best language
IN the world, as America is the greatest and
grandest nation in the world. ! am proud to
speak the language of the Americans"
The giddy young misses begin 10 converse In
English, at least while in Nine de Strives
presence. Some of them told the story, and its
circulation caused the young lady who won
dered that the Baroness did not speak French
some modification.
APPOINTMENT OF ggDGE MEnRIcK.
The Judiciary of the District of Columbia
consists-besides the usual minor officials, such
as the Judge of the Police Court the Justices
of the Peace, and Probate Judge-of tribunal
called the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia- This was constituted In 1863 of fonr
justices, of whom ID. X. Cartier, of Cleveland,
was the Chief Justice. and A. B. Olin, of New
York, Geo. Z. Fisher of Delaware, and Andrew