Savannah morning news., 1885-09-04
MAX 0'RELL IN ENGLAND.
PITY FOR THE NEW ENFRAN-
CHISED BRITISHERS.

about q little among the villages, ana
making acquaintance with Hodge and his
belongings, have come to the conclusion
that out of the 1000, 900 OF newly enfran-
chised subjects of Her Britannia Majesty,
there are plenty who scarcely nave
proper sense Of their promotion. one
worthy fellow, who evidently knew more
about pigs and potatoes than political
matters, when l asked him what he was
in politics, answered, "Churchman' slr.'
A conversation with the wife Of another
of these sons of toll proved TO me that
under her roof the affairs of the nation
had never disturbed anybody's sleep.
Liberal and Conservative were meaning
less terms as applied to her husband. She
evidently knew not what these "mouth-
fuls' meant. All she knew was that her
s'man" was labOrer. 1t is really almost
doubtful whether in such cases as these
IL is not folly to be wise"
1t may safely be asserted that the eldest
daughter OF the Prince of Wales has been
successfully bestowed upon every I'M
portant disengaged Prince on the contl-
nent by busy match-makers. The conti-
mental people will have it that there is
a
Never was a greater mistake made. An
alliance with the royal family OF England
brings no alliance from a political
point Of view, and what is worse, 10
money worth speaking OF for a future
reigning couple. The English princesses
are only intended and good, it appears,
for obscure and penniless German no
bodies.
LUCKY DENMARK.
More fortunate IS the royal family OF
Denmark. The eldest daughter VIII be
Queen of England. and charming one,
too: the second is Empress OF Russia; the
third is the wife OF the wealthy Duke Of
Cumberland, and it is now announced
that the sailor, Prince Waldemar, young
est son of King Christian is betrOthed 20
the Princess Marie of Orleans, eldest
daughter OF the Duke de Cnarfres. This
lad}, whose fortune will one day be i'm
mense, is 70 have a dOwry Of 100000
francs. Poor John BULL How such an
nOuucemeUts must make him sigh! VIII
there never be such luck for him?
| think / have spoken to you before Of
the freaks Of the merry King Of Bavaria.
His last whim was u get Adelina Patti
to sing ''ll Barblere" ana LA TraViata'
for his sole delectation. Twenty
thousand francs was offered for this sin
0ltldr performance. This whim is not
gong to be eratihed, however, for the
diUN has refused on the ground that il
would be quite impossible for her to sing
in an empty theatre. That was a very
good way of getting out Of it.
Thanks TO the cholera scare on the con-
tinent, the English seashore is over
crowded We are having another hot and
beautiful summer. and ON every beach the
BritOns thrOBg. But what a different
thing il is from the sea-bathing season IN
France. The French seem to set out for
their holiday with a thorough determina-
tiOn to enjoy themselves. On French
beaches everybody makes acquaintance,
the children play together under the eyes
OF happy p ptpas and mammas, and in the
evening all meet at the Casino, where
there are ball rooms, reading rooms,
smoking rooms, etc. No doubt many Of
the people you mix with there are scarcely
such as you would care to invite to your
house on a visit, but, the season over,
these friends Of a day are forgotten, and
there remains the benefit TO health and
spirits from thoroughly merry time.
SEEKING THEIR HISTORY.
In the English seaside resort, every
hather looks askance at his fellows
rWhois he at hOme| or, what was his
grandlatherW are questions that he must
get satisfactorily answered before he as
the risk of~frequenting the company OF
persons of inferior blood, he is often bored
to death with the monotony of the life,
and Is quite glad when 1t is time to take
the children back to school, or his own Oc-
cupatiOns call him away from the sea.
The case of NJ. Olivier Pam, the adven-
furious Frenchman, who was Foreign
Minister TO the Mahdi, has entered a new
phase. Nj. Henri ROchefOrt, editor OF the
Int, "a hl Lot
ter from a certain Mr.. Selikovltseh, call
ing himself "eX-interpreter of the British
Army In the SOudan,' in which this gen
tleman undertakes to prove that VI. Pain
had a price OF ESQ set upon his
head by Mai. Kitchener. and was cap
tured and shot. NJ. ROchefort is, perhaps,
the wittiest Of Partisan journalists, but
his bitter wit has never been employed,
am sorry 10 say, except to SOW hatred be-
tween his cOuntrymen, or between them
aud foreigners. Even 10 the Commune,
which he loved, he made opposition, to be
true to mis- calling. However. the charges
are made with such assurance and pre-
cision that ! cannot help hoping that Eng
gland will think it worth her while to re-
pudiate them officially. Here are the
facts as related by Mr.. SelikCvitsch: on
April Is, two spies came TO Debbeh, say
ing that SIX miles from the camp they had
seen a European who, although dressed
like native, had great difficulty in max
ing himself understood in Arabic. When
the spies mad described the man, Mai.
Kitchener, to whom their account was
translated, exclaimed "That is the IA
nous Pain" and rushed of to tell Gen.
Wood.
SEARCHING FOR THE STRANGER.
Without moments loss Of time nine
or ten Bashi-Bazouks were sent out in all
directions in search OF the Frenchman.
Inis Maj. Kitchener conceived the idea Of
setting price on the head of the French
Rdventurer, and notice was got up in
Arabic, and circulated next day, Offering
$50 reward for his capture. AT in the
afternoon Of the same day. continued
the writer, "a copy Of this notice was
teleRraphed TO London. The bearer Of the
telegram, man named Finney, Sir owen
Lanyon's orderly, meeting me near the
telegraph ofiice accOsted me with a
broad grin on his Irish face. and asked me
II l did not want 70 earn $50. at the
same time showing me the telegram.
which was not even enclosed
in an envelope, so great had the haste
been. On the nth / went 10 sec the saeik
Khali who had got up the notice in
Arabic. But before l had put question
10 him. he began with winnings and tears
TO beg me 10 write him n petition In Eng.
lish. lie wanted 30 protest against the
injustice Of making him share the $50
which he had "hOnestly earned" with
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