Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22

chinese gentlemen as eagerly as they ars
watching her. She meets stare with stare,
and makes her comments near the ear Ct her
mother. The people In the audience, mean
while, are staring first at the belle in the red
directors and next az the silked robed celes-
tials- Everybody appears TO De having
good time.
The Misses West were in a box, too. OF
course they were much stared at. Il is their
last public appearance In the capital, and
they are trying 70 be very gay. But it is
hard work The truth is the West family
IS not just now happy one saw the IN
fortunate diplomat as he was at the railway
station taking the train for New York and
home. l was struck with his appearance
He has aged visibly OF late. He looks and
acts Ike crushed man A man who had
business dealings with the late minister dur
ing the last two weeks tells me he never saw
person 50 lacking IN spirits and courage.
Lord Sachville," said ne, has been max
ing desperate effort to keep up, but
it was useless. Hs is broken maa.
He has got 50 ne has no confdence
n himself. He Is mad at the world and at
himself predict that unless his friends on
the other side make il as easy IS they can for
hin. he'll go 70 pieces Just imagine the
agony that man has endured during the last
month, with a consciousness that all the
world was laughing at him It was really
q pitiful figure which | saw get into the train
and start for England The most pitiful
thing about It was the mans effort TO appear
happy and bright
Mrs. Cleveland is very fond Of the theatre,
particularly when comedy is On the boards.
she laughs heartily and naturally, which, as
every one knows, IS good deal better than
laughing mincingly and feshionably. Mrs
Cleveland has strong sense of huInor. She
appreciates the ridiculous One day last
week she had good time all BY herself over
the following letter, which Col Lamont sent
her out Of the " hite House mail:
Pa Nov =
DEAR, SWEET LADY CLEvEIASo-I an IN trouble,
and know that out Of the goodness OF your kind
heart you viii help ne out of it; for you can help
me out Of It, and a word from YOU viii make me
one Of the happiest Of women 4 single word is
simple thing, is il not sweet Ia-dy-an easy thing
10 say, and you vii say it Tor me, won't your Ny
trouble IS this, that returned from Europe few
days since bringing with me- some goods in trunks
which the custom house officials In New York
were mean enough % hold for duties OF course,
they thought they were doing their duty, bet IL
lSn right for Eie TO pay customs those trunks
and I don't want 70 do Il, Besides. | have no
money 10 pay with Ny husband has always
voted the Democratic ticket and won't you
please, sweet LADY, send word 70 the custom house
IN New York TO have my franks releaseds III bless
you to my dying day Ms.
This letter was returned to Col. Lamont,
who sent it 70 the customs division OK the
treasury department, where il became public
property. Col Lamont says such letters are
occasionally received, addressed 10 Mrs.
cleveland, written obviously by persons who
think the presidents wife queen whose win
is law and at whose mandate all rules of the
government could be reversed or suspended
People write asking Mrs Cleveland 70 inter-
cede with the president for them concerning
appointments Others, employed BY the
government, want their salaries raised, and
think Mrs. Cleveland can have it done Re
quests for loans Of money come in almost
every mail. Mrs Cleveland has had 10 end
Of applications for her cas-. of dresses.
Many Of the letters about babies which came
to the White House are obviously sent in the
hope on the writers part Of recei wing some
neat present in return. During the last year
Mrs. Cleveland has had no fewer than SIX op-
portunitles, presented by letter, Of adoprin.
children ROBERT GRAVES