The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-12
EsoLAsD,s REPRESENTATIVES,.

ESGLAND's REPRESENTATIVES,.
Temple Bar has an article on The
personnel Of the British diplomatic ser
viee which, though written from q
somewhat Tory standpoint as to for
eign politics, gives series OF lively 81
. borettss Of the various ambzssa dors-
'Sir Augustus Paget looks every
iElen al ambassador. Tail. square
sh0ullered. and handsome. he has 4
thoroughly English faee-fhe clean
shaved chin and upper lip with the
wbiskers Of English faces in the old
time. Careful and tasteful In his
dress, j0vial in manner, a earital hozt
q good taiker. keen sportsman, bold
rider and active lagH-tennis player. he
IS the perfect inlpersouation Of the
popular English gentleman Count
Andrassy once said Of him that he was
too honest man TO make cool d.
piomaiist. He i a nd-hearted man.
little quick OF temper. plain spoken
and not used 20 assembling; but he
has the shrewdncss which comes from
long official experience and from a
fAAsArA "a Ah3hAfE ne Has 10 4tts-
position for intrigue. bat ne detects an
least IN is second, and he plays il
with a quiet block as a good crscketer
does a 'twister.' Uuendowed with the
| brilliant Imagination which invents
grand 'coups' In diplomacy or ingen-
ious expedients, he l. a prudent ad-
wiser. His English i excellent
II was said OF Lord AmpthiIi-bat
this was an exaggeration-that be was
the only diplomatist who could man
age Prince bismarck. No one would
say as much Of Sir Edward Malet: but
neither wouid anybody assert tina;
Prince Bismarck could manage Sir
Edward. The secret Of the iatters
power lies In his inpenetrability. A
trim. thin.faced man. Of slight build.
with dark hair and sparse beard turn
ing gray. he might be taken IN any
public place for q solicitor or doctor In
! rood practice He has not the adj
vantage Of a commanding stature and
figure. and there IS nothing striking ia
bis attire but look AZ him closely and
his intellect becomes revealed in hiS
clear, sqaare-cut forehead and the
depth OF his large eyes. Is regards
the egteTaais OF his character. every
body pfoclaims him a bDn-eGmarade
When he walks oat with one OF his
4 secretaries he talks with an incessant
iow OF animal spirits lie Is frolic-
some a. boy. ana has laugh ring
ing and cheerful as a spring breeze.
But IN business he is a. unapproach-
able as al octopus. During political
conversation he listens Tor all the
world like a lawyer listening to eli
ent's ease, and sometimes an amused
smile fiickers over his face. But what
he thinks he keeps TO himself. He
might have dispatch, announcing
declaration OF war, in his pocket and
nobody he questioned him about the
chance Of war would be any the wiser.
''Sir Robert Merier' strength lies in
| knowledge He stands upon his in
formation as upon a hard pavement
which he raps with a stick With CON
siderable vivacity OF character. derived
perhaps, from a French ancestry. he
darts rapidly 70 the knot Of aguestio8,
guesses intuitlveiy the motives for
human action, and brings the double
acnmen OF an oxford don and OF a
German savant TO bear upon his anal
yses The Germans found that he
knew rather too much about them
selves, and were piqued 20 see that he
was never carried away by enthusiasm
| for German ideas. 4 professional dis
passionateness, liberal opinions OF the
old Wing type, and a sturdy English
patriotism, render man proof against
| the glamor which Teutonic successes
and Bismarckiau CHsarism have ex-
ercised over certain English minds. Ii
| is said that the Russians have pleased
him better than the Germans. and
this is not surprising. In the highest
circles Of Russian society where cul-
| ture prevails. there is much more
| open-mindedness than at Berlin. The
Russian delights in polite disputations,
aud will discuss any new theory ia
politics or religion with the ardor OF
man who feels that he belongs to
new country whose future is one OF
| limitless possibilities.
''Sir William White j. a man OF
| leonine aspect. tail. stalwar;, with
massive forehead, a flowing white
beard, and a voice like roar All.
my dear Sir-r-ri' these words. ringing
| like an Irish accent. may be heard
| through the thicke-t doors or 80 PAGES
OIL in a street. while sir William with
exuberant gesticulations is rammiug
some fact into a hard head or some in
dignant remonStrance into quivering
soul Sir William quotes forgotten
protocols more readily than most men
could cite the dates of their children's
| birthdays His mind i an eXtTaor-
binary Storehouse of well-classed facts,
and he Is continually adding to its
contents. He j. never for a moment
idle When at Belgrade and Bucha-
rest he used to turn out at early morn
| ing. attend mass nj the nearest Roman
| Catholic church. and then mix with
| the market folk or other small people,
| to whom he would speak IN their own
language. by the time he returned
home 60 breakfast he had always coli
| lected some odd bits of information,
which we're a. precious 20 him as brio
a-hrac 10 a collector. His individuality
is so strong that ne might be called in
nunDce fnearpafp