New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-29
THE GENERALS CAMPAIGN.

A VISIT TO HIM JUST BEFoRE THE ELEOIioN
reported in The Pail Mall Gazette.
No one IS refused admission. The order 10 that
effect is imperative and admits OF no exception
ais Monsieur lc General at home
@certainly, srf. Please walk in'
Every one ls treated with equal civty. The Cen
erals rule during this campaign is to mako no distnc-
finn of persons: even old acauantances must submit
The company was mostly silent. each unit rejecting
perhaus on what sort Of little speech he or sha
should MAXI by and by Ono after one they rose AZ me
snn,mons of TunIsian darkie chocOlatecO0ieu hip
In buttons and followed him upstairs. but otIc.s =,
quickly fleds their places spddenY' a t Dsovi a, Va
ytoiecs and deputaton Of some twenty bourgeois de
and thn stairs talking 10 one another in anlmanh
tones and bright all over with smiles. ~ is @ MS
when the gstes Of factory uoa 9i am tr Weeks
wares jlngng I'm their pocket,. Agas..iao n,oh
stands out conspcuously tail ana gauoy oase,
ahy the cift of some admicr as II Sports dopAU ~,
OF twisted ribbon. half cream and nan ht hosn
pink being the Generals favorite h9MSrh hh, 'lt The
prisoners are two little love bilds. TOT o'c a With
they are peIched az opposite Sides OF ono pnlv for
tbejr Racks 10 ono another: We all hope u Is oh y
the moment The room is handsomely lnrnsIInu;, Iu;
SQUARES Of tapestry adOrn the Wans, eSeha w. ct ON
req req i nleee RIO vases hold superb bouquets OF
dark carnations. freshly cui: TWO siac '"'i'' S
beneath heaps OF 1srabea bsye eons away tired out
mi ~ INV patience Is rewarded. The lmps brsSSy n anu
sIazen iace Tbe little monster is only thirteen and
as imperturbable staineil ~ mTc ,hyc caipetsd
Generals sea csOno' The General advances and shakes
6snda We exchange good wishes iOf inc ne" rcScLnr
Well, mon General what malor''S w 'O'
Oh 'Sf h%ndrsd thousand came the instantaneous
reply ,ous,ep
"if the election came on to-morro" s"'''1
10000" ,,ou..o. accounted sor9p 1 asked
Very naturally we can't always % eonent Sene must
ward sso1gh We NUMBERS nsSo aPE rensn stationary perhaps
decrease 10 a small extent tooA & ro' IN and down
General coasng for an instant 70 pa fhen with
s 9 smile You know how they're betting On ~ ng sr
we'll I've got right away ava ysy az niT never catch me uP
Tbey NAV dimlsssh my Lead but mina spIb, b,s walk
never catch up The g Genera hei ndcEst ,SSs
- And now General. l want to ask So" '0'' 1'''
cate question:
Ee S s"as dsDlorabe event OF your Impeachment be-
fore tbe senate which has been yaguely '@iN'u "'O
what measss Sre|S %ouu o4y idiots talk about such
hing should first have TO do something 70 on tbap
mPcaehmss0t sio Mo- nav n3 Them no back With vengeance
twenty -four hours after should ne IN adp%rsion in
The htnne nTompness drectness, and su9lime, ,,n sJn
dence Of this reply Imagine Tnas an sl tbsf Whlch
ma, ,,red 10 ssl him 81 you want TO- realize by COZ,
trast General Bouiangers me1h"a VI s'"e
p0an And now VIII you give few satstlrsIl sIly n
With pleasure grant interviews pgrScI' pfdSc s5olss
about $50 persons Ssus aas cnnbtng re delegations
which set foot IN this room They number ron ~ abou ev
10 600 persons day. see them In groups " "''"'
But General, that leaves you no time for oo'uO0r
exercise . ,.A,, eating and
without sleepinQ / haven't even moHen' :" ''
al what the papers say OF me-" =, ..,,coraton IN
ths is franc stopped for all his ehorts ~ h9pp &
erect his voice was husky and tired. le nar ~ tl bo
faded vet excited look you might oXpect 20 sse ~ 70 he
facc OF future senior wrangicr IN the audo h % ,i re
ripos ii must be said that tho General wVrns % & isso
a aorse In England his pluck would carry INC a0l,
n the sporting feeling were the prominent ono W
politics