The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-19

nSxuiy probable that the story OF
salmon z. Chase's first love win BE- in
cluded IN this biography. but de truth il
mat the chisf justice Was married three
nmeg before he was 40, and be did not ret
ne giri he first paid attentions to. This
VA Mis- Cabsal. whom he met hsrs in
Warrington City. He came here while his
Uncle was senator to get place in the de-
partmsnts. But his uncle told him that
AZ would give him dollar to buy ! spade
g dig with. but that he would not help
MIN 70 the living dungeon Of govern
ment department. The result vas
that young Chase had to 70 to
eeechtng school, and he studied law ct the
same time under William Writ, who was
shs father Of ono Of his pupils. It was
nere that h met Miss Cabeli, who was Wis
iung q the Wirn. He fell deeply IN love
with her, wrote verses about her, and the
story = that be finally proposed. She Was,
however, Of one Of the first families Of Vir-
9inia and thought herself too good for =
school teacher Ike young Salmon Chase.
What finally became Of her never heard,
Dut Il she lived to zee her rejected lover be-
come the most noted jurist in the United
States It must have been source Of bitter
regret to her.
now SALMON r. CHASE SHAVED a HOG.
They tell . funny story out in the coun-
~ near Columbus. O., about Salmon P.
Chese's boyhood. He spent : part of Il
With his uncle. Bishop Chase, who believed
- the young man earning his salt for the
board and schooling which he gave him,
and who expected him to attend to all the
duties about his farm. One day in the fail
- the bishop was starting away to ride the
circuit Of his congregation, he told Salmon
10 quit school at noon that day and come
home and kill and dress pig. Young
Chase had never seen = first-class hog
killing, but he thought he could do It.
He knew that the first thing he must do
Was TO catch the pig, which he finally
did after great trouble, and killed it The
dying hog. however, did not look anything
like those he had seen dressed in the
butcher shop and 1t puzzled him Is to how
no was going to get the hair of. He had
heard. however, that the farmers usually
scalded h0gs to loosen the bristles. So he
heated an appie-butter kettle full Of water,
poured it into . barrel and soused the
porker In it Now in order to get the
bristies out Of . pig it is said you must
leave Il in the water only short time. At
any rate, whether this is true or not,
whether the pig was left in too long,
or whether tho water was too hot the re-
suit was that the bristles were firmly set
and would not come out ct all. Young
Salmon dug away with his fingers until
they were raw. He scrapped with . KNIFE
and pulled at them one by one. but all to
no effect It was getting far into the night
and he was in despair when he thought of
the bishops razors. and getting them he
shaved the pig from nose to tail. It was
. beautiful job and he was congratulated
upon his success. The bishop did not try
to shave until he went to preach one day,
and then his temper BY no means improved
his sermon.
KATE cHAsE's RHTrRKD LIE.
Mrs. Kate Chase has practically dropped
out Of society since she came back from
France. She has her own friends who 20
to see her. but she does not seem to take
much interest in society. She has tasted
the best of it, and found that it is like the
apples Of Sodom. beautiful without, but
ashes within. Shortly after she left Gov
ernor Sprague's home for good, she was not
in the best Of circumstances, and saw
once In an old antiquarian store in New
York beautiful water pitcher of solid sill
yer, which the antiquary said belonged to
Kate Chase-Sprague. and had been left
there to b sold. This was years ago, how
ever, and the rise of Washington City real
estate. II nothing else. must have placed
her in much better circumstances. Edge
wood itself must be worth at least $3.50. 600,
ana she probably has other sources OF in
come.
THE coMPTE DE PARIS AND THE PRINCE OF
WALES.
A striking difference is seen between the
treatment which the Comte de Paris is re-
ceiving from the United States govern
ment in comparison with the entertain
ment furnished the Prince of Wales when
he visited Washington City just thirty
years ago. There is, of course, difference
in the positions of the two men. but both
are of royal blood, and though the count
comes as . private gentleman to the United
States, there was time when his chances
of becoming the king of France were de-
cidsdly good. The Prince of Wales was
the guest of the pre- sident and he stopped
at the White House. The Comte de Paris
has been entertained at the Arlington
hotel, and he has not as yet
seen the president. A diplomatic
breakfast was given to the Prince Of
Wales. The count received q dinner from
his old friend, General Schofeld, but the
French legation have as yet paid no atten-
ton to him. The Prince of Wales was
given . big feed and taken to Mount Yer
non ON the revenue cutter Harriet Lane,
and the Comte de Paris has had his trip to
Mount Vernon on the naval steamer Dis.
patch. The expenses of this trip of the
Prince of Wales were paid by Howell Cobb,
secretary of the treasury. out of his own
pocket; and it now remains to be seen
whether Secretary Tracy will pay the ex-
penses of the counts trip on the Dispatch.
Howell Cobb had no idea of paying for the
trip when he got up the excursion. He
expected the bill to be footed by
the department, and he invited the
president, the foreign legations and anum.
Der of other distinguished guests to take q
sail with him down the Potomac. He did
not say any thing to President Buchanan
about it, and when Buchanan found that
the revenue cutter was to be used he was
very angry. He sent for Jere Black. and
when Black came in he said: "Black, are
vow going on this blanked frolic2 want
to know what you think of Cobb using
public property for private uses?" Il
don't know" replied the attorney general.
"Cobb has started the affair, has sent his
invitations to the Prince of Wales. and he
has the steamer already packed full of pro-
visions. don't see how he can back
out il be tried. and propose to 60 along
with him and see how he comes out. !"
"Well won't co." replied Buchanan. 1T
viii be q blot on my administration, and