Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
Mr.. Winston and His Prerogativs.

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From the Chicago Post.
81 never hear about the sacredness that
hedges around an ambassador" said a much
travelled Chicagoan in the Richelieu cafe in
the presence Of reporter. "that do not
think Of an incident to which was an unob-
served witness. You all remember the broad
blaze Of glory that marked the path Of that
great diplomat the gallant Gen. Winston when
he made his famous trip from Chicago to Per-
STA 1t was via New York, London, Paris and
pretty much the entire continent. Do You re-
member it? or course. How absurd Of me to
ask. You may not know, however. that sign
boards now mark that path and that the
tolls haze been increased-but this by
the way. CHANGED one day about five
station-1 forget the name-just within
the French border. A train from the other
side came rolling in, and from one of the apart
ments stepped a most distinguished looking
gentleman, HIS strong face adorned with a
heavy gray mustache. OF fine physique he
his glance, which swept the station like the
rays Of policeman's bulrs-eye. any observer
possessing the slightest imagination would have
likened to that Of an eagle Well, after sweep
ing the station pretty clean the glance fell on
pyramid Of baggage at one end and thither the
military-looking man walked with that grace
full but confident tread that betrays the person.
age Of an old campaigner. Just as he reached
the pyramid a custom house officer in
uniform took hold Of trunk as if to open it.
The military-looking man touched him on the
shoulder and in English babe him drop the
trunk. The officer, who did not speak
English, gazed at the military-looking man in
amazement. Then he shrugged his shoulders
and made as if to carry the trunk away. But
this the military-loo man was averse to,
and he stated his objections in excellent
English, to which the customs officer replied
with equally excellent French. From where
stood couldn't hear all that was said, but
seeing q half-dozen officers attracted by the
did so heard the military-looking man ex-
claim:
az tell you that am the United States min
lister to Persia! Can't you understand good
plain English2 q afterward learned that the
military man never would beliNe that any one
am on my way to Persia and you have no
right to look into my baggage. I'm no snug
gler. And what's more, he added, as the Of
fcers surrounded the baggage and grabbed
several pieces, 4 won't have you look at it,
Whereupon he sprang on the top of the
pyramid, and, brandishing his cane in man.
ner that suggested to me brave Roderick Dhu,
played about him right vigorously and to the
dismay of the officers, who jumped back from
the pile and danced nimbly about as they
sucked their soundly thumped fingers. Could
the American eagle have been there he would
have screamed his delight in sixteen languages
What would have been the outcome had not the
captain Of the officers come up at this juncture
I can't say. When the occurrence had been
explained to him he was furious, and was about
to lead charge on the military-looking man,
into whose face had come an expression of joy-
Gus anticipation, when he thought fit to ad-
dress him. He did 30 in English inquiring
what he meant by such conduct. The military
looking man replied that he was the United
States minister to Persia. But before he could
GO further the captain had doffed his hat
bowed low and asked 1900 pardons. The mill
tary-looking man, who was none other than the
brave Gen. Winston, jumped down at this, said
it was all right, that no harm had been done and
distributing some money to the men whose
knuckles he had whacked, he was directed to
his hotel, where his baggage, uninspected. fol-
lowed without delay"