New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
MR. WINSTON AND HIS PREROGATIvE

- hear about the sacredncss that hedges around
an ambassador SAID much-uaNeiIed Cmcdsoal
in the RChclicu cafe in the presence Of reporter,
that do not think of an incident 10 which va,
an or a narS me ,t pa6 y" that rea
diplomat the gallant General Winston, when he made
New York, London, Paris and pretty much the entire
absurd Of me to ask You may not know, however,
that sign boards mark that path and that the
tolls have been increased-but this by the way. |
CHANGED one day about five years ago 10 be standing
in a railroad staton-I forget the name just within
the French border. train from the other side came
a most distinguished looking gentleman, his strong
face adorned with a heavy gray mqstache: OF fine
and his glance. which swept the station Ike the
rays of p0Hccman's bulps-eyc, any observer
possessing the slightest imagination would have kcned
to that Of eagle. Well, after sweeping the station
pretty clean the glance fell pyramid Of baggage
walked with that graceful but confident tread that
betrays the parsonage Of an ola campaigner; Just
military looking man touched him on the shoulder
and in English bade him drop The trunk The officer
who did not speak English gazed at the military look
ing man in amazement:, Then he shrugged his
But this the military looking was avcrse TO and
he stated his objections in excellent English, to which
French. From where / stood ! couldn't hear al thai
was said, but seeing haldozen Officers attracted by
did so l heard the military looking man excaim:
Il tell YOU that ! am the United states Minister
to Persia Can't YOU understand good plain English
q afteward learned that the military man never would
plain English). | am my way 10 Persia, and you
have no right 10 look into my baggage. I'm Snug
gler. And what's more, he added, the officers sur
rounded the baggage and grabbed several pieces, i
won't have YOU look at it, WhercupOn he sprarg on
the top Of the pyramid. and bIandshne his ia a
manner that Suggested to me brave R0derick Dhu,
PLAYED about him right vigorously and 10 The dsmay Of
the Officers who jumped back from the PIE ana danced
ninby about they sucked their sOUndlv thumpcd
fingers Could the American eagle have been there he
would have screamed his delight In sixteen Languages
What would have been tine outcome had not the
captain Of the officer come up at this juncurc. can't
say. When the occurrence had been Nplaiucd to him
he was furious and about 10 lead a charge the
military looking man, into whose face had come an
expression of joyous anticipation, when he Thought
III to adore, him. lie did 50 In English, nquIline
what he meant by such conduct The military looking
man replied that he the United STATE, Mini, ter 10
Persia. Rut before lie could 20 fuFtheTcthe captain
had dohcd his hat. bowed low and asked 10000
pardons. The military looking man who none
other than the brave General winston. jumped down
al this. said IL all right. that no harm had been
done and distributing some money to the men whose
knuckes he had whacked. he directed to his hotel
where his baggage. uninspeced. followed without de-