The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-17

and so much more true 10 life that the real
veterans hlusaed and sat back when the
Colonel had the 5oor.
It rnust be remembered ths. thi. artist
never was In the South IN his Life TIL after
the war OF the rebellion. he had never
had real uniform on his back, not even
that Of a militia company. mp 10 the day
he sc; 10 in Washington the role OF an ex-
Confederate. which he played with such
skill and such address that noted er-L0u-
Tolerate generals deferred 20 him IN
disputes concerning strategic points IN
VOWED II the Southern campaigns The
Colonel. instead OF coming from q military
family, was the son o. Presbyterian
divine and was born and brought up
in Peru, Ind. he received 81 the hands OF
his father good education and atierwa-d
studied Law. His father was too poor.
however. 70 do more than lalnch him IN
the world, and the colonel, after vsinly
seeking 20 make pace for himself N tE-
legal profession IN he village OF Ha-rods-
burg, XIV. driite6 soEth after the war =.
an adrentzrer eager 20 seize upon the afst
opportunity 20 better his fortunes
the Colonel was a. first content 20 play
the role simply of an ex-Confecerate, but
he was SO often asked about his family
that he saw il wogld he necessary 20 m
vent another chapter In his history. Ia
the South everybody Is known, and flc-
ti.ious family would be only too soon cIs-
covered The colonel. by stroke, trans
ferred bis birthplace from this coun-
try to Paris He built up IN that
country q thoroughly consistent story,
which was accepted by all Of his Conteder-
ate friends as they would the Gospel. In
this beautiful story. which be carefully
complied the Colonel was formerly
r.etted officer st the Imperial court, where
his mother was q maid OF honor 70 the
Empress Eugene. The Colonel himself was
q graduate Of the great military school OF
ST. Cyr. The colonel also served IS mill
tarv attache in the Ausirlan-Oerman cam
pnign Of '6s, and was slightly wounded IN
his right leg. This accounted for his limp.
The colonel could not speak over half
dozen words of French. Such story
told in Europe would have involved
its relasor instantly. The fact that
the colonel could not speak the
French language would have instantly
stamped him as an impostor, but IN the
easy going society at Washington City no
one cared very much whether the Colonel
was what be said he was or not. The
Colonel might have married almost any
one of the great matches Of the day IN
Washington City if he had been free,
but earlier in his career in New Orleans
he had married. There he had wife and
two children which he never mentioned,
but some of his friends living IN that
town knew her and made known 10 their
Southern associates in Washington City
that the Colonel was married.
During his second winter the Colonel set
up as mentor 10 various sons OF high
officials who came 10 Washington from
what the Colonel called the provinces.
This polished graduate of the society of
Peru, Ind, instructed sal these young
people Is 10 the ms and outs of high So
cie,y. He even purchased the clothes for
. small army OF youngsters who looked
up TO the Colonel as The glass Of fashion.
He was also . great authority on duels.