The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-12
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paw is very small, hardly enough to keep
him in cigars and gloves. He is expected
to dress exquisitely and to be in the very
pink of fashion in every respect. At the
embassy he is a sort of tame cat. He comes
and goes as if he belonged to the family,
devotes himself to the ambassadors wife,
dances with the daughters, plays with the
children and makes himself pleasant to
the servants. In society he is everything
to everybody. especially to ladies. In short.
he is acquiring knowledge of the world
and Of human notwithstanding self-con-
troll, penetration, tact, picking up the
rudiments of his profession. The ambas-
sailors treat these youngsters with great
cordially. They make intimate friends
of them in the household as well as ir-the
Office, after the easy manner of the upper
classes in England. But they watch them
closely oil the time and make full reports
about them to the foreign office. Thus,
just where to lay his hands on young
man who is fit to bear responsibility at a
moments notice. He is given n short
time to prepare for a particular post and
is always placed under the best possible
guidance and afforded every reasonable
facility and assistance. This is the crit
ical moment in his career. If he dis
charges his first important duty well his
future is assured. In all the responsible
diplomatic offices the men are literally
paid and treated handsomely in
every way. OF course many of them are
rich men, who spend great deal more
than they receive, and distribute their sal
airy among their subordinates but others
are not, and the rule of the department is
to give every gentlemen representing the
queen a comfortably independent position.
The salary of second secretary of lega-
tion is $1,000 a year, and in the grades
above that it goes from $1,000 to So, 900.
All the ambassadors have SIS, 600 year, o
fine house, servants, and an allowance Tor
furniture When Lord Dufferin was
moved from Rome TO Paris the other day
he received $4,000 for expenses. There
was some discussion when the vote came
before parliament, but the government de-
Tended it strongly and il passed upani-
mously. The British public like the coun-
try TO be handsomely represented abroad.
and there are no more popular class of Off
Gals than the ambassadors.
There are some instances where the pay
md allowances of a British ambassador,
liberal as they are, do not nearly meet the
claims on his purse, If he is one who inter-
prets his duty in a spirit of maguticence.
Some wears ago Lord Augustus LOTUS a
noted diplomatist, sought the protection
of the bankruptcy court. II came out
that he had ruined himself while ambas-
sador ut st. Petersburg by the splendor OF
his hospitality, and though the govern
ment to assist him had made him gov
ernor Of New South Wales. where he got
$50, 600 year for six years. he had been
unable 10 pull up arrears. He was a
grand old fellow, and there was much
sympathy with him. His family. who
are fairly wealthy, satisfied his creditors.
and arrangements were made by which
he has his pension of $500 intact for life
This, perhaps. was an extreme case, but II
may be sand generally that if an ambassa-
dor does not spend more than his salary he
deems II point of honor not to make any
thing out Of it. Honor, in fact. is the
foundation Of the whole service. To be a
Grand Cross of the Bath ami Privv Coun-
cillor. 10 be received by the queen as a
trusted friend-above ALL to have sole
charge of BRITISH interests" in the coun-
try where he Seryes-theSe are the objects
and rewards 81 \ British diplomatist. His
GROWING glory is 10 perform such a service
that when he comes home % die after hal.
century or more OF exile, anxiety and
labor he may rest his bones under slab OF
stone IN the nave Of Westminster Abbey.
EDWARD W kKFFIYID