Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-11
'sITEN'S MESSENGER


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4, III iripl W" ,n service OF the queen
/, II he ials,ia channel oftener than
/" fqs'eu ~ England as the car
II " llan 7, from the foreign o.
lsfaisiiss, 4 representatives In
4. y capitals OF hur9pe, NJ ue Mad
4. sl .n q The foreign oli ll',,, ,n,nr,Iis
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. Il w ,bont competency OF hlly
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Il fka u IA through the influence
he a a,asy' i distant relative OF
III ilgen ", obtninlng u vacant
sp1e'H .,srship at salary OF
sr apart from Mh l,'',, NV e'
GbIs travelling ailoW KY Savings
IN n KIM respect were nis VIII
\ y ihl ht seing that the captain
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yneh ,ng second class. though
Y y Ia wv; n difference to Mrs:
is1a9r 10 Calias or to Ostend
y, frCsseu ssengcr; aud seeing that
.if,tliissi, FD ,rcre always very low
Al ~ w ~ fact that, being man
~iag manners nhd chu''y un,V
H. la was oifefeu ~ 'f.I
Sn.p.tality in the capitals
snetl 10 be sojournirs. lie
\, ,annsitory Of social secrets,
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y tA,ls , ~, capitals the very latest
lq's XXI imprinted kind, so that
u Ns more In request among
~ e'S. 4snbers of her majesty :
h n Kan The society Journals, allg
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nGsress, he scarcely. ever
rS,t Il was to lunch or uihe NJ
s ,sda HAT. just before starting
Y y 4" retnrn Journey from 1t.
Z u no formed the center of Il
We Al ihe Hotel dAngleterrc,
a n wsa,. the luncheon party was
!, F. ,hs Ilon, Mr.. Lauderdnlc, or
NJ Am" as some preferred 10 call
m bad inst come over from the
w tarieK the Neya with most urg-
,miorfant dispatches for Down
IA fnfi a., Ae,t,', from.
m w .s had again assumed n most
IN IA alarming character, and the
III y ,rer and peace between Eng
nj Russia hung trcIhDiihs III Tue
"A nan.r remarked Mr.. Bully
NJ tha correspondent of the Daily
.r,pb journalist who, in his
III VI ken On a footing of familiar
n an immense number of mon
m WINS sometimes even favored
III !. inrjtntIon TO social gatherings
VIZ AK urascnt; Say, old mnn, re-
IA lhs journalist facetously TO
" WeeCulloch. "whnt'll you take
Il ii your dispatches before you
A. captain. fully alive to the Sc
4 M. a the situation, and IN no
y T. 4 N tIp ioeosity OF his journalistic
rio naturally enough would
: e ,;r.1 N. front teeth for a knowl-
\ tho contents of the messengers
-le opain, we say, hustled OH to
saly iqf hls departure: and in u
~ minutes uorr he was seated In II
M,Iie ana rattling along to the west
Z r s,tion ever the cobblestOned streets
~ Russian capital. :,
iioie NE are Of steam, the call
a apeeaG or kings, messenger
one Il usat difficulty and frequent
q danger u vas no light thing, for
.hmple, 10 hasen ride from Belgrade
Ssmboh, OF to post from Calais to
ma. cad lie bsafer of government
alcbe also carried arms, so If need
,Ab defend bis letter-hngs with his
for nothing was more common Ill
lei old Intriguing days than at
- 10 the part Of hostile ministers
i. rs themselves of documents III
~ Of transmission from u gov
" y is representatives abroad,
rinhHise, As witness. for eN-
Il " Ae notorious case of Captain
q. a Swedish messagc-bcarer to
iiii WHO was murdered and iiiled
fl1 Of the Empress Elizabeth OF
but nowadays the only real
y y The safe transmission of diplo-
eiIespondcnce arises from the
1taoash temptation besetting GER
pa authorities to tnmper with
Numitted to their care; and
y postman has not yet altogether
~ the foreign office messenger,
courier, though the latter has
W slfdd at once his distinctive
N well as his defensive arms,
a bis seat in a railway carriage
TAI tntlmg bags ind rugs around
ugthing 10 diiierentiate him
obituary run Of first or second
eseagers,
2 Maeoulloch always put his
case into his travelling bag,
Invariably placed on the seat
H. y IN tn rack in front of him,
liae point of never separating
~ llther FROM II, 10 that If at
be left his compartment to
La hpsdt tt Il station buffet or
be Invariably took his valisc
4 eeing that tremendous issues
r. % the safety of its contents,
~ hs theft or disappearance
N'alnly Involve his instantane-
n ircparable ruin.
Y Present orcusiun, which was
y ,hPeht, Of exceptional gravity.
III zen strictly charged to travel
s'oagh 10 London MS fast as
r could, without stopping, as
PIX up amy dispatches from
assay IN Berlin. though secre-
was told, might very possibly
% the platform ut the Ceil-
Iign 10 hand him packet from
-'assador, Sir Edmund Ham
III time tho gallant captain
RI W German capital, aud there,
Ai On the platform, he bcheld
WY Z private secretary, Mr..
uyld, not, however, with an
l.sAet In his hand, but with a
n w young lady on his arm.
AZ you, captain? Glad to sec
y again, said Mr.. Dodd. And
n.Alhg 10 his fair companion,
Aeeheath," he said, '1et me in.
sol 10 Captain MacCullocb,
w and beamed as If he had
" VINE into Il colossal fortune,
. 'eneath,' continued Mr.. Dodd,
N suldeI ly called back to Eng
we death Of her uncle, and we
-, would be kind enough to
he benefit Of your escort"
'nrt courie's are frequently
~. ~ Their friends and oisieial
Y ~ MI sorts of peculiar lii
rom the carrying of con
"a .y9ls ami literature (thii
r nus exempt from 'front.' a
' ~ the es,.drtiug of school
even knew one whose de
we're utilized for the trans