The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

Eumare Of "A Private Secrctaryshtp
If there d.. % harder worked man in Wash
ineton than the President s. private secretary.
Mr Hrarv o. Tburber. his identity wiz never
be- revealed says she Washington Post.
Yesterday be toued from 80 a. m. 20 8 p m.
end 10 was only an average day. lie talked
cutcrtaiuingly about some phases OF ais la
burs 20 % Post man at the Arlington
The position of secretary 70 the President
l- uu arduUu~ one. he said, "ald vet llkc
Dr.. III i- interesting 20 mlugie with an sorts
and conditions OF men and 70 observe the Gu
rlpsities nf the human family, some pathet-
Sc things come under my eyes, some comical
some temporarily annoying. ] be average
American is very ameuable 90 reason, ana so
"a hel he comes 20 the white house TO see the
President do not ind Il dimcult TO get
statement OF his case, In nearly every IN
stance he accepts my counsel as 70 the prop
er method to pursue and goes away salts
hed.
Occasionally woman is persistent and
will not consent TO let me act as the interme'
diary. Not long since richly-dressed woman
came In my once and in a very matter Of-tact
business like way announced her desire OF
seeing the President She said II In rather
perempt0Ty tone. as though there was no
doubt about obtaining her request. She was
politely told the rule that required a state
ment to the secretary of the Dature OF her
visit She would not tell what her reasons
were. but kept saying / want to see the Pres
ideut
But what do you want to sec him about?'
Gathering up her skirts. and tossing her
head dlSdainfully. she swept out of the room
with the remark, 1t none of yorrd-d bus
mess
Another ease wherein female visitor fig
ured. was narrated by Secretary 1hurSsr.
This was o genuine lady, with nice, refined
manners and highly educated. who, after be
ing told that she must first explain her bust
ness to him before he could Judge whether IL
was OF sufficient Importance to admit her to
an interview with the President. readily &C
guessed. She said that it had long been her
desire to represent this country abroad as
consul. She had been encouraged IN her am
bitiOn by several United States senators and
other men Of high repute. She did not see
why 10 would not be proper to give her such an
appointment as she could do the work re-
quired well as a man.
Mr. Thurber listened courteOusly and pa
tiently to the end of her story: Then he
said. Perhaps you are quite right in say
ing that you could discharge the duties of
consul as well as a man. l will tell you,
though, why your appointment to such
place is impracticable, for two reasons In
the first place il is my opinion that no for
eign government would receive you as con
sui. Nations have never been accustomed to
dealings with women in such a capacity. !
never heard of such thing as a woman con
sul. In the second place, the law requires
that citizen of the United States must be
appointed and you do not come up to that re-
quirement your sex being the bar to citizen
ship.
All this told heras kindly as I could
at once With regrets for consuming my
time She departed, and could not help but
regret that she had failed in her aspira
tiOnS."