The sun., 1893-06-05
SOL BERLINER'S A DIPLOMAT.
HAS ABoUT MADE UP mrs ULTIMI-
TUM TO 90 TO BELOOCHISTaM


Gresh IL waiting 10 Hear from Hir. sns
Croker Has No Objections at All. ind So
He's Ready 10 Pack His Trunk Tor fAeint.
Sol Berllner was walking down Broadway
yesterday afternoon with head erect and cheet
full OF dignity lie presented very imposing
ana statesmanllke appearance. Ills iriends nau
not seen him look so impressive since tne oay
he severed his connection with tho Republican
party. and even then his dignity was the dig
nifty Of third-rato count compared with the
royal dignity that filled him yesterday.
" Hello, Soil Where have you been keeping
yoursefY a friend greeted him.
Eh-how do you do? How do you DOR
Splendid day this, isn't III"
"Oh. / say SOL let up What's the matter
with youi''
A look OF pain camc into SOILS frank fnce but
II soon passed away, and ho became MS OLD
self.
"Oh, l was only chucking bluf. How's
everybody2 I've been in Washington for some
time and Pvo lost track OF the boys. must
look 'em up and say good-by to 'em. I'm 60
inG away again In q few weeks and won't be
back for four years"
You don't sayI Got an sppointmentr
SOILS chest iled with pride and ho lit fresh
cigar.
My dear boy" he said. Its evident that
you've never been in tho dlnlomatic service.
II you ever want to be a Minister or diplo,,
never @ do. We We have ef to i be very CAREFUL Didn't
know knew WAS, was diplomat dig hex, thonght h It
=. diapt wan, The Job. yeu kn9y' but Tim Tin.
Sn yo apply f Gss II
more NOR / lieed the idea. Vent to Warrington
to see tho Prez about It and ask his, advice
e vsaks mo iorolsn s0Fsf F%sflss!en' TIN SapP.
id like to have your advice on it, Well sir
the prez thought Il oyer long time and then
rious business to take foreign appointment.
and don't like to give you any advice in
bury OF s0nrse YOU knGT tnnt fn xa anytnhnE
wSpd DO Il II your place Do know
- 10 limo i Know II ursshrI ] says. .woll. should
Nei fsoS FGys VIZ WY slr R The nSs Froa
thinks aboutit And il l were you II take his
THE next day l called on Grosh;, 1 tell you;
sir. was real CLAD to see him. hadn't laid
eyes on him since the day whom ho and went
had a long talk about old times. and then
said to him; Grosh.' ssys ]. Grover and
wanted mo to talk to you aboutit first, though.
and I'd liko to have your advice Well. sir.
IN ali your born ,.days. "A foreign mis-
sion, 1ays n h. You want z foreign mis-.
straight Mr.. Gresham. / said. ii you don't
ssy * Am and sIsi sna hs qs please
so ssih; aI$Pi %s.n sss tsss Ss as%i
cited Tor a foreign mission than you are
All right, Gresh.' said I. as We shook
i0%niy % thought You didn't soom to take to the
sol: he said. you know right we'll that
~s's assh Tslss WSSd
TINY s.d IT ti.h the S tponsst s for sns saY
Ress SFe sn1V said 10 t ss s9
ard knd q e Gss
ust the place for yor., We've never had a Min
good Wers theusht it Over o4 for MnTua to-
Then 's Es ssS i .baaf rather ts
lew days. he said. and then let me % Know svI Your
We had few more, words about
ga times , ana politics. IAN ana then went away:
We'll. sir. I've about made up my ultima.
late. and find it's a groat place. Keiat. you
k now. is tho capital. That's whore tho Khan
lives That's where III have to 1.-Two. I'll bot
that in two years III own tho town.
I've got to SIX ip now o d man. I've got
lot OF work 70 do these days win ing up my
afTairs. Don't tell anybody what | told you.
The Prez asked me- to ksepit mum for while
You know ] haven't been in the party very
long. and hs thought some Of the inmuaEy
people might make a fuss II they know about
II. I've seen Dick Croker, however and he
says it's all right.
y He said. SOL said he. I do not mind q
thing like that ss hong ns an old friend OF mine
Is I! benefited ny 1t. You'll make Just as good n
Minister as the rest Of them. All you've got
to do is to be very discreet. Never commit
yourself All right Dick said L You can
trust me for that"
When are you going away. solY" his friend
asked.
Sol grinned and wipked.
On. you can't catch diplomat like that"