The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-29
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1894

applied gave me a Hungarian look of
whitening contempt which made me only
more anxious to get there
But the morrow came and I saw the
chances for peep at the show growing
exasperatingly less. when I suddenly felt
myself possessed Of an idea. / went 10
the house of parliament and. after much
inquiry, learned that the librarian of the
upper house, ana he alone, could admit
me, and ! succeeded in seeing him. I'm
surprised, I said TO him, that you have
made no provision for the press at time
so important as this Press ? said he,
why, press tickets have been issued TO
all who are entitled to them, and il you
have received none it's a mistake-an
oversight He called a servant, said
something. in a jargon which 1 could
not understand AID made me
a bow of dismissal. The man,
who was dressed to 90 on in the chorus of
the sBeggar Student or the Black Hus-
sar, beckoned me to follow him. led me
TO an inner room, where he left me with
desk, two chairs and my guilty con-
science. began 10 wish myself back at
the hotel, with its good wine, good music
and line view on the Danube. Visions of
police investigation and an exposure with
possibly term in a Hungarian Jail, rose
before me-for you know had no more
to do with newspaper business than had
with African xploration-when a clerk
entered, and with many a firt and fut-
ter proceeded TO make out my credentials
for admission to the press loge.
He was funny little man, this clerk,
who labored under the Authorization that
he could speak English, and he was fur
Their afflicted with that mild form of in
sanity which manifests itself in the dyed
mustache. He took my name and pedi-
gree, asked me whence l came and how
long proposed TO remain in the city-aud
/ answered all with that promptness and
strict truthfulness which one acquires by
years of association with the members of
this club. sN
Finally he put the poser. What is
the name Of your paperl I thought with
right that all great papers must be repre-
scented and feared that if mentioned one
OF them would be discovered and lost,
so thinking of the motto of our club.
Go d loves a cheerful liar | said without
moments hesitation The North
Adams Transcript He didn't just re-
member the name, and had to ask as 10
the spelling several times while making
out the documents by means of which l
was TO secure an admission card, but if
he had pressed me after saw that the
bluff went would have told nim circu-
lation story which-well. which would
not be in keeping with The transcripts
books.
''Well, got into the press loge in time
TO hear Hungarp's grand old man, Tisza,
make the greatest speech of his life. OF
course l couldn't understand his Hunga-
rian, perfect as it no doubt was but the
the enthusiasm which he aroused seemed
contagious, and once during his talk,
when great shout of approval filed the
chamber, women waved their handker-
chiefs and fans and membe of the oppo-
sition even looked pleased, caught my
self applauding, but / quickly recalled
the fact that was there as The Tran
scripts representative and as such had
no opinion.
THE picture from the gallery where
we OF the press sat was one shall never
forget. Every inch of room in the spec
tators' pens was occupied, every dep
uty's chair was taken, and on the floor the
monotony of the black and white was
broken by the picturesque costumes of
the bishops, whose office entities them to
a seat in the House
After it was all over / went with nv
new companions of the press 10 nearby
restaurant, where we ate all sorts of
things, all seasoned more or less with pa
prika, and drank ToKay wine 1 told my
story, and the Transcript received its
baptism of Hungarian fire-Kellner, elm
glass DunkleS, bite"