New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24
he GOT INTO THE DIET HILL.
YOUNG MAN WHO TOLD LIES To GET a
CHANCE TO HEAR TIsZA MAKE HIS
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CHANCE TO HEAR TlsZA MAKE HIS
LAST ADDRESS IN PARLIAMENT.
The party was IN conversation lts beer Of all
shades ana all degrees OF excellence. AMI tales had
been told In several languages md Of Divers d~-
erocs OF trus,woThncys when the hungarian
bounced upon an opportunlty-he hal his glass
empty nrst-to tell for the hunlrclth tin" OF the
beauties OF his native Dullpesi. The baths tn An
drassy-avc the park the theatres. thr bridge. the
palaces. the music snI the incomparably beautiful
women" had all been described. AMI Hungarian
statesmen. from Kossuh - Ka'roky. lauicl when
s;ory-teler interrupted with
"Rudapost may be all that You claim fo- H. In,
III never forget an experience had there when
fooled some ~ its bgwgs 1t was only few years
ago when stopped there for u res, on my way
from Paris by the Oriental Express 10 Cousiantl-
nope. ] noticed unusual excitement AZ the Hotel
lIungara, could gee there many strangers IN
town. and across the Danube. over the S-h,6s.
noaicl the royal standard Of Hungary as "A Sign
that the King there You know. the Hun
garlans speak OF Franz Josef ~ Emperor al
ways King
"Durinl the DAY heard that the Ministry would
resign the next day. and that Premier Tisza would
make his last address In Parliament Well you can
well imagine | wanted 70 be In az the death and
set about 60 n ticket Of admission the
Diet Hall Those whom asked simply laughed at
mo tickets were at "A high premium. and some 10
whom applied gave a Hungarian look OF with
TO get there.
"I:ut the morrow came ana saw the chances for
Il peep az the show growing .exdsperatlngly less.
when suddenly felt myself possessed Of an idea
/ went to the House Of Parliament and after much
Inquiry. learned that the librarian OF the Upper
House and he alone. could admit me. and
ceedcI In seelng him. I'm surprised / sall 10
him. that you have made NJ provision for the
press al time important az this Press said
he why. press tickets have been Issued 10 all who
are entitled them. ami II y0I have received none
It's a mistake-an oversight lie called servant.
said something In targon which could not under
stand and made me a bow OF dismissal The man.
who was dressed 10 go on In the chorus q the Beg
gar Student or the BLACK IIussar. bcckoncd me 10
follow him. led TO an Inner room. whore he left
me with desk two chairs and my guilty con-
science I began 20 wish myself back at the
hotel. with iis good wine good music and fine view
on the Danube Visions OF police Investigation aud
an exposure with possibly term In Hungarian
Jail. rose before nc-for you know ! had no more to
do with newspaper business than had with African
explora tiOa.ghen "a clerk entered ana with many
nirt and futter' proceeded - make out my ere
dentals for admission to the press loge
lahored under the hauclnatIOn that he could speak
English and he further afflicted with that mild
form OF insanity which manfests Itself In the dyed
mustache. He took my name and pedigree asked
me whence came and how long ! proposed 10 re-.
promptncss ana strict truthfuiness which ono ac-
qures BY years OF association with the members OF
Finally he put the poser. What Is the name
OF your paperY thought with right that all
great papers must be represented ana feared that II
mentioned one Of them would be- discovered and
lost. thinking Of the motto OF our club: God
loves a cheerful liar said without n moments
hesitation: The North Adams Transcript He
didn't Just remember the name, and had TO ask az
70 the spelling several times while making out the
documents by means OF which l was TO secure
admission card but II he had pressed me after I
saw that the bluff went would have told him n
circulation story which-wel. which would not
be in keeping with The Transcript's books.
"We.l ] got into the press loge In time 20 hear
Hungary's grand old man. Tisza, make the greatest
speech Of his life or course ! couldn't understand
his Hungarian, perfect rs u no doubt was. but the
enthusiasm which he aroused seemed tagous,
and once during his talk when a great shout OF
approval flied the chamber. women waved their
handkerchiefs and fans and members OF the opposi-
ton even looked pleased. | caught myself applaud
ing but ! quickly recalled the fact that
there AS The transcripts representative ana az
such had opinion.
''The picture from the gallery whore we OF the
press sat was | shall never forget Every
inch OF room In the spectators pens was occupied.
every deputy's chair was taken and on the Moor
the monotony OF the black and white was broken
by the picturesque costumes OF the Bishops. whose
Office entities them TO n seat In the House.
after IL was all over went with my new COM
panions OF the press TO a nearby restaurant where
we ate al OF things. "a. seasoned more or less
with pa3r!ka. and drank Tokay wipe ] tod my
story and The Transcript received its baptism OF
hungarian nrs-Ksiln@r ain glass niinkles bifta."