Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-08-19

''She had noticed that al the Il O'Clock
mass at St. Philippe du Route a certain
carriage took precedence of all others and
stood wherever it pleased, simply because
the coacbman wore "A tricolored coCkade in
his hat. Upon inquiry she learned it was
the coupe CT the wife Of the President,
Mime. Felix Faure. Goodness This is
easy = said Judith to herself 4 will dec
crate my coachmsn, Baptiste, with a tri
colored cockade.
1T was "a fash Of genius!'
1--WE sent Baptistes hat to the presi
dents halter in the Faubourg st. Honore,
and it came back with a superb tricolored
cockade on it at the price of francs. "
"A mere trife!"
1T proved a cheap investment from the
very first We went wherever we wanted.
People were always taking of their hats
to us. l graoiously bowed back in return.
am accustomed to 1t. l was born so
close TO a throne that | was just as much
at my ease as though l was sitting in my
armchair in the Rue de Provence. Tho
/ police, the soldiers-eyery body-nade way
1 for us, and Judith's coupe stopped even
I before the gate at the races, which Is pro-
hibited to every body else. Unfortunately
/ there is always jealousy to be reckoned
with. Little Chignon, the third cory
/ phee, who came in n cab, said one day;
Z" I would like to know why that old
thing can go where we can'tn
" Why, said the policeman, that is the
! wife of the minister of public works with
| her daughter.
a. The devil it is 1t is old woman
Mancha belle of the opera and her offspring.
1 know her well. We live in the same
house.
Il don't know what the guardian of the
| peace responded, but some days later Ju
| dith was sent for by the eommissaire Of
| police of the Rue d'Astorg, who told her
| she would have 20 suppress the tricolored
| cockade or suffer administrative penalty"
"Did Judith yield?"
"Yield, NJ Pomponl You do not know
| US. We have combative temperament
l said TO my daughter, Go and see the eel
| ebrated advocate of the court of appeals
Caesar Marius, and he will advise you
what to do. Then Judith put on blue
serge gown, the body trimmed with erii
pure; for hat, tuqCe trimmed with
black lace and two gray feathers, quite
fashionable costume, matching well with
the coupe aud Baptiste's cockade. In q
short time she was in the Rue Partalis
the distinguished lawyers. She entered
his private office and laid bare
"This is becoming interesting
''She laid baro the facts NJ. Pompon.
Maitre Caesar Marius, very much amused
at the recital, consulted the code, the po-
lice ordinances and the old revolutionary
DEGREES, then said
'Mademoiselle, there exists in Paris "A
custom according to which, up to the
present the tricolored cockade has been
reserved for the chief of the state minis
ters, marshals of France and few high
administrative officials, but in truth it is
only a custom. The tricolored cockade is
the national cockade, and there is no good
reason why it should not be worn by all
Frenchmen. However, | will look into
the matter further. Come to see me again
often, very often. We will talk about
your cockade."
"And did Judith go often to see Maitre
Cesar Marius?"
"To be sure She was obliged to follow
his advice, was she not? During these
periods of consultation, sometimes quite
protracted, the coupe remained in front of
the distinguished advocates door, exciting
the curiosity of the street loungers per-
suaded that moment later they were 60
ing to see the minister of foreign affairs or
the president himself, but their disappoint-
ment was not go great when they saw
Judith come out, and they generally greet
of approval.
"On the day before the election all the
walls were covered with this red poster:
Warning Citizens, you are deceived
Maitre Cesar Marius, who coyets the berit-
age of the honorable NJ. Riant and who
wants to re-sstablish himself with the
Conservative party, has sold out TO the
government. 1t is notorious that for the
last month he has been receiving minis
terial visits, and the minister is shameless
enough to leave his carriage stand in front
of the candidates door. Let him deny it
if he CAM
Frankly, Maitre Marius could not say
to the voters 1t was not the minister who
came to see me. 1t was the little Manoha-
belle. He is too gallant man for that.
Consequently there was a division among
the Conservatives, the votes were scattered
and wasted, and the Republican candidate
was elected. That Is the reason why
have tears in my eyes, NJ. Pompon. Oh,
these politics p'-Cinoinnati Post.