Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-22

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"Thc import of your words is somewhat
nebulous, worthy lady. Tell me tho story
Of tho Internal cockade."
"well, last year Judith, put out at no,
being able to find her carriage at the con.
clusiOn Of the races. wrote to NJ. Lerinc,
the project of the police, for ono of those
green tickets, called cut the lines, which
allow carriages to tnke up their position
near the grand stand NJ. Lopinc cent no
answer. -"
"You must excuse him, Mime. Mancha.
belle. lie Is very busy
"But coming home she had nm idea. -
"Ah she had an ideal Really"
"Sbo had noticed that at tho IL O'Clock
mass at ST. Philippe du Roulo certain
carriage took precedence of all others md
stood wherever II plcnscd, simply because
the conchmun wore u tricolorcd cockndc in
his hat. Upon inquiry she learned 1t was
the coupe Of tho wife Of the president,
Nine. Felix Fnure. Goodness This Is
easy = said Judith to herself. Il will dec.
crate my coachman, Bnptistc, with tri-
colored cockade. "
sit was fash Of Geniusw
"Wo sent Baptisto's hat to tho presi-
dents halter in the Fauhourg st. Honore,
and It came back with n superb tricolorcd
NNNhNLt on IL ~ lilt llIlIN vi u lihDNN
"a mere triflol"
at proved q cheap investment from the
very first We went wherever we wanted.
People were always taking of their hints
10 us. graoiously bowed buck in return.
am accustomed to 1t. 1 wAs born so
close to throne that was just us much
Mt my case as though / was sitting in my
armchair in the Rue de Provence. The
police, the soldicrs--cyorybody- -innde way
for us, and Judith's coupe stopped even
before the cato mt tho races, which is pro-
hibited to everybody else. Unfortunately
there is always jealousy to be rcckoned
with. Little Chignun, the third cory
phee, who came in y cab, said one day;
q" Il would like TO know why that old
thing ran go where we oan't'
why, snid tho policeman that is the
wife Of the minister of public works with
her daughter.
"'Tho devil 1t Isl It is old woman
Manohabollo of the opera and her offspring
/ know her we'll We live in the same
house
81 don't know what the guardian of the
peHce responded, but some days latcr Jul
dith was sent for by the commissaire of
police of the Rue d'Astorg who told her
she would nave to suppress the tricolored
COCEUUt NulAbT administrative ItIlllIN.
"Did Judith yieldY'
"Yield, NJ. Pomponl You do not know
us. We have combatiye temperament
l said to my daughter, Go and sec the col
ebrated advocate Of the court of appeals,
Cesar Marius, md he will advise you
what to do Then Judith put on u blue
serge gown, the body trimmed with gull
pure; for hat, toque trimmed with
black lnco and two grny feathers, n quito
fashionable costume, matching well with
the coupe and Baptiste's cockadc In a
short time she was in the Rue Partnlis n
the distinguished lawyers. She entered
his private Office and laid bare
'Ihis is becoming Interesting"
| "She laid bare the facts, NJ. Pompon.
| Maitre Caesar Marius, very much amused
at the recital, consulted the code, the POI
lice ordinances and the old revolutionary
deerees, then snid:
| Mademoiselle, there exists In Paris a
custom according to which, up to the
present, the tricolored cockado has been
reserved for the chief Of the state minis
tiers, marshals Of France and few high
administrative officials, but in truth 1t Is
only a custom. The tricolorcd cockade 4:
the national cockndo, and there il no good
reason why it should not be worn by nj
Frenchmen. However, will look into
the matter further. Come to see me agar
often, very often. We will talk about
your cockado."
Cesar Mariusl"
''Io be sure. She was obliged TO follow
his advice, was she notg During thes,
periods of consultation, sometimes quit,
protracted, the coupe remained in front o
the distinguished advocates door, exciting
the curiosity Of the street loungers, per
suRded that a moment later they were go
ing To sec the minister of foreign affairs OF
the president himself, but their disappoint
ment WINS not so great when they saw
Judith come out and they generally greet
ed the Conservative play actress with look
Of approval.
"On the day before the election all tn
walls were covered With this red poster
'Warningl Citizens, you arc deceived
Maitrc Cesar Murius, who coyets the herit
age of the honorable NJ. Riant and VIII,
wants to ro-esublish himself with tn
Conservative party, has sold out to tn
government IL is notorious that for tn
last month he has been receiving minis
terial visits, and the minister Is shameless
enough to leave his carriage stand In from
of the candidates door. Let him deny
II he ctnr
Frankly, Mnitre Marius could not sn
to the voters 1t was not the minister VIII
came TO SEQ me 1t was the little ManchH
belle. He is too gallant man for that
Consequently there was "a division anon
the Conservatives, the votes were scattorc
and wasted, and the Republican candidat
was elected. That Is tho reason why
have tears in my eyes, NJ. Pompon. Or
these politics l"--Cincinnati Post.