Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-18


you wear such long face in the palace of
the doges? Did Tamagno's acting affect
you so seriously?
1t is true, the Republican candidate
won in the Eighth reimbursement, but
how could that possibly interest your"
"How, M. Pompon? You ask how it
could possibly interest me, who have lived
on terms of intimacy with princes and
barons, who cherish the tender recollec-
tions that the Emperor Napoleon III
pinched my chin when 1 was playing 'Gi-
selap l would have given my most valued
mementos to have elected the Conserya
tive, ard if he was not elected it is the
fault of my daughter, Judith, and her in
fernal cockadep'
"The import of your words is somewhat
nebulous, worthy lady. Tell me the story
of the Internal cockade.
"Well, last year Judith, put out at not
being able to find her carriage at the con-
clusion of the races, wrote to M. Lerine,
the project of the police, for one of those
green tickets, called cut the lines, which
allow carriages to take up their position
near the grand stand. M. Lepine sent no
answer"
"You must excuse him, Nine. Mancha-
BELLE He is very busy"
"But coming home she had an idea"
''Ah, she had an idea Reallyr'
''She had noticed that at the II O'Clock
mass at ST. Philippe du Roule a certain
carriage took precedence of all others and
stood wherever it pleased, simply because
the coachman wore tricolored cockade in
his hat. Upon inquiry she learned it was
the coupe of the wife of the president,
Nine. Felix Faure. Goodness! This is
easy said Judith to herself 4 will dec
crate my coachman, Baptiste, with a tri
colored cockade.
at was flash of genius"
"We sent Baptistes hat to the presi-
dents halter in the Faubourg st. Honore,
and it came back with superb tricolored
cockade on 1t at the price of francs.h
"a mere trifie!"
''It proved cheap investment from tho
very first We went wherever we wanted.
People were always taking off their hats
to US. graciously bowed back in return.
am accustomed to it, l was born so
close to q throne that l was just as much
at my ease as though l was sitting in my
armchair in tho Rue de Provence The
police, the everybody-made way
for us, and Judith's coupe stopped even
before the gate at the races, which is pro-
hibitcd to erybody else. Unfortunately
there is always jealousy to be reckoned
with Little Chignon, the third cory
phee, who came in n cab, said one day:
/ would like to know why that old
thing can 90 where we can'tH
Why, said the policeman, that is the
wife of tho minister of public works with
her daughter,
The devil it is! 1t is old woman
Manchabelle Of the opera and her offspring.
know her well. We live in the same
house.
81 don't know what the guardian Of the
peace responded, but some days later Ju-
dith was sent for by the commissaire of
police of the Rue d'Astorg, who told her
she would have to suppress the tricolored
cockade or suffer administrative penalty. 3"
"Did Judith yield?"
"Yield, M. Pompon You do not know
us. We have a combative temperament!
said to my daughter, go and see the Gel
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 gui-
pure; for q hat, toque trimmed with
black lace and two gray feathers a quite
fashionable costume, matching well with
the coupe and Baptistes cockade. In a
short time she was in the Rue Partalis a
the distinguished lawyers. She entered
his private office and laid bare
"This is becoming interesting"
"She laid bare the facts, M. 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
tiers, marshals of France and few high
administrative officials, but in truth it is
only custom. The tricolored cockade Is
the national cookade, 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 60 often to see Maitre
Cesar Marius?"
''To be sure. She was obliged to follow
his advice, was she notP 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 so great when they saw
Judith come out, and they generally greet
ed the Conservative play actress with looks
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 covets the herit
age of the honorable M. Rant and who
wants to re-establish 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
Cranky, Maitre Marius could not say
to the voters: 1T was not the minister who
came to see me- 1t was the little Mancha
BELLE He is too gallant a man for that.
Consequently there was division among
the Conservatives, the votes were scattered
and wasted, and the Republican candidate
was elected. That is tho reason why
have tears in my eyes, M. Pompon. Oh,