The evening times., 1898-02-09

for each other those funuS were WIN
out limit. But sightseeing in Swltzer-
land and shopping in Paris VIII empty
a fat pocketbook in short order ana
when the Young turtle doves fetched up
in London they awoke to the stern iacc
that they were for the time being PEN
niless. Arm in arm they huttered INTO
my gloomy old Office, the brlde tr!ihe
TO look woe-begone under nat Whch
had Just cost quite a little fortune IN
the metropolis of millinery. They toio
their story with such unconscious uroi,
lery that, upon my word, cannot Ten
Won which l felt most like doing
iaughinp or CRYING. AS a result,s1 ca
bled for them to their friends on inns
side Of the water and was happy III
the knowledge that / had done TWO
delightful innocentS a good turh-
Was ,-epajd fully for my expense ana
trouble; but the brides smile, When
they visited me a few days after, put
a positive premium on what had
done.
IT had not been very long in office
when | had to make a rule never 10
do monetary favors for my countrymeh
and countryvomen at all. OF course
this rule. like other rules, was broken
in exceptional cases, but II was not
broken often Had | yielded 10 my
impulses upon all occasions shouio
now be a pauper. and in DEBT 10 Doot'
There is another phase Of the con
! sul's Iife-auite different from tnat Oh
| listening to appeals for aid, yet just
| as unpleasant. if not more So reier
| TO the mart played in the capture ana
| extradition of criminals. The CORES
! nondence on this subject passes
! tbrough the consurs office. In eNtradl-
| tion trials. it is the consul VINO appears
| in co,rt on behalf of the American
! naonIe He is a Esortj of prosecuting
! attorney in the land Of the stranger. .
| I win saw that this Objectionable part
| of my duties was always made as hght
| as possible by the courtesy OF EhSilsh
| officials. Ii is very painful. thoueh'
| when the criminal hinlseH hiahe9 on az
| anneal TO me-calljng up memories OF
| 80, a,d drawing upon ones stock OF
| Americanism-in order that he may es-
| cane extradition and punishment
Many such appeals have been made
| To me. ,,i,,i,,s,
,heiY lives. They have sworn 10 re-
| form and begin life anew If l Woulo
let them go and not press the case
against them. just as II hau 'ne
newer 10 let them goH But you can
not reason with "a man in this situation
His own misery blinds him to the
| truth He looks upon the consul. MOI
as an official doing his PLAIN duty pu'
&c n ruthless instrument OF vengeance
| The hitter reproaches and passionate
pleading of criminals against Whohl
! was pushing eXtradition proceedings
| have I assure you, given me many
sIaenless nights. Finally, / began tC
| hate the appearance OF a detective IL
my office. for ] knew. on seeing one
that he had come to get some felon SEN
| hack To punishment.
when l first went to England there
was n great deal published about th'
espionage kept up by Scotland har'
upon all my doinss, and the Tears oi tn'
| British government that my lrlsh
American associations might lead m'
INTO dvnamiting and other peTniciou'
nractices. | will not say that there was
| NOT some truth in these printed state
| ments hut the major part OF them Wa'
nure sensational rubbish. John Bul
is above all else, a practical man, ant
the fact that man happens 10 d.
Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, L. ;. A,
dces not scare him when he recollect
that the said Collins is also a respon
sible and accredited representative o
a great. friendly power. Right we'll n
knows that a United States consul
general is not going TO take hand u
hloUing up Westminster Palace
vrecking Paddington Station while h
is in office. And. knowing this, he !
, not going TO waste good detective ma
. | teriaI and valuable time in having hir
, 'shadowed.' So my life was not mad
miserable by Scotland Yards Paul Pr
methods. as some sensational Londo
; | correspondents informed their Ameri
| can newspapers. 80.
, "The pleasantest part of my life a
, | consul was the social. My offic
brought me in touch with hundreds 9
: | charming people-Americans and Brit
? ishers. Your Englishman loves paruc
! | ularly a good dinner, and l could nc
; | now enumerate the many happy fore
gatherings of this kind to which hav
r been hidden. The public speaking
. never liked overmuch, but these dir
. | ners introduced me to many OF IN
| very men / had all my life been ar
: xious to meet. A number of close an
: highly-prized friendships sprang out
p my stay in st. Helen's Palace. Yet,
p do not think l should care to be cor
suI-general again. An American cor
. sui in a great city has troubles OF n
= own"