The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

a man with strong personality, Sir Ju-
liam has marked traits and character
istics, not to mention ideas. He is also
talented. EngliShmen are, as a rule,
musical They have skill as perform
ers. though they rarely make life
work of music. Sir Julian is u skilfuI
piano player and a composer of no
mean merit. Some years ago he com
posed a beautiful waltz which he named
daughter Miss Sybil, of whe-n ne Is
specially fond. But then Sir Julian is
very fond of all his daughters.
Another trait, remarkable In a states
man, is a fondness for the press. While
not desiring publicity, Sir Julian loves
to have public topics discussed by the
public in public print, and he IS said to
be back of many of the International
questions which suddenly find discus
sion in this way He likes newspap ers.
believes in them, reads them and con-
sfderS them powerful educators He IS
I not afraid of being .-nisrepresented.
/ and has always declared that he got
| his best and fairest eatment-With
one exception-from the reporters with
| whom he talks. At times Of public in
/ terest and of general moment, he reads
| all sides of the peopAs's forum and
| gradually forms his own opinion This
/ is a broad-minded way of doing things
which might be initiated to advantage
/ by many a statesman
Sir Julian plays lawn tennis like a
| beau, and is very expert at cricket. His
/ playing is in great demand among the
| young people, and fortunate are those
| who play on side with him. Nor does
| he take defeat well, for he plays with
| all the ardor which characLsrizes his
| other movements He plays always
| with the prettiest girls, and this means
1 that he plays with all the society young
| women of the Capital
A fad which, even though It has
/ brought him a painful experience, Sir
| Julian loves very much is riding in pub
lie conveyances. He is exceedingly dem
/ in No 0f r1er ir.rr l.
and returns each call made him in per-
son. often going to the house of the
| person whom he is to call upon a la
street car. 1t is noteworthy, too, that
| the Ambassador has very affable way
| of introducing himself informally TO
anyone whom he meets who happens
to strike his fancy.
PERSONAL STORIES.
One day, several years ago. Sir Ju-
Ian was on his way to call upon
| friend, when, wishing to indulge his
| fondness for being publicly conveyed,
he boarded a street car that happened
| to be passing. 1t was the day after
the Supreme Court had rendered its
/ decision of the Sayward case involving
/ the question of jurisdiction Of the Behr-
ing Sea. Just as Minister Pauncefote.
as he was then, seated himself in the
car a young man touched him on the
arm and handed him his card. Flat
tered by the little attention, Sir Julian
I
acquaintance and gradually they drift
ed from one thing to another until they
struck upon the subject of the Court
decision Never suspecting for mo-
ment that he was speaking to any but
a private citizen, and probably a tran
silent drummer. Sir Julian talked vol
ubiy concerning the facts of the case.
The next day there appeared in one
of the Washington dailies a long inter
view with Sir Julian on the Behring
Sea case, which was speedily cabled to
| London, and the Minister was criti-
cised roundly for committing so grave
| a diplomatic indiscretion. Naturally
Sir Julian defended himself, denying
Indignantly that he was ever inter-
viewed on the subject Then the pa
wrote the interview. When he was
found and presented to Sir Julian, the
reporter was instantly recognized as
the young man with whom the Minister
had spoken a few days since in the
street car.
, "Oh," exclaimed Sir Julian. in sur
prise, "are you the young man who
has got me into all this trouble2 I do
; remember you now and have thought
of you several times as being an IN
, usually affa5le young man. but I never
, dreamed of your being reporter" and
. being completely won over TO him By
his shrewdness, the Minister patted the
reporter genially on the shoulder, in
, viting him to call again.
: The AFFAIR soon died out and It was
. thought that it would be the beginning
! ! of the end of Sir Julian's inordinate
: | fondness for tramways, but the theory
: / has since proved untrue, for with all OF
: | the splendid he -ses and carriages at his
) command, Lord Paunceforte is still a
: devotee to his old hobby and can be
| seen very frequently on q beautiful
! ! spring day boarding one of the PUBLIC
] conveyancss OF TIA Car ,ta4