The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-12

'Well. sir" said Mr.. Dooley, 81 see
be tn pa-apers that tn American am
bassadure to Rooshya has invinted
UNIFORM f'r himsilf. It's plain uny
form, but nate. A chapeau with a long
graceful feather in it, q broadcloth
coat very full in tn basque an thrim
med with American eagles in goold,
vest iv tn same mateeryal, pantaloons
~ pale blue with a dillycate goold
sthripe four inches wide on tn outside
seam, wan hip an two side pockets,
thirty eight chest, forty-five waist. TIL
ambassadure will carry a handkerchief
" tn star spangled banner with tn
rile arms in a corner an will wear
upon his shirt front tn device:
e plooribus Unum. American anbas-
sadure. Use no hooks"
What does he want with unyfOrm,
anyhow" asked Mr.. Hennessy.
We'll, it's a long an a sad story"
said Mr.. Dooley. Bear with me while
1 tell it We or do not, as We please. I'll
tell it anyhow. Ye see, in tn early
days iv this raypublic, no wan cared
what an ambassadure wore so long as
il had pockets enough to carry away
what he got fr his beloved country
firm tn effect monaFchies iv tn OF
wurruld, I've seen pitchers Nv Binja-
min Franklin, who was that thick with
Looey, king iv France, that he cud call
on him amy hour iv tn day or night,
an Binjamin Franklin's UNIFORM was a
fur cap an a pair iV specs. In thin
simple days Whin tn fathers iv tn ray
public wanted to sind man abroad to
skin a king, they put their heads to-
gether an picked out a good, active
thraVellin' salesman kind iV a man.
TIL fathers iV tn raypublic was mostly
in tn fish lie business an knew TIN
cap'ble men in thrade. Who'll we sind
to France" says Thomas Jefferson.
This here matther iv tn Lossyany pur-
chase has got to be delicateIy handled
or we won't get all tn best iv It, he
says. suggest Obadiah Perkins, iv
NewburypoOrt,' says Jawn Adams Has
he had amy diplomatic expeeryence%
says Pathrick Hinnery I wanst see
him sell a bari " tin pinny nails to
lady that come to tn store to buy
pound iv sOdy crackers says Jawn
Adams. He's our man. says all tn
others, an Obadiah Perkins got tn job
He packed a collar an an exthry pair
iv socks in a bag, took along a copy iv
TIL Westminster Confissyon an an in
Unrest table FIR reference, provisioned
himself with fine cut an started out.
At 8 o'clock he landed in Paree; at
$3.50 he knocked down coort cham
berlain an jawnnyarm an landed In
tn lap iv Looey tn Magnificent but
Tired. At o'clock tn monarch had
given him a goold watch, a jooled snuff
case, finger ring an a soord, had
signed deed thransferrin' tn Change
All Aisy to tn American people who
have owned it to this day. an was in
fits iv laughter over a story Silas
Cooper, iv Salem, which Ambassadure
Obadiah toP him in tn perfect
Fr-rench he had picked up firm tn
cook ~ tn ship goin over. Afther that
Obadiah was all right. He had his feet
undher tn kings mahogany ivry day
at dinner an on TIL mahogany most iv
tn rest iv tn time. He inthrajooced
rockin' chairs in tn rile palace an
taught tn Fr-rench nobility how to
rock without falIin' out. No wan cared
how he dhressed. He attinded tn
coort rayciptions in a jumper al5
leather breeches wan day an tn mex
day all tn nobility, includin the king,
come in jumpers an leather breeches.