The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-01
PEGGY O'NEAL \

eral, coming himself to the rescue OF
our visitor, who might be described as
| sinking for the third and last time IN
| the deep waters of his own confusion
here, Duff, is something l much desire
you to do. 1t is a list of the cabinet
| as / intend its construction on the
! hooks of my inaugural. There are rea-
! sons why it should be printed; the Ma
! jor''-here he indicated me, and with
! a dry note in his voice which l under
| stood-"approve the names and thinks
! they should be given to the pubic.
! Get them in the next Telegraph. Here,
/ I'll read them" And the General
reached for his horn-framed glasses
! and began from a paper he'd taken
from his pocket. Van Buren,, Secre-
tary of State; Ingram, the Treasury;
Eaton, for the War Office" / saw Duff
Green look sharply up. Somehow,
while l found protest in his glance, l
could not believe the promised cabl-
net selection of Eaton unpleasant to
him. From that moment l knew him
Tor no well-wisher Of the General-to
be thus pleased with a prospect of hot
wateri The General drove ahead:
Branch for the Navy; Berrien for the
| Department of Justice and, lastly,
Barry, Postmaster General. There you
have it. New York, Pennsylvania,
| Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and
Kentucky; the North. the West and the
South-two EACH and none for the
Yankee East. since to that hard region
where men, to make them smart, are
raised on foxes ears and thistle tops,
owe no debts. There is the list. Let
me see 1t in print And the General
placed the paper in Duff Green's hands.
The General turned to fill his infalli-
BILE pipe; he would have it ready to
shatter into smithereens should provo
cation come. Duff Green fingered the
folded paper with timid air, while the
General fished for coal with the little
table tongs For myself, l said moth
ing; since it was to be done, it might
as well see ink-that cabinet list. AS
the General Strengthened his tall, slight
FORM his tobacco-lighting accomplish
ed, Duff Green, breathing pursily from
. a dash of trepedation, could not for
bear comment.
Il suppose you would like my
thoughts on this list?" Duff Green
took care to give his supposition the
rising turn of query.
And why do you suppose so?" said
the General, his tone something grim.
only because l supposed you'd like
the thoughts of everybody" Duff
Green fawned with his voice in half
fright. 1t is i'll to poster a lion, being
no lion-tamer. Il supposed you'd like
the thoughts of everybody" he re-
peated.
quite right" said the General, pre-
tending return of sunshine. And what
are your thoughts?"
THE list will be welcome" he an
swered, gaining confidence from the
Generals Modified features the list
will be welcome save in one particu-
lar. The selection for your Secretary
of War. Mr.. President"
Here Duff Green came to a stop, ut
terance wholly at a halt. Nor did
blame him, for now the General
gloomed in truly savage sort. The Gen
eral waved his pipe; but he did not
break it. Probably he did not think
Duff Green worth a pipe.
And what of Mr. Eaton?" demand
ed the General at last.
tits Mrs. Eaton" gasped the other,
while his fear shook him until he
quaked like a custard; its Mrs. Eaton.
Our society will not receive her--that
is, our ladies won't Mr. President,
she's a tavern keepers daughter-he
kept this identical Indian Queen, as
you must know. Mrs. Eaton's origin
is too low for such station; and, be-
sides, they ay-and-and-Mr. Presi-
dent, really, our ladies won't receive
her into society,"" Duff Green ran Wis
IDLY aground and could go no further.
Mark you this, Duff Green" and
the Generals eyes sparkled, while he
kept his voice in hand; mark you this!
If low origin be the social argu-
ment, then l am minded of no palace
as the habitat of my own bringing
up. But here 1 tell you: I've not
come to the White House to be ruled.
Once l was set to the defense of New
Orleans. The society of that great city
was against me, and 1 put society un-
der martial law; a society Legislature
was thereby shocked, and l dissolved
it, a society Frenchman murmured
against this, and / marched him out
of town with two bayonets at his back;
a society American denounced the ex-
pulson, and I clapped him in irons; a
society judge issued a writ of re-
lease, and / arrested him. Incidental
ly, l beat Pakenham and his English,
and did what l was sent to do. Now,
I've been ordered to Washington by
the public and given duties to perform.
1 look to find here conditions of SYM
pathy and friendship and support If
they be not here. I'll construct them;
if, being here, they fail me, I'll sup
ply their places. Notably, should
get up some morning to discover my
self without a newspaper"-Duff Green
sweats now and pricks up his ears
there shall one grow instantly from
the ground like any Jonah's gourd.