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Show Aa America WIS, The story here roluted Is so typical of our dlstlngllshed representative at tha court of St. James that ona would have no hesitancy in vouching for its genuineness. A semi-state recoptlon waa given at the rnsldonce of a certain lord In I-ondon; our Inlmltablo Choata In his "court dress" of plain broadcloth was extremely Inconspicuous Inconspicu-ous In comparison with the gold-laced and luslgnla-derorated representatives of other countries. When the night was waning one of the departing guests, whose Indulgence probably made him forget that Kngllsh lackeys on such occasions wore the rlvery of tbulr offlce, approached Mr. Chuate and requested re-quested him ta call him a cab. Th responso was a blank stare. Upon his repeating the request, "Won't you call me a cab, please?" Mr. Choate responded, re-sponded, "Certainly. You'ro a cab." Imagine the Indignation of tha Insulted Insult-ed Englishman, who, upon making complaint to tho host, was asked as a favor to point out the offender. After a search through the crowded saloons the Englishman was qulto nt tha elbow el-bow of Mr. Choate when he exclaimed: "That's the mnn!" The whispered reply: "Why, that's the United States ambassador." I'hlladelphla Telegraph. |
