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a general order, as you know, and the dinner party was an excuse for the assemblage, and that you amused yourselves by abusing me. That is not of much consequence; I forgive you that.
But you abused your government and mine, and you used terms about it and about the President and members of the government that I can't permit.
You supposed that I could not know of it. Nothing passes here, worth knowing, that I don't know about, as you see. But, gentlemen, this was mere folly; it did neither good nor harm to anybody, and I shall take no further notice of it unless something of the kind is somewhere done again, and if it is I will surely give you notice of it. Good day, gentlemen.
I hope I shall not have to trouble you further.”
And they departed, every man inquiring in his own mind which one of that party told.
A. M. Thayer and Co. 1892.
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