Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-25


How JoHN Bull AcKSoWLEDGED THE CoRN
"A propos at Joshua Bates. the great Lcndon
banker, whose death has jrss been appropriately
noticed By oar CaambeT Of Commerce. little IN
cident oeeurs TO Us thae amusingy yet fully illus-
trates his jealous love for his native land In the
month Of January, iS47, ut certain dinner party
in London, at which Lord Jeha Russell, Lord
E9rpeth Nr. Bates, and many other distinguished
men were present., the Conversation turned upon
the Irish famine ana the renavk was made hy
Lord John that be rei0ced thar 50 good sabsti-
tile for the native bread-stuf had Dsen found as
the Indian corn. Turning to 5Ir. Bates his lord
ship went on to say, Why Bates, some Of the
cobs haze twelve or fourteen rows Of gram on
them. Dir, Bates cooly replied. 1es my Lord,
/ have seen frem twenty 90 twentg-tour roWs on
cob. THAT Is rank Iankeeisn, was the pleas
ant retOrs q she Premier. and 6ae whole e9mpaar
shouted in approval The burst u iRcre8nlous
H1erFilneat over, 8Ir. Bates bought his peace hy
wager ot' dinner foc the company ali round that
he coHId pF0duce such ear. Done exiaIm-
ed Lord John, aud the bet was elinched
The dinner passed OF. Mr.. Bates returned at
home not entirely at ease. He had done a strange
thing; for te first time in his life sss ha3 made
an engaeement he N4s nn1 absolutely CERTAIN Of
his ability to 8nlEa. lie had nlsgiFings that he
h;al rashy pledged the honor of bis native land
Il had been long since he had l52ked upon an A.
slerican crib; aud however patiently he winnowed
the cVE-ueopia Of his memory. he found that the
co6s Of his early days had gone gliramering
through the things thar were, and we're now 50
far of that he couldn count the rows He was,
as Piautus would say Faizefss al i,4gSt1sig Ean-
kee perlance, hard up. But fortune faT0rs
the brave. Ii happened thai . Well-kn0En New
York merchant dropped in next day, at the coun-
sing-hoase y eiIe BarIugs. Dir Bstes, Hith arIghE-
enins ssee, hailed HIN. and made known lis diff.
cfglty. I on are safe, was the ready response +
n I've TO get home goe shall hare eFen big-
ger ear Than y0U promised
Mr.. a- soon returned 10 New 1Ork, aad
straightway went to AieSsrs. Rogers L Reynolds
Of Lafayette, Ind, telling the story, and begging
them, for the hoaaF Of the country 70 come - the
rescue, and turn tue tables on Lord J0an In the
.sais, fall0SFing III. c. received by express
froIn Lafayette, ziaelg arranged box containing
SIX ears Of horse-tooth corn, tE0 OF which had
twenty nine roEs, tWo thiFtyon and two thirty
two. The box vas forthwith addressed 70 A. J
Bates Esq, care 81 Messrs. Barring, Bros. i Co.
shipped BIZ Black Bal AiRe, cars Of the Liverpool
house It'FeaeAe3 its destination. The result
was that Lord John, flrst Lord 0f The Treasury,
third son of The late Duke Of Bedford 5y the see
ona daughter Of George Yiseount T0rrington and
hneal desceHdent Of Lor3 William Russell the
martyr Of liberty. geAsiotclgdged thz egqSl The
dinner vas won. Joshua Bates did asot paTre-
sTate . ankeeIs1n at isast none to be asham-
cd Of TIE largest oE these ears of corn i now
displayed with the NineEeh Bull ard the Koh-i-
noor diamond -Asag F9r}c 1S8s@.