The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-09

l With my figure, my face and my tongue?
All! believe me, the Squalid old pauper you
Was a dashing Don Juan when young.
q. EiIord Gordon.
Minneapolis Mimi Trlbunel
Gordon Gordon is probably not a
lord in fact. His resonant and rever-
berating name does not appear at all in
the British book of heraldry. He
encourages the designation of MILFORD &:
but when asked in the New York court
who his father was he replied, "Well,
really gentleman, dye know, | haven't
any ideah | never thought it worth
while to inquiah." "Lord" Gordon
came to Minnesota in 1870 direct from
Scotland, where he was very much
wanted; and his first move was to
deposit 100000 with Mr.. Westfall,
banker, ofthis city. 'Don't want any
interest,"" he said, in answer to a ques-
ton; "this is just little pin money l
happen to have with me, you know,
and few thousand in interest money
is nothing to me, you know. | want a
trusty friend; like you, Mr.. Westfall,
and | want you to keep this tritle,
really, you see, instead Of carrying it
around in my pockets.
"l shall send to London for some
money sOon-a million or so. Would
show YOU credentials, you know, but
men of hOnor,' with Il lofty wave of
his hand, "do not decend to such
things.o
so he came among us and deposited
his pin-money with Banker Westfall.
OF course, his lordly generosity was
whispered about; how he really didn't
make anything at all of being n lord
and how he refused to consider the
bagatclle of interest money in Il city
where Il loan of greenbacks brought
one per cent. per month. Then he
slyly laid his plans for "a haul" Cor
don bears close resemblance to Soth-
ern as Dundreary--a smallish face,
dark, curly hair, no moustaches, heavy
"mutton chop" side whiskcrs, II small
nose, retrousSc, man of medium size,
who gives the impression of always
commanding himself. In aoauire-
mcntS and power of execution he seems
to be sort of Count de Monte Christie
IA good judge of men and supreme
master of Contingencies"
He has u wonderful range of Ian
SttSN'I anu tsi1t vi ilNlil VIC
lowest bil!ingsgate to the most fowery
flights; from indecency, obscenity and
profanity to the highest reaches of SEN
timcnt and philosophy. He has
sharply contradictory character in all
cool and far-sighted, striking right to
the center of the mark, and again he
is puerile as q sch0olboy; sometimes
resOlute and strong, and again weak
and Vacillating; sometimes serious,
and again volatile. The only element
of character in which he is consistent
is his entire lack of positive conviction.
He was generally polite and even
courteous during his short life in Min
nesota, but he seemed to have no more
moral purpose than fawn or Il Yucca
tan ape. He had been in Minnesota
only II few weeks when it was whis-
pcred around that he was planning n
purchase on grand scale of lands
along the Northern Pacific road, for Il
colony of poor Scotch immigrants.
The land officers of the road inter-
viewed him: Ies,". he said L do
covet a few thousand acres of your
beautiful lands, net for myself have
more than enough for the remnant of
my poor life but for my beloved sister,
for the qualification of her benevolencc.
She would like to present to some of
my old tenants lands in your free re-
public, say-say $4,000 acres. Would
like to see it yes, before purchasing
There was buzz among the officers.
Here was millionaire seal lord!
They got up caravan and led him
forth.
1t was the last OF August when the
princely retinue started from st. Paul
to the Northern Pacific, under COM
mand of Colonel Loomis, the deviser
and commander of the excursion, Can
the glOries of that caravan he told? 1t
was equipped for lord. There were
half dozen teams, with carriage for
MILFORD, besides the omnibuses, ambu-
lance, etc. There were twelve mon TO
do the manual labor, with g French
cook and darkey walters in linen
aprons and white silk gloves, and the
royal table was unloaded from the bag
gage wagon at every meal, and set out
with fresh napkins, silver plate and
china-unhappily Chinaware without
the Gordon arms. All, il was gorge
Gus Every luxury that the markets
of Chicago, st. Paul. and Minneapolis
could produce Was there; and all the
game 0f ihe boundless prairies, from
woodcock to buffalo.
Champagne three times day. For
this creature was lord, you sea
lord as lofty and unmindful of expense
us Harold Skimpole. When the caravan
had sllirted Oak Lake, MILFORD wanted
to see Fergus Falls-whep /; had done
Fergus Fails he lepged for Moreh cad,
and when !. had digcsted Morehead, he
vea-ueti 10 visit the glimpses Of the
moon beyond the Red River, So on,
and on, the deluded LoOmis pressed,
ever rowelling the sable walters, ever
caio!ing and reproaching the French
cock, ever perSpiring between sntici-
patton and apprehension, and sending
relays of messages for more rotlcd
grouse, moro cranberry jelly aad more
champagne.
Meantime he studied the sphinx ui-
lord, and concluded he was cfoss .-.
tween the lofty and the lowlys be wss
half lord and half jockey perhaps his
father was np English earl and his
maihes an Irish chambermaid. In
November they came hack, half frozen.
/ Milford had selected his 5000 scres iR
otter Tail and Beaver COUNTIES, the
Z Northern Pacific Railroad Copuany
footed the bills, $4,000 for two months
The absurd farce Was at an end. Nj
lord Gordon did not buy tho land for
I his poo- tenants, and never again NEIL
TONED his benevolent sisteg t. any
body.