The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-08-06
Milerd Gordon.
Minneapolis (Mlnn.) Tribumc.l

Milerd Gordon.
| Minneapolis Minn.) Tribune.
Gordon Gordon IL probably not {
lord in fact His resonant and rever
bcrating name does not appear at all il
the British book of heraldry. Ht
encourages the designation of MILFORD
but when asked in the New York cour
who his father was he replied, Dwell,
really gentleman, dye know, haven
any ideah; | never thought IL 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 $4,000 with Mr.. Westfall,
banker, ofthis city. "Don't want any
interest,"" he said, in answer to ques'
ton "this is just little pin money
happen to have with me, you know,
and u few thousand In interest money
is nothing to me, you know. want Il
trusty friend; like you, Mr.. Wostfall,
and | want you to keep this tritle,
really, you see, instead Of carrying il
around in my pockets.
81 shall send to London for some
IlulltN SOOll- a. illllil'fIl vi NN' W ouiN'
show you credentials, you know, but
men of honor" with lofty wave OF
his hand, "do not decend to such
thingsn
SO he came among lis and deposited
his pin-moncy with Banker Westiall,
OF course, his lordly generosity was
whispered about; how he really didn't
make anything at all of being a lord,
and how he refused to consider the
bagntclle of interest money in n city
where II loan of greenbacks brought
one per cent. per month. Then he
slyly laid his plans for 81 haul" Cor
don bears close resemblance to Soth-
crn as Dundrcary-a smallish fnce,
dark curly hair, no moustaches, heavy
"mutton chop side whiskers, Il small
nose, retrOuSSc, n man OF medium size
who gives the impression Of always
commanding himself In acquire
ments and power ofeXecution he seems
to be sort Of Count de Monte Christie
II good judge of men and u supreme
master of contingencies
He has n wonderful range of Ian
guages, and also of language; from the
lowest billingsgate to the most flowery
flights; from intlecency, obscenlty and
profanity to the highest reaches of $, H.
timent and philosophy. He has q
sharply contradictory character IN all
respects. At times in business he Is
cool and far-sighted, striking right to
the center of the mark, and again he
il pucrile rs sch"olboy; sometimes
resoIute 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 n fawn or q Yucca
tan ape. lie had been in Minnesota
only II few weeks when it was Wills
percd around that he was planning a
purchase on n grand scale of lands
along the Northern Pacific road, for II
colony of poor Scotcl! immigrants.
The land officers of the road inter
viewed him: ayes" he said, Z" do
covet a few thousand acres of your
beautiful lands, not 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 10000 acres. Would
like to see it yes, before purchasing"
There was buzz among the Officers.
Here WINS q milionaire--a seal l0rd.
They got up a caravan and led him
forth.
1t was the last of August when the
princely retinue started rom st. Paui
to the Northern Pacific, under conn
mand of Colonel LOOMS, the deVlser
and commander of the excursion. Can
the glories of that caravan be told? III
was equipped for n lord. There were
half a dozen teams, with carriage for
MILFORD, besides the omnibuses, amou-
lance, etc There were twelve men TO
do the manual labor, with 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
chipa-unhappily Chinaware without
the Gordon arms. Ali, it was gorge
Gus! Every luxury that the markets
of Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis
could produce was there; ana all the
game of the boundless prairies, from
woodcock to buffalo.
Champagne three times day. FOR
this creature was lord, you SEGA
lord as lofty and unmindful of expense
as Harold Skimpole. When the caravan
had skirted Oak Lake, MILFORD wanted
to see Fergus Falls-when 1t had done
Fergus Falls he longed for Moreh cad,
and when it had digested Morehead, he
yearned to visit the glimpses OF the
moon beyond the Red River. SO on,
and on, the deluded Loomis pressed,
ever rowelling the sable walters, ever
caioling and approaching the French
cook, ever perspiring between antici-
patton and apprehension, and sending
relays of messages for more potted
grouse, more cranberry jelly and more
champagne.
Meantime he studied the sphinx mi
lord, and concluded he was n cross be-
tween the lofty and the lowly; he was
half lord and half jockey; perhaps his
father was an English earl and his
mother an Irish chambermaid. In
November they came hack, half frozen,
Milford had selected his $4,000 acres In
Otter Tail and Beaver counties, The