Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-25
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1nas5soLL IN LONDON.
Politics, zs&ssy and Prssby.sri.ni.n.

[cofrespondence Chicago Tribune.l
This morning, as 1 dropped into
GllIiR's American Exchange-the
great London headquarters for
Amerloans--the first person laid
eyss on was jovial Bob Ingersoll.
He arrived out in the North Ger
nan Lloyd steamer Rhein, and he
intends returning by the same in
Deptember. Mrs. Ingersoll and his
Two daughters accompany him,
mud he intends TO devote week to
scotland, . week, TO Paris, and the
ret Of bis time 10 London and
Berlin.
"I can see all want to here in
three or four days." he said, In his
ofI-hand, DOWNRIGHT way. III shall
Wnlk through the gallaries at
about two miles an hour, and l
shall see every picture, and re-
member 1t, to0." AZ
~Ysu have trained yourself to OBJ
ssfvs quickly and accurately,
then?"
"Yes; observation is like mem-
Dry, capable Of great cultivation.
OF oourse part is q natural gift, but
uoioInG the eye and mind to work
toGether soon doubles the powers
Of observation.n 81
eWhsre shall you spend your
time In Bc0tland:" s
ssOh, around Dumfries almost al
together. I'm going to investigate
two thinge on their own soil
Hobert Burns and Scotch Presbyte-
riapssm;n and here his eyes twin
kleQ with quiet humor. "Of course
pvo,read al that has been printed
about Burns; In fact, If all the
bboks were destroyed, l think l
could reproduce about one third
mysslf from memory; but I want
70 oeo the place where he lived aud
worked, and get the flavor of the
surroundings"
just then General G. M. Dodge,
of Iowa, came up and shook hands
With ~, quite surprised at meeting
Iug9rsoil.
HWhy, when did you arrive and
by what steamer, Ingersoll?" he
asked.
ssOh, Tn just out in the North
German Lloyd Line. It's good
line. like II because the living is
good, plenty OF 1t, and there are no
EnRlishmen for officers. 1
vent Into the Cunard Office in New
York to see about taking passage,
a Al . =, xuAva co hirb mud M iu hi ~
toet left in disgust. They seem
- think they do the public favor
~ allowing us to travel it their
sesamers.n
"How's politics at homeW
aPolitics-politics? There isn't
any such science extant in the
United States. Pretty mess Hayes
hiss made Of 1t. 1 don't want to say,
didn't I told you sol? but Pll tell u
story Uf the man who hitched his
horse to tree which some boys
were cutting down. Boys said
be, that trees going to fall on my
hofse.' NO 1t won't, they replied.
well, I know 1t will. Now mind
what tell you; that tree will fall
ON my horse Sure enough it did
fxt1 on his horse and killed him.
There, what did say?' exclaimed
the horse owner. Il wouldn't take
. thousand dollars for my judy
ment of the way tree will fall.'
ThAt's Just the way feel about the
Presidential timber we hitched our
horses to last election"
"Well, Mr.. Ingersoll, shall have
to interview you, 1 think"
ssHold on, Neville-holJ on.
Wait till 1 come back from Scot
land. Well go around together for
= whole day, and Pll stuff you as
full Of poetry, politics and Presby-
tsrianism as you can hold. Now
/ must be off Shall leave for Scot
land in the morning"
And away he went 10 skim the
cream OF outdoor London in u day,
Leaving our correspondent to won
-1des whether the Londoners would
feel comfortable II they knew that
they were entertaining within
their gates the man who abolished
hell and spoke doubtingly of the
devil. :'Ech! but what will the
cAnny Scots think Of him?" Prob
ably they will gather In their kinks
sud chapels on his arrival and
never venture out until he leaves
their coasts; and they will insist
that he left the smell of sulphur
and iho m - rk nf hi, toll aud hoofc