Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-18
A SOLD SCOTCHMAN.
A Glasgow Mans Experience I'm st.
louis and Among Sc. LOuisans.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.


gov gentleman who had just returned
from a tour of America, and whose i'm
pressions of the "land of the free, while
fresh and interesting. were startling. to
say the least. He had been particularly
struck with St. Louis, where he had so
Journed for some time, and consider
able portion of his letter was devoted to
description of this city, its inhabitants,
etc. His impression of the city itself
was favorable, he reporting it as one of
the great manufacturing centres and
leading grain markets of the country;
paying special compliments to the hand
some business houses and residences, as
also to the beauty and intelligence of
city ladies; but disposed to complain of
the condition of our streets and our
'tnasty black smoke. The gen.
tlemen whom he met while
here were what excited him,
however. They were nice, pleasant gen.
tlemen, so he said, and treated him hos
pitably and well, but their free and easy
manners, their profanity and their brag-
gadoccio filled him with horror. Every
man ne met, whether at the hotels, on
Change or in private residences, carried
revolverS and generally displayed them
on each and every occasion, while he
heard more profanity to the square
incl" in the short time he was here than
he ever listened to before in his life. He
also stated that for land of liberty and
equality the servants and other paid em.
ployes took more upon themselves than
their employers dared do. The Glasgow
paper containing this extraordinary COM
FEVaH IS
this city and excited considerable COM
ment and some indignation among those
who read it; but when all the facts in the
case were learned, and it was discovered
that it was only another case of
guiled foreigner, the statements of this
Glasgow gentleman were received with
laughter. 1t seems that shortly after the
writer of this letter arrived here he be-
came acquainted with Colonel B.,
well known miller, himself a Scotch
man, noted not alone for his flour, but
also his flowers, as well as @for his love
of good story or joke. Colonel B. tum-
bled at once to fresh victim, and de-
termined to put him through in good
style. 1t was not difficult for him to OBJ.
tain coDfederates to carry out his plans.
Every man to whom he unfolded his
scheme readily lent himself to it, Hence
it was that the visitor found pistols dec
Grating the persons of all the st. Louis
men he met, aud recklessly fourished
upon the slightest provocation. AS for
swearing, the "army in Flanders" was
laid out in the cold shade by some adopts
who were expressly introduced for the
occasion. The Colonel himself, as q con-
lafk
part OF the programme so far as he was
concerned, except an occasional dog my
cats, " or "dod dem ems" Several sto-
ries are told that illustrate the extreme
simplicity and earnest belief in every
thing told him of the Glasgowan. He
was observed one day very carefully
wrapping something up in paper.
Asked what 1t was he stated that he had
been presented with the article from
which sugar was manufactured in this
country. Further inquiry revealed the
fact that ''the article from which sugar |
is manufactured in this country was
sugar corn" He was allowed to send it
to Scotland. AS the fair was being held
while he was here, Col. B. very kindly
invited his friend to attend it with him.
In their peregrinations around the
ground they came across Colonel Dave
A. "There," said Col. B., sis one of
our Senators, would you like an
"With the greatest
pleasure" answered his guest, who
looked forward with delight to being in
troduced to one whom he believed occu
pied position on par with member
Of the House of Lords of England.
Hello, DaveyT shouted the Colonel,
''skip over here till Imake you acquainted
with Scotch friend of mine, and then
we'll take drink" The invitation was
accepted with alacrity, the parties in
and an adjournment made TO
the House of Public Comfort. On the
way the party came across Governor
Phelps, who was hailed in the same fee
and easy manner, and told if he would
go along they would 'ftnroW some
into him. The governor came
along with the greatest unanlmlGy' a
few words dropped into the TWO ols-
mems ears resulted IN now |
sr Conversation from them that made the
Scotchman stand aghast, especially as
he Senator copiously embellished his re-
marks with some of his famous pyro-
figures of speech. When the
larty separated, the Glasgow man very
earnestly turned to his companion and
.sked: els that gentleman SENATOR
'Ohi yes" carelessly replied the Colo
lel. s.And the other, is he the Governor
# this Slater" ''My heavens, what a
murmured the Scotchman,
nd had no more to say the balance of
he day. Some time after this, the Glas-
.ow man requested Col. B. to show him
trough his large Touring mill. The
Jolonel rather hesitated at first, but
Inally said, "My dear fellow, would
how you through my mill with the
reatest of pleasure, but | must obtain
he permission of my head mil
er." "The permission of your head
niller?" exclaimed his friend; sis it pos
ible that the proprietor of his own es-
ablishment cannot take friend to visit
t without asking his employe for per.
nission?" "You must recollect, my
lear sir" gravelY said the Colonel, THAT
We are in America, not in England.
Ioweyer, [ think can fix it. He ac-
sent word to his mill of bis
visit with a friend, and
Lad his head miller well primed for
Vhat was to follow. Upon their arrival
{ the establishment polite request was
ent to the head miller for him to Oall
t the Office. In the course of half an
lour or SO the man came in and abrupt
Y and roughly asked what was wanted
With a winning smile and doffing his
lat the Colonel asked permission to
how the mill to his friend. "just from
Another one of them
,cotchmen," broke in the man. every
that comes to this here town
kinks that because you're Scotchman,
90, he can look through this mill. The
COLONEL took the miller on one side, and,
Ifter considerable talk, he managed to
the cerulean hue of his conver
ation, and finally obtained his consent
O the visit. "But III tell you -
inoozers one thing, and that is. if | find
you touching anything in the mill I'll
blow your - heads off you" After
apologizing to the astounded, and by
this time, speechIess visitor, for the
vigorous style in which his man clothed
his words, the Colonel escorted him into
the mill. For some time nothing oc-
Cured to disturb them and the visitor
was becoming very much interested
in viewing the different pro-
cesses OF making -four, viewing the |
and listening to the clear ex-
plantations Of his st. Louis friend, when
they came to where the -four was being
packed into barrels for shipment In ex-
amining the Hour the visitor, without