Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-28
A Noble Incognito.

Two weeks ago there appeared at the
Grand Union hotel, Saratoga, q man whose
appearance and dress attracted general at
tentisn. lie was in the neighborhood of 80
years of age. lie was slightly above the
meli,u height, but was quite round
shouii-red. His face Was very angular and
saliov.. His hair was very thin and well
dyed. 7 was brushed around from the back
Of i. neck into long straight patches in
front o. his eETs, reaching nearly around to
his small brown eyes, hidden under very
bUsly eyebrows. His nose was angular,
thin, ana very sharp and red. His mouth
was tl4n. and carved downward. Els face
was naooth-saayon on the chin and around
the nouth Long whisllers, as thin
and Shapeless as bunch Of
withorel grass, hung down from
each side of the face. Tie whiskers
were dyed royal purple black, which were
faded olt in patches, leaving reddish pur-
PIE sl.aln here and there. A white soft hat
Of ezguisiteiy fine felt, with black band,
was worn at all times well pulled down over
the tam face. Els linen was always white
and Of the best, as was shown by the huge
collar aui the h2ring cuffs that nearly con-
ceaIed his thin, weakened hands. His crava5
was a black stock, covering his shirt bosom
down to his high-buttoned white waistcoat.
Upon the cTavat he wore handsome opal
His coat Vas q dark blue English walking
coat Of q very old-fashioned cut, with e1or-
nous pockets over his hips. His trousers
were gray and wide, but were tightly strapped
over q pair OF patent-leather boots. During
the greater part of the day when he went out
to walk he would wear white cotton gloves
size or two too large.
lie made no attempt to force his acquaint-
ance upon any one. He had declined to
register when he came to the Grand Union,
and, rs he paid for his rooms one month in
advance, his ecce- r5'icity was respected.
Some Philadelphia people one day noticed
the old gentleman uponthe porch. Engaging
in conversation with him, they found him
very familiar with English affairs, while at
the same time he spoke with marked Eng
fish accent.
One Of tie PhiladelphGns, tail, portly
man, with shoe-brush side wiskers, black
eyes, q majestic port, and an enormously
high bellcrowned white hat, sauntered up TO
the Office and made inquiries about the Eng
liShm7l. The Philadelphian was an ex-
mayor, and had been in England While he
was yet in Office There he had received
many attentions, and had learned to love
lord with the robust heartiness OF an Eng
lishDan. He scented q lord in the peculiar
stranger on the hotel piazza. The clerk could
tell hln nothing. The stranger had given no
name, but had paid in advance. He was
some eccentric old gentleman, who evidently
wished to remain unknown.
The cx-mayor was certain that the man
was 81 English Doblelnan. Said he to his
friends: Il think I reme.nber his face I
am quite certain have dined with him in
London. 1t is just like him to desire to
remain unknown here so as to be able to
better understand our ways. We viii keep
watch over him and respect his wishes in this
matter. 1t is important that We keep with
him so as to give him the best possible
opinion Of Americans. You knowlunless we
keep with him he may meet some Of those
disagreeable New York or Chicago people.
That day when the ex-mayor and his asso-
ciates were around the old gentleman he
dropped his cigar case. The ex-mayor
picked it up and hastily returned it, but he
saw coronet and ''Castlereaghn before it
was returned to the owners pocket
But the news was too great to hold. The
ex-nayor told the news about the hotel, and
soon Lord Castlereagh," as he was called
behind his back, was the centre of most
marked attention.
Judge Hilton went up to him first and in
vited him to breakfast at Woodlawn. Cas-
tlereagh looked very much surprised, but de-
clined. Then Hilton went around the hotel
denouncing the so-called English aristocracy
''They don't know how to entertain people, !"
said he when l was in Scotland last I was
invited by Lord Roseberry to take lunch with
him, and, by CAD, sir, he took me to a rail-
road restaurant and fed me on pork pies and
bitter beer
Hiltons snub only increased the popularity
of CaStlereagh. But when he declined all
the invitations offered from every source, the
respect for him rapidly rose to something Ike
veHeration. When he was in the dining
room, his old white hat on the hotel rack was
regarded with almost sacred veneration.
The old gentleman drank wine freely at
his meals, and always appeared to have
plenty Of money. As he asked for no favors
and accepted none, any one would have been
simply hooted at for doubling his being q
member of the English peerage
One night when Castlereagh was out upon
the front porch the MARBLE of a real night
ingale trill was heard The English lord
was greatly excited. He looked up and
down the gayly lighted Broadway and al
most Sned TEARS OF ueIlSn6 as Ine n1gpUlnSaIe
nsSs grew sweeter and sweeter. He said
"f5eg your pardon, to the ex-mayor, ''bu
lam passionately fond of the song of thu
nightingale 1t is the first have heard il
this country"
The ex-mayor explained that there were
no native nightingales in this country. The
ssong was probably from one that had es
capped from its cage.
While all this speculation was going on tn
ladies came out from the parlor and the gen
flemen from the lobbies, until the wide porcl
was filed.
Then the song closed, and in its place we
heard a rumbling chuckle of a laugh as
black negro dwarf with enormous shoulder