Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-23
sALiseuRrs FRIEND.
The American Sos.IS@sn q s,,I;ss,.,, Who Met Him

The american doutlOuun VINO met HIM
-l. In Cologne. nv
Il am very glad to find that my old
friend Salisbury is doing so well. sad
Brooklyn gcntloman one morning re-
Gently as ho looked up from his paper.
TO friend who SGT with him on the
piazza of his spmmcr residence on Sta
ten Island
What Salisbury do you refer toP"
asked the friend. 'Surely you don't
mean the Marquis Of Salisbury. the
Pr me Minister of EnglandP''
That is exactly who / mean," said
the former "Why. have l never told
you about my meeting with LORD Sails
bury at Colognep 1t was an lmpromptu
affair. but 1t made deep impression
upon myself and upon my family and |
believe that his lordship was also I'M
pressed at the time. And | believe
that her ladyship-he was accompanied
by daughtor-was also impressed. l
have frequently related the details OF
our meeting. and have no doubt that
Lord Salisbury has done the same
thing. ! shouldn't wonder If he had
related the matter at the dinner table
of Queen Victoria herself-that is, pro-
vided his lorjship's noble legs have had
tho opportunity Of disporting them
selves beneath tho royal mahogany.
"Some ten orfifteen years ago." con-
tinued tho gentleman. business took
me to Europe for a few months.
took my vito, my daughter and ono OF
my sons with me- One pleasant after
noon-I think it was in Augustine
arrived at Cologne. and stopped at a
hotel which was not far from the mag
niiicent cathedral for which that city Is
famous. Wc left our apartments early
in the evening, intending 10 take
| stroll. but as wo were descending the
stairs my wife spied the open door Of
al ordinarily furnished parlor. She
looked in and said: That's the public
pailor. Lot us 90 in We entered tho
room and found that the windows COM
manded superb view of the cathedral.
] noticed on the floor a carpet-bag and
one or two umbrellas. but | supposed
that these had bcen loft there by some
guests. and tho idea that the room
could possibly be anything but pub
lie parlor did not then enter my head.
| I'VE gazed at and admired the vast
and stately work of arch lecture for
some moments, Then wo heard steps,
and, looking around. saw gentleman,
apparently Of middle aye, and accom-
panied by q young lady. They were
evidently English. o served that tho
gentleman was looking at me stornly,
and il t'tlashcd through my mind that he
might imagine that we were monopo-
| eng the W nhow accommodations OF
the room. We accordingly moved asido
leaving the st angers at | borty 10 So
lcct the window which they preferred
Still the gentleman looked sternly ut
me. while hiscompanion looked haught-
lily ut my wife and daughter. We must
be more outspokei N our politeneSs,
thought l. Approaching the gentle
man. bowed and invited him to step
to the window ;lnl look at the cathe-
dral. 1T would bc impossible said l.
10 lind anywhere in Colog 10 a better
view Of the cathedral tnan is TO be had
from tho windows OF this parlor. Even
this failed to induce the strange gentle
man 10 part with amy portion OF his
stern glance. In The meantime. my
wife and daughter and son had turned
their attentonlto the naughty young
lady. My wife approached hor in q
+ motIcrly way and extended 10 her an
inv iLation to view the cathedral, but re'
ce,ved no response But the strange
:, gentleman had evidently grown weary
: ofmerely regarding me stcrnly. aud h'
I responded to my pressing invitation
He responded by announcing that thu
! room was private parlor which h'
q himself had engaged. and thereby indi
). Rectly invited myself and my family tt
leave the. apartment as soon as w
could conveniently do so. Then i
8 ilashe,. across my mind that in Euro
peau hotels like tho ono 80 which w