Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-23
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Ar. Russell Taylor, OF Eagiand, Rseeiv.
Ing Cards Of Distinguished Persons.
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Mr.. Russell Taylor is nice young En-.
glishman stopping at the Brunswick Ho-
tel He has boon in this country Just
three days, and If matters do not improve
he threatens to remain only three daya
longer. BE says this is "ieuced queer
country, don't cher know, % and has bought
. club, wi h which he hopes to regulate
things. THERE'S blood in his eve and he
thirsts Tor buckets of gore.
The whole trouble Is kind OF prac.i.
cal Joke. Taylor came here not knowing
soul, and some OF the frequenters OF the
Brunswick bar noting hts placid demeanor
thought he was q good specimen to expert.
ment upon They suggested that he ought
to call upon Mr.. Vanderbilt, Mr.. Gould
and Mir. Russell Sage. Mr.. Taylor admit
ted that these people must be anxious to
meet him, and went to led revolving the
projected visits In his mind. About two
o'clock card was brought to his room.
room. 1t read, SIR. A. e. Stewaren
Mr. Tayior scrambled out OF bed, struck
light, jumped into his dress srit, and
hurried to the parlor, whers he waited
tor M 6tewarts wondering st the strange
customs Of . country ,where visits wore
paid at a. m. For half an hour hs sat
there patiently, and no visitor appearing
he rang the bell and said to the servan.:
''Show Mr.. Stewart up" 9h..a.
(which Ar. Stewart" asked the sur
prised man. r5 3h bis7 IA ile
Mr.. A. I. Stewart, of course" -,
Pm sorry sir, sorry to disappoint
gentleman, sir, Tut he's dead, sir; been
dead some years, sir, SO / can't show him
up, sir. SUrry, sir" and the man made q
hasty exit just in time to avoid the angry
EIglishman's boos, -,
Mr.. Taylor began to think it was queer
country, with vengeance. He hurried
back to his room, and had just got his
patens.lea.her boots OF when Mr. Wander.
bilt was announced. With sign the tight
boots were hurried on,k and, grown wiser
by experience, MIR. Taylor. asked that the
great millionaire be slnt To his room. But
Mr. Vanderbilt cams not, and the young
London inports.Ion rang the bell and
asked why the gentleman was not forth.
coming. Then the hotel people found out
that some one had been victimizing the
young mao, and thcy placed guard about
his room. The cards Lad lot been carried
by any OF the no. el employees. Mr.. Tay.
lor was told that he might retire, but he
thought it best to remain up ali night so as
to be prepared to meet other callers. Bat
no more came after the hotel men had been
{ notified.
4 But yesterday morning the cards began
to rain down upon the bewildered young
exquisite. Mr.. w. H. Vanderbilt b e red
thae Ar. Taylor would stopas his house
during his stay in New York. John Jacob
Astor offered his pew at Trinity Church.
Mr.. Gould placed the yacht Ataianta at his
disposal, and the Union Club begged him
to come to their arms. Besides these.
every distinguished gentleman. from Pres.
ident Arthur down TO Barney Biglln, sent
up his card. These came by mail, for the
clerks guarded their guest faithfully, and
would send no cards to the too popular
Taylor. All the daily papers were notified
that .'the distinguished Mr.. Russell Tay.
ior, OF London, England, would be glad to
be interviewed" and q score of reporters
added to the Englishman's perplexities.
A stream of callers as long as kite -strine
stood in line In front of the hotel yester.
day waiting to see Mr:13 Taylor. He
threatens to brain the first man that
speaks to him, and the hotel clerks have
mounted little howii Ter just back of the
desk so as to repel boarders if the crowd
becomes too great. Neither they nor Mr..
Taylor have the least idea who the per
petrators of this "goak" are. Mr.. Taylor
would like to meet them just once-with
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