The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-03-02

York in 1859, bringing large collection of
native arms and implements and numerous
specimens Of natural history, including 1000
stuffed birds, which he had shot and pre-
pared himself He set out on another expe-
dition in 1864, and penetrated among tribes
previously unknown; but, coming in conflict
with the natives, he was obliged to return
without any specimens in September of the
following year.
1t is especially to Du Chaillu that we are
indebted for information concerning the
habits Of the gorilla, that interesting animal
who walks through the African forest on
two legs like a man, and whose strength
would put a modern cannon ball man in a
circus to the blush. x---=5..
NJ. du Chaillu, on the occasion of one of
his visits to London, was ionized by the
great men Of England His collection of
curiositics was deposited in the rooms Of the
Royal Geographical society, and excited
good deal Of attention, drawing visits from
personages personally unknown to one who
had spent SO much time in company with the
chimpanzee and the gorilla. He had heard
OF the Duke Of Argyll and of Gladstone;
possibly the Bishop OF Oxford, but did not
know that this bishop has long been accus-
toned to sign himself s'Oxon" The three
magnates wrote Du Chaillu on the same day.
The complications which ensued are so well
told in London ''Court Pump" that its story
thereof is here ''lifted' bodily:
Mr. Gladstone woried his letter in the
usual way, inviting NJ. du Chaillu to
breakfast. The Duke of Argyll wrote SUBJ
stantially as follows:
The Duke of Argyll presents his compliments
to NJ. du Chaillu and begs to inform him that he
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The bishop wrote:
DEAR S1H-Will you do me the favor of lunch
ing with me at IS j. street, on the -th "a day
previous to that mentioned in Mr. Gladstone's
note.) Yours truly, OxoS
N. du Chaillu answered Mr.. Gladstone's
invitation, accepting it. But, not being fa-
miliar with ducal and episcopal ways, he did
not understand the second and third notes.
The former, indeed, he seems to have rather
resented, for he replied as follows:
NJ. du Chaillu presents his compliments to the
Duke of Argyll, and begs to inform him that his
collection at the rooms of the Royal Geographical
society is open to the public at large Should his
grace present himself he will, doubtless be
courteously received by the officials in attendance
The bishops note was, however, hopeless
poser; NJ. du Chaillu had never heard of any
public man of the name Of Oxon So happy
thought struck him. Before answering the
note, he would reconnoiter the house that the
writer dated from. So he proceeded to So
j. street, and perceiving in the dingy
window Of the first floor evidences that a
tailor practiced his art there, made no fur
ther inquiry. It never occurred to him as
possible that a public parsonage might have
rooms above tailor's shop in a good local
ity. He did not even pause to compare the
tailor's name with the signature at the bot
tom Of the note The whole thing was clear.
Oxon was s'vulgar trades,nan,:' who, pre-
suming on his wealth, had written him. Such
follow deserved no answer, and none was
given. N. du Chaillu duly appeared at Mr..
Gladstone's house on the morning mentioned
in the note of invitation, and there met dis
tinguished company. He mentioned to his
host that he had received a note from
the Duke Of Argyll, and described it's
tenor. Mr. Gladstone, then in the
same political boat with the Duke of
Argyll, begged NJ du Chaillu to excuse any
apparent superiority" in his grace's epistol-
ary style, on the ground that he ''had not
received public school education.' Among
the company whom NJ. du Chaillu met at Mr.
Gladstone's was the bishop Of Oxford, and he
found him the most urbane of gentlemen and
most delightful of companions. AS they
were leaving together tho bishop said:
MY dear sir, why did you not come to
lunch with me the other days Lord Elgin
was there, and some other men I think you
would have liked to meet. From your not
answering my note, made sure you were
coming"
.'But I received no note from your lord
Ship
.sThat's very odd; posted the note myself
on Monday night. You ought to have had it
on Tuesday morning"
II received no note from your lordship, but
did get an invitation to lunch from an i'm
pertS2ent tailor called Oxon, whom I never
saw in my life, and never was intro
duced to-
'sOxon, my dear sir, why c'est moi!''
'But your lordship's name is not Oxon, but
Wilberforce.''
s'But my see, my see!"
And after some explanation N. du Chaillu
did see-and lives to tell the tale.