The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-01
THE TOURIST AND THE LORD.
Singular Experience of Herr Geehl on
His First Visit to England.

Ills Nlslb "
II saw him first" says Herr Geehl, ain a
little town famous for its cathedral. ASH
came out of the cathedral and walked
along the steep High street, with its horri-
bic corn tormenting pavement, saw an
elegantly dressed gentleman coming to-
ward me. He kept in the middle of the
road; huge dog followed him. All the
people stood stock still; the men lifted
their hats and bowed reverently, the wom-
en- courtesied. They seemed as if they could
not make sufficient signs of their respect.
When the lord had passed By the people
thronged behind him, and some of them
humbly lifted the tails of his coat and
pressed them with their lips. | could
scarcely trust my own eyes. Was I really
in free England? Or had wondered again
into Poland, where | had too often seen
similar manifestations of hound like sub
missiveness9
1.-The lord took all this servility as a mat
ter of course, merely acknowledging it at
intervals by curt patronizing nod of the
mead. When he came up to ne and saw
that did not lift my hat to him he fixed
on me stare of wonder He was plainly
astounded that anybody in the district
could dare to let him pass by without a
reverent greeting" As he stood in the
street and watched the figure of the re-
treating aristocrat he suddenly felt a touch
upon his shoulder He turned and saw a
policeman.
do you not know my lord?" said the
policeman
what my lord?" said Herr Geehl
THAT gentleman" answered the police
man. who has just passed by. You have
, not saluted him."
The free spirit of the expatriated German
was aroused. care you a police officer"
sharply demanded of him, land is it your
business to see that everybody salutes my
lord? Go to my lord and ask him why he
did not salute me- Then 90 and mind
your own business" The victim of the
German press laws imagines that if ne pos
sessed less presence of mind ard power Of
stage oratory he would have been lodged
in Welsh Jail.
/ "A short walk" he writes, brought me
to the gate of the park" There he learned
that nobody was allowed to enter the park
unless he had provided himself with
ticket OF admission. He began to "parla-
/ mentiren' with the keeper of the gate.
| But all his opposition vanished when
/ showed him my card and pressed half
] crown in his hand" 81 hope" said the
/ keeper, ''my lord viii not meet you. And
/ remember" he added, that you must not
attempt to go into the castle" Herr Geehl
| proudly observed, Nevertheless, my lord
did meet me, and did get into his CASTLE"
My lord had already arrived at the park,
not on foot, but driving four horse car
riage. As soon as he spied the free Ger
man intruder he stopped his "vierspan-
nige" and demanded in a loud voice:
Have you procured ticket of admis-
sion?"
''No."
Glow did you manage to get in without
a ticket?"
''The gatekeeper admitted me upon
showing my visiting card and declaring to
him that l, as foreigner, was not &C
quainted with the regulation"
The fierce English my lord became In a
moment as gentle as a lamb. May / beg
the favor of your card?" said he to the
daring Geehl. 'I gave my lord my visiting
card. He bowed himself politely, and
asked me if | would make circuit OF the
park in his company" The bold Geehl ac-
cepted the personal conductorship Of my
lord "And thus 1 saw" says he, mot
only the park, but also the mansion. and
the small but valuable picture gallery of
old and new masters So extremely friend
ly was my lord that he accompanied Inc as
far as the park gates"
As my lord and Herr Geehl were walk
ing toward the gates they were met by
park keeper, who held by the collar poor
wretch in ragged clothes and worn out
boots: "Whom have we heres" asked my
lord. Il found this man, replied the serv-
ant, sleeping under a tree near the little
gate "In the DarkSr Eyes nv lord -
PUT him for Shree days in the hole Gins
loch1, said my lord in nonchalant tone;
then, turning to Cecil, he took leave of
him in the most courteous manner.-Sat-
urday Review.