Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-14
THE TOURIST AND THE LORD.
Singular Experience of Herr Geehi on
His First Visit to England.

Singular Experience of Herr Geehi on
His First Visit to England.
II saw him first, says Herr Geehl, 'in a
little town famous for its cathedral. As
came out of the cathedral and walked
along the steep High street, with its horri-
BILE corn tormenting pavement | saw an
elegantly dressed gentleman coming to
ward me He kept in the middle Of the
road: a 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 | really
in free Englandt Or had | wondered again
into Poland where l had too often seen
similar manifestations of hound like sub
missiveness?
The lord took all this servility as a mat
ter of course, merely acknowledging 1t at
| intervals by a curt, patronizing nod of the
head. When he came up to me and saw
| that | did not lift my hat to him he fixed
on me a stare of wonder. He was plainly
astounded that anybody in the district
could dare to let him pass by without a
reverent greeting" As be 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 lordf' said the
policeman.
What my lords" 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. "Are you police officer"
sharply demanded Of him, and 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 go and mind
your own business" The victim of the
German press laws imagines that if he pos
sessed less presence of mind and 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 pari
unless he had provided himself with 1
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 th'
keeper, "my lord will not meet you. Ant
remember" he added that you must no
D attempt to go into the castle" Herr Czech
proudly observed, Nevertheless, my lor'
did meet me, and l did get into his castle.
My lord had already arrived at the park
not on foot, but driving a four horse car
riage. As soon as he spied the free Ger
man intruder he stopped his "vierspan
nige" and demanded in loud voice.
"Have you procured a ticket of admis
sion2"
'eNo"
"How did you manage to get in witboa
a ticket"
q 1.-THE gatekeeper admitted me upo
showing my visiting card and declaring t
him that J. as foreigner, was not az
. quainted with the regulation"
- The fierce English my lord became in
" moment as gentle as lamb May / be
the favor Of your cardT' said he TO til
daring Geehl. 81 gave my lord my visitin
n card He bowed himself politely, an
asked me If | would make a circuit of tn
park in his company" The bold Geehl a,
X cepted the personal conductorship of IN
lord. "And thus | saw" says he, "ns
If only the park, but also the mansion, an
l. the small but valuable picture gallery
y old and new masters Soextremely frieD,
" was my lord that he accompanied me q
far as the park gates"
G As my lord and Herr Geehl were wall
ing toward the gates they were met by
park keeper who held by the collar po'
, wretch in ragged clothes and worn OF
boots; Whom have we heref asked m
n lord. Il found this man, replied the ser
!. ant, sleeping under a tree near the lit
Fl gate" "In the park" Yes. my lord
"Put him for three days In the hole Gl
loch)," said my lord in nonchalant ton
& then, turning to Geehl, he took leave
him in the most courteous Manners
IS urday Review.