Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-30
TIE TOURIST AND THE LORD.
The Remarkable Experience of Herr
Greehl on His First Visit to England
London SATURDAY Ra,.iay-

Inc hehafkabte experience OF Herr
GreehI on His First Visit to England
London SATURDAY Review
Il saw him first, says Herr Greehl, ''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-tormentlng pavement, | saw
neglgently, elegantly dressed gentleman
coming toward me- He kept III the mid
die of the road; huge dog followed him.
All the people stood stock still; and men
lifted their hats and bowed reverently; the
women CONTESTED. They seemed as if
they could not make sufficient signs of re-
spect. 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 England? Or mad ! wandered
again into Poland where | had to often
seen similar manifestations of hound-like
SubmiSsivenf IS?
The lord took all this seryility as a
matter of course merely acknowledging it
at intervals by curt, patroniZIng nod of
the head. When be came up to me and
saw that l did not lift NV hat to him he
liked on me stare Of wonder He was
plainly astounded that anybody in chat
district could dare to let him pass by with,
out reyerent greeting" As he stood in
the street and watched the figure of the re
treating aristocrat he suddenly felt touch
apon his shoulder. He turned aud saw a
policeman. DO you not know my lord?"
said the policeman. What my lord ?"
asked Her Herr Greehl That gentle
man, answered the policeman, who has
just passed by. You have not safuted
him" The free spirit Of the expatrated
German was aroused. Are you police
otiicer?" | sharply demanded OF him.
land is 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 possessed less presence of mind
and power of stage oratory he would have
been lodged in WEIGH street 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
'parlamenentiren with the keeper of the
gate. But all his opposition vanished.
when | showed him my card and pressed
ildlI d CIONh LII HIS manu-. nope.
SAID the keeper, my lord will not meet
you. And remember, he added, THAT
you must not attempt to 90 into the cas-
tie. - Herr GreehI proudly observes, 'Nev-
ertheless, my lord did meet me, and 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 spiei the free Ger
man intruder he stopped his 'viespen-
nige' and demanded in loud voice,
Have you procured a ticket of admis-
sion?' No" How did you manage
to get in without ticket?' The gate
keeper admitted me upon showing my
visiting card and declaring to him that |,
as foreigner, was not acquainted with
the regulations.
The fierce English my lord became in
moment as gentle as Il lamb. May | beg
the favor Of your card?" said he to the
daring Greehl. y gave my lordship my
visiting card. He bowed himself politely,
and asked me if would make the circuit
of the grounds in his company" The
bold Greehl accepted the personal coDduc-
torship of my lord, And thus ! saw
says he, mot only the park, but also the
mansion and theSmali but valuable picture
gallery of old and new masters. So ex.
tremely friendly was my lord that he &C
companied me as far as his park gates
As my lord and Herr Greehi were walk
ing towards the gates they were met by a
park keeper, who held by the collar poor
wretch in ragged clothes and worn out
boots Whom have we here?" asked my
lord. Il found this man, >" replied the
servant, sleeping under tree near the
little gate. In the park?" Yes. my
hole, Tins loch) said my lord in a non
chaian5 tone; chen. turning to me, he took
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