Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
THE TOURIST AND THE LORD.
The Remarkable Experience OF herr ''''
onHis First visit TO England
flInndon Saturday Reviewl


~ saw him first" says Herr Geenl' IN IN
a little town famous for its catnearal. ~
/ came out Of the cathedral ana w ulhou
49,, tbe s,een HIGH street, with its borri-
HE COMMUNICATING pavement, L saw
negligently, elegantly dressed gentleIihau,n az
coming toward me. He kept in the lnluui "
of the road: q huge dog followed MN; =. hi l
the people stood stock still the men nlteu
their hats and bowed reverently; tne No
men curtesied. They seemed as y . 1nSI
could not mako sufficient signs OF 'u .
respect. When the lord passed W sn &c
peonle thronced behind him, and some vi
them bumbly lifted the tails OF ms co,iS
and pressed them with their lips. couiu
scarcely trust my own eyes. was realiy
In free En9landY Or had ! wandered again
into Poland. where ! had too oiIeh sen
similar manifestations of hound-like SUD-
"The lord took all this serviility ss a
matter of course, merely acknowledslns ~
at intervals 10y a curt, patronlzlhg nou 80, Od
the head. When he came up 70 M H. AZ ha
saw that did not lift my nat 10 ~ mn n9
fixed on me a stare OF wonder. ne va.
mainly astounded that anybody, IN tnaV
district could dare to let him pass by WIN
ont a reyerent greeting" AS he stood IN
the street md watched tAe ngnIe
Of the retreating arlstocrat he suddenly
felt n touch upon his shoulder, ne
turned and saw q policeman. 70 10
YOU not know my lord q" saiu ths
policeman. what my, lord ashed
Herr Geehl. That gentleman anSS bv
the policeman. who has Just passed .oy.
You have not saluted him." inc Iree
spirit of the expatriated. German was
aroused. Are you a police ohceT
sharply demanded of him, " and IS ~ your l,
business TO see that everybody salutes my
lord? Go TO nv lord and ask him Why ne
did not salute me. Then go and mind
vour own business" The victim OF the
German press-laws imagines ,tnat IL pos
sessed Of less presence OF nina anu p gMe55
Of stage oratory he would have been lougeu
in a WEIGH jail; u,-,o,l,t mo
70 the cate Of the park" There he learned
that nobody was allowed to enter the park
unless ne had provided himself WITH a
ticket of admission. He began to "paria-
mentiren" with the keeper OF the gaze
But ali his opposition vanished when
showed him my card and pressed halI q
crown in his hand" Il hope" sald tne
keeper, my lord will not meet you. And
remember" he added, that you must s. n4I
attempt to 90 into the castle" Herr ueen i
proudly observes, Nevertheless, my iolu -
did meet me. and did get into has castle;
NV lord had already arrived at the PARK
not on foot, but driving four-horse ear ear
rage. As soon as he spled the Iree yer
man intruder he stopped his Vlerspan-
nice - and demanded in a loud voice,
"Have Won procured n ticket OF al
mission ~ mo" How did you manage
10 get in without ticket?' Inc gate
keeper admitted me upon showing my
visiting card and declaring TO hlm that 1,
as a foreigner, was not acquainted WIN
the regulations" ,,. .
The fierce English my lord became in a
moment as gentle as a lamb. May l peg
the favor OF your card?" said he to the
daring Geehl. . gave my lord my WISH,
ing-card. He bowed himself politely. and
asked me If | would make the clrcnlt o.
fine mark in his company" The bold deeni
occsnted the personal conductorship OF
INV lord. And thus / saw" says he. not
ONLY the park, but also the mansion ana inc
small but valuable picture-gallery OF o,d
and new masters. So extremely friendiy
was my lord that he accompanied me as
far as his park gates"
Asmv lord and Herr Geehl were walk
ing toward the gates they were met by a
mark Keeper, who held by the collar a
poor wretch in ragged clothes and worn
ont boots. Whom have we here?" asked
NV loard, Il found this man." reolied
the servant, " sleeping under q tree q near
the little gate" I'm the park" " Yes,
INV lord. :" put him for three days in the
hole" Crs loch), said my lord in non
chalant tone then, turning 10 me, he TOOK
leave of me in the most courteous manner