Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-06
STUFFING AN AMERICAN

Not long ago ! met az American
gentleman who. in my hearing. related
IN detail an amusing. n 10 to say curl
Qua experience he had d, NJ will not
ny the victim. but the ibject of. As
Il goes to show Jhat Ia -utting process,
- applied { unwittiI : foreigners, is
not altogether of Amer al practice on
Englishmen, but tina. the boot may
sometimes be on the other leg, venture
TO repeat his story
I may premise by saying that the
gentleman alluded TO is what you
might call a young man, being about
thirty. and possessed Of a tair knowI
edge of the world and society. with a
backing Of considerable private a
He is not in strictness Of the term an
anglomaniac. as that nauseous creature
II ordinarily classed, but he came over
supplied with letters of Introduction TO
several members of the nobility from
mutual friends iu-no, will not say
where be is from-and it was his aim
and object 70 meet and see a. many Of
the big swells as he could during his
visit
Unluckily he came at a bad time.
The London season was just over, and
his calls 70 present his letters in eros
wenor place. Belgrave square, Park
Aane and Queens Gate we're unfruitfuL.
His letters bore only the London ad-
dresses of their intended recipients, and
m was not yet up in the way of reach
ing them by seeking their country ad-
dress in the peerage or leaving the let
ters e be forwarded
Naturally Mr.. Pettigrew-such let
his name be-was disappointed. What
he had com TO see was the British no
bility at home, and they were not at
home. He had met few lords in New
York and Boston, and ever out west.
But il was at some other fellah's"
home. He had liked them at the other
1allOws' homes, and he looked forward
% increasing the attachment when he
met them at their own IL was too
had 70 be thus thwarted after coming
far, and he was forever growing
about it and threatening TO 90 home by
the next steamer
These particulars were impaired 70
me- by a friend Of Pettigrew, after /
hid heard him tell his experiences /
may also add that il was in the Amer
can exchange. where | was waiting with
afriend while he wrote a letter. Petit
D had begun when | sat down. but
the thread of his narrative had not
besn spun out too long 70 the little knot
Of listeners who SURROUNDED him TO
uaase any tangle in seeking the ends.
Il told him how disappointed was
about il. and that I'd a mind TO 60
Straight back home by the mex White
STIR boat. when be said: Why, pshaw!
p
sTu bet a small sized cooky he never
Rid that" exclaimed a sallow faced
man with a gray mustache. taking his
cigar out Of his mouth TO expectorate
into the spittoon beside his chair.
perhaps I'm a liarf' said Pettigrew
warmly.
mo, don't say that" replied the
anow faced man. Il"
@You'd better not, by - re-
tDrted P~ettigrew, with an angry head
shake.
Il only say that no born Englishman
i ever met ever says Why, pshawv
But proceed, Pettigrew."
HIessee-where was II" began Petit
crew, pulling out his under lip with his
finger and thumb. ''Ahl Why, PshavI
said Lord smith,
"Ha, ha, hal" laughed the colonel;
Lord Smith That's a good OneI
Ia. ha. hal Lord Smith. ehi Lord
Smith,
who's telling this storyF' asked
Pettigrew h~oansely.
Everybody said, That's all right, "
$50 ahead Petty" or something to
that effect, while the colonel kept on
chnekling and muttering 70 himself
Lori SMITH
"'WIy. pshaw,' said Lord smith,
rceomu ncsd Pertigrew, with a deter
mined .ook a the colonel - car
kh1E you M the lords you want
dukes. 0arous marguises. kuighE