The morning news., 1892-03-19
AMERICAS BOY TaUNDERER.
How Walter Scott Scared the British
Public.
Erom the Ne1o York HeraLd


From the Net0 York Herald.
LYONS, n. Y, March 16.-Little Walter
Scott, the now famous writer to the London
Times which threatened the British public
with extinction if they dared to say ''Boo"
to the United States, was Is years Of age
last July. He was born in Dunkirk
Chautauqua county, New York, In 1876
and has always resided there. He is the son
of Walter Scott, chief engineer of the Co.
lumbus Construction Company of Chicago,
and grandson of j. T. Williams, editor in
chief of the Dunkirk Evening Observer.
Young Scott has with his mother, two
sisters and a brother, made his home with
his grandfather for several years, where he
had all the advantages of careful and Judi
cious training in his studies and readings
He is the eldest OF the four children, aud
entered the Dunkirk schools in early child
hood He has gone through the various
grades and the examinations Of the regents
OF the state, heing now in the academic de-
partment. While we'll up with his classes
and devoted to study he has been from
early boyhood constant reader of history,
and of all the current events of the world
as found in the great daily newspapers of
the country, to which he has had easy ac-
cess through his grandfather's newspaper
Office.
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the mailing department of that office, the
duties ofSRhich he attends to out of school
hours. Occasionally he has been given the
opportunity to report unimportant meet
ings, and his accounts have met the ap-
proval of the management of the paper, and
have also been the means of adding much
to his ability to put his thoughts in suitable
shape.
WATCHING THE CHILEAN WAR.
When the trouble in Chile commenced he
became intensely interested in everything
pertaining to the history of the country and
watched the progress OF its civil and mill
tary affairs with the closest attention.
All articles that appeared in the Herald
in regard to Chile were read and reread
with increasing interest and avidity, and he
would occasionally send for copies of the
London Times SO that nothing should es-
cape his notice that had bearing upon the
view foreigners also took of the internal dif-
ficulties o. that country and upon its re a.
tions with the United States. In addition
TO his varied reading on the subject he has
written hundreds of pages on the progress
of Chilean matters and the causes of the
misunderstanding between that government
and ours.
He is entirely loyal to the stars an stripes,
and the tone and criticisms of the English
papers were too much for him to tamely lis
ten to. He therefore determined, without
consulting any one, to give the Times. and
through it the people of England piece of
his mind. He signed a fictitious name, as
he was afraid that his letter might be re-
jected in case he told just who he was He
was much in earnest about what he wrote,
but could not resist the temptation to in
dulge in more or less Imagination when
speaking of the boundless resources of the
United States, its ability toraise powerful
armies, capture Canada and invade England,
blotting it from the map.
THE DISCOVERY.
After sending his letter he commenced
within few days to watch the telegrams
from London 20 see if it had been published.
His first notice of the reception Of his letter
came through the Herald. He was quite
pleased with its publication, but a little dis
appointed that the entire letter was not tel
egraphed over.
1t was at this time that he first sho wed
the family the copy Of the original manu-
script which be had forwarded to the Times.
Noting the similarity between the fictitious
and his true name. the letter was copied and
published in the Dunkirk Observer.
The publicity given the letter and the no.
toriety received has not turned the head of
Young Scott, tut he continues his duties in
the office aud the school as though nothing
whatever had occurred TO bring him into
publio notice, He is fortunate in having
good advisers, VINO will not permit hin to
be puffed up with any undue self-impor-
tance. At present he has considerable taste
for writing and journalism, which viii be
encouraged and developed as his education
and age will permit.