Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
IN a LONDON oRnmn
rue blg Engiishman who Enabiad
Young American Ta1,, a.. 49,

i"e big Englishman Who FnabIad -,
I i"ung American Lady TO See.
among the Spectators friends is n
ocotchman who came 10 this country
young prospered here. married here
put mas often visited the old country.
making IN all nearly hundred vow
ages One OF these voyages was
maae Ia 1901 with his young wife.
lnat was the year OF the great world =
ialr when the Crystal palace dazzled
the eyes OF the visitors whose wonder.
iul tales spread the marvel far and
wide. When the Spectator fr,and
reached London all OF the talk was
q me coming opening OF the CRYSTAL
palace. The royalties were 10 he
there In greet force TO say nothing Of
mere celebrities.
Inc gentleman himself had seen
al this sort OF thing before, includ-
ing the royalties. But his Young
( vile had not and great thing IL
would DO 70 her American eyes. The
price was rather steep. Only those
were admitted who held season tick.
cts and season tickets cost something
IKE 900. II seemed q big price to
pay Tor a single sight OF even so IN
usual show. but the Spectator a
friend was determined that his wife
should not lose the chance-it might
never come 70 her again. So he
bought u ticket and sent her on opep.
ing day TO the Crystal palace with
some English friends. Great was the
crowd and the young American
woman was person OF unlucky short.
ness OF stature. IiptOe her best she
could not see "A thing over the mass
OF heads all turned in one direction.
The procession OF royalties swept 10.
but Il was not for her Bitter tears
OF disappointment filled her eyes that.
alter SO much cost and trouble she
was 10 DO completely baked
big Englishman stood near her
with the kindliest OF eyes He saw
i all at glance. Permit me mad
am the Engllshman said and with
his strong hands he enclreled her
waist and lifted her up above the
heads OF everybody rs easily AS IL
she had been little girl. He held
her there quite a time his arms not
seeming 10 know a tired feeling tell
Ing her who everybody was royalties
aud celebrities alike When he at
last put her down she had had a much
better view than threa.fourths OF the
tall people who were present In re.
ply % her thanks he simply said:
1T Is always a special pleasure to do
a favor FOR un American. She was
sure he was himself distinguished.
but the friends who were with her did
not know him She described him 10
al the English people whom she met
but could get no clue 10 his identity.
SO she came back 10 America ignor.
ant who the kind hearted English.
man was
Some years after 10 Brooklyn. shc
went with her husband 10 Plymouth
church to hear lecture by q eelc.
braied EnglishmAn says the Chris
tian Union. The moment he APP
pearcd on the stage she turned to her
husband and exclaimed That's he.
that's my Crystal palace English.
man. Il was Thackeray. After tho
lecture the husband and wife had the
pleasure OF meeting him. again
acknowledging their obligations and
entertaining him at their own home.
Somehow the incident struck the Spec.
ta,or as just the sort o. unique kind
Illness one would expect from 1hack.
cray. Il has in way justified him
in his feeling that you can tell some
thing about an author from his books.