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SCOTT BOVINE, NeW-YO City, All Druggists. &c. and ST..
aNG MEN IN SPAIN.
They Are Scarce Among the Natives and
Are Much Admired.


Are Much Admired.
"There is no place where mans size
will increase his Importance in the eyes of
the people more than in Spain, said Will
liam H. Graham. 1.-The Spaniards, as
race, being an understood people, largo
man, well developed physically, is looked
upon as being some important, eXtraor-
binary being. So, while l was travelling
in Europe with Colonel Stone, we passed
through England with but little notice
being taken of us When we got to Spain,
however, our party, thanks to the stalwart
physique of the colonel, was the cynosure
of all eyes. When we walked down the
street, a crowd would follow us, pointing
at the colonel in wondcrmcnt and admira-
ton until the gallant congressman
thought his proper place as on the boards
of a Spanish dime museum. One day,
while on fatiguing journey, we stopped
at way station. Like travellers will do,
we left our compartment to stretch our
legs in little walk up and down the plat
form of the station. There was quite
crowd gathered, evidently to see the de-
parture of bride and a groom, who were
in the center of an admiring circle OF
friends AS we walked up and down wo
noticed that the attention of the crowd
was gradually diverted from the loving
couple in the center, and - people began
to whisper one to the othtr and point at
the colonel taking his constitutional.
could see and hear that they were aston
ished at his immense stature and wcro
wondering who this notable must be, for
to the Spaniard man could not be of
such a stature and not he great.
Just before the train was ready to pull
out | thought | would play little jocks
on the people, taking the cue from the re-
marks l heard on all sides. So leaving my
friend l went to the door of the railway
carriage and called in as loud tone as
possible: james G. Blaine, come on. The
train is about to move away 1t was
just about the time of the excitement over
Blaine and Harrison, so l thought that
the supposed presence of celebrity such
as the 'plumed knight would arouse their
enthusiasm but they took no notice of my
cry. Thinking they could not have heard,
l called the sHIne thing out again, but
still no response came from the crowd.
Then | remembered an incident which &C.
Cured to the colonel in PittSburg when
he interfercd in street fight there. He
pulled a burly ruflian off an understood
fellow, who was being beaten terribly,
and when the bully asked him who he was
that dared to interfere with him the colo
mel remembered having seen some bill.
boards stating John l.. Sullivan was in
town, so he replied boldly, I'm John i.
Sullivan Immediately the crowd checred,
and the bully sneaked away
Remembering this incident and the
success of impersonating the prizefighteT
in city where he was well known,
thought / would try it in Spain, doubling,
however, that "A community who did not
know Blaine would be able to recognize a
celebrity at the other end of the line. But
l yelled out, John L. Sullivan, you had
better hurry l had scarcely uttered the
name when the whole crowd began to put
up their fists and made a rush for the in
nocent colonel. They would have torn his
clothes off in their enthusiasm and admira-
ton of what they evidently thought a
master man had the ringing of the bell
not given us warning that the train was
ready, and with difficulty we pushed our
way through the yelling, boisterous crowd
to our carriage.
1.-The bridal PRrty and the purpose of
the crowds visit were lost in the excite
ment, and as our train drew out we could
hear the cheering of the excited people far
behind us. So it can in truth be said that
Colonel Stone has appeared with great
success as John i. Sullivan on both con-
tinents. boston Transcript.