The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-07
COL. GOURAUD.

onel GOuraud is known all over Lon
don-indeed, the days are few when he
does not claim attention on some sub
ject or other.It is not known just when
the colonel arrived in the British me-
trOpOliS-it seems strange, in view Of
his present notorety, that his coming
could have been entirely unheralded
But he found the city a very inviting
field for his peculiar talents. He first
burst upon the public view last Octo-
ber at the time of the arrival of Cen
eral Kitchener from Egypt. The gen
eral was to land first at Dover, and
great preparations were being made by
the English to welcome the hero of
Omdurman. If there is any occasion
where Colonel Gouraud is thoroughly
at home it is in welcoming hero,
and he threw himself into his self-m-
posed task of helping along the pre-
parations with all the ardor of his i'm
pulsive nature. Being an American, he
decided to represent this country in
what he should do, and thus, by Great
ing a good feeling, render more easy
Of cOnsummatiOn the Anglo American
alliance Of which much was heard at
the time.
Col. GOuraud was not long in discov-
ering that Henry White, who has been
acting as the head Of the American
embassy since the resignation Of John
Hay, had not been invited to go to
Dover to help receive the sirdar Here
was a chance to distinguish himself
and do his country a good turn at
the same time. He would invite the
acting American minister to go to Do
yer with him in a special car and see
the show. The happy thought was
put into action at once and the invi-
tatiOn was sent and accepted by Mr..
White Thus far the scheme worked
splendidly. But how was he to get an
invitation for Mr.. White and how Sc
cure a special car? He had neither
the one nor tho other. Most men
would have declined to entangle them
selves in such predicament, but Col
onel Gouraud is not man to be stop
ped by tritle. Telegraphing to the
mayor of Dover in the name Of the
American embassy he requested invita-
tions and got them by return wire. The
special car was secured in a like "en-
terprising" way and when the day of
departure came the fascinating colonel
did the honOrs as host for Mr.. White
and party with all the bonhomie Of
prince.
With so fascinating a companion as
the colonel the trip to Dover was
quickly made, On arrival there the col
onel Immediately set about seeing if
the arrangements were satisfactory and
making such suggestions here and
there as naturally would occur to one
of his wide experience in managing big
affairs.
At last the sirdar who smashed the
khalifa arrived, amidst the plaudits of
thousands Of his countrymen, the play
ing Of bands and the waving of flags
As the popular idol walked down the
gangplank with martial mien where
was Colonel Gouraud, who had done so
much to make the occasion the sue
cess it was? In some way, owing to
the dense crowd, the colonel found
himself pushed right to the front and
even ahead of the city officials, who
stood waiting to receive the general as
soon as he should step on English soil
The colonel is too much of man of
the world not to be able to accommo-
date himself to varying situations and
accordingly as the eminent military
leader reached the wharf his hand was
warmly srasped by Colonel Gouraud,