Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-25
A MULE VALET.
AN ENGLISH LORD WHO IS IN FOR
STRANGE ADVENTURES.

New Orleans, Nov. N.-Hon. Glare H.
Walpole, brother and heir apparent of
Lord Oxford, who shipped from this port
a few weeks ago on a mule transport for
South Africa, is not the only lordly mule
valet.
A few days g Lord" Ogilvy,. the
brother of rich Lord Airlie, started to
join his countrymen in the T~ransvaal,
but he went from here on the Hurania in
the capacity of foreman at a salary of $40
per month American gold.
Mr.. Ogilvy is an athletic young man
with a taste for adventure, who has lived
for some years in Colorado. When the
Spanish war began he enlisted in the
First Colorado as a private, but fearing
that that regiment would miss the real
fighting he had himself transferred to
Torrey's Rough Riders, and consequently
was in the railroad wreck at Tupelo and
never got any further than Jacksonville,
Fla. He went back to Colorado deeply
disguised, but saw another change for
adventure in the breaking out of histili-
ties in South Africa.
When Mr.. Ogilvy arrived at the ST.
Charles hotel a few days before the sail
MS u AS t1dISpOIl HUI he dllIdClCu
considerable attention. He looked like a
typical westerner. stood over six feet
high, had a fine bronzed face shaded by
a heavy brown beard, and ak with
the free and easy swing Of the plains.
Under a canvas uniform blouse he wore
| a remarkable waistcoat made of Scotch
plaid OF a peculiar design. 1T was the
tartan Of his clan-the Clan Airlie-and
the pattern is the property Of his house.
Nnh11Nr OLGA ray y,nar C1,oh = uyotCfana%
unless he belongs to the family.
Being. among other things. an expert
stockman. he had 40 difficulty in secur-
ing an engagement, and, as already stat
ed, was made a foreman. He is now on
the Hurania. somewhere between New
Orleans and Table bay.
II know Ogilvy we'll" said a former
resident Of Colorado, now in this city.
He came to Greeley, Col, some years
ago as manager of the Scotch syndicate,'
which had planned to construct an
enormous irrigating ditch near Fort Col
Inns. Ogilvy took charge of the ditch
work, built himself a big house, enter
tanned royalty, and soon became popular
all through that section. Being brother
to an earl. the good people out there
promptly christened him Lord Ogilvy,
and everybody knows him by that name.
His brother, the earl of Airlie. is a very
rich Scottish peer. His family seat is
Cartochy. in Farfarshire. near Dundee,
and only q miles from the North sea.
The Hurania, on which he sailed from
New Orleans, happened to come direct
from Dundee, n that was one reason
why he was SO anxious to go by that YES
sci. He could talk to the men about the
old home.
ITO return to his career in Colorado,
the lord proved to be a royal good fell
low, in for any kind of sport and excite
ment. and the story of his ~escapades
| would fill a volume. There was no harm
in him: he simply liked fun, and he pro-
ceeded to have it on a large. glittering
scale, that made folks eyes protruda.
occasionally the lord and a few friends
used to drop into Denver and make
things lively. One of his historic exploits
was to rent a skating rink. He strolled
into the place at the height Of the roller
skate craze, rented it for the night. and
took possession with a select party. They
had d wild and woolly time.
con another occasion he wrote for
funds for the completion of the ~irrigating
ditch. and the cautious Scotch board of
directors sent him SIS. 900, which was just
half the amount OF his estimate. He i'm
mediately shut down all work and took
the entire force to Denver for a big frolic.
Then he cabled the syndicate that he was
entertaining the men at its expense. and
would continue to do SO until he got the
money to finish the work. Next day he
received a message advising him that the
cash was on the way.
"In spite of his fun-loving disposition
Ogilvy did some excellent work in Colo
RADIO, and the irrigating ditch has beer
an entire success. He had a very fine
ranch of his own near Greeley, which
believe he subsequently sold. While the
ditch was under way his sister, Lady Ma,
Ogilvy. came over to pay him a visit
She was a very beautiful girl, and all tbs
young fellows in the neighborhood Wen
half-erazy about her. Finally she mar
ried an English gentleman named Whit
and returned to her home.
when Ogilvy Joined the army as
private the papers made a great sensa
ton out of it and everybody was aston
ished. 1t was predicted that a man of hi
luxurious habits would never stand tn
racket but he fooled them and made
tiptop soldier"