Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-18
THEENG ISHS SHERIFF
THE VISION OF HIS GREATNESS
AND GLORY.
Imposing Characteristios; Gorgeous Ac-
Jcoutrements Two 3; Americans Who
Would Not BE Paralyxed to Please tho
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From the Manchester IN. H.) Mir
ror: About 10 O'Clock, Aug. /, 1900,
Gen. Streeter OF Concord, and the
writer stood upon the sidewalk OPP
posite st. Georges hall, which is the
court house in Liverpool. Eng, and
saw in front Of the great stone ediflce
splendid coach drawn by pair of
beautiful black horses whose gold
mounted harnesses cleaned through
the rich silk netting that hung over
them supporting the heavy tassels that
festQoned their legs On the panels of
the door of the coach glistened the
royal court of arms. On the box sat a
driver, beside him footman and be-
hind stood two outriders, all in full
uniform. In front Of the team in
regular order were twelve tall and
stalwart men uniformed in long
cream-colored coats with red facings
and gilt buttons, short velvet pants
and top boots above which appeared
silk stockings and silver knee-buckles
and feathered hats which would chal-
lenge the hot envy of an Amoskeag
veteran. Each carried in his hand
some insignia of authority, one a
spear, another a mace, and the others
various weapons. In front of them
posed trumpeter. When all was
ready the cortege moved solemnly
down the street toward the Adelphi
hotel.
Streeter and 1 followed on the side
walk, for he was a guest at that tav-
ern. When we approached the en-
trance the coach stood in front and
the cOachman and footman and outrid-
ers stood with folded arms on it. The
twelve guardsmen in cream colored
coats had cleared the passageway to
the hotel door, the hall and the broad
stairway leading down to it and stood
lined up, six ON each side of the va
cant space. We made our way through
the crowd that had gathered about
and went toward the two spearmen,
who held the. walk on that side and
majestically ordered us to t'Fall back,
fall back and made move as if to
spear us with their weapons. Streeter
fell back step or. two and then his
Yankee dander rose and he said: II
pay los a day for room in the Adel-
phi, and I'm going to it if all tie
queens army stands in the way" He
went ahead, and I, considering how
thick he was and that the spear mus
go through him before it hit me, fol-
lowed. The guardsmen, paralyzed by
his audacity, did not impale him and
we got safely in and took positions
behind the armed gentlemen in uni
form.
Soon after there appeared on the top
of the stairs another imposing char
acter in gorgeous accoutrements and
behind him small man in three
cornered hat, black swallow-tailed
coat with gilt buttons marked t'V. R., .
velvet vest similarly adorned, knee
breeches, black silk stockings and pat
ent leather shoes with silver buckles,
and the pair solemnly marched with
majectic tread down the stairway,
across the hall and out over the side
walk to the coach. The usher opened
the door of the carriage and the guards
stood with uncovered heads until the
personages in swallow tails had enter
ed, when the trumpeter sounded an adj.
vance, the guards fell in behind, the
outriders resumed their places and the