The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-24
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Two Winston ChurchiII's Meet for
the First Time.

From the Baltimore sun
Boston, Dec. II Two widely-known
young men. who because OF similarity
Of names have kept considerable num-
Der OF persons on two continents guess
ing. met in Boston to-day for the nrst
time
These men. who had heard 80 much az
each other who had been receiving each
others mai, and Who were most of tho
time separated hy the Atlantic ocean are
Winston Spencer Churchill Eng.ishman.
member Of Parliament. soldier. war cor
respondent and leo,urcr. aged D years.
and Winston Churchill American. author
OF Richard CRrvcl aged - years The
young. slender. light-haircd Engiishman
was In bed az his room az the Touraine
shortly after noon. when his lecture man
aver. Mai J. b. Pond arrived with the
heavily built. si1-foot American author.
smooth haven. dark complexion. having
merry black eyes and with his stout form
incasod IN Raglan Of dark gray
MIR Churchill. Sir. Churchill" said the
Major
The man on the bed turned @ovcr on his
side and held ont his hand
I'm sorry to find that you are M
said tho Churchill ia the Raglan. A. ne
caught the outstretchcd hand.
Nothing serious guess" said the
other "Beeu travelling. YOU know. but I
say. how came you boy that name
The author OF Richard Carver'
smiled.
II seems that there have been Wins
ron Churchnls over here fer good many
years" he replied
Then there was a little talk. and - was
found that the two mrn seemed TO be in
no way related 20 each other. Winston
| spencer Churchill said he had always
licked forward with pleasure 60 a meet
Ing with his namesake and the other
| Churchill said something In tho same
steam.
Il was Interested Naeu I read your
drst book said the young Eugiishman.
Didn't think a great deal Of that book.
but tho other one. Richard Carvel' ]
was willing 10 become responsible Tor
that"
"By tho way" said the man on the
bed. turning TO Mai. Pond how about
my maii1'
As soon as his train reached BOSTON
] this morning the English Mr.. Churchill
I and his manager h1d driven 90 tAe post
l office In search Of package o. mail,
which had been redlrected from Balti-
more. The young Englishman. owing 20
the fact that bee has an American name
sake. and fer other reasons more difiicmt
since hts arrival in this country. II had
been held un ia New York and Balu-
more. and he Was told AZ the Boston post
once that 81 had been sent 10 the Back
SAY station TO be delivered 70 Winston
| churchill Of ISL Beacon street The NAH
! however. has not been found yet.
Il am afraid I have been putting YOU
80 considerable Inconvenience. said the
| young American 10 his new acquaintance
ffH q -
al an. Il is your internal postofiice sys-
tenn"
you had the same advantage over me
| in London not long ago said the author
az Richard Carvet" When was stay
ing AT Browns Hotel IN London ] found
ID almost impossible 20 gee my mail They
eornpeIied me to Ftgn for u personally.
Tine physician =shS hsA heen called nv
Nal Pond having pronounced che young
Englishman ready for his Boston lecture
the American Churchill departed. but not
before an appointment had been made for
dinner IN the Dutch room OF the Touraine
a, hour later After the EnElishman's
valet who had been watching che nrc en-
eines 20 by the hotel. ana had been tell
ing every body IN sight that they were
"nothln' 10 the engines la bunnon,' hao
fixed M his masters 10. where a Boston
barber had hacked q early in the morn
ing. and dressed che youthful member %
Parliament IN q suit ~ gray. the Two men
OF the same name met again In the din
inn-room. where the manager ana
Young Harvard student a cousin Of the
EnRlishmau. were also Of the party. The
pair OF Churchills sat for an hour or more
after the oshers has departed and there
was "A running FIRE % talk an the time.
The author OF Richard Carvci told
about the book on which he Is now at
work. and which will be a sort of south
before he wnr-story, with some OF the
preliminary aghting OF tho Civl War
thrown In.
Haven't got enough fighting: ought 20
put more lighting into s." was che com
tnent Of the EnEiishman.
Toter they left the hotel together for the
Somerset club Damon had temporary
senaraiion from Pythias IN order 20 deliver
his lecture in the fremont Tempt a.
night They have promised 20 cultivate
each others acquaintance.
A hymn book which belonged 10 one
Of Cronie'a drivers and which had been
$1,000 f., a bullet hrnughf 81 NJ a re-