The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-20
AN EARL AS GALLEY COOK.
The Way Lord ROssIyn Sold Sand
witches ON n Race Track.

witches ON Race Track.
IF the life of the eccentric Earl of
Rosslyn of Monte Carlo, theatrical
and tailoring fame, ever comes to be
written, it will certainly not be devoid
! of a peculiar form of human interest
Early in life his lordship developed an
emphatic dislike for parental or any
other authority. He exemplifed this
fact in his tour around the world.
This is still remembered more particu-
larly by his tutor, if that man OF
learning and sorrow has not long since
succumbed to the nervous strain en-
gendered by the trip.
Shortly before coming of age, 1t be-
ing considered by Lord Rosslyn's guar
dams that a tour of the world would
would be good object lesson, a grave
young man of strictly academic train
ing was engaged to conduct the heir
to great name and millions through
the principal cities of the West and
East.
And a very charming and instructive
tour it might have been had his lord
ship not eVinced at every stage of the
route a strange antipathy to inspect
ing ancient ecclesiaStic buildings, Pic
ture galleries and monuments with
his tutor at his elbow. By the aid,
however, of ambassadors, consuls ana
such persons of influence, Lord Ross
lyn was rescued from causing internal
tional complications in Europe, and the
pair at length arrived in Australia
much distressed and harassed tutor
very sprightly and capricious young
nobleman.
Now. while Australia can not yet
boast of historical buildings, 1t does
possess some of the finest race tracks
in the world, and on the plea of need
ing mental relaxation to the race track
his lordship went leaving the tutor
to call on college professors or worry
himself into madness, as 1t suited ms
fancy best. But as on race TRACK
to have a really good time one must
be literally supplied with cash; there
is where the tutor came in by cutting
off even his lordship's car fares back
and forth Nothing daunted, the young
nobleman proceeded to earn money for
himself, and with the aid of knife,
6. ham, a few loaves of bread and some
butter he started in to retail sand
witches to the crowd at ten cents each.
1t is said he made quite nice little
sum. though the chagrin in high So
ciety was great, particularly among
millionaires' wives possessed of daugh-
ters anxious to wear coronets. Inc
poor tutor was in despair, but there
was worse in store for him yet. his
lodship having proved how easily
money can be made under certain cir
cumstances, determined to shake" the
tutor altogether and find his way
home by himself. Hence the following
pretty little story is told of how he
managed it:
An acquaintance happened into
hardware store one morning and found
Lord Rosslyn engaged in purchasing
knives of formidable dimensions.
"HeUo!" exclaimed the friend. Go
ing UP country on to a range!
"IJp country, no." returned the other,
"Just come up from Melbourne. Given
my bally old duenna the slip. Going
home. old man. Sail in an hours
time"
The acquaintance glanced at the
knives and wondered: ION what
steamer" he asked.
mo steamer at all. Shipped as a
cook. by CAD, on a sailing vessel. Got
to do it, you know, to escape the chap
eron. But, tell me-" continued his
lordship, seriously, "d'you know any
thing about killing beasts? It's deuced
awkward, but the fact is, I'm butcher
and cook both. They've got some
sheep and fowls on board and don't
know how to kill them unless / cut
their heads off.
The friend at first refused to regard
the other as serious, but on the pro-
ductions of a regular cook and butcher
outfit he was forced to believe the evil
dence Of his sight. In fact, after a
few other necessary purchases had
been made he accompanied the noble
cook down to the wharf. and there
babe him a jovial farewell.
Soon the wires began to sizzle with
messages holly flashed all over Aus
traiia, making eager inquiries for a