Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-30
GOV. HOGG IN ENGLAND.

knee hreeches and girdle on sword 10
order to meet the King Of Eogland,
does not tire OF telling his friends at
the Waldorf.Astoris OF his experiences
ln the ,cisl life OF 'ndon. To few
select .fiends who asked him to tell the
inside history of the invitation and
declinstion he said in part:
"You kpow ! went over there to sell
Texas oil wells. or stock 10 them-it's
ell the same. Well, most every Eng
lishman has heard that American oil is
a good thing, and every Duke and
Duchess waited q well. That's why
they took me up in social way. l
bad been dining with the nobility and
having the time of my life, when one
day a man in uniform deliver ! to me
en- elaborate card and then backed
away before could say shank you.'
81 opened the thing and found 1t
was o card Inviting me to one OF the
Kings receptions. OF course, l felt
proud and fattered, but saw q small
printed slip that was enclosed with the
card. l read that slip and found it
contained subscription Of the costume
[ was expected TO wear, If I went to
the receptiop;-knee breeches, velvet
coat, q sword. and all that tomfoolery
Thinks /, 'I'il see Shote' (the Govern
or pronoupces the name OF Ambas.
sador Choate. Shots), 80 I goes down
to Shote's Office and shows him the
card" ..
"'A great compliment, Governor
says Shote.
as But about them togs,' says 1.
"Tbat's the rule, says Shots.
"'Not fsf me- says I. Look at my
legs Saote,' says /. No knee breeches
f3r me. II can't 60 In q ID Upitt 4
states clothes then / dent co. Shote,
he was awful nice; good fellow, Sbo'
is; said he'd fix it, an ell tbat, but |
said no; didn't care, anyway. Well,
the thug got out. got 10 the papers,
some OF IL, and, cay, 1t was funny the
way them Dukes and Lsdyships made
I'D to me after that. A lot OF them
seemed to be sore on the King; fact is,
thes acted like real democrats. Well,
bad iuvitstlons to diuner every night,
and had almost forgotten the Kings
invitation.
"Ooe night was dining with Lord
Wbst's-His-Nsm when some Duke or
Duchess reminded me that 1t WAS the
night of the Kings blowout. They
made it pretty clear to me that Lord
What's -His-Name was a coed Bryan
man and sore on the King, 30 he got
up that dinner party, and had me there
as a kick against royalty. Anyway,
they we're ell good to me, and bad the
time of my life, but didn't forget that
every titled nibs Of them wanted an oil
we'll, and that between dinners 1t was
my business to exchange wells or stock
In them for coin OF the kingdom.
zone night at one OF the swell diU
ners they had arranged for me ga " q
6ue.lookipg lady putting on her wraps
and getting ready to go, and 1 noticed
that she had no man with her, 30
vel over and said, Beg pardon, your
Ladyship, but you are not going home
alone?"
"'Ob, my carriage Is at the door
thank you, Governor she eaid,"
"'But,' 1 said, down Ia Texas where
l came from we rev RI rmit LADY u
90 nome alone from q party. Now, l
you have no escort, I should be glad II
see you home
"'Tbank you, Governor, you are yer!
kind. You may see me to my carriage,
she ssid. thought nsybe had mad
some break, 80 next day l went dowi
to see Hhcts and told him about II
Well, shote he laughed and said:
"'You know, Governor, the custom
over here are different. OF course, |
WAS not just the right thing for you +
offer to escort the lady home, but she
the famous Duchess o., one of In
brightest and most practical women II
England; 80 l ain sure she will not b
offended and will net recall the Incl
dent If you should meet her again.
81 said to him, 'Shote, don'o yol
think / was lucky to PICK out such
bright, good woman as the Duchess 9
- to make thtt Texas breat2'
"Well, Shots, he looked OF me out c
one eye for a minute. and then droI
ping into good old United States, b
said:
"'Say, Governor, are you striugiu
me-
II never had 30 much iun in my III
as did with those Dukes and Lord
They diDed me every night, and II / ha
stayed any longer reckon l would hay
had gout. One day l slept sixtse
house ct a stretch, trying to catch NJ
, Az first they thought l was some go
of mastodon tnst had been dug out
the ice 10 Alssks or from under the @
sand In Texas. O0e day Shote said
me. says be: "Governor, why don
con get q silk hat aud wear It, l say
Not on your life, Shote. They'd 10
interest 10 me- If l did, had eveniI
clothes all right, the best th't could
msde, but my big soft Texas hat W
nv long suit. 1t helped out the Tex
I mastodon idea, aud l never for 20
! ment forget the fact that all tho
grand people wanted to own Texas
: wells, and that was selling oil wei
"The jolliest time bad was rioil
one day on top Of London bus WIZ
Grand Duchefs. / had met her 81
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