The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
to guide American affairs than scotsmen
and their descendants.
An Italian Scot. q

One does not need, however, TO study
/ history in order to appreciate the world
wide Scot; one has only 10 travel abroad
| and to keep his ears open to identity this
! perseyerIng, determined, marrow, uecom4
modatinG, intiexiblc citizen OF the world.
You find yourself one morning on the
deck OF an Italian steamer dodg about
among the Greek Islands. Tho captain.
iWho sat at the head OF the table at the
morning meal. was an Italian, and the
crew appear to be all Of the same blood
You nave mustered all the Italian you
Know. and are doing your best to dis
I!coyer from ono of the seamen why the
steamers bows show signs Of recent
repair and to satisfy yourself that she
Is in safe condition. 1t is a somewhat
fragmentary conversation, and although
both sides are doing their best, it is not
qnlte us lucid and informing us could
DC desired. The mate OF the steamer has
joined you, and is listening unnoticed 10
WIS e!.ort at national reciprocity. Then
suddenly he breaks In with powerful
accent which could only have been
reared IN one country under heaven
4e'rc Italian Is not so bad, but I'm
?ndgln you wouldna object to get Inc
information yc're after in yir own
tongue"
II was my own tongue with a ven.
ecnncc and Iregarded the speaker With
silent Arrangement for he was first officer
u. an Italian steamer and he had also
AZ me appearance of an Italian. IT came
OUT mat his father had been a Scots
captain IN the service of this line and
! hau married an Italian woman so that
my good friend was practically an Ital-
ian, and had only once been In Scotland.
but MS father had brought him up with
q sound accent, and after we grew
friendly he asked some searching nues-
lions about tho condition of the Scots
kirk and produced with much satlsflc-
ZION copy Of the Dundee Advertiser"
.aS5ee A Renovation.
the Suez Canal and the chief engineers,
the one of a p. and 0. boat, and tho
other Of a Messagerie, come llp to air
themselves from the terrible heat below.
The one recognizes his fellow officer by
the broad band on his cap, and they
draw near to have professional Inter-
course, 1t Is always pleasant for stu
dent OF human nature to see the meet
Ing of different peoples. ana when that
Frencfman and our Scots Engineer APP
preached one another you remembered
the ancient alliance Of the two nations,
and were touched with n feeling OF
rnmance. Which would speak first and
what would be said. It was the French,
man who, after pause and steady cx-
animation of our pronounced Scot, opens
cd the conversation and these were his
first words,
''Losh preserve us body and soul Is
that you Sandy Robertson. Man heard
about We but Two never clappit ewes on
pa sinoe wo mere Working tooe'her . +,
Dumbarton." After giving some directions
In French ton subordinate that he might
not be interrupted this e2iled Scot, CONS
PEELED to live (and nd doubt earning u
good lvlng) among frivolous F'rench-
men. demanded and received the latest
nf0rmnt'on IAN the Robertson Smith
heresy case the prosperity of Kirkcaldy,
what tho Scotsman" had been saying
lately, aud what was the present cons
dtlon Of engine building on the Clyde,
Then he departed below much refreshed,
Scot who had nut Ills accent and his
theology In thorough state Of repair
md having had breath OF his native
air amid tho heat Of The suez Canal
would go through the worst l,eatJof tho
Red Sen With Indifference, l..o 4 giant
refreshed, Il