The independent., 1907-02-07

Government to land supplies in Kings
/ ton be nclosin' thin in tWelve-inch
shells an shootin' thin at tn Gov'nor's g
palace
9TH Admiral proceeded on shore
an wint to make an officyal call on
tn Gov'nor TIL RECEPTION was char
ackteristic iv that old-fashioned good
cheer that commerce an tn greed iv
Americans is desthroyin'. TIL Admiral
was allowed to stand in tn outside Of
| flee rr as long a time as he wanted.
Thin a ruddy, janal face appeared at
tn dure an says: James, tell him
| I've gone away to stay till nineteen
hundherd an eight
Here, Hinnissy, I'd like to read ye a
sketch iv this gr-reat man that has
done so much to bind two sister ma
tions in perfect knot an TO show that
though blood may be thicker thin wa
| ter heads are thicker still. Sir Aleck
SWeatingham was born in Fothring-
ham Court Road in tn year eighteen
thirty four. He was a mimber iv an
illusthrees family that had not been
out iv tn parish fr four cinchries.
Airly in life he showed traits that
marked him FIR diplomatic career.
No wan cud get along with him. At
six he kicked a maiden lady who Of
fered him gingerbread; at nine he bit
tn parson who thried to make him a
present iv a dhrum. Such traits cud
not be lightly pushed aside. 1t was
clear that he was destined be nature to
rule over tn swarthy thribes upon
whom alone the sun iv England sets
an sets hard
while still a mere youth he was
dispatched to tn Island iv BooloojOo,
in tn Indyan Sea, where he soon made
name FIR himsilf be formin' the ma
tive Rajahs into a Church iv England
Defnse League. His rise was rapid
First appointed in thirty-four in six
ty-three he was promoted to tn Gov
'norship iv tn popylous Island iv Ga
zip, in tn Gulf iv Baf; population,
1860, two whites, five millyon blacks;
salary two millyon pice, $50 pounds.)
In rulin this difficult province he
made gr-reat reputation, which ex-
tended as far as tn borders iv Swat.
A man iv iron, cold an hard, he in
thrajooced hansome cabs dhraWn be
natives instead iv tn old fashioned
rickshaw induced tn Rajah to throw
away his pagan turban an adopt tn
more seemly stovepipe hat, started a
muffin bakery, an took steps to abol
ish plural marredges.
Fourteen years later a still more
important honor was lavished on him.
Whin tn Gov'norship iy Plaguetown,
on tn East Coast, was made vacant
TIL last name that occurred to tn
Colonyal Office was A X Sweating
ham, an he was api .ltcd. Alther
survivn' fr iliven years in this arjoos
post he was again promoted at tn
request iv tn ony other white man in
tn colony, an rayceived TIL important
post iv Gov-'nor iv Jamaica, an honor
which few achieve an still fewer de-
sire. This completes tn career iv tn
gr-reat man, which may soon be
r-rounded out be his ben' fired. 1vry
where he wint he made frinds where
he'd been befure. In all tn countries
where he ruled he left a reputation FIR
janiality an repose At last he niver
had it with him whin he showed up at
tn new job.
1T was this mighty statesman that
our humble Admiral thried to meet.
Admiral Davis was overcome be his
rayception. We don't expect our dear
cousins to gush over u.s. They ar-re
more self-contained thin we ar-re. Be-
hind their rugged chests beat warm
an gin-rous hearts, but they find 1t
hard to say anything pleasant with
surprised as well as charmed by
Alexis greetings. He said he had
niver met so polite an Englishman. In
his gratichood he landed throops TO
dhrive naygur prisoners back into jail,
put up awnings on stores an hitch tn
horses to tn sthreet cars in tn ami
hilated city. He was amazed to re-
ceiVe almost instantly an effusive dis
patch in tn follown' language. Get
out iv here or I'll heave arr brick at
ye.' TIL Admiral replied tGawd
bless sc f'r yc'cr kind wurruds. II is
a happiness to me TO meet ye'cr k
cillincys approval. II shows that we
ar-re bound together be ties iy com
mon brotherhood an tn common Ian
guage IN Shakespeare an others. !
have tn honor TO rapport that tn fleet
undher my command has put up a
tent. started two groccrs In business,
an protected a safe firm bein' robbed.
ITO which Aleck replied heartily: 4
lont know what IN divyle ye name be
"A common language but III ye're not