The sun., 1910-06-12
TYPES YOU MEET IN ENGLAND
BRITISH RESERYE LESSENED
RI LATE kINGS EXAMPLE.
sympathy Between l.Snduaeru and AmeFl-
cans tDne Real stage fnglisliman OG
the stage some PieasaRt MeciinRs
neeerdrd by Charles nattelI I.asmll.

neceFdrd by Charles nattell Losnll
LoNDON. June 1t is said by th
London nsSspapss that King Edward
eu,mple ~ chesry bonh0mie had
listing nfiuence upon the British publi'
end that the reputation for insularity o
Cnglish people is undergoing a modih
cation.
Certainly the death of the King soft
ened Inndnnes. They wers touched By
che eulogistic reierssi.ies to him in thu
American newspapers.
Most New Workers have heard the stoyJ
Of the knglishuan who belonged 20 I
Lnndon club which he had trsquenteC
Tor ysars and IN which he had at az 4
certain lonely table whils he ate his dinner
One day another menber II the club
% the story runs. al down opposite him
and passad the time of day with him, al
which the Old memisr Indignantly NJ.
signed from the club.
That may be true. OF not. hut let me
.tell you an absolutely true experience d
mine At a club the morning after arrived
IN London and also the morning after
80 uesAtn ol kuWaru.
went into the club b. get a late break
fast and found bui one member there. a
man whom ! had never seen before.
Nor had he ever seen or heard Of me. AZ
after events proved
Not waiting for him 70 speak. | aaid
'Good morning Instantly his face was
irradiated by smile and he bads me good
morning. Then I made a very sincere
avowal of my great regret Al the passing
pf fao good king. and that led toa response
IN Kind. When the waiter told ~ that
breakfasi was served We went In together
and sat AZ the same table, my new found
friend chatting with me On the al absorb
ing topic of the Kings death
Before the meal was over, he moving
that ! was an American. although he did
not know my name. had invited me TO
spend a week end al his house in the
north of England
Ihere u certainly nothing clannish or
exclusive in that The man knew that
] was an American. had expressed
sorrow common 10 us both and he went
Out Of hisiWay 70 show hospitality 70 me.
But Il was that same Sunday that met
the hrst real bona fide stage EngIIshman
that ever saw oHnthe stage.
That morning ran across an American
writer in London foT the purpose Of
digginE up some information ooncerninR
LONDON shipping We had never met
In the States. hut knsw each other by
reputation and our greeting was hearty
and after the manner of compatriots
messing IN another country. He was
going down ~ Greenwich on a Thames
penny hnat and | gladly accepted his
Invitation 10 accompany him. He was
on the lookout Cor a waterman, one Of the
W. " jacobs breed. who could pilot
him along the docks.
II was raining dismally when we started
nom Waterloo Bridge. but of course you
accspt ram in London a. you aooep,
dust IN New YORK. and a. the cabin was
dark and cherries We went on deck
Just after We boarded the boat a singular
boxing individual with most aggressive
jaw and unpleasant expression cane
aboard. Ne wore q frock coat and no
Overcoat. high hat which was tihed on
the back Of his head and in his right eye
was screwed a monOcle, lie was provided
with an umbrella
My friend and were talking about the
merits Of the Sunday Obscrrsr. in which
Ihad just read a dignifed and sinRularlv
well written editorial article on the Kings
death. and made the observation that the
parer was more than a hundred years Old.
taFHaH
~. and turning Ne beheld the gentleman
with the munocle He thrust his face
forward a. he spoke and his lips played
great part in his utterancs. AS a
matter of fact said he With tho most
pronounced English accent. 1t il only
about eight years Old under its present
management It's one n thuse Harms
worth publications The amount u
contempt which be managed to throw
into the word -Harmsworth must have
made Lord Northclihe's ears burn un-
mercifthly.
We had not invited his conversation.
but he looked entertaining and tho day
was duh N We turned toward him.
just theu We passed tho Temple. from /
the staf Of vhich-a hag was AZ half mast. I
IN tone a. lofty as the Metropolitan /
tower be said: That IL the Temple. with
which have the homer 20 bs connected
In other words he was n lawyer.
In the old versions of -Uncie Toms /
Cabin there was an impossible person /
who used 70 go about saying MY name
h Marks. I'm a lawyer; have a card
was irresistibly reminded ~ Marks.
just 30 make pleasant conversation
] said that was sorry that the King had
not lived long enough 10 have met Roose-
veit; thst the meeting would have been
interesting and that II would have
strengthened the bonds between the
two countries
The harrister looked AZ me a moment.
then he shot his upper lip out in a very
ugly way. dropped his monocls from his
eye. Immediately putting il hack again
and screwinG he brow down hard on IL.
and said
'I-er-l don't like Roosevelt. AsU
happen 10 know he is member Of a very
old family and il by birth era gentle
man. you know; but hs chooses 20 be a
mountahsnk.'
Ons-half Of me-. the half that delights
in new sensations was delighted: the
other half the half that makes me feel
my Amsricanism when ! am away from
home was angry. My friend. who 10 a
larGe aiz footer, grew red In the face and
hlurted out something about Roosevelt's
biE qualities. but the monocled person
smiled In a superior way and said:
@iou know. I've Heen Roosevelt. saw