The sun., 1910-06-12

have ShOwn . rS~th- bsttE fOslinS {
late y'Ara.'
This vas too much for my frisnd and h
Immediately from the fellow out By talk
ina 70 ma on polhonal topiol. aud a las
With the words, -noAatly Weathsr this
! don't know why ! came down hyAa
except that | wanted 10 kill q hart hour.
he went below.
was disappointed He was - absurd
- manifeutly an unlocked bOundor that
enjoyed his bOistaroyn rdlhaFhs; but M
friend ErSW nOrs and more aaafy.
I wish had pushed hls face ID. : uhi'
he. Representative u the Oldest iamlll
In America What aETOsanosl'
Lets 20 down In the cabin and tall
some more 10 him. l said
NO. couldn't keep my temper, In
pupil BY George. Ws didnt roprsasnt on
country well at ell. We ought 70 hav'
hove him overheard FAY. he's WON.
than bounder. ha Il; he's a rotter. HS''
worse than that He's q blighterl OWoI
Seaman had some verssa In one Of tha
magazines here about BertFam Brighter
who was Just the sort Of cad this pup iH
BY cad. ! hslisve that this 70 Bsrtis him
self On. w. didn't uphold our manhood
at all Lets 90 down and shove his facs
in
couldn't get angry over Ber,is Hs
was excessively hdicrOus 20 me
seemed 10 he at a play and I vas sorry he
had not had a longer speaking part.
There were 80 many topics ! would have
liked 10 hear him express IN authOrltA-
tive opinion on
We debarksd at GrssnwiCh and sought
an attractive looking Inn, for we were
hungry; but every now and then my
friend would aay: 'Bllghtsrl BsrtrAm
Brighter He ought not 10 have bssn al
lowed 10 live the day out. ROttsrl Was
teri Blighter BouBdeTl'
In the inn We were destined 10 run
AcrOss an Englishman Of q difersnt type
again We ordered dinner. and very good
il was, with abundance and variety and
the sauce that fAmlahmeni gives, and We
fingered long over L.
Az the only other table thst was Ocou-
pied sat a little red faced man discussing
q salad
AZ We rose 20 20 he held up his hand
20 stop us and In the fri0ndliest way
said Wait . moment. gJntlemen.
have heard your talk and aee that you
are travelled Americans. What do you
think Of King EdWardi'
We both told him that Americans felt
the Kings death almost a. kssnly ~
the English. that ws were sincerely
sorry.
-Ah. 7 thought 30. DO mo the pleasure
gentlemen. Of sitting down and having
something 70 drink. a cordial Of some
sort I like Americans n a man says
we're not all the same he lies. We're
cousins. that's What We are. and We all
like a man; and Edward was q man and
a gentleman Sit down and have q nj, of
cordial and little talk and smoke
Who could refuse ~ hearty an invita-
tion a. that We sat down. and while We
were too abstemious % suit our friend.
who wanted IN ply us with Ons cordial
after another. We did enjoy our talk
with the quaint little man. He was over
aowinE with friendliness for No and
finally Ne took ~ 10 an old. old rowing
rlub on the Thames of which he was a
member and gave us afternoon tea with
plum jam: and the burden oi his re-
marks was that he did like Americans
and he was glad that 10 had met us
Ny friend h a sharp on sports and the
a. q member n the oldest
rowing club On the Thames knsw a good
Zeal in that lins and - they had a com
mon topic oG conversation. For myself
wandered over the clubhOuse and
Iound a window where thg Marquis
n Tallsyrand had written his name
There Il was. scratched with a diamond.
'Talleyrand.
In course Of conversation my friend
n tell why he was On the
Thames and asked whether our host
knew where he could get a good honest
Eaterman
You couldn't have come "a better
man. and I'm glad 20 serve you. Tom
spooner'- the man Hs knows every
single drop ~ water that howp past
here He lives naar here and IN get him
Ior you At onoe.'
80 in a few minutes a weather beaten, /
white haired Old man vas brought 20
he clubhouse and readily consented. /
'or a Consideration. n bs the guide ~
ny friend for two days On the Thames
rom TiIbury to Limeh0uae Docks.
Bertram BliGhtsr was not forgotten. /
lowever. and many times in the .
iftsrnoon my companion would break 1
,ut In the midst of a conversation with /
'Blightsr Rotter, We ought 20 have
,ished his face in!'
When we left our new found friend he
lssured us that " we ever came 70 Lnndon
Without looking him up h would BE- deeply
hsnded
Before I leit home I was warned that
he English hate No.
Perhaps the 'rOttsrs' do.