New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

,Uter Wizons utas Born IN Rustic Of
American PorerfI and Hos Always
Remained Abroad Until Notp

Would you mind telling" the Gale
ventured. exactly how you came to be al
American who had never seen America g
"Oh, surely not. The Wfnans were goot
Protestant Dutchrnen Long ago, wher
there was none of this sort Of thing over
here, they Joined forces with a family OF
their acquain-ances. the NaIins and to-
getler they r,rtered a hi ~ 4 sailed to
Brazil 10 SETTLE cn,.e. Tney Oil not fancy
fthe country, SO. after a year or two they
came to New Amsterdam. Later my an
cestors removed to Baltimore,
i Il was born at Alexandrofski, in Russia,
during the Crimean War. My grandfather
Ross Winans, built engines and that sort
Of cattle. and I believe had hand in
| building some railway-the Baltimore &
Ohio. I think IT is called NY father, Will
lam. and Thomas. his brother, were COM
nlissioned by the Russian government TO
build railways in Russia. They were en-
ployed for many years.
so. you see, lived in Russia mostly at
St Petersburg. until I was eighteen. My
fathers health broke down, so he knocked
of and took a London house. He wished
to come home, but he was afraid to cross.
Not afraid OF whales and shipwrecks, and
all that sort of thing, but his heart was SO
delicate that he feared he wouldn't last
through the voyage. 7 was the son of an
American citizen. so I had the right to
choose whether I would call myself an
American, Russian an Englishman
OF course, I was an American. really"
''And now you have come home?"
Yes; just fancy. It seems odd here-so
many things are Ike Europe. Like Vienna,
as said; and then it's like Russia, The
l.
simply mad about trotting in Russia When
you go out for drive in St. Petersburg
you start to race with the first man you
come upon, and you race until you come
back to your door Everybody races No
body but the old ladies will let any kind
Of horse flesh go past without bit of
brush And they'll go twenty and thirty
miles at il. too"
You will go TO Baltimore, of ceurse?-'
Certainly. All my relatives are there.
I'm sorry I sha7n Mt have more time, for 7
must rush back for the boar hunting. in
early December. That's a great sport
shooting boar By-the-bye, do you think I
speak ike an Engiishnan?"
Well, not with a strong English ac-
cent the caller answered truthfuIly.
'T see. Americans choose different words;
but they speak them somewhat as I do,
don't you Think
Pretty much the same way.
That's capital
4 grin OF sly satisfaction arose and looked
over the top Of his mustache as he added:
do you know I once went TO a throat
specialist, and he said to me: This Is the
same trouble all you americans have Teu
catch il from that rotten climate of yours
And i had lived in England twenty years
I'm surely an American For my part, 1
dare say, l caught the throat trouble sit
ting in drafts in Eugiaad-s beastiy cold
houses The English aren't comfortable
unless they have You with Your back to
an open window and q door siar IN front |
Then they haven't such floors in their |
hotels Like this'-he arose and tramped
Jpon the old rose carpet. as soundless as a |
leather bed Nobody hears ne There's |
two inches Of oak, dare say, between ME |
and the fellow below.
Now. in All English hotel. when the fell |
CIV above you goes out early your chan |
,elier rattles and chatters and wakes you
pom my word 1t does. He shakes the jug j