Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02

slaughtering several worthy citizens. OF
course, the fact that the rule of the road
is different over there makes it espe-
cially puzzling for beginner. but 1t
really was the nervousness of my In
structor that nearly resulted in a whole
sale killing.
These practices took place not far
from the Invalides, and on this first
to a vacant strip of land which a crowd
Of workingmen wore crossing, when
suddenly an obstacle in the road made 1t
necessary to pull up. My instructor ap-
parently thought he had better take mat
tiers in hand himself, and made a sudden
grab for the 'volante. with the result
that the car swerved and. leaving the
road, charged right into the midst OF the
crowd of workmen. They scattered in
all directions. but in some way we kept
charging them, and how they all man
aged to dodge us In our buckings and
swervings Is a mystery to me yet. Ihey
managed 1t, however. and took the anatr
with. characteristic good humor. and this
was my one and only mishap as a
learner. No. I never had attempted mo-
tor driving before, but, as in everything
else 1 have taken on, every mathemati-
cal and psychological and practical
elements.
After about three weeks, when 1
thought I was proficient" Lynch went
on, II applied to the prefecture OF
police for a taxi drivers license and was
told to meet an inspector near the Hotel
de Vile one morning and undergo an
examination. This consisted OF master
ing all sorts of driving difficulties. nego-
tiating crowded streets, backing long
distances and SO on. My Inspector grunt-
ed his orders one by one. At the end he
emitted a final grunt, to express his sat
isfaction. and the next day l got my IL
cense and now can set up as taxi
driver in Paris as soon as l, please.
As Lynch spoke one could not help re-
fecting that, tall, spare and slightly
STOPPING, with his refined. scholarly face,
gracious air and we'll groomed appear
ance. he much more suggests the medical
practitioner than either the man of action
or the scholar, nor is this wholly sur
prising considering that he practiced as
a physician in London for several years.
The writer asked him, by the way, II
he found that any prejudice existed
against him in the house Of commons in
view of the fact that he was guilty Of
what was technically an act of treason
against the British empire. but he an
swered in the negative. declaring that one
of the virtues of the house, of whose de-
fects he is merciless critic, is to re-
6peCI Tue SlHCcTlly anu Tie COAVlClOuS
Of every man who enters 1t, and to judge
him by his conduct while within its walls.
He referred to his two American visits
with pleasure. During the latter of them
he was entertained at Albany by Roose-
welt, who then was Governor of New
York, and on his way down the Hudson
shook hands with John L. Sullivan who
gratified him by remarking that he, too
was good fighter" Apropos Of which
remark it may be mentioned that, in ad-
dition to his many other activities Lynch
has at least practiced more different
forms of athletics, he thinks, than any
other man Of whom he has heard. These
included rowing, horseback riding "a
semi-wild steed having first been chased
and caught for the purpose). hurdling,
skating, handball playing, gymnastics,
boxing. tossing the caber and fencing.
He was going on with more. but was
told that those mentioned would suffice.
He undertook exercises deliberately as a
boy with view to Strengthening q frail
physique, and which succeeded SO entire
ly that when once. during the Boer war.
he was in the saddle for three days and
three nights. almost without rest, he de-
clares that he did not feel particularly
tired afterward.
AS Lynch and the writer perambulated
the famous terrace of the house, with
Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster leader.
noticeable figure at one Of the tea tables.
the latter asked the member for West