The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-11-19
SL|CHTED A HERO.
Later on the Coaching Party Got
a Startling Surprise.
A HOST WHO PROVED A SNOB.
He Thought His Guest Was Not CLASSY
Enough to Travel With Him and His
Friends, but Walked Up After Awhile
to Find Him the Lion of the Day.

Enough to Travel With Him and His
Friends, but Walked UP After Awhile
to Find Him the Lion of the Day.
Here is one of Captain James A.
Scrymser's best anecdotes, which he
did not put in his volume of personal
"reminiscences of peace and war:
After the close of the war between
the states in 1865 Secretary of War
Stanton, at the suggestion of President
Johnson. selected Major General Fran
els c. Barlow as the bearer of certain
dispatches to the American minister,
Mr.. Adams. in London. 1t later de-
veloped that the main purpose of this
mission was to allow the English army
officials to know Major General Bar
low, he being deemed by the president
and secretary of war an excellent
specimen of a youthful volunteer gen
eral, who had served gallantly through
out the war.
General Barlow sailed for England
with his official dispatches, and short
ly after his arrival he was presented
to the Duke of Cambridge, then COM
mander in chief of her majesty's
forces, by Mr. Adams, our minister,
and likewise to other high military
officials.
OF course General Barlow received
many invitations and was able to
accept but few. One invitation which
he did accept was for a week end
party at the house of well known
| major general of the British army, re-
siding few miles from Aldershot-
On his arrival Barlow found very
guished social "lions and lionesses."
| have not the slightest doubt that
| Barlow held his own in this distin-
| guished company, although these high
army officials of her majesty's serv--
| ice evidently drew a sharp line be-
| tween volunteer and regular officers.
| This fact Barlow fully realized the
| Saturday morning after his arrival,
when, much to his surprise, his host
| and ultra exclusive house guests de
| parted for "a drive" in a four-in hand
coach, leaving General Barlow behind.
| No invitation had been extended to
| Barlow, and he was left alone on the
piazza, being told by his hospitable
host that there were a box of cigars
and the London Times in the smoking
room. which would keep him fairly
| well occupied until their return.
The coaching party had been absent
| about an hour when troop of cavalry
commanded by a British officer, halted
In front of the house The officer ask
ed for General Barlow and, upor
meeting him, said that he was com
manded by his royal highness the
Duke of Cambridge to invite Genera
Barlow to accept a review of hel
majestys command (of some 10,00C
mem at Aldershot at o'clock that
afternoon.
General Barlow gracefully accepted
the invitation and, donning his "wal
paint" mounted an extra horse, which
the Duke of Cambridge had thought
fully provided for him. and started
for Aldefshot with his escort.
AS Barlow and his escort approached
the reviewing stand the band struck VI
"The Star Spangled Banner" all flags
were dipped, and the Duke of Cam
bridge rode TO the front and received
General Barlow in a most courteous
manner.
Naturally, General Barlow was the
center Of all eyes Barlow was sur
prised to see the coaching party of hi:
host directly in front of the reviewing
stand. Its presence accounted for the
early departure that morning. If Gen
eral Barlow was surprised one can i'm
agine the surprise and dismay shown
by the gay host and his party wheI
they discovered who was the hero o.
the day. General Barlow's host hat
during the morning drive supposedly
learned Of the intended review which
was to be held but had not the slight
est idea 1t was to be in honor OF hi
guest, the volunteer general from th,
States.
All sorts of apologies were offered
but General Barlow, in his dignifiet
manner, politely let his host under
stand that he understood the situation
perfectly and that he had evidently no
been invited on the coaching party be
cause he did not come up to the Eng
lish standard Of a major general il
their eyes, despite the fact that he hat
probably seen more fighting than al
the British officers on that field.
Barlow was urged to return, nov
that he was lion" in their eyes, bu
after such slight he preferred to re
turn to London, which he did, afte
leaving polite but dry note of thank
and arranging for his valet to pack VI
his things and join him in London
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