Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-14
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.
Nj. 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 CALAMITY 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
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 we'll known
major general of the British army, re-
siding a few miles from Aldershot.
On his arrival Barlow found a very
gay house party, made up of distin-
guished social ''lions and .lionesses"
have not the slightest doubt that
Barlow held his own in this listin-
guished company. although these high
army officials of her maiesty'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-
PAL ICu lOI Il ut1FC III a lOuI
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
we'll occupied until their return.
The coaching party had been absent
about an hour when a troop Of cavalry,
by a British officer, halted
ed for General Barlow and. upon
meeting him, said that he was COM
handed b. his royal highness the
Duke Of Cambridge to invite General
Barlow to accept a review of her
command (of some 10000
mem at Aldershot at 2 o'clock that
afternoon.
General Barlow gracefully accepted
the invitation and. donning his "war
paint" mounted an extra horse, which
the Duke of Cambridge had thought
fully provided for him. and started
for Aldershot with his escort.
AS Barlow and his escort approached
the reviewing stand the band struck up
1.-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
Naturally, General Barlow was the
center of all eyes. Barlow was sur
Drised to see the coaching party of his
host directly in front of the reviewing
stand. It's presence accounted for the
early departure that morning. II Gen
eral Barlow was surprised one can i'm
lgine the surprise and dismay shown
by the gay host and his party when |
they discovered who was the hero of
the day. General Barlow's host. had
during the morning drive supposedly
learned of the intended review which
was to be held. but had not the slight
est idea it was to be in honor Of his
guest. the volunteer general from the
States.
All sorts of apologies were offered,
but General Barlow. in his dignified
politely let his host under
stand that he understood the situation
perfectly and that he had evidently not
been invited on the coaching party be-
cause he did not come up to the Eng
ish standard Of a major general in
heir eyes, despite the fact that he had
probably seen more fighting than all
he British officers on that field.
Barlow was urged to return. now
hat he was lion in their eyes, but |
after such a slight he preferred to re-
turn to London, which he did, after
eaving a polite but dry note Of thanks
md arranging for his valet to pack up |