The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-10-22
SIGHTED A HERO.
Later on the Coaching Party Got
a Startling Surprise.
A HOST WHO PROVED A SNOB.

He Thought His Guest Was Not GLASS;
Enough to Travel With Him and Hi
Friends, but Walked Up After Awhile
TO Find Him the Lion OF the Day.
Here h one NJ Captain James A
Bcrymsers best anecdotes, which h
did not put IN his volume " persona
"reminiscences OF peace aud war:
After the close Of the war between
the states In 1865 Secretary Of Wa
Stanton. At the suggestion VI President
Johnson, selected Major General Fran
els c. Barlow M the bearer Of certnir
dispatches to the American minister
Mr. Adams, In London It later de
velopcd 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 nm 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
~ after his arrival he was presented
to the Duke Of Cambridge, then com
mandcr In chief Of her majcsty's
forces. by Mr. Adams. our minister
and likewise TO other high military
officials
or course General Barlow received
many invitations md was able to
accept but few one invitation which
he did accept was for n week end
party Mt the house NJ well known
major general Of the British army. re-
siding n few miles from Aldershot.
On his arrival Barlow found very
gay house party, made up of dlstin'
gutshcd social "llons and llonesses
have not the slightest doubt that
Barlow held his own In this dlstin-
guishcd company, although these high
army officials Of her majcsty's sery-
lee evidently drew sharp line be-
tween volunteer and regular officers.
This fact Barlow fully realized the
saturday morning after his arrival,
when. much 10 his surprise. his host
""n u','" uNo,usNe n""sc sueS| W.
par'eu 'or ur''e III iou'',n-nan'
co"on' rhNing "'n'rh' ""''"" Vn'nh
~ 'n'''"''o', nuu "sen eA'ciueu W
narlo"' anu "e was e', a'ohe on ,ne
r'uhIn. uc,ns 'o'" ny NV "osp',h"'e
most ,h"t tnere were poa o' clsars
hhu 'he ipnuoh iini's III 'ne S'noAns
room "hieh "ou'u Keep MN 'air'y
wen occupied uhtll their return
Ihe 'ohchinI party hhn bern absent
ABOUT nm hnur wheh troop OF cavalry,
ronln'nnue ny BRUSH oh'cer hal'ei
IN front OF the mouse The ohicer nsk
h Tor General BARLOW ana upon
meeting MIN, snid thnt he was com
lhhnu"n ny MS royhl hlghhesS the
Duke OF cambridge To lh'lle Heheral
barlow TO accept review OF her
maJesty's command lof some lo'ooO
mem ut Ahrrhot At O'Clock that
afternoon
General BARLOW gracefully accepted
the Invitation and. donning his war
paint mounted nm cxtrn 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 M
The Star Spnneled Banner" all flags
were dipped. and the Duke Of Cam
bridge rode 10 the front and received
General Barlow In most courteous
manner
Naturally, General Barlow was the
center N all eyes. Barlow was sur
priscd 10 see the coaching party NJ his |
host directly In front NJ the reviewing |
stand. lis presence accounted for the
early departure that morning. II gen
cral Barlow was surprised one can i'm
arinc the surprise and dlsmay shown |
by the gay host and his party when
they discovered who was the hero Of
the dny Gcncrul Barlows host had |