Show HAD HIM FAST A yankees remark at the tomb of lord nelson the english people will never understand the humorous temper odthe american which makes such as that recorded by mark twain as having been asked by T friend of his in the british museum A guide had exhibited an egyptian mummy and discoursed dis coursel long upon the antiquity of it and the egyptian ess of embalming and so forth and at last the american asked Is h dead it was only recently according to a an exchange that in st pauls cathedral a london guide held forth thus to an american gentleman that sir is the tomb of the est naval ero europe or the whole world ever knewl yes it is hirthe tomb of lord nelson this marble leighs neighs 43 tons is arsteal receptacle weighing 12 tons and hinshide that is a leaden casket ermet cally sealed weighing two tons Il inside that is n mahogany mao gany coffin the ashes of tha great ero well said the yankee after reflect i ing a moment 1 I guess youve got him if he ever gets out of that telegraph me at my expense |