Spanish Fork Press | 1907-08-15 | Page 4 | Bancroft's Answer

1 Bancrofts Answer I have Just hoard a good motIt Is not moro than n motor Bancroft thu American historian who Is now United Unit-ed States minister nt Horlln Loftus our nmlmHsndor thero thought I suppose that tho yankee was a fair and would bo nn easy butt for the shafts of his peculiarly rollned wit so attacks him before n hundred listeners listen-ers on some public occasion with In Gods name Mr Hnncuift why dont you Yankees Bend your representatives representa-tives to court like Christians In a proper uniform Instead of turning them out nil dressed In black like so many undertakers Whereto Bancroft replies < Iteally Lord Augustus I am surprised that you as ambassador to tho queen of England nnd with tho keen powers of penetration for which you are generally gen-erally distinguished should have failed to perceive that wo could not bo 111010 appropriately dressed than wo IIrolIt European courts where what we represent Is the burial of monarchy From Letters of Lord Lytton