Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-03-11 | Page 4 | Laureate and Duke

LAUREATE AND DUKE I 1 never saw the Duke but once that w was s in St. St Jamess James's park as he rode rode- rode out of the Horse Guards I r lifted my hat and he saluted me In quick military fashion Once at Bath House where here I 1 was for a little while at some sort of entertainment Monckton Milnes Mimes wantI wanted want want- I ed me to stay and be presented t to the Duke who was wall coming on later But I said What the devil do you suppose the Duke Dule wants to see me for and went awa away That reminds me he continued with a chuckle When the Dul Duke e was a very old man president pre of the Privy Council he had walked up one day from Downing street instead of riding as he usually did He lie walked up the left hand side aide of n co T Piccadilly I 6 KV U james mess a 5 ana ann me the Green park pa-k md nd t when he came to a point ite Apsley house the old sold soldier l could lot i ot cross the street safely owing to the lumber of carriages and hansoms that vere yore whirling past At last a a. w wu ll l man recognized the Duke in he crowd and divining divining- his trouble sent remit up to to him and aM said Baid Will VIlI your yOU I race allow me the thC h honor Of escorting o OU across the r road ad l' l C he e old hero cT Thinks ank said laconically This was fely accomplished and Thanks s skid said ld e Duke again But the patriotic riton standing rH n uncovered unc vered said My ord DUke K this is the pro proudest dest mo- mo o- o ent of f my life X I len shall Sha tell my chillen chil- chil len and alid nd th they y shall tell the their t children children it I once had the distinguished hon hon- of or escorting across the str street t the o 0 of Waterloo The puke uke with aristocratic beak and m military Ut ry whis- whis glancing glancing down at his effusive er fd nd with his h's eagle glance said dryly iv w jw- jw dont don't make a d d-d fool tool of your your- J and forthwith Tenny vanishEd s a quote by Capt C McCabe in the ury y Magazine