Morrow stepped up to
him and politely said that he had a wager with a friend that he
was an American. "Not by a d----d sight," replied the Englishman.
Morrow apologized for the intrusion, but the gentleman changed his
tone and said that his abrupt answer was caused by a letter he had
lately received from a nephew of his whom he had sent to America
to make his fortune. His nephew had written him now that the rebels
were put down, the next thing to do would be to put down "old
England." Morrow said there was too much of that kind of gasconade
in America, and that after our desperate struggle at home we would
not be likely to engage in one with England.

We arrived safely in London. In my first visit in 1859, with my
wife, we were sight-seers. Now I sought to form acquaintance with
men whose names were household words in all parts of the United
States. By the courtesy of our consul general at Liverpool, Thomas
H. Dudley, I met John Bright, Disraeli, and many others less
conspicuous in public life. I have already mentioned my breakfast
with Gladstone during this visit. Mr. Dudley, then in London,
invited Mr. Bright to a dinner as his principal guest. Of all the
men I met in London, Mr. Bright impressed me most favorably. Finely
formed physically, he was also mentally strong. He was frank and
free in his talk and had none of the hesitation or reserve common
with Englishmen. He was familiar with our war and had no timidity
in the expression of his sympathy for the Union cause. If we ever
erect a monument to an Englishman, it should be to John Bright.
I heard Disraeli speak in the House of Commons and was introduced
to him at a reception at Lord Stanley's. In the ten days I spent
in London I saw as much of social life as could be crowded into
that time. Charles Francis Adams was then United States minister
at London, and I am indebted to him for many acts of kindness.
When we were Members of the House of Representatives together he
had the reputation of being cold and reserved and he was not popular
with his fellow Members, but in London he was distinguished for
his hospitality to Americans. He certainly was very kind to me,
entertaining me at dinner and taking pains to introduce me to many
peers and members whose names were familiar to me. While receptions
are very common in London during the session, the Englishman prefers
dinners as a mode of entertainment. It is then he really enjoys
himself and gives p