"E" FOR AN "I"

Shannon News, 20 June 1924, Page 4

"E" FOR AN "I"

Perhaps there wer.; not two men with surnames so similar and yet so different in every other way as that great man of business; Sir Christopher Furness, afterwards Lord Furness, and myself, says the famous artist, Harry Furniss. He had an---eye for business, but not one for his surname—l have an "1" in my name, but two for art only. Whon Mr. Furness was returned to Parliament, plain Mr., neither a knight nor a millionaire, he asked to see me alone in- one of the lobbies of the House of Commons. He held, a note in his hand, strangely and nervously, so T knew at once it was a bank note.

"I_Jah—am —verry sorry—you are a stranger to, me, I —a —stranger to the House. This note from a stranger was handed to me by a strange official. J read it before I noticed the mistake. It Ls addressed to you." "Oh,, that is of" no consequence, I assure you,'' I said.

"Oh, but it iB —it must be of conse- j quonce. It is—of —such a private nature, and so brief. I feel extremely | awkward in having to acknowledge I read iti—a pure accident, I assure you!" : He handed mo the note and was running away, when I called back. It read: — ;

"Moot me under the clock at B. Lucy." ' "I must introduce you to Lucy. "No, no'!' 'Not for worlds.' But I : did. "She" was Sir Thus Lucy, Ijettci- known as Toby, M.P.