. Historic towns of the Southern States. ritish travellers in this countryafter their return home. Dickens came toLouisville in 1842, and when he had gone upto his room at the Gait House, Major Throck-morton, the proprietor, who was as high spir-ited as he was polite, appeared at the novelistsdoor and said, Sir, I am proud to extend youthe hospitality of the house ; and shall be de-lighted to serve you to the best of my ability. Boz, in spite of his alertness, was not awareof the vast difference there is between the so-cial standing of an American hotel proprietorand that of an English innkeep
. Historic towns of the Southern States. ritish travellers in this countryafter their return home. Dickens came toLouisville in 1842, and when he had gone upto his room at the Gait House, Major Throck-morton, the proprietor, who was as high spir-ited as he was polite, appeared at the novelistsdoor and said, Sir, I am proud to extend youthe hospitality of the house ; and shall be de-lighted to serve you to the best of my ability. Boz, in spite of his alertness, was not awareof the vast difference there is between the so-cial standing of an American hotel proprietorand that of an English innkeeper. Glancingat the Major he replied, All right, sir ; allright; if I want anything I 11 ring for eyes flashed with anger as heexclaimed, What do you mean by such im-pudence to me ? You dont know whom youare talking to ; I 11 throw you out of the win-dow. The Major was a powerful man andwould doubtless have made good his threathad not Dickens speedily apologized for hismistake. Amonor the Enorlishmen induced to emierate. 524 Louisville to Kentucky by Mr. Fearons book in 1818,was George Keats, brother of the poet, JohnKeats, The circumstances of his coming andhis career after arriving form one of the inter-esting chapters in the early history of theState. Georofe returned to Enofland in the autumn-of 1819, leaving his wife in Louisville. Secur-ing the remainder of the family estate whichfell to him, he invested in the lumber trade atthe Falls city and made a fortune. His millswere located on First Street, between Wash-ington Street and the river, and in 1835 ^^built an elegant residence on what is now Wal-nut Street, between Third and Fourth. Thesquare on which this mansion still stands wasthen the aristocratic section of the city, andwhile the house was in course of constructionpeople would stroll along and speak admiringlyof it as The Englishmans Palace. Withthe exception of the roof, which was altered,and the present portico, which was added bya subsequent pu
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