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July 30, 1903
Saint Mary's Beacon
Leonardtown, Lexington Park, Saint Mary's County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Andrew Carnegie recounts an anecdote of an American bicyclist in Scotland witnessing a man languidly searching a lake for his brother-in-law with a water telescope, illustrating Scottish imperturbability.
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The Imperturbable.
Andrew Carnegie tells a story of an American in Scotland that illustrates well the imperturbability of the Scottish temperament.
The American, a bicyclist, came to the shore of a lonely lake, and saw a man in a boat examining the depths of the water with a water telescope.
The man conducted this examination languidly. He would pause every little while to light his pipe and to converse on the weather or some such indifferent subject with a friend who sat upon the bank, now reading a newspaper and now tossing pebbles idly into the stream.
The American got off his bicycle to rest, and, in an interval of silence, he said to the man seated on the bank:
'What is your friend looking for? Oysters?'
'No. My brother-in-law,' was the reply.
Andrew Carnegie tells a story of an American in Scotland that illustrates well the imperturbability of the Scottish temperament.
The American, a bicyclist, came to the shore of a lonely lake, and saw a man in a boat examining the depths of the water with a water telescope.
The man conducted this examination languidly. He would pause every little while to light his pipe and to converse on the weather or some such indifferent subject with a friend who sat upon the bank, now reading a newspaper and now tossing pebbles idly into the stream.
The American got off his bicycle to rest, and, in an interval of silence, he said to the man seated on the bank:
'What is your friend looking for? Oysters?'
'No. My brother-in-law,' was the reply.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Scottish Temperament
Imperturbable
Lake Search
Brother In Law
What entities or persons were involved?
Andrew Carnegie
American Bicyclist
Scottish Man
Where did it happen?
Scotland, Shore Of A Lonely Lake
Story Details
Key Persons
Andrew Carnegie
American Bicyclist
Scottish Man
Location
Scotland, Shore Of A Lonely Lake
Story Details
An American bicyclist encounters a Scottish man calmly searching a lake for his brother-in-law using a water telescope while conversing idly.