Life — August 18, 1898 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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Ian McCrockett. (Spectat Cabte Dispatch.) BOGMYRTLEANDPEAT, Scotiand, August — I called yesterday upon Mr. Tan McCrockett, the famous kallyard novelist, at his pleasant home, No. 25 Thrumstochty Street. Mr. McCrockett was quite willing to talk when he learned that I represented an American paper. “What effect do you think the Spanish-Amert- can war Is likely to have upon katlyard literature, Mr. McCrockett?"* ‘The popular novelist Miled two glasses with neat Scotch and passed one to me. “ First, what do you think of our national beverage?” said he. “Tthink that we could not equal It in America ‘unless we soaked two smoked herrings over- night ina bottle of rye.” Mr. McCrockett laughed at the sally and tossed off the contents of his glass, Then he said, slowly and tn perfectly good Engitsh, for bis Scotch {8 naturally only used for commerctal purposes: ‘There are those among us who think that the war will lessen the output, but I am comicbooks.com