The Unknown Scout (England, 1909)


Figure 1.--American newspaper publisher, William D. Boycde, was in London returning from a hunting trip in East Africa (February 1909). He got lost during a terrible pea-soup fog in London's confusing streets. The British capital lay in the grip of a dense "pea soup" fog. Even during the day it was hard to get around. Traffic slowed to a crawl. A boy saw that Boyce was lost and asked, "Can I help you, sir?". Boyce expalined he had an important business meeting. The Scout offered, "If you'll give me the address I'll take you there." Boyce offered the boy a tip, but it was declined. When he asked why, thevboy replied, "Because I'm a Scout!" The boy explained about being a Scout and later took Boyce to Scout Headquarters to meet Lieutenant-General Robert S.S. Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement.

American newspaper publisher, William D. Boycde, was in London returning from a hunting trip in East Africa (February 1909). He got lost during a terrible pea-soup fog in London's confusing streets. The British capital lay in the grip of a dense "pea soup" fog. Even during the day it was hard to get around. Traffic slowed to a crawl. A boy saw that Boyce was lost and asked, "Can I help you, sir?". Boyce expalined he had an important business meeting. The Scout offered, "If you'll give me the address I'll take you there." Boyce offered the boy a tip, but it was declined. When he asked why, thevboy replied, "Because I'm a Scout!" The boy explained about being a Scout and later took Boyce to Scout Headquarters to meet Lieutenant-General Robert S.S. Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement.









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