Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-02
AMERICAN ORGAN.
From the Chicago Democrat.
4 Story ofLord NIorpeth.

About the year Is4e or ls47 Lord Morpeth
travelled through the United States. Among other
places he paid his respects 10 the Garden City,
passing through here on his way from st. Louis
TO Buffalo via the Upper Lakes. He put up at
the Lake House in this city, then kept by that
prince Of caterers good fellows aud capitol Shots
VIM Rickords. His Lordship, since then Earl of
Carlisle, enjoyed two or three days shooting on
the praries with Bill and expressed himself high
ly pleased with the sport He was also very
much struck with the position and advantages OF
our city as commercial centre, predicting that
In q few years II would become one OF the most
important inland cities in the United States, Gin
cinnati not excepted.
Bnt TO our story. His lordship on Sunday de-
sired to visit place of worship was bis custom
and asked If there were rot an Episcopal church
In the CITY, Mr. Riekords answered yes, and d-
rected him to that which he attended himself, at
the same time requesting Major F." TO show
his lordshp into the best pew 10 the church. The
major thought Mrs "~n@@"*'s--one Of the leaders
of the ton at that tme--the most proper one, and
accordingly seated his ordship in it. II must here
be promised that his lordship was dressed in a
plain suit Of gray cloth, such is worn by English
gentlemen while travelling. His head was topped,
not with an earl's corotet, hut with chip hat he
had purchased the day before at friend Smiths,
the halter In fact, altogether, his appearance
was anything but indicative Of high life and lordly
presence.
In the meantime the lady in whose pew the
stranger had been seated, made her appearance.
She advanced up the aisle, rustling in silks and
sparkling In magnificent jewels. She laid her
gloved hand, in which was the gilt-edged and mag
niiicently-bound prayer-book upon the pew door,
and looked full in his lordships face.
The glance was returned as fully, but no move
ment was made on the part of the occupant 10
pass out and allow the lady to pass in, this not
being the custom in England The lady at length
opened the door, making an almost interceptible
motion Of her head backward His lordshp took
the hint politely passed out, and as politely bowed
the lady in, who swept by him with magnificent
display of hdtear In exchange for his very def.ren
tial manner. She did not deign to glance at the
very common ooking-person second time, but
seated herself, with her head leaning on the front
of the pew, in the customary manner ofpolite ado
ration. His lordship stood few seconds, looking
somewhat puzzled. He glanced to the right and
left, but seeing no movement made on the part of
any Of the occupants ofth neighboring pews, con-
cluded the lady only acted according to the ETH
quette of the country, and, accordingly, re-enter
Ing the pew, took his seat very modesty and
quietly The services proceeded. His lordship,
although without a book, (the lady never once
proffered her's) responded in deep, sonorous and
mellow voice-a voice which had often charmed
the of all who heard it in the Upper House of
the British Legislature, and which now for the first
time resounded in the church Of st. J..
The lady returned home, and the next day re-
lated the circumstance to fashionable friend who
called upon her. She had been annoyed by very
shabby-looking person, whom old Major F., the
sexton, had shown into her pew. 1t was too bad,
the Major did not know any better than to show
such an oddlooking person into her seat. She
should take the first opportunity of speaking TO
him about it; indeed, she thought she would be
compelled to purchase a lock and key for the door,
which would in future exclude all such intruders
"Why," said her visiter, with an expression
which had triae of malice in ii, "did you not
know who that gentleman was"
"No," responded the other, show should know
who the person wasp Some farmer from Rock
River or the Wabash Valley, probably"
"No, indeed" answered the-visiter. "The gen
tleman whom the Major was 30 thoughtful as to
chow into your pew was no less a parsonage than
Lord Morpeth, now travelling in the United States"
"Lord Morpethl" franticaly screamed our fash
ionable lady, at the same time throwing up her
hands, while expression of absolute despair
flashed over her face, Lord Morpeth oh why
was such foolq Had known II, I should GER
tainly have treated him his station merited Be
sides l should have had Mr.. ask him to
our party this evening He would have been such
a lionl But, lack-a-day, I've been such fool, to
mistake an English nobeman for country farmer
What will the BIS and the 0.'s, and the H. 3 say
when they learn of it, as they certainly will /
shall never hear the end Of such an unlucky fdur
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