Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-07-07

gagged, there were some, whose curiosity
was so great, as u betray them into the
endeavor OF forestahlng Lord A.
B III reading all that was come-at-
able III his letter; but the envelope was
folded 50 as 10 battle the most expert In
the worthy ari of round reading.
How far the ardor OF making discover
les would have carried some of them |
am not prepared to say--perhaps it might
have led TO teIonious'' attempts on the sane
tlty of the ducal seal and frank, had not
the stranger (who had remained an un-
noticed listener in the crowd, and had
seen the letter pass from hand TO hand
through large circle) now stepping into
the midst, and making a low bow, said
I 'Gentiemen, when you have amused
! yourselves sufficiently with that letter
will thank you to hand 1t over to me, It's
rlghtful owner
To YOU. exclaimed the whole corpor-
alton IN a breath, looking unutterable
things at the thread bare pepper-and-salt,
of the independent individual before them.
| We are surprised at your impudeuce in
| your demanding this letter, which Is fran
ked and sealed by the Duke of 4
and addressed TO Admiral Lord 4
/ B.
Il am he, gentlemen,' returned the
stranger, making a sarcastic obeisance all
round. | see you do not think that the
son OF duke can wear such a coat, and
carry his own bundle on the occasion.-
! However, | see one within hail who can
witness to my identity. Here, you Jack
/ Braceyard, have you forgotten your old
| commander 2
Forgotten your honor No, no, my
| Lord, exclaimed Jack, sprlnglng into the
midst of the circle. knew your noble
! Lordship the moment | seed you; but
| remembered your hOnor's humors too well
to spoil sport by saIuting, when you
| thought fit 10 hoist foreign colors.'
/ Jack vou are an honest fellow and
| here's sovereign to drink my health,
| for we have wea!hered many hard gale
/ together, and here's another for keeping
my secret, Old heart of oak. And now
/ gentlemen, continued Lord 4
! B.. if you are not vet satisfied
I that the letter belongs to me, here are, |
trust, sufficient proofsr as he spoke he
/ produced from his pocket-b book Il bundle
/ Of letters, bearing the same superScrip-
I llon.
The postmaster Immediately handed
! him the letter, and began string of the
most elaborate apologies, which his Lord
slip did not stay to listen to, but walked
back to the Golden Lion, leaving the as
sembed population of - mute with
! CONSERVATION.
That afternoon, the whole corporation,
sensible too late of their error, waited IN
"a body on Lord B to apol-
o5ize for their mistake, and 10 entrea
hum to honor the town with his presence
during the remainder of the season.
Lord A. B was busily
employed in Tying up his bundle when
the dtputation entered, and he continued
10 adjust it all the time they were speak
ing When they concluded, having
,ightened the last knot, he replied as
follows:
Gentlemen, entered your town with
every intention of thinking well Of its in-
habitanls But you will say that | came
in a shabby coat, carrying my own bun
dle--and took up my quarters at paltry
ale house. Upon my word IL was the only
place where YOU would give me admit
lance Your reception OF me would have
been very different had | arrived in my
carriage Gentlemen, doubt it not
my rank, fortune, and equipage viii pro
cure me respect any where from people
of your way Of thinking. But, gentlemer
[ am an odd fellow, as you see, anc
sometimes try whether | can obtain j
without these adyentious distinctions
and the manner in which you treated me
while | appeared among you III the llgh
of a poor and most inohensIve stranger
has convinced me OF my error IN looking
for liberality of construction here. Anc
now. centlement, | must inform you tha
) estimate your polite attention a. the
same value that | did your contempt, ant
that | would not spend another night IL
your town if you would give 1t to me fol-
nothing, aud SO | wish you very gooc
morning.
AS his lordshlp concluded, he attached
his red bundle TO the end Of his bludgeon
, aud shouldered it, with droli look at the
discounted corporation, he trudged on
of town with the same air Of sturdy Inde'
pendence with which he had trudged in
: The sagacious town and corporation re-
NAMED thunderstruCh with the adventure
However, their conduct IN the affair hat
been too unanimous to admit Of their re-
eliminating on each other the blame o
this unlucky mistake so they came tC
the wise resolution of making the best o
bad business, and digesting the blttel
| rebuke as well as they might; moreover
) they determined that their town shouIC
not lose the credit Of a visit from so dis
tingushed a parsonage, and duly an
nounce in the county papers, Lord A
BIS arrival and departure from th'
town Of
THE WAY To FIX IT.-s'Nhat ar
you doing now, BIZ"