Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-22
Gossip and Scandal from the Capital.

WASHINGTON, May ., 1910.
Spicy Letter from Jenkins Junior-Which Relates how
the Bankers Daughter Loved the Attache-How the
Stern Parent Opposed the True Lovers-How he
Warned Romeo off the Premises How the PARENT
went forth Sup with certain Pdters Conscrtpt~s-
How the Maiden Received the Lothario while Plutus
Carouses-With the Terrible Denouement, and vari-
other Wonderful Things
Fashionable society has absolutely been
shaken to its centre by the discovery OF
very strong filtration between an attache oil
the Spanish embassy and Miss Dash, the
only daughter and heiress OF one OF the rich
est bankers in the Union-a gentleman who
has often helped our mutual Uncle when he
found himself short few millions, more or
less. Now Miss Dash will come into mat
ter of five millions, and is considered, there
fore, rather a good thing by the manageable
young fellows about town. More particu-
larly was she affected by youth attached to
the Spanish embassy, which youth, like nu-
merous other blue blooded hidalgos, has an
extensive pedigree, but is rather short of
what is vulgarly called tin"
1t seems that the lady favored the youth,
and made an appointment to meet him one
afternoon in the Presidents square. He
was on hand, and seeing lady issue from
the bankers mansion, naturally supposed her
to be. the IDENTICAL" jewel of his heart. But
she wasn't. She was the niece of the tinancier,
and being of vestal turn OF mind she in
formed Old Money Bags how this son OF
Southern cline had followed her on vi!est
thoughts inten:, whereupon Old Financi r
waxed wroth, and stralghtway called the
hidalgo puppy dog, to which hldalgo re-
turned the unpleasant expression liar"
Here was an awkward predicament (; and
the real lady in the case fearing duel, wrote
a note to Hidalso requesting him to meet
her by moonlight at the back garden gate.
Whereby he went, and the gate was locked.
Then he tried the front door, and as old Plu-
tus had gone to take cool bottle with a
Senator, he, the lovyer, was admitted -
Whether the claret wasn't good, or was too
good, or what, don't know, but tue banker
returned early, guarded by two Senators,
and found the gentleman from Spain and the
young lady tae a tete. Then there was Jol-
ly row. Young lady wanted to explain
papa wouldn't hear it young lady twined
aabaster arms round pops shirt collar-no
use. Servants called and ordered to put
out young Spain right off Out he went ex-
pedited they say, by the canes CT the con-
script fathers and helped onward by "blow
from the foot from behind: :"producing slight
conclusion, which might be compared to the
shock of an earthquake.
Next day came challenge to all the old TO-
gies. who UNANIMOUSLY declined the honor
All the young men about the embassies are
in an awful state of mind about it. Mr..
Howard de Bull, Junior, of the British staff,
I. bo n
and what can fellow expect, for instance,
you see, if this sort of thing you know, IS
going or, you see. All the fellows must
stand by each other, you see, and call the old
cock out, one by one, you know. MIR. de
Bulls opinion is shared generally by the bud
ding diplomats, and am shocked to say that
they have unanimously agreed not to borrow
any more money from the banker, nor to eat
his dinners unless he does the square thing
about the girl and Young Spain.
AS for the young ladies', they are all de-.
lighted with the escI1ndre, the town is so dull
and the peoI lie who are mixed up in the af-
fair, are such good friends to everybody that
everybody is delighted at their little griefs.
What do you think We've got pow
WOW of doctors here including good many
from New York What luck you are in
Your morality bill will be lighter this week
than usual.
They say that the Democrats who bolted
Lccompton are anxious to get back to Abra-
hams DO om Not yet, gentlemen.
Congress lately voted million for the
Washington water works. There is a con-
tractor here for each dollar of the appropria-
tion. Hope they'll have good time.
Yours, in lavender,
JENKINS, Junior.