The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-07-30
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY JULY 80 1868.

the matter-missed my leading carriage
in the fog,or done something of that kind
1 imagine it began to strike the gentle
man opposite that possibly after all
might not be animpostor. Lord Claydor
for so I must call him-then said:
"You tell me you are Mr.. Temple, the
new curate of - What proofs can you
give me that you are what you represent
yourself
ePlenty, tomorrow" replied l "but
not many at present. Look at me how
ever-do l not appear a gentleman and a
clergyman
With kind of CHASTITY grin, Lord
You are not bit better got up thanh
fact not so well gotup AS. However,
I want more proof"
"Proof p replied l. "Why, go into
your drawing room, and see if some of
your neighbors do not possess more in
formation than yourself, and ask them
whether or not Mr.. Temple has not
very recently come to be curate Of"
ooh, very like that is the case, sir but
[ want proofs that you are that ME-. Tenn
pie.
"Proofs, man y 1 cried, getting very
impatient proofs man! Why, what am l
to do! cannot refer you to my mother,
for she is not here; and my wife's evil
dence isl suppose not admissible. l tell,
you, though what can dol beg to refer
you to my pocket handkerchiefmy stock
ings and the tail of my shirt. If you
like to inspect them,you will find Edward
Temple written in marking ink" So say
ing, pulled out my pocket handkerchief,
and Indignantly threw it on the table
Lord Claytontooki up, carelessly glanced
at it, and then smiling, showed me "E
II. c." embroidered il the corner To
my intense annoyance, [ saw that my
wife had placed in my pocket a fine scent
ed handkerchief of her own, that | might
seem grand, | suppose; and not only that,
but the pocket handkerchief was one of
her marriage outfit and marked-goodness
knows for what reason, though / could
suggest many, and none of them credita-
bic to the fair seX-with the initials of
her maiden name-the said pocket hand
kerchief mind you being never to be
used till she became Mrs Edward Tenn
pie. | was not pleased at all at this, and
ing to his laughing wife, and then went
on; q explained matters to Lord Clayton,
and said at really looks awkward; but
may beg you to'examine my stockings
and the tail of my shirt. Mywife's stock
ings woeld not fit me, and she can hardly
have shirt made like this" So saying,
[ began to kick off my Wellington boots.
Lord Clayton interrupted me: "My
dear sir, | cannot allow that. Be kind
enough to forgive and excuse for what
has taken place. | could not subject a
gentleman to the test you propose ; and
if l have by any chance been taken in
again" he laughed-"all can say
is, have been deceived by the fac simile
of a gentleman"
"Come Ned draw it mild suggested
Settler Dick.
"Well," returned Ned, 'those were the
words he used and as he spoke he held
out his hand. 'Forgive me, will you?"-I
Our hands met in mutual squeeze. He
sat down for a moment at the table, wrote |
a hasty note, and then taking my arm
within his, led me to the drawing-room
AS he crossed the hall, he gave the note
to servant, with message, of which all
| caught was Give that to-"
A few moments after we entered the |
drawing room, dinner was announced
Lord Clayton took my wife inland | had
an honorable companion entrusted to my
care, and found myself in a prominent |
position at the table The first glass of
had just been handed round,
when in kind of stage whisper, the !
butler announced to Lord Clayton. 1.-THE
policeman has come,my Lord. His Lord
ship bit his lips and looked sheepish, but
said nothing
After dinner note was handed to him.
He hastily SKINNED it, and at once rose
and said. Ladies and gentlemen, at an
ordinary dinner party speeches are de-
and the drinking of healths are
things Of by-gone days; and | must make
the one and propose the other. Lady |
Clayton and had asked our new neigh
bors, Mr.. and Mrs. Templeton, to dine
here to-day We had not met on the oc-
casion of our calling, but had Mr.. Tenn
pleton pointed out to me in the street
When Mr. and Mrs. Temple were in
troduced, naturally concluded they were
Mr.. and Mrs. Templeton, especially as my
butler mumbled the name, though l con-
TESS Mr.. Temple hardly appeared to be
the same person who had been pointed
out to me in the street as Mr.. Templeton
However, persons look differently by
candle and daylight. When Mr.. and
Mrs Templeton were afterwards ushered
into the drawing room | was astonished.
at once recognized Mr.. Templeton as
the gentleman who had been pointed out
to me under that name. The question, of
course arose, who can Mr.. Temple be
He must be an impostor. We adjourned
to my library, and discussion took place
between us, which on my part, was GER
5ainly more animated than polite. 1t
ended in my being quite satisfied that
Mr.. Temple was a gentleman, though how
he came to my house cannot exactly un-
derstand wrote a hurried line to Mr..
Chilmark just before dinner, and I have
now got an answer to the effect that Mr..
Temple was to have dined with him to-
day, but that he is glad to learn that by
accident he is enjoying what Mr.. Chilmark
is pleased to call the superior hospitali-
ties, all can say is, that | most sincerely
hope Mr. Temple will kindly forgive my
treatment of him before din
ner L will make him the most ample
apology he likes for my uncOurteous sus-
Dicion and let me add for his infor-
the rest of you have heard
the story-that my uncourteous sus-
picions arose from the fact that well
got-up, gentlemanly clergyman called here
a few days ago with his wife at luncheon
time. He represented himself as being
the Secretary for the Society for -,
showed me his receipt book, and talked
glibly Of matters and persons connected
with the society The end Of the affair
was that he and his wife lunched here. l
paid him check for five hundred pounds,
being legacy lately left by my friend,
Mr.. -, to the Society Unfortunate
ly for me, happened to be Mr.. IS
executor. 1 also paid him my annual
to the Society. He and his
wife made good lunch, pocketed my sill
yer spoons and forks, and their coachman
stole some things from the stable and the
servants hall So you see, Mr.. Temple, I
am lust now more usually suspicious of