The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-17

. and delivered their several cargoes Of lord
q and ladies, knights aud squires, all honour
bic personages, aud OF high degree. An in
: ferlor description OF eqaipages, and occU
o pied by persons of different class-sturd
: yeomen and their wives and daughters
found their way, or, rather, were guided a
= they came. to different destination, bu
e With no difference in the hospitality Of thei
4 reception. All were alike welcome to Ok
: ton Hall on this auspicious day. BY and b.
the hour Of dinner came, and, when II did
! it exhibited a splendid scene in the magnifl
I cent diningroom of the Earl of Wiston
bury. In this dining-room were assemble,
party Of at least hundred-and fifty ladie
! and gentlemen, all ia their best attire
Down the midole of the spacious apartment
ran q table Of ample length and breadth
AM capable of accommodating with east
even the formidable array by which it va.
shortly TO be surrounded On this spaciou.
board Uttered as much wealth, in the shape
OF silver plate, as would have bought a bar
ony, while everything around showed tha
\. was but small portion Of the riches o.
its owner.
AT the further end Of the lordly hall, in
an elevated recess or interor balcony, were
tbe choicest specime as Oh the art to the hi
larity Of the evening. Altogether, the scene
was one OF abe most imp sing that can well
be conceived, an effect which was not lit
tie heighten ID by the antique character o.
me noble apartment in ~nicn il was exhibi-
tea, one Q whose most riking features wa
large oriel window, filed with the mosI
beautifully stainei glass, which threw IT.
subdu. and s0mbr- light on The maghif
v Cent scene benrath- HHnerto, tue young
earl had not BEEN seen by an, of the comp
Y ny; his mother, the counteSs-dowager, hav-
lng discharged the duties Of hospitality IA
/ receiving the guests Many were the Inqal-
RES made for the absent lord Of the man
son; bul All these were answered evasIvr-
", although the answers were concluded
with the assurance that he would appear IN
good time
SltI>tis with this assurance, the suhiec
I vas no further pressed al the moment, but,
as the dinner hour approached, and the earl
had not YET ptes-nted himself, considerable
curiosity snd Impatience began TO be mabi-
tested amongst the assembled guests. Tbese
\ feelings increased every moment, aud had
attained their helghr, when the party found
themselves called on to take seats az table,
and yet 10 earl had appeared. The general
su. .prlse was further excited on its being OBJ
served tlat the countess dowager did not,
as usual, take the CHAIR at the head of the
table, as WHs expected, but placed herself on
Us right The chair at the foot of the table
remained also yet Gnoccupied, aud great was
the wonder what all this could mean. |,
was now soon to be explained. just as the
party had taken their seats, folding door,
at tue further end of the bail, flew open, and
the young EGl Of listonbury entered, leai-
ing BY tie hand young female of exceed
ing beauty, sttire1 il dress Of The most
dazzling splendour, over which was grace
fully thIown Scottish laid. Bowing
slightly, but with graceful and cordial *
pTesson, and smiling alIably as be advanced,
the earl conducted his 'air charge 70 the
head ot the table, where, after pause Of
few seconds, which he purposely male, in
order % afford ais guests an opportunity of
maiklng tne extreme love .ness u the lady
whom tie had thus so Unexpectedly intro
duced - tuem-au opportunity winch was
not thrown away, as was evident from the
murmur Of admiration that ran round the
asseihbiy-the earl thus addressed his won
deri' guests
'Pcrmit me, my friends he said. 'to in
troduce TO you the Countess Of WIston-
bury 7
a shout of applause from the gentlemen,
anl a waving OF bandkerchieis by the Ia les,
Ga!ed tie pleasing and unexpected iateii-
geiiee-a homage whose duration and inten-
sIiy was increased by the sngulariy grace
ful manner with which il was received and
ackuowtdged BY her to whom it was paid.
NothiDg could be more captivating than The
modest, winning sweetness of her smile
nothing more pleasing TO behold then the
gentle grace Of her every motion On all
present, the impression vas mat Sue was
woman of butb, education aud high breed
ing, and nOthieg in the part she subsequent
" acted tended, in the slightest degree, 70
affect thIs idea. The young and lovely count
ess conducted horsef throughout he whoie
oi this eventfu evening" as she did through
Olt Inc remainder of her ife, with the most
perfect propriety, and thps evinced that the
pains taken TO fit JrSsy Flowerdey for the
hiEh station e which singular good for
tune had called her, were far from having
been tak-n IN vain.
AT the CONCLUSION of the banquet, the earl
enIreated the indulgence of the company Tor
an absence for himself and the countess Of
uarter q an hour. Tins being acquiescei
10, the ear and his beautepus young wlf
were seen, arm IN arm, on the lavn, going
towards the tables at which his tenantry
were enjoying bis hospitality. Here ne
went through precisely the same ceremony
1t iutrodue ion Tn that we have describ;
As having taken place ~ he banquet bali,
and here i was greeted wIh The same Ell
thtt-ra-,.. .,.E a - k.-e
IS with The same q &c AID pioprety. Tnis
proceeding over, tae esIl ami his young
BRIDE returned 70 their party, when one VI
ne most j.5yous evenings followed that To-
bang ql-ting-roum If OxEon Hall hal ever
Witnessed.
There is only now to add, that Jes~y
Fluwerdew's subsequent conduct a. Count
s. Of Wisto- bury provet her N every res
pect worthy " the high place to which she
'ad been elevated. A milanesS aid gen le-
ness Of disposition, and a winning modeSty
Of deneanor, wnIch all the wealth aud state
with which she was surrounded could u0t,
ID the slightest degree, impair, distu gulsh-
I ed her thI ough life; and no less distinguish
Ell was she by the generosity and benevo-
I lence her Uature--a nature winch
her change Of destiny was wholly unable q
pervert
Such, then, good reader, is the history Of
the lady whose p,rlrait--in which she sp
peais babiIe in a Scottish pIaid-adorne
with others, the walls Of the picture gallery
Of 0xton hall, in Wiltshire.
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