Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-15
THE EARL OF A DAY.

Il. WHNTMUREs
Publisher and Proprietor.

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Correspondents of the New York Heraldl
Our fashionable society has beenin a
feyerish autter for the past few days at
the advent of an English lord, reported
to be immensely wealthy and very hand
some. This entertaining individual re-
sides at the West End, and scatters his
money like wealthy men who care not
how they give" If an obsequious dsr-
key ever lifts cloth brush, my lord re-
wards his politeness with bill, and in
fact fractional currency seems to have
mo, place in his expenditures. He is in
variably so we'll dressed that nickel coin
would spoil the perfect set of his pants,
and consequently never condescends Ell.
ther to give or take change, and in the an
mails ofLong Branch norepresentativeo of
English aristocracy has ever so aston
ished the natives by extravaganza and
expensive dissipation as this young no.
bleman. A man of the world, gentle
manly, cynical and abstemious in alco-
holic matters, he takes a Mephistophe-
lean delight in squandering money in
every kind of pleasure, and throws down
the ducats with as careless, prodigal
hand at the "club" as if the green
backs were as worthless as the papers
on which Uncle Sam engraves his inter-
esting autograph OF course the young
earl of Londonderry" travels incognito,
but in the handsome face of Mr.. Alfred
E. everybody can see the aristo-
cratic porcelain of humanity, and
managing mammas were wonderfully
polite to the mysterious individual.
He received marked attention every
where he went, and one English gen.
tleman was overheard to remark, How
much he resembles the countess, his
mother, whom / remember in her prime
at the castle of Dublin; the same eyes
and the same straight, Grecian nose.H
A quiet, impromptu hop was gotten up
last night for his special benefit, and
ecstatic school girls ran among their
friends and in the fulness of their dear
little innocent hearts oft declared that
they had lust danced with a real live
English lord" No one ever suggested
that his title was known, and the re-
spectful manner in which he was treated
.astonished and disconnected him. Pro-
posed picnics were gotten up on his ac-
count, and if he ever limited at taking
drive dozen voices proposed a moon
light excursion. When he spoke in a
group silence reigned, and his most COM
monplace remarks were listened to with
profound respect. This state of af-
fairs went on until about midnight, when
the writer remarked to q grim mercan-
tile gentleman, How very unassuming
and agreeable that young Earl of Lon
donderry ISL The man of money and
markets turned three-quarter face
from the sherry cobbler he was just
about swallowing and growled, !" Earl
be damned; he is Kidderminster car
pet manufacturer, visiting the country
on n SPREE" This discovery got wind,
and " the Earl of day" found himself
avoided in the same ratio as he was for
merly hattered. Mr.. M, a well
known stock broker. started the rumor
by way Of a joke, and, finding it a good |
card, kept it up, for the evening. The
carpet manufacturer is yet at loss to
understand the sudden change of feel |
ing, and asks, despairingly, What have
done2p -At-a