Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-21

!. be visited Cape May from ennH at so much de.
| lay, and would heartily be at the expense Of
sailing party, strictly Of the best people TO go
| on from the Cape landing at Rehoboth. etc to
sea, provided bis new acquaintance would select
the passengers He registered his name
CAPTAIN =. MAssEY. RoHAL NAvY ENGLAND.
The q, eat hotel clerk Haskins, who is no re-
| specter OF persons looked at the Royal Navys
| O. cimplexion, and straightway billeted him for
''whiskey row. where he slept that night. Next
/ day he put on the same suit. which he did not
apologize for and looked In IT, with bis red COM
| pIexion, like careless British salt.
The shabby dress was his apology, for every
| body said no man can be an impostor who puts
on 30 little style. The Cape was full Of people,
and all were pining for some excitement prior to
to the time when the great Fifth Regiment is to
come among US The Baltimore people. who
have been given to loving royalty since the days
Of Prince Jerome, bit far more readily than the
| Philadelphians, and Messrs Mills and Thomp-
son, of that city oe-operAted In filling the Cap
tains list. He told them in his modest taking
way that he was the only son OF pobleman.
"What shall we call you p
~ don't care snap Call me Massey il you
| like. I'm travelling quietly. and like American
disrespect OF titles, and only want good time.
| To you who know me. may say that I'm
peer the onl son Of the Duke Of Leeds, and
| am Lord Massey | have a seat in the House Of
Lords, but upon my word never occupied it
but twice. love my profession, and despising
| politics. keep at sea-"
Strange to say nobody remembered the Duke
of Leeds. my Lords father. was the successor
| of that Duke of Leeds who had married Miss
Cation, OF Baltimore, although among NV Lords
acquantanees were the Carrolls Browns, and
| other great Baltimore families now sojourning
here Nobody thought Of quietly telegraphing
or sending over TO the Breakwater to see the
great yacht.
We have a chip, lord Massey Of our own,
said the proud Philadelphians, Perhaps you
have seen her, the Pennsylvania
Bless my soul said the great yachtsmAn
and noble lord, Il won't hurt your feelings,
| but sailed right past her in mid-sea. l didn't
| want to do it, and told my skipper to take 10
| sail, but 1t coudD't be helped, We treated each
ether with sAlutes and all the honors however,.
But said the Pniladelp lphiAns, ''how did the
| Pennsylvania pass you again il you were twen-
| ty-two days coming over?
"0h," said my Lord, "easy enough. After l
sailed by We had head winds, had to tack and
she bolted right through being propeller
The bsltimoresns told this story with great
| glee. NV Lord had gone past that SLOW Pulls
| delphia ship with only halt sail on
My Lord was taken out to see the most amia-
| kle cottage people, He was fuddled, but he
| played euchre like Western Congressman He
| got very drunk that Wednesday night and went
to sleep hearing disquisiiion on the necessity
| OF English chips beating the Pennsylvania Next
| day Thursday My Lords carriage and pair,
hired at 800 the week. was at the hotel door at
6 o'clock.
Where is My Lord - said great Washing
ton Journalist to Haskins.
There is My Lord" said Haskins
Throwing up his breakfast, dinners, teas,
and everything on the sidewalk" II was true.
My Lord stood against one of the posts Of that
gorgeous and recherche hotel like man unac-
customed to vine. Congress Hail threw OF the
| illusion. They telegraphed to the BreskwAter .
| DO you kuew anything OF an English yacht
called the Henrietta, sailed by Lord Massey 2,
Answer came back -
mo such yacht ever entered the Delaware"
The news would have been spread, but that
the guests at Congress hall feeling that We'd
| nesdsy joke had been upon themselves insisted
| that 10 more be done than to make the man set
| tie. 10 Ludams peremptory invitation my Lord
came forward and paid his bill Hsreupon So
clety again rallied upon my Lord. and called all
=ceptics merely scandAliZers My Lords pur-
| chEses increased. He ordered two sets Of horses
| instead OF one. saying. As have now been an
| Dounct here under my title Il must stay it out
The excitement was extraordinary. rhur=dAy
was the great day for the Stockton House end.
| the urbane and graceful Duffy caring nothing
/ for rank, kept hands OF but his guests beheid
@ith delight that my Lord had moved among
/ them. be was introduced by the ThOmpsons
and the COchTans to all the great East Euders -
| the Bories, McDOwells, Browns Defreeses Oak
| lords, Laues, ,Shoemakers etc Although from
mUrniug till night, wearing the same paper
collar false bosom cotton shirt etc he kept
I
barhful assurance kept up his wonderful stories
| Of his revenues, and claimed klaship with dukes
and interest in estates until society was carried
/ of it's feet.
Late one night MY Lord. all alone was seen
traversing the stockton House porch, carefully
watched by Detectives ShaIkey aud H1xie Soc
| iety wondered what next. Under his arm were
| Ahst seemed to be four billiard cues Without
huukev or friend this aspirant to great
| title and commander OF a 5000 ton iron clad
walked to the beach aud there proceeded to Eel
| of some children & rockets
What in tne-are you doing p said Jer
sey policeman.
Letting eff signals for my yacht at til,
Breakwater," cried my Lord with alacrty.
| His tirst rocket went up and hZZled the sec
pnd struck OH the hotel porch and drove in the
pckels there the thlrd menacsd the splendid
architecture Of that grand caravansary; the
| fourth tUok all eccentric course. flashed, bound
ed, and scattered sparks over all that end of the
island. General Duffy rushed out upon M
| Lord and collared him.
III you set off auy more Of them things ii
put you up in the surf" +" he said.
My Lord looked up with the pride OF Duk
Of Lee ds. "And how am l to take of you
'nea'- Tomorrow he said, "unless signal III.
yacht ?"
4uo ladies around Congress Hall expected hin
TO set the hotel on fire with rockets. and SOM
refu-ed to go to bed. Hazkins forthwith pu
him back in Whiskey row. AT daylight Friday
With but few cents in his pOeketths pet OF thu
lrlsnd knocked at the door of the nephew of
great Baltimore banker He appeared, whel
the door opened, with the same paper col
lar and false bosom, aud Tapped up the waite
| from the wash-pltcher like a dog.
My Lord Massey said the guest, "thre
things are looking alter you--ths police. th
young men from Baltimore and the deliruu
tremenH. You will either get put in ILL., or tlOgg
ed, or become crazy to-day. Who are you p
II am Francis Massey" said the poor rat
Il got drunk in Liverpool month ago and Fy
been drunk ever Stree"
Go to the steamboat" said the friend
pity you. There are s3 to pay your passage
Depart Avaunt Exhale!'
''Bessings on you, said Lord Massey. "Wh
else would give u to poor fellow like me, un
less be we're Lord y
! lie has been the talk Of Cape May all day
He will be the talk for season. He stayed au
! triumphed as long as his paper collar woul
hold out.-A: y. Herald