Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-02-19

turned out to be somebody's butler I wish
sokne Yankee would come snd ask him
about his place. We want a little life here
just now.''
That day we had another fresh face at
Ithe table.d'h ote; this time an Englishman's s.
He was very taciturn, but liked to look at
the company and listen to the conversation
and was much struck with the count. 1t
occurred to me, too, that the count MOTTO
ed him good deal, so much so as to refuse
some of the choicest dishes. But no one
conversed with the stranger, and after dim
ner he retired to his room-the baron's OLD
Toom-and we saw no more of him till the
next day at dinner. There was the same
curiosity on the part of the count, who,
by the way, spoke German exclusively now
but the stranger was absorbed in his din
room to smoke a cigar.
| By and by the Count and l went in to
have q uiet game, and there we found the
new arr val comfortably lolling in an am
pie rocking chair by the fire.
! The Cou Mt played badly, missing the cas-
| lest strokes. .'You're off your play to-
night" said; whats the matter %
Don't m ind me, gentlemen" said the
stranger: 81 hope my being here don't
make the Co unit nervous''-he put very
remarkable emphasis on the title-''I don't
play the CONT mental way myself, though /
do see good many queer games at odd
times. Now, was you ever at Scarbro,
sir 2" addressing the Count. ''No Leeds?
No! Hull, where the steamers start for
Bremen Mol Manchester, perhaps Mol!
Not been to Manchester Then, "-he had
been siding grad ually nearer and nearer to
the door as he talked, and was now between
it and the Count-s1then suppose you and
60 back together, Mister Alexander Jenk-
inson, On this warrant I've got against you,
for forgery of check on GleeSon's Bank.
at Manchester, for three thousand five hum
dred pounds Oh, yes; it's all right, and
it's no use making row. My names In
spector Rawlins, of the detective police,
and me and my man here have had pretty
hunt after you he and the gems darmes
are waiting for you outside the door,"
bow, and both of them rotten. Sill my
wife wounldn't pity her yet.
-4But, my dear" expostulated, "the
poor thing will have to marry some Russ
asiaM now, perhaps q Laplander, or one of
those fellows that drink train-oil with din
ner. And she such a monstrous fine wo-
man, too, to say nothing of her rank
However, we had but little further call
son our sympathy, for the next day she left
the hotel.
$50 the princess is off, l said to the
maitre the same day, while paying my
weekly bill.
"Monseur said''-
II said the princess is of-gone, alice,
.sortie, partie, you know
"Oui, oui, /; but then the princesse who
does monsieur wish to say, princesse ?"
Why, of course The Princess Dwell
tho Russian princess that didn't marry the
baron OF the''-
''Ah, bah Who would call her prin-
cesse?''
Why, you made us believe she was,
Indignantly rejoined, "by making believe
she a0asn't.''
ssBut monsieur remembers without doubt
that said she was not princesse?"
$50 you did but there's way of saying
no an d looking yes.,'
pardon monsieur The lady desired re-
pose and to be in particular and III assis-
ted that she should so be.''
"Well- NOW she's gone, in fact what is
she ~
Monsieur, she is teacher of the dane
Marseilles- - Chambers Journal.