The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-01-20

The Thermometer man waded acros,
the muddy street and made his escape,
and at dusk last night was back ed un
against the Soldiers Monument, his
basket between his feet, and was squirt.
ing sadly ct the clock on the City Hall
tower. .: .ss: 4. 4. '.* d.
:.5 ALARTEL0US CONCERT. 4. . sz:s
New York Letter, Jana3d, to the st.. Louis
Anzeiger des Westens.] +
Yesterday, by : lucky accident = how
can 1 sufficiently congratulate myself
upon it'll obtained insight into the
Workings Of Z secret order which threat.
ems danger Of quite different kind
from that Of the 0. A. u, which of latter
time has caused SO much excitement.
Hear ne out, and then Judge for your.
selves whether or not overestimate the
danger which menaces the great Ameri.
can republic.
On Sylvester evening was invited to .
social dancing party at rs, on Fifth
avenue. arrived = little early, and
seated myself in the niche of window,
behind the heavy curtains, to look at tho
turmoil on tho opposite side Of the street,
when two young ladies entered except.
ing myself: the first guests in the parlor--
who, believing themselves to be quite
alone and unobservcd, walked up and
down and conversed quite freely together.
They told each other of visits which
they expected on New Years day, and
heard one of them say to the other, very
distinctly, that she was promised calls
from Count J. B. Pritchard, Marquis
Hiram Butler, and the young viscount
Jimmy McBridal. I brushed the
hair from g: my ears, for
they must have =, deceived me.
My friend Pritchard was tho son of 4
Brooklyn soap boiler, who but . short
time since was admitted to partnership in
his fathers business; my other friend
Hiram Butlcr-was cashier of bank on
Broadway; and only two hours before
had, in company with Jimmy McBridal,
gone home from his India rubber cstab-
lishment. where ! myself worked, to
make my toilet. How in the name of all
the tattlers in Christendom had my
friends come by their titles of 'count, 3
marquis" and 'viscount'' over night!
But was to be still more astounded !!
The parlor began to fill up with guests,
and l already thought I had lost sight Of
the two mysterious ladies when l came
directly upon them again, and heard one
Of them say to the other: "No, your
grace, this evening I shall dance only 4
single quadrille. and had not promised
that to Prince johnson would not dance
at ali, as l am suffering from terrible
headache
tPrincc Johnson!'' said TO myself.
That cannot certainly be my friend Giles
P. johnson of Boston, who has been
lodging around here for week or so
celebrating the holidays! had scarcely
uttered the thought when the quadrille
was called. Hooked for my lady with the
apple green satin trail. Sure enough,
there she was dancing with friend john
son! Now I also recognized his
dancing partner, it was Mrs. Annis,
Of Annis, Dougherty & Co., importers Of
artificial flowers, and one of the most
fashionable and popular beauties of the
city. Her husband was in Paris buying a
stock of summer wares, tho wife, an in
innate friend Of the family of our host,
by whom We were invited, had come with
her brother-in-law and sister. *'Shall
have the honor Of conducting the countess
to her carriage?' said johnson to his
partner when the quadrille was over. She
gracefully bowed. took his arm. and the
countess and prince vanished. Was this
oil dream! q mystification? New
York madness, which I, who mixed with
fashionable society at pleasure, and
thought I knew all the world, knew
really nothing at all about! My curl.
osity was excited. l listened to the
right and to the left. renewed old &C.
qusintanceships which I had not lately
thought of. heard not syllable
more which could afford any
explanation or clue; no
one again called any of my acquaintance
''Pr'nce," or ''count," or ''marquis," and
just as far Was I of hearing anywhere a
lady addressed by title of nobility. But
my ears could not have been deceived.
And the key to the mystery was to be
furnished sooner than had for tho last
two hours been led to hope. I was just
about to leave this festive scene when my
friend Jimmy McBridal came out of a
side room, and seeing me, exclaimed:
"Henry, see here, I have looked the whole
evening in vain for you. Now it is too
late to make new beginning, but I will
at least take you home in my carriage
Twas quite ready to 60. So soon as
seated, went straight to the subject that
SO perplexed me-: "What new nonsense
is out that you allow yourself to be
called tviscount,' that they speak of
Pritchard as count and If Hiram But.
Ter As marquis" and call johnson
prince
''No nonsense at all, my friend. You
should this evening have been initiated,
and l have commission to invite you to
meeting of the @. A. E. tomorrow
evening. Will you come =
One word brought on another, and I
learned precisely that the wealthy citi.
zens Of New York, Philadelphia and Bos.
tcn-capitalists, manufacturers, import.
ers and jobbers, in connection with =
great number Of the large landed proprie.
tors of the south and west, had founded
an order for no less IN object than to
perfect plan to the minutest details, to
substitute for the Republican constitution
Of these United States IN imperial con.
stitution, with IN elected emperor At the
head Of the government, supported by