The Portland daily press., 1881-02-28
M. Dymion-A Novel.
Bs the Right Hon. Penchamin Tisr Iii, NV
Tear, Earl of Peaconsf1elt.
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CHAPTER /.

when two gentlemen might have been seen in
st. James street. They were in overcoats
The shenooine nobility always wears oyercoats
with evening dress.
"Shall we go to the Countess's?" said one
"No, to the Duchess's," replied the other.
They entered a magnificent apartment, fur
nished in crimson satin. The smaller articles
OF furniture were of gold, richly chased. The
larger ones, such as the sofas and tables, were
OF silver. Richly caparisoned servants moved
around and took orders from everybody. The
people present were all accustomed to be
waited on. They ran from vscounts up.
There was not man in the gorgeous crowd
who had ever blacked his own boots.
The Lady Zenobia reclined on velvet
lounge, studded with diamonds, eating ices of
seven pound ten.
Reaction is the law of life,' said she to a
king who happened to be passing at the mo-
ment; "and since we have now Huskisson in
stead of Pitt, and Brownjohn has supplanted
Bellamy, what is to save the country? Send
me along an Emperor, will you?' and, care.
lessly breaking a costly ivory fan, studded with
rubies, she beckoned to servant to bring her
another.
There was person by the name of Ferrars
in the luxurious apartment.
This was in the year 1882. AT that time
there was living in England man named
Gladstone, who afterward grew UP to be a So
Phistical rhetorician inebriated with the ex-
uberance OF his own verbosity.
CHAPTER II.
'.Iphigenia," said Mr. Ferrars to his wife,
who was dressed in an expensive overskirt,
..Poppington- super Tadpole has returned
Mount-cashington, which will cause the re-
tirement of Jigglethorpe from the min
istry. am ruined man"
what matter, if we love one aDother?" re-
turned she, toying with priceless parasol, set
with emeralds; ''but poverty is horrid vulgar.
What a consolation it is that our son is named
N. Dymion, and our daughter Elmirav'
In the meantime, Gladstone was growing up
and becoming more and more sophistical
rhetorcian inebriated with the exaberance of
his own verbosity.
CHAPTER fH.-
NJ Dynion had clerkship in government
office. 1t was dreadfully low-he had to drink
II q IL in chop house.
Myra was engaged as nursery governess to
the daughter of a banker of enormous wealth.
He always lighted his cigar with $500 note
He invited noble peer to visit him with a
view of marrying his only daughter.
Lord Roehampton made long visit. He
cry day he ate the choicest of viands off Sevres
and silver Yet he expressed no vulgar sur
prise at all this richness. He was accustomed
to it. Still he did not propose to the bankers
daughter.
Finally, one day, when he was casually con.
versing with Myra about the grandeur and
dignity of the title of Countess, he said:
Beautiful, fascinating being, let me at
least tell you of my love-"
She was overcome by the elegance of his
language, and let him tell her.
She would not have let Gladstone. Glad
stone is sophisticated rhetorician, inebriated
with the exuberance of his own verbosity.
CRAPTER ".
Lady Roehampton was soon installed in a
mansion lit was not house, it was mansion)
OF superior gorgeouSness, hung with tapestry
that must have cost at least 93 los I'd yard.
The forgiving banker presented her with few
pounds of odd diamonds that were lying about
the house, and the bankers daughter prompt.
ly fell in love with N. Dymion.
So did Lady MontfOrt. Lady Montfort was
beautiful, and dressed without the slightest re-
gard for expense. 1t was warm weather for
N. Dymion His sister got him neat private
secretaryship, he left his poor lodgings, among
people who had befriended hipl, but who were
dreadfully common, and he went to live in
the Albany, and wore velvet coat elegantly
turned up with satin lapels.
Lady Montfort took an interest in him.
Ill
one day; Gin 1917 Sir Sidney Buddicomb, the
member for Puddleford, wrote an article in
the GroSvenor Gazette making fun of the EN-
peror of Russia. That article altered the
course of events throughout Europe. You
must do something like that
Gladstone could not have done it." said n
Dymion.
Gladstone is a sophistical rhetorician ine-
briated with the exuberance of his own yerbos-
ity," said Lady Montfort.
CHAPTER "
"Come down to me in my iewelled carriage"
wrote Lady Montfort to N. Dymion; II am
waiting in the vulgar street."
He came.
"We must get you into Parliament" she
said: "Bushwick has called for division and
the Duke cannot refuse him. This means dis
solution, and the salvation of the country.
Leave it to me-"
He left it to her. She saw four or five other
women. He was elected to Parliament. New
er mind the details. Details are low. This
story is rich.
But there is nothing rich about Gladstone
He is sophistical rhetorician inebriated with
the exuberance OF his own verbosity.
CHAPTER VI.
Lord Roehampton died suddenly, in the 10th
year of his age, of too much gorgeousness
Lady Roehampton married the first convenient
Prince.
While we are about it, let us make an Em-
peror. There is no extra charge and it looks
more expensive.
This story is getting too crowded. We have
on hand rich article of High Church Cleri-
cal, who becomes a Roman Catholic and Car
dinal; but we have no room to work him in
without sacrificing some of the upholstery.
We have only room to remark that Lord
Montford died-there was a Lord Montford-
and his widow became Mrs. N. Dymion Fer
rars We cannot give in detail all the rich
nesses of the wedding; but it cost f273, 600.
N. Dymion was now Prime Minister of Eng
land, and always ate off solid diamond plates.
We have got to stop here. If we got him any
lordlier or more luxurious, he would burst
Gladstone is
THE END.
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