The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-23
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ItOUR RElNGLTSH5 COUSINS.
HOW THEY TRRAT Us AT HOME.
soms Stern Renindors Given the snoh
Arlstseraey ofiNe@ York-whsre the
shoe Pinehes4 The Only Nobility
Is IN Perfect Independence.
NEW yoRk, July 22.-A correspondent
writes: The idoiDgs Of club menin New
York are always . matter Of much in
tereat, because Il represents phase
Of life somewhat out Of the ordin-
ary, even in o cityof the dimensions Of
this. The people who live at clubs, who
are sthey2 What doesit cost them? What
are their habitsY These and q thousand
similar questions are constantly suggesting
themselves to one who passes daily any
Of the magnificent structures devoted to
| life Of this kind hefe. The cable dis.
patches announcing the black-balling Of
three New York Club men, Mr.. Bradley
Martin, Mr.. Sands and Mr.. Winthrop, by
the-managers Of the Bachelors' Club, Of
London, offers glimpses into the manner
Of living OF men. Of this kind.
Bradley Martin is millionaire Of
two or three times over. He lives in
elegant style in this city, has a cot
tage at a fashionable summer resort, owns
n hunting bnxi Scotland, and when he
desired to take his family to the inaugur-
alton ceremonies at Washington, he
merely rented q residence in convenient
part Of that city, sent bis servants on in
advance, set up his establishment and in.
yited q house full OF friends to enjoy tho
week with his family. But this exceed
ingly swell individual, standing in the
front list in the society OF the city where
everything English" ia worshiped as the
paragon OF elegance and propriety, has
been ruthlessly snubbed by the managing
committee OF q London club No wonder
the matter Is exciting interest among New
1OEk q
The principal complaint made is that Of
ingratitude. BS,
your enemy repeated member Of the
Union Club to-day. "That aphorism is
the answer to the whole difficulty"
A CASE IN POINT.
Martin, Sands and IWinthropare as well
known in London as they arc here. When
home they receive, aud are extremely
friendly with visiting Englishmen. Mar.
tin, I believe, is connected by marrisge
with some excellent families on the other
side. Sands and Winthrop having enter.
tanned many Englishmen, naturally
thought they might get an abiding place
in London. They probably suggested the
matter TO one Of their English friends, the
Bachelors Club was selected, and then all
their other friends worked like beavers to
get them black.baled. How they were
received you can determine by the cable
dispatch. The English arc decidedly a
commercial nation. That is, they en-
deayor to secure all they can at the
amallest expense to themselves. Ii one
has title he is their be-all and end.al OF
perfection. These Honorables, Right
Honorab!es, Baronels, Barons, Lords,
Yiscounts, Eails and what not come to
this country aud are set upon q pedes,
tai like gilded calves, and all Israel falls
down and worahips. They are feted, and
wined and dined at unlimited expense.
a. the, American has to do is simply TO
play poodle to "afs Serenity" Ia fact, it
has now become necessary 80 10 treat
your wife and daughters by their intoler-
able hoorishnesS. A few years ago it was
a pleasure 10 meet an English gentlemen,
but since professional athletics and an
affected disdain for women have been cul-
tivatcd, some Enelishmen OF good birth
are more prigs and bullies. They neTer
think OF returning favor, whatever II
may bp. They accept everything for
granted, rs though IL was simply their
due. In fact they have received SO many
couitesies over here that they regard any
diminntion OF the same as an outrage and
an injustice. This case Is not unique Eby
any means. 4treoceurs every season.
Even when men marry their daughters
TO the brothers Of dukes they havo the
sane reward. One instance Is we'll known
Of club man here whose daughter be.
came the wife Of one Of the SONS OF ducal
house. The fond daughter pleaded to
have her father included In the family,
but the bridegroom remarked that though
willing 10 marry her, he didn't intend to
''bolt the whole. family" This playful.
ness of disposition Is common on the other
side. Men there will not return ciyiiities.
Rather an amusing instance was related
TO me by one Of the sufferers a year or two
ago. .r
PAID BACK.
The victim was young American club
man who had married an exceedingly
charming vile. It was on eIopement,
They sailed for England aud immediately
managed TO inform their English friends
that they were in town. They waited for
some days, and then went to work aud
waited some more days, Their English
aGquaintancss had seen them driving on
several occasions, but never indicated in
any way that they were aware Of their ex-
istencc. Finally the bride and groom bid
afarewell TO London, somewhat in the
spirit Of Pope, aud went to Paris. But
alter the lapue Of q few months the sequel
came, The turtle doves came back to tho
natur ! nest, and settled down after they
had related their experience TO the edIti.
cation Of their friends. In q little
while two so5s Of o family who
had treated them In such an
abominable manner Ia London arrived In
this city on their way to somo Big Horn
shooting in tho Rockies. They called on
the newly married pair, but strange TO re-
late, the latter were out every tine. At
last wearied with unreauited attentions,
The visitors made contllant ola common
friend OF tho two families, The ponadant
related tho "caili halli.n and then came