Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-02
THE LOEDLY LOVER.
title De Bensande Does Not want
~ Hurt His Lordship.
FRA, the Netc York Journal.

,,se yi0,pt Cam eron ana neI lnuuotl'ous
.nog..r Lord Lonsdale, yesterday stated
.Nr DE Bansande, Yiolets husband,
s ."@ boen challenged to fight a duel with
N ,yeanon that be might choose ana
any ~ oily English Earl was the maker
tpa asa challenge. They said, moreover,
OF wv 80 ,Fpak husband had refused posi-
tn ..a, w ~ ANT and that Lord Lonsdale
NV, ,S,od in his face. Thereupon the IN
i itlr5d aT husband, angry at the laugh, had
yJsrsatened to have the noble challenger
arrested for proposing duei.
ID n;strict Attorney MARITIME smiled pecu-
,;n.i9, on the story and then replied:
uItt is true that challenge 10 light
an jndicta BILE offense, and If such
ouJi can be proved TO have been
~ De Rensande has a just case against
In" "uaIronsdaIe. | nave, however, received
LVi euo,nrlsint from the husband OF the
~ W. singer. and of course can do moth
tniTnntjl some positive information ID re-
Cerl,onsiderinc the fact that Lord Lousdale
rosps as the fearless and intrepid narl
tcbo dares to laugh in the race Oh MISS
Camaron's husband, the haste ne maui
fastod Yesterday morning alter reading
.sora,;ers to summon Mr.. Edward Stokes
snora Tho Hoffman House to Delmonlco's
and N assure him that he had never cast
slnr unon Mr.. Stokes and never would
VOC somewhat amusing. 1t shows that
his Iordship knows thai there is diner
once in the two men he was dealln9 WIN.
Ssjd bts Lordship: ~ was somewhat
ornoTed this morning at reading that Mr..
Stokes had ordered Miss Cameron out OF
his hotel, but ne tells me iCs no sucn
thing" -, .ho
cd his hpQd with a
~fhat,s.so" nOd, at the same time Wink
inc to the reporter whom he had told The
avening bel0re that be had asked MISS
Cameron To evict herself.
ives continued his Lordship, 'Mr.
Stokes told Miss Cameron that DE ben
ssnde was around the hotel with pistol
in ms rocket ready to shoot her, and or
course that frightened her into making
the change. / was real veXed with Mt.
Stokes for frightening the lady. by the
way.I expect Lady LOnsdale to come over
very soon. she is dear TREND OF MISS
C.meron's. and is greatly interested in
her success"
Mr.. H. B. LOnsdale, the subaltern OF the
Lord of the same name, also hurried IN
person to Mr.. Stokes to assure him that be
never so much as intlmated that the hotel
manager lied as one paper stated.
HAt 10 O'Clock a. m, the company held
+heir first rehearsal in the Casino, and
Miss Cameron was gracious enough to ad-
init the representatives of the press and
to assure them that she bad voluntarily
quilted the Hoffman and had been looking
for rooms at the NOrmandie ana the
Hotel Madison before good Mr.. Stokes
was so kind as TO give his advice"
1t looked very much as though the gal
liant and titled manager was just little
frightened at the stir he had succeeded in
making in the newspapers, for lie said to
areporter who met him entering DelmOn-
ZOOS:
You may say finally that there will
be no trouble between me and MIR. De
Bens&nde. l saw him Immediately after
! had breakfasted with Miss Cameron at
the Madison, and | had fair, open talk
with MIN, at the conclusion Of which he
promised to bother US no longer. ] am
sorry such a cOmmOtion has been raised,
more especially on Miss CamerOn's &C.
count, and | assure you she feels il keen
~. If that silly husband of hers had only
stay ed at nome we should have provided
handsomely Tor him; but we are both
provoked at his senseIess following us
about"
BY the way, see you have almost
the same coaches we nave in London"
catching sight OF one of the Fifth Avenue
lines new stages bowling down that thor
oughtaTe. They actually make me feel
quite at home in New York. Ha! Ha!,
aud the tall and merry Earl passed into
DelniOnicO's.
The queenly Mrs. Langtry swept down
the stairs at No. 261 West Twentv-third
street last evening and ushered ner caller
into the parlor.
tits true" she said, 'that some Amer
leans have associated my name with that
OF Lord Lonsdale, but, to tell the truth,
scarcely Know him. Ii happened that
was riding one afternoon VITA him, Sir
George Chetwynde and some others, and
lac TWO LORDS coming to blows tue same
evening in Rotten Row led TO the rumor
that it was on my account the quarrel
arose. 1t was all mistake, | assure Won.
ioT, as | sad before, | am only very
sightly acquainted with either OF the no.
biemen."
You are not acquainted with Miss
Cameron, supposef"
'Oh. no. She is not SO very well known
IN England, and then she appears IN an
entireIy different kind of art from mine"
Mrs. Langtry said that she was dill
gently rehearsing every day at the Fifth
avenue Theatre, and alluded feelingly to
per reception by the large audience at
MODS Garden Monday night. Every
Uody applauded when she was seen to an
pear at one OF The boxes to see Miss Lillian
Oicott in "Theodora.v
large. shiny cab drove up to the side
uoor OF the Hotel Madison at about 80 %,
W. ana LORD LOnsdale, accompanied by
-n'ss cameron and Miss Loseby, entered
una were driven to Delmonico's, where
tue' olned together. They spent the eve.
mug at the theatre, while Husband De
nehsande hovered IN and out of the Hotel
.Naclson like small.sized spoOk. Here
w was seen by reporter.
NO, am not going to try to hurt LORD
ii.oGsuale," he said. What good would
oo me 10 shoot him? | should gain
uotlmg by that"
g., rs II true that the Earl challenged you
Wlsnt duel?'
90, On no. He simply took two revolvers
U Do v. his pocket, offered me one, pro-
leu ~ hght duel and said: III YOU
""ut 10 shoot 20 ahead We were dis
I"Sshs a bottle Of wine then and he
"ne" very well didn't want to shoot"
pol uon't you know that Lord Ions
S sS could he arrested for proposing the
'Ic9uug afray?'
b. uon't want him to be arrested. |
m''eno money. What good would it do
,-a, ~ nave him arrested? 1t would only
b. %"e matters worse. i shall not have
u'U arrested"
ria. a lIlsnd Of the husband said later that
So Gentleman might yet Do induced TO
''Ae tue law OF the Earl"
TIE TRAMP TRAVELLER.