New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-28
A GUILELESS VETERAN.
London Truth.


No one precisely knew how Mr.. ST.
mon Butte1shaw came to be a member
of the Greville club, but on the other
hand, no one particularly cared. He
was, as a matter OF fact, an original
member, but he had been abroad for
some years and when he returned, the
the character Of the Greville had nm
dergone a very considerable trans.
formation. Ii had once been a sober
and steady institution, freouented
chiefly by barristers, journalists and
rich city men, who played mild whist
before dinner and slept comfortably
over the smoking-room fire in the
evening" but for some reason or an
other, men about town gifted with
cash rather than with brains took to
joining the Greville, and it sprang
with comparative suddenness into
fashion, and even notoriety. Fast
young gentlemen agreed that it was
the correct thing to belong to it; the
old members dropped off one by one,
and the Greville acquired the repuSa-
ton as the haunt OF gay sparks, who
sat up till unhallowed hours of the
morning, supped off devilled bones and
champagne, and played cards and bill
lizards Tor stakes which would have
grieved and mortified the old habitues
had any of them been left to tell the
'tale. 1t was ait this period that Mr..
returned from foreign
parts, and he foundno difficulty what
ever IN scrapiplg :an acquaintance and
even an intimacy with the new
generation. Mr.. 'Buttershaw had,
in fact, many qualities which
enabled him to shine in the So
ETY. which frequented the Greville. He
was naddle'aged but we'll preserved
man, with a considerable flow of am
ecdote and a large and varied expert
ence of I;te. He seemed to have plenty
OF money, gave capital dinners, drove
a smart: phaeton and always appeared
to havessufficient spare time to join in
any festivity (which happened to be
proposed to HIM. But there was one
popularity about Mr.. Buttershaw
which endeared him to his new as
sociatesteven more than all the rest
put together, and this was his persist
ent .illlle1ek at cards. Not that he
gambled very high, or lost very heavi-
ly, butase never won; and the punters
at the Greville speedily recognized the
fact that for Butter shaw to sit down
at the oard-t table meant the distrlbu-.
ton OF at least ESQ among the COM
pany.. Wherefore they voted him 70,
capital yellow, were always ready to
dine,Mith him, drive with him and win
his money, and IN their hearts looked
upon him as a poor pigeon who had
been sent among them by merciful
providence for the express purpose sof
being pbucked.
Now; among the members OF the
Grevilla7there were mobiles of high de-:
gree, besides barGnets of more or less
ancient Iineage, and commoners SGT
wealtheand distinction, and with all
these pexsonages Mr.. Buttershaw con-
trived bo get not merely friendly, but
Thus, wsaen the duke of 0m-
MUM was making up ashooting party
at Gatherum park, some intimate
friend was sure to say. "Ask Butter
shaw; he's very harmless and heal
ways loses;", when Sir Hector Flash
wanted to enjoy the society of a few
starts OF burlesque: at Greenwich OF.
Richn1orids, Buttershaw was generally
invited, fer he was s1lever in the mey
and was ia1v ariably milling to devote
himself tuthe oldestaad plainest mem
Der Of the,company, THUS smoothing
over all rnannero of unpleasant Jealous
les and 'heartburnings; when Mr.. Cree
sus gave.aGinner he always asked But /
tershaw, tfa- he never wnade a. mistake
in praisisag the wrong wines, and I
was sure r1o discover some beau l
ty in Mr. Crmsus' asictures or Chi |
ma which had hitherto been over
looked. Sc Mi. Buttssshaw became
a universaldavorite, and the members
OF the GreNflle, especially those who
had won naeaaey from him, united i'm 4
longaafe and prosperity to so
useful and desirable ana acquaintance.
It,has previously heaslsaid that Mr. i
gave capitallittle dinners,
the scene OF which was generally laid
lnl his comfortable chambers in Jern1yn |
olnone of THESE. occasions !
ne invited the Duke of Onsnium, Sir |
Hecter Flash, Mr.. Crnsns ;aad one or
TWO. more cohgenial spirits to meet his
Did friend, General Barnahss, Of the
1nated States aemy, who had never
been in fEagland before, asnd wished to
zee; a. little OF London life.
'*eHe's 10 capital old sportsman.
ssanna bas,," said SIR. ButtershGw to
Sir Hector, "has been every where, bar
England, and done most things In
act he has, only one fault that aAmow
,f.'
"And what is that?" inquired the
)aronet.
'WhY, taothmg will induce HIM ito