New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-14
Cringing to Rank.

Men possessed OF high rank and for
;unes have, and no donbt. always will
AVE, difference paid to Them, but the
reference of former days zaas NOT that
If to-day. Sir Walter Scatt was the
lrst man OF letters in 1819a a. personal
rlend OF the prince regent, caressed by
I'll the wit and fashion and beauty Of
England and Scotland, ard yet we
ind him writing to Lord NIontagu on
he death of the duke Of. Buecleucl,:
L never thought it possible that q
nan could have loved another SO
much where the distance of rank was
80 very great" Crabbe drew 8, pain
Jul picture OF the courtier's, position,
the bitterness of which he felt himself:
upon thy lord with decent care at
yend. : The great mobiles desired tore
tain their influence and dia so by
living in the country; they imposed
upon the public by their state. and by
lavish and magnificent hospitality,
such as that shown by Lord
Egremont at Petworth, Lord Buck
ingham at Stowe, the duke of Beau
tort at Badminton, Mr.. Coke at Holk-
ham and Lord Fitzwilliam at Went
worth; they furnished the province
with a court which might welleompare
in display with the royal one, and far
exceeded it in decency. The Law was
inclined and was strained to, respect
the prerogatiyes of peers. A sugges-
ton that Lord Lonsdale's face might
fifty be taken to represent that OF the
devil was made the subject OF a crimi-
nal prosecution This same Lord
Lonsdale, on being stopped when driv-
ing In Mount street by the officer of the
guards on duty, exclaimed -sYou ras-
cal, do you know l am peer Of the
realm?" Capt. Cuthbert replied: II
don't know you are peer, but know
you are ascoundrel.' Aduelsollowed,
but unattended by fatal results. In
one OF Miss Edgeworth's stories the
duke Of Greenwich is represented as es-
tranced from Lord Aldhosough be-
cause his correspondent had not sealed
a letter to him, and l have no doubt
that the trait is drawn from real life,
because in a. correspondence with Lord
Buckingham Lord Sydney alludes to
offense having been taken, on account
Of his addressing Lord Buckingham in
the same strain as that in which
Lord Buckingham had address
ed him-probably without his
title. No preacher would in
these days speak in his funeral sermon
Of q woman who was lately "a great
andgood duchess on earth, and is now q
great and good duchess in heaven. !"
Civility, decent civility, in peer,
seems to entitle him, irs the eyes OF his
admirers, to special eulogy II have
known Lord Sandwich apologize to a
lieutenant in the navy for not being
able to be exact to his appointment, .
writes a friend OF his legdship. Bishop
Warburton is spoken OF as beyond
measure condescending and coulte-
Gus, having graciously handed some
biscuits and wine. on q salver to a GU
rate who was to, read prayers. The
position OF a peer is no doubt less i'm
posing now, but it is probably more
comfortable; state is avoided because
it brings no, corresponding advantage.
Lord Abercorm, travelling in 1913 be
tween Carlisle and Longtown, was
preceded by the ladies OF his family
and his household in five carriages,
while he brought up the rear mounted
on small pony, and decorated over
his riding dress with the ribbon and
star OF the garter. In this guise he
would now be taken for the advance
guard OF a travelling menagerie.- The
Nineteenth Century.