Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
Cringing to Rank.

Men possessed OF high rank and for
tunes have, and no donbt always win
have, Difference paid to them, but the
Difference of former days was not that
of to-day. Sir Walter Scott was the
first man OF letters 1910, personal
friend OF the prince regent, caressed by
all the wit and fashion and beauty of
England and Scotland, and vet we
find him writing to Lord Montagu on
the death of the duke OF Buccleuch:
II never thought it possible that a
man could have loved another so
much where the distance of rank was
so very great" Crabbe drew pain
full picture OF the courtier's position,
the bitterness of which he felt himself:
upon thy lord with decent care at
tend" The great mobiles desired to re-
tain their influence, and did 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
fort at Badminton, Mr.. Coke at Holk-
ham and Lord Fitzwilliam at Went
worth; they furnished the province
with court whichlnightwelle onpare
in display with the royal one, and far
exceeded it in decency. The law was
inclined and was strained to respect
the prerogatives 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-
nel prosecution. This same Lord
Lonsdale, on being stopped when driv-
ing in Mount street by the officer OF the
guards on duty, exclaimed: 'Gou ras-
cal, do you know | am peer of the
realm2" Capt. Cuthbert replied: Il
don't know you are peer. but know
youare a scoundrel." Aduel followed;
but unattended by fatal results. In
one of Miss Edgeworth's stories the
duke of Greenwich is represented as es-
transed from Lord Aldboroueh be-
cause his correspondent had mot sealed
letter to him, and | have no doubt
that the trait is drawn from real life,
because in a correspondence with Lord
Buckingham Lord Sydney ailudes to
offense having been taken on account
OF his addressing Lord Buckingham in
the same strain as that i'll which
Lord Buckingham had address
ed him-probably without his
title. No preacher would in
these days speak in his funeral sermon
OF a woman who was lately "a great
and good duchess on earth, and is now a
great and good duchess in heaven"
Civility, decent civility, in a peer,
seems to entitle him, in the eyes of his
admirers, to special eulogy. 81 have
known Lord Sandwich apologize to a
lieutenant in the navy for not being
able to be exact TO his appointment,
writes friend OF his lordship. Bishop
Warburton is spoken of as beyond
measure condescending and courte-
Gus, having graciously handed some
biscuits and wine on a salver to GU
rate who was to read prayers. The
position of peer is no doubt less inn
posing now, but it is probably more
comfortable; state is avoided becaGse
it brings no corresponding advantage.
Lord Abercorn, travelling in 1918 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 II small pony, and decorated over
his riding dress with the libbon and
star of the garter. In this guise he
would now be taken for the advance
guard OF travelling menagerie.-The
Ninet zenith Century