New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-09
VOCES POPULI.
"A SHOW PLACE.

AeHOW PLACE.
scene-A Duca Castle-Pary OF TOURISTS ,S SrS' tbe
Head Butier an imposing person with sandy mar
and pale blue prominent eyes. =, ro,,u Java
The III. Is. with condescensl0uTn Ill IN 90
the goodness to walt little, shall pe a'io ~ 81
around with you myself - ,o,amn,tv leaving
Departs with mysterious soiemni'S' "'
the Party overwhelmed. . ION ,ba
Matron (who yields to none IN oaent sverything
look stately, dears ! l wonder where they Keep all
Wife to her husband)-Now, for goodness rslIsss
sake Charles, don't try to be funny heie-rchiei'
where EEsu r %rS converse in ,hispe Tourist f.
Flannel Shirts taps a man In armor Iam
fairly on the stomach, causing MN 10 eildS
fully lie returns their gaze with dehan .h
but edges away from the armed figure as 'no
Tho r. u' B-Now, please If you'n follow me, and
keep together (Tonrsts struggle after hin sa dSe
II deadly sb igar b Oh the Marscaso under his
breah Tho Banquetlng All pio,seninrs. A"i PARTY re-
neat his TO ono another in hushed vocesJ Inc Ia
pestry along the walls IS Cooling , o.. .ha
Charles (frivolously-Iia. very BAD eHanpi0 iOf '''
The H. Bid you speak, SIR ou,v =, NV
Charles turning red In inc 'ao'''
Tourist with for architecture a and dba d SsSn 20
air his informaton)-Er-th portion OF tho pu"uie
The H. D. (severey)-NO. sir. Decorated quite
atey FIX Oy Tourist falls to the rear the
others conceive poor opinion OF 6 61m
there he many dining here this eVenlnS - ,rar,t
The H. b. with lofty candor)-"eli noI%o ayOm r
many staying with at present l should say ave We
Shouldn't set down more than twenty or SO Tonight
Vi Tourist With Twang-Ar your Company Stag
p' The H. B. (pItytngly)-There's no deer-fOrcSts IN
'i he ps' tourist with Twang clapping him on the
shoulder and aughing)-I see you DON'T UNDERSTAND Jul
National Colloquialisms. co,,oor,.,,er,s
Tho III IT
bein' took with Me. (lIe moves away WIN digiutS'
This Opening tho door Is the Hamber Drorng hOo d
"a door on the opposite side IS scenic smut precpi-
lately a. the party enter .. ,.ox.
The Reverential Maron-G wendoenEcom oyer here
char-do you SEQ wonder If It could have s been inc
There's the mark Left in heT o o Bath
ing Machine. Wen get IL at tue DooAsah do W. eo
Tho II. B. Coming to a stand and fixing bis eye on
q Nervous Tourist who opens his mouth feeDly.)CIhe
pair of vawses on the Consols was DrSusnt oSeI ny
the Grandfather Of the present DUKE OF Amhleciosn
and are valued at hover five thousand pounds apiece
We've been hofered nine thousand hVe undred ior the
palr-and refused ~ - q SOU ,orcq,
himself IN bitter indignation at the unequal dis
tributon of wealth .,o,c,,
Regards the II. B. with intense admiration for his
Comic a~ Tourist wish someone ud offer me
1000 pounds for the vawses on my mantelpece
The H. 3. ignoring hlm)-The picture in the panel
above the chme piece is 2o su Hs cd rep
mentlng the first Duke Of AmmeIcloth on the compile
ton of the new Private Chapei. By osartR rr IN
the corner. Old woman heath herIihs' DJ Aoi'"
A Tourist (who thinks 1t is time he made rcmarl0;3,
Let me sec-wasn't he one of the Dutch schOOls
seem S t to EnSw d 5h9 asr
what l said. 1t wasn't tho name Of the artists
what the old woman Is heatln the errng Dy, in
cellar The cellar and the erins Is considered master
80 4 Young Lady-what a very curious method Of
''I ii. B nh is is His Gfaces study Ills Grace
sees his tenants at that table. .. -.
tho Man in fhe Flannel Shirt who suppresses snort:
Charles's Wlfe-Fancy, Chares-the Duke uses 8" j.
p Charles-Not even gded This is severe blow,
Caroline Ureends to be overcome ~, .u
His Wife-If you 60 on On y IN th' ioon'n MANNER
The Reverential Matron in whisper)-E rmyntrude,
looking~thcro are plenty lying about. -
Tourist anxious TO propitiate the Buuer-An
The H. b. (coldlyj-We ave not card Of any COM
plants on the estate LEADS the way to the Gallery
'ays large 'ouse party, they sometimes comes up
'ere after dinner and as games , .
tho Man in the Flannel shirt who muters something
Tourist with thirst for informatiOn)-what
percIscy. bcn' no part Of my dootes to participate.
ans before pctnre Portrait OF Eaey hS al
Charles tho Incorrlgible-Do you mean that Sir
Peter took his head Off
The II. Il. (solemny)-He took his Lordshp of
full length sir, as you see by looking. TO tho
Reverential Maron, whose demeanor has not escaped
him. If you like to stop behind, ana let the rest
go on BIT. l can show you something that's not
generally open to the public. (Mysteriouslyl It's
the room where all his Graces boots arc KEEP. lilo
has over hundred pair OF them
(The Matron rejoins the rest In state OF solemn
ecstasy, and can hardly refrain from 1etraylnG
how highly she has been privileged The Party
return to the Hall.
A Tourist "a dgent student Of the Society para
graphs I'm a sunday paper-to Butler)-ls Lady flori-
line at home just now
The H. B.lIer Ladyshlp IS away visiting at present,
sir Expected back Saturday week. SIR
The Society T. las Il he felt this as personal dis,
Cfhc regard him with increased respect and listen
attentivelyD suppose it's quite true that the match
with Lord George Bingham Is broken OIL. Going to
marry Lady Susan Sunshade, isn't hef was very
sorry when heard of 1t (feelingly).
The Ii. B.-Was you intimate with rs LordShlp.
The s T. with modest reserve)-Oh, I've stayed
with him, you know, and that sort OK telng n.y. fool,
QIe has-at Swiss Hotel, when Lord George TOOK
him for n Tout-but what Of that
The H. B.-Then / should certngly recommend you
to Enquire of Lord George in pusson, sir That's his
Lordshp coming up the terrace now. (Ihe ,. L. col
iErmyntri3e looming up to her Mothcr-oh,
mamma. what do you thinkl We looked In at the
window as we passed, and %o saw them an having
buttercd toast. She didn't see us for ever SO long
We had sucn a good view
Scene closes in upon the majority OF the Party.
anxlOusly discussing I'm undertOnes the proprlety
tho Butler, who stands apart I'm a brown study.
with distinct effort 10 mt igato the severity
Of his expression As far as the Man in he
Flannel Shirt is concerned. the problem solvItur
ambulando.h
PETOPT