New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
LITTLE LORD "a UNTLERY.

ELSIE LEsLIEs VISIT TO MRS. BHNErr.
From The Rochester Herald.
A small vision, in delicate green gownand big
black hat GROWING a pretty little iaccset in
wealth Of long golden curls, appeared bngcen the
portieres and stopped blushing on the tpshold OF
the apartment. All, Little Lord Faunil,oy,' ex-
claimed the lady. rising and running tGard the
dainty creature, and catching her in her ans. " 80
this $ the american Lord FauntieroE: al glad to
The newcomer was Elsie Leslie, who haswon the
hearts Of all Boston play gocrs in that worertuly
perfect performances OF hers as Little Lord FaTteroy.
and this was the first time that she and MIS- mnete
Instant her seltpossession returned instaner al you
would have thought that she and Mrs. Bmrna had
U Would inT Fo DOR the two a. Eat side by side upn
lounge, the lady's arm around the little girl an the
Of the charming wonan whose name IS spoken swetly
In all English and American Z, i'cs r,..
Mrs Burnett am coming Ing to see you u,s so-nht'
And how do you spend your time when you are 100
. Oh, read great deal. have Just been , resdas
for a few minutes, showing the greatest nterestn
characters that have figured In some OF ar burners
of kindly warning:
sunshine and the fresh air"
havc my dolls as well and have named one OF then
'Topsy after the doll you had when you were little
Why. child, how did you know about my doll'.
:" / read about IT somewhere, think i was IN
was peal Of merry laughter into which Else's voice
broke after moment with the query
Did Lord Fauntleroy really know oootblackF
was that in New-Yorkl7
is my son and his real is Vivian
." Oh, tell me about him, o!' exclaimed the little
Mrs Burnett smiled. and then toying with tn, tho
girls bright golden hair she asked Would you Ike
Lord Faunt!croy'fS The child nodded and sat In
gse wss born a"a EDeaSd b% Ssye lived
many years In TIE United States. and my two sons
are very hST ro IL was my h0o~led h
how the little vivian would behave il he should find
himself in England, where the customs would DO
strange to him and where he would know no reason
not duke The little fellow made liends with every
one, and have seen nm sitting on the curbstone IN
cOlOred boys in very earnest manner. and then hs
would come up TO me and say Oh dearest they are
friends with grocer IN our neghborhood Just as Co
dic did with Mr.. Hobbs, but what his associates
were he always preserved his gcnemanliness and re-
And did he ever go the occanl' asked Elsie.
and did he make good friends with the sailors J"
sailors took fancy TO him. and he used TO carry them
board and tho different parts of the ship. and ! think
that he was really superintendent OF the machinery,
tDt me- ays that he Couldn't run the machinery With
"And did he really call you 'Dearcstrs
"Yes, that Is the way he spoke 10 me-
~ should think everybody would have loved him.
"And everybody did. / suppose there never
was popular lttie fellow one more lovabe ana
loving; but you his popularity did not spoil him,
because no has wonderful sturdy and independent
character And when he eight years old. the age
at which he is represented IN tho book he had beaut.
full long curls. like yours. Elsie
And so the two talked very much as Little
Lord Fauntleroy and his mother talk In the book and
In the play. Indeed might have thought that
Elsie Leslie, she sat there. was Little Lord Faunte
roys sister, she natural and selfpOssessed. and
when she arose to go out she took Ms: Burneits
hands In hers and said Oh. am glad have seen
you. Won't you come to me after tho play to-night"
And when she had won the coveted promise she went
away happy and as self-contained little lady a.
Fauntleroy was happy and sefcontaIned little
lord.
Everybody has read Little Lord rauntIcroy' by
this time The boz. IS 10 be found IN the homes OF
all sorts and conditions Of men. is interesting TO
know that Mr. Gladstone has bought FIVE copies OF
the hook ard presented them to as many Young
friends. Mr. Gladstone and Mrs. Burnett happened
10 be In Florence al the same time, and as soon as
the Grand Old Man. learned OF her presence there,
he expressed earnest desire 10 meet the author OF
Little Lord Fauntleroy.r Lord Randolph Churchill
became interested I'm the book day that he for
GOT 10 prepare a speech which he had promised his
constituents. Another well-known Engllshman 10
such an advocate Of the book that he bought sixty
copies OF last Christmas and distributed them bros~s
cast among his friends.