Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-07

, is for Church and King, and as good a
Conservative as any one here to-day,
Which, you know, is saying good deal.
he is true blue, and no mistake. NJ. lie
Due detests Liberalism in all its forms and
under all its pretenses; l have heard him
speak OF 1t as the spawn of SCORPIONS He
sympathizes cordially with our Primrose
League, which we may fairly hope that he
will assist in the many ways that lie open
to his influence. He already talks of in
shutting, on his return to France, league
IN Imitation of ours, to be called the Peony
League"
The Duke shortly spoke in reply, and
the general opinion was that no one could
have looked more aristocratic. His black
hair, set off by a skin the color of mag
nolia, his dark eyes and acquiIine nose,
impaired to his physiognomy an air OF
delicacy which accorded exactly with all
preconceived notions concerning blue
blood. One venturesome lady declared
that he looked the personifcation of a
Ia rieiHe cour
Oh, the bowings and scrapings and
cringings of that afternoon Was ever
the like or is it true, as Rowantree was
fond OF asserting, that nowhere was such
funkeyism TO be found as in the higher
classes of Littleswsmp society?
" hope You like the Duke, Mrs.
Rossendale,' said Captain Fosse, with the
air of man fully conscious of having de
served well of his country.
Like him was the reply; al think
him adorable! He makes me think of
Prince Eugene every time | look at
him. Only the Prince, l believe, had
a double row of upper teeth, one
behind the other. | never in my life
saw any one whose origin was more
wildly impressed upon his countenance, or
whose every movement more unmistaka-
bly, bespoke his high nobLeSSe | declare,
he's talking to Ophelia, and he seems to
be amusing her, too"
All you must beware of the Duke, -
said the Captain laughing "no man more
susceptible, | assure you"
"Oh Captain Fosse, how can you be so
foolish ?" returned the lady with little
peal of gratifed laughter
Then she turned to little cluster, who,
of course were discussing the lion of the
day. They appealed to her for her verdict,
and she pronounced him "a Duke every
inch of him"
That's just what l say" said Lady
Trump Zone feels his superiority so
perceptibly. There is that about him
which nothing but blue blood ever gives.
There is the unmistable aroma"
." He has on me-" said the Ritualist
clergyman, Mr.. Austin, "the effect of q
Swiss mountain. | feel as morally and
physically the better for his presence as
do for the air from Jungfrau. 1t is as Long
fellow says:
But breathe the air of mountains,
And their unapproachable SUBMITS.
Shall lift thee 10 the level of themselves b"
Eyes" said Lady Speldhurst, "only he's
not unapproachabie at all. He has only
just that amount of reserve which falls
short Of hauteur, and is the surest pledge
of aristocratic breeding"
Hes perfect gentleman, of course"
said Mrs. Rossendale; ''theres not a trace
of yulgarity about his composition, moth
ing bourgeois But we must do our best
to keep him select"
1--WE must, indeed" said Captain Fosse
''we must hedge him round. To meet by
chance any Rssenter or Radical would be
real physical pain to him."
81 understand" said Lady Trump, shat
he has resolved in future not TO employ a
| 1JlDtTdl ITiueSIlan.. mats YOUR
doing, | suppose, Captain ?"
The Captain smiled modest affirmative
"Rowantree, Pm afraid, will be furious"
he said
"Let him be furious" said Lord Trump,
chuckling. "If he wants the Dukes Gus
tom, let him adopt the Dukes politics."
So the conversation lapsed into politics
those muddy shadows into which we need
not follow it. Fitzhubert, perceiving the
marked attentions paid by the Duke to his
sister, came up at last to his mother and
said in his profane, boyish way:
say, mamma, how long are you going
to allow Ophelia so entirely to monopolize
the attention of Pure CeruIean ?"
Fitzhubert you silly boy !" she replied,
l really must beg that you will cease to
apply that insulting expression to a person
OF the Dukes distinction"
All right, dear mamma" said the boy,
/" but who was it questioned the Dukes ac-
cent? Who was it wanted to put him on
in Racine?' And the youth laughed con-
vulsively at the recollection
Then the Duke came up escorting Ophe-
liza, who beamei radiance like 4 blushing
rose. While she turned to speak with her
| brother the Duke in the politest manner
assured her mother of the great pleasure
he had derived from her conversation, and
expressed the hope that that meeting might
be the first of many. The expression of
hope was reciprocated, and again before
the mothers active mind flashed the
thought of those Objectionable relations of
her husband, and of the excuses that could
serve for not inviting them to partake of
that cake, of the manufacture of which
Gunter was intended to have the honor
'The most hospitable welcome that you
among others have accorded to me-" said
the Duke, II shall never forget; but hope
the time may come, and that soon, when
you will allow me to repay my debt to you
by your honoring me with a visit in Nor
mandy; when L am again resident upon
my terreS l hope none of the family will
refuse my poor hospitality"
Il am sure, NJ. lie Due" she replied,
''that we shall accept your most generous
invitation with the greatest possible pleas
ure. But | trust that you do not yet con-
template leaving us?'
Gar from it." said the Duke; II shall
not leave Littleswamp till am obliged by
circumstances. But there are, you know,
| circumstances and times, when, as they
say, nobLesse obIige"
THAT is precisely" she replied, "what l
am constantly saying to my husband
The Duke smiled, and shortly after went
and carried on the same sort of converse
lions in the same gracious terms with other
ladies' This won him golden opinions.
But it was rather blow to Mrs. Rossen-
dale, when she referred with justifable
pride to Mrs. Austin to the Normandy in
vitation, TO learn that Mrs. Austins
family, too, had been quite as pressingly
asked to those mysterious terres beyond the
lsEnglish channel
1t vas not long before the Inequalities
at Beresford Hall became the talk of the
country. Parties of all kinds succeeded
one another with startling rapidity. Peo-
pie even came from a distance and took
houses at Littleswamp for the summer. 1t
got bruited about that the Duke was con-
templating matrimony, and Vincent ex-
pressed himself as nervous on this score;
he said that the Duke was forever conclud-
ing arguments with him on this subject
with Enfn, Vincent, ie me range" This
really kept up a state of boiling excite
ment which threw even politics into the
background. Politics, in fact, almost ceased
TO exist, for very few of the Liberal party
resisted the social pressure of the Prim-
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