Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-16
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1t is really wonderful how many fa-
nous people one meets at Atlantic City
by the sea. 1t is, of course, famous
place, and people go there from all
over the United States, but the way you
can run across dukes, lords, generals,
governors. admirals, judges and sena-
tors is something positively amazing.
had been there just two hours this
last summer when a distingue looking
man came up to me on the veranda and
said:
BEG pardon, but feel that should
like to know you personally. l have
read your Innocents Abroad, and had
many hearty laugh over it,
But did not write the 1nnocents
Abroad, my friend. You have con-
founded me with Mark Twain
Oh -ah! Well, it's all the same.
I've read after you, like your style, and
l desire 10 introduce myself as Lord
Cardover of England"
"Glad to meet you, my lord. You
don't look we'll"
mo. am not we'll That's why /
came to America for the change. /
am in hopes to improve very fast now"
did the Lordess and the little Lord
lings come with you?"
"Well, no. They couldn't get away,
you see. It's sort of flying trip, you
know"
1T must be awfully nice to be lord
and to boss everybody around and to
have big castle and forty hired girls
and to trade with u grocer who daren't
send in bill, and to have coat Of
arms, showing that you descended from
somo naughty old ruler of three thou
sand years ago"
ut is-it is" he feelingly replied, as
he bowed his thanks for the five-cent
cigar held towards him.
We talked for an hour or two on va
rious matters, and then he said he must
go, but would see me again soon. He
said it did his soul good to meet with a
man OF my stamp-a man OF lofty ideas
and an unsuspicious nature, and he still
held my hand in loving grasp when
sudden thought occurred to him.
"Oh, by the way, see that the
steamer by which l shall receive one
thousand pounds is reported as arrived
in New York, but l won't get the
money for day or two yet. Could you
spare me twenty dollars"
There were tears in my eyes as l re-
piled that | could not had only
seven cents after getting down there,
and didn't see how was to get any
more for two weeks Iwould willingly
give him five of this, and try to run
things on cent week, but he refused
to take it. lie dropped my hand as il
it had been a red-hot cold-chisel, and
his face showed that his liver was out
OF order as he turned away and walked
of. saw him frequently for the next
two weeks, and though called him my
lord, and took off my hat and bowed
low. he cut me cold and dead. How /
offended him do not know. never
had much experience with lords, and
perhaps / rubbed the fur the wrong
way or checked him up too high.
Only day or two after my meeting
with the lord an admiral came around
to see me. | had just got a bag Of pea
nuts and big rocking chair, prepared
to enter into the festivities of the occa-
sion, when he interrupted. He was
short, fat man, inclined to large lot of
freckles, and The checks in his suit
were rather loud, but clothes don't
make the man, you know. He intro
duced himself as Admiral White, of the |
navy, and added that he had wanted to
see me for upwards OF eighteen years.
We sat and had long talk. was
surprised at the perfect confidence we
seemed to have in each other from the
very start, and our frankness would
have done your heart good Incident
ally, OF course he referred TO the fact
that he captured Fort Fisher and Fort
McAllister during the war, and that he
led the advance on New Orleans. ldidn't
dispute him. but told half dozen lies
equally as good, and the way we did
enjoy ourselves was immense. Finally |
the parting came knew what it |
would bring, and I was sad. As he
rose up and put his hand on my shoul-
der in an affectionate way he said;
Il have just sent to our paymaster
for thousand or so, but it won't come
down until this evening. Meanwhile
want 10 send my wife off on the Balti-
more train. If you can spare me thirty |
or forty dollars, I'll run over with it
about eight o'clock tonight" "
Then / had to own up to him that,
owing to the caying in OF my gold mine
In Yueatan, and the loss Of $3, 600, 000