The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-03-19
THE SON OF A lord.
4 YOUNG ENGLlSHMAN is TAKEN
SOMEWHAT BY SURPRISE.

4 Society Miss Takes tho ConcCtt Out oil
Young Briton OF Noble Bleot--sec-
ias the United states ON tho Two
Day Plan.
Tie mention OF Florida recalls the expert.
encc o. some young EnSlishmen who came TO
Washington for two days on their way TO
that land Of oranges and aliiSItoIs and who
stayed here two months. They cot into OIL
cial society and found it 50 attractive that
they could not gct away. One young Briton,
apparently not many years above a. and the
son Of 'real lord, but travelling as modest
! Mr.. -, went cut 10 mako calls last week.
The daughter Of we'll known hostess had
] several young women assisting her, and with
J these he proved q voluble and unilagging
/ talker. Finally, 20 give him variety and re-
/ leve one Of the assistants, the hostess said 10
/ caller:
[ DO let NE Introduce that young man over
there. l want TO get Miss y away from him,
and Ire shows no signs Of giving up
The Introduction was made, bows were
exchanged and the son of real lord' was
kft with tie other woman.
And what AFRO you doing in Washington. if
may ask the question" were the first words
Of the young man, rs he gavo one sweeping
Inclusive glance, from her tall bonnet down
70 TIE hem Of her gown.
oh am doing what most other women
are doing making calls she replied, with
flash OF quicbneS5, and showing no sur
prise at the unexpected and abrupt question
HE WAS SET BACK.
The surprise was on the other side and for
an instant he was set back by her readiness
h-oh-don't you bnow-that'S really very
good he said, laughing, and recovering
himself
And what are You doing IL Washington,
il | may ask the question: She added the
next moment, and giving him a seconu start.
Ah-0h-really, You Americans are very
quick, don't you know he answered. a trifle
Subduel, and il rather mora tone of
respectful Difference. II viii tell You. We
have just come across TO look about little.
STsut two days in New York, YOU know.
Ram on here for two days, and well-realIy,
there Is . good deal il your towns, YOU know.
QUite = lot :, sec -
Two days in New York and two in Wash
mgton! Is it possible, Nh. -, there are two I
whole days OF sightseeing in either city for
an EnSliShmaul Oh, understand. You have
juss run over TO get thoroughly acquainted
with Us, aud viii then run home to England /
and write 4 book aLOU. America. OF course |
this accounts for your long stay in New York /
and two whole days NJ our capital, But I'm 4
50 glad you find . lot 70 see
~Ah-ch--eally now. Yen can't mean to /
be 50 hard on q fellow should Hevah, You .
know, give my impressions without really |
knowing America. was gust gong to say /
that really, after two days here, your capital /
IS so very charming We couh,l't get away
Really ne couldn't. And We y-lGs down 10
she booking office and the fellows fixed 1t all
right with the tickets. Now, iGstesiI Of two
days, we've really been in Washington seven
weeks. It's fact. wouldn't bel.ove It my
=elf if I didn't know it, you see. Seven
TeeEsl But we really, you know, must get
of to Florida next week. Sorry: Washing
ton IS very delightfuli people charming, you
5I0w.H
MUST GO WEST.
And, Of course, you go to Chicago. No
book OF America Is complete without Chi
cago, the big city OF the west Oh, you must
90 west she said. He was rising rapidly in
her estimation, and she was q little sorry she
Lad been sarcastic. The next minute down
lee Vent gain, as lie said:
-AL-oh-yes. I have heard Of Chicago.
yau know. Quite town, OF course. But
really, Miss -, 1 can't fancy how you dis
zg-eTed thought Of writing i hook. Now,
-aJiiy, yUa know. Do I look like II! How
Il you happen on thatl7
Oh, you al do it You come over On ths
--J day plan OF seeing the country. And
-gu'Ts al heard Of Chicago. So you 20 home
I'd wTIts about u, when you really don't
nov anything about America or Americans,
tier al. she said, squarely and frankly.
She lad coma up IN lis estimation as fast q
. had g0ls down ii hers He was taken BIZ
- olfhald manner Of talking and quick
He vas about to conclude
lis caIls and Is he tuaed 10 20 he said ssri-
5Esly and wholly without lis former con
aiz1i air:
I VII tai you what We 10 know, and ws
~ nos slow IN learning It, you know.
5-lsT7-
I'm 50 glad you really know something
bout Us If its ever 50 Ettle, She put in,
-ughinZ.
we lsaru, as sy1u a. we meet American
OMEN, that they are tic bot takers in the
-oTid- Now Miss -, promise yoa, If I
--its III impression viii 20 to Chicago ami
o al the rest Of your western cities. Good.
" We're OF to Florida t0-m0rrow.H-