The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
ENGLISH hobs II Nzw YORK.
How They Dfsport Themselves In
the Metropolis.

ysfN(htS8F 1911
NEW YOEK, nov. Z3.-As ug1al, there
are good many E1gisamen In town at
the beginning Of the social ssason. many
of them invited here dOubtless by
thsir American trisnds. Some Of th15s
visiting BritOnB are curiositi = j their way.
They are not always ovsr-suppie1 with
mousy, and sometimes tins geaerositY If
their acquaintance here il taxed almost 70
tbe breaking point
Two of tse oldest young gprigs Of En-
g.isa aristocracy who ever visited this
country were Lieut.. Col. Bnrslsm, son Of
the governor Of the Tower II London. and
Arthur Bere3ford, scion Of the famous
fighting Berssford family. The former
had made a runaway marriage with
pretty Scotch actress, and had come over
for the purpOse of spending the honeymoon
and escaping family row. He had ele-
CANT quarters at tie Hoffman, a multitude
NJ trunks and traps peculiar % Travelled
Englishnsn. After couple II days sight
seeing, he naturally expressed desire to go
" the eater. Scanning the
newspaper columns, his eve caught
an advertisement Of a thea
ter with high sounding, English name
albeit it was on the lower Bowsry. After
dinner, a carriage was ordered and the
hacknau, 70 his SURPRISE vas ordered to
let them out a; the theatsr in question. AS
cabby drove up, there was broad grin on
his face which grew broader san whom the
young soldier jumped out, and turning to
him, asked:
SIS this the-ah-Blank theaterl Aw,
weallY, now dye know, there must bo some
mistake. Say. my dean, TO his wffe) you
had better not come out, ye know"
He reconoitred bit and accosted the
tough-losking doo-k keeper.
YES, this is the Blank t'eayter. Wot
dyer wants FL Yer goin' in. WY don't yer
goo Wot 'ro ye givia' mel'
"But-aw, my man, do you have boxes
in this house for ladies', We know2" persisted
the Englishman in doubtful tones
Cert. Dere's lots Of 'em. De boxes is
% cents extry. Git in quick. Of yer want
ter see the show, dye hear. Lots Z gals
inside already"
The colonel. shocked, re-entered the car
ringe and told cabby to take them to the
best theater in town, which he did. earning
a FLYER" for his trouble.
Burslem was continually putting bi7
foot in 1t, socially, and his happiest day
was when, after receiving a remittance, ne
sailed " it'll his bride for "hold Hingland -
Young Beresford, like Burslem, was
Travelled schoolooy. At Elton he had he
haved badly and when at q, he Inherited
some Gl5,000 from an aunt, together
with small estate, he drew the money
from bank, came 10 London and blew It
In" in a lump ON the Derby. Then, fearful
of paternal discipline, he borrowed el00
pounds and came over in the next steamer
lie stopped in New York year, till the
storm at home blew over, and when his
cash ran out, supported himself by writing
for the newspapers-a leading topic at that
time being the war in Egypt He was
acquainted in both Cairo aud Alex andria,
had Travelled through Egypt, had rela-
tives in tue British army and navy and
was mine Of information while the war
lasted. At its conclusion, he packed up his
trunks and went home to settle down ON
his little estate, which, thanks to tne pre-
cautions Of the English law Of inheritance,
no was poferbess TO sell.
Both are nov steady and honorable mem
bers OF English society, and hear they fire.
quently regale their cub associates by re-
lating their adventures while thoy "roughed
| IL" In New York.