The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-04-17
NOSE WAS AWE STRUCK.
Live Lord Visits .'One of the First
Families"

Several years after the end of the
war once wealthy family living in a
certain region of Virginia, conceived
the idea that they were related to a
noble family in England, and opened
correspondence with those they believe
to be of the same blood. Their letters
were promptly answered, and by a
comparison of facts and patching to-
gcther of fragments of family history.
it was proved to the satisfaction of all
concerned that they had sprung from
the same strain.
In few years Lord - having de-
termined to visit the United States. con.
cluded to seek out his Virginia cousins
and wrote to them informing them of
his coming. Although reduced in for
tune. and their family servants scattered
in distant States by the curiosity
aroused by their new-given freedom,
the spirit of their ancient and tradi-
tional Virginia hospitality had not flick
cred and died out of their honest
breasts. They made haste with spade
and hammer and paint brush to repair
the wastes of time and put their house
in order for the noble kinsman who
was on the way. There remained as
servants only two or three of their
former slaves, and one of these was old
Moses.
Nose, as he was better known, had
always been fieldhand and had never
discharged the delicate duties for old
master of passing the bottle when he
was dry" and brushing away the
blue-tail fly" Nose was pressed into
service at once and hurriedly drilled
and disciplied for his untried task OF
butler. Time was short and Moses
development in the courtly art was a
hot-house growth.
AT last the awe-inspiring guest ar.
rived. Nose had been given his final
instructions and received the last finish
ing touches of his rapid and enforced
education as a house servant. Break
fast was the meal at which he was to
put into practice the lessons he had
learned. The final and vital injunction,
repeated to him for the hundredth time,
was that he must not address the distn-
guished visitor as mister, but as my
lord. Nose thought he had learned
his lesson well and smiled with con.
tidence. With occasional stumbling.
the dropping of plate and the break
ing of glass, Nose went otherwise
successfully through his duties.
But his doom was sealed. Returning
TO the breakfast room with plate OF
smoking buckwheat cakes he advanced
to the noble guest, but suddenly awe
stricken by the presence of such great
ness and excited by the fear of making
a mistake, he was seized with a fit of
utter decentralization and yelled at the
top of his voice in frightened and pite-
Gus tones. My Gawd, won't you have
some cakes?" So complete was his
confusion that he dropped plate, cakes
and all and fled in terror from the
august presence of the majestic appari-
ton from over the sea. DAYS after
wards Nose crept back to his work, but
there had withered in his heart the
ambition to be butler bold and pass
the wine around.-Richmond State.
Mistress (kindly) -''Jane, l hear
you have been seen in the park with
my husband" Jane (deiiantly) =
Yes, ma'am; | have Mistress (still
more kindly)-.Wel Jane. yoa sic a
good girl, and dislike to lose you. but
cannot have any one in the house
who keeps bad company. "-Ee,c Hareu
Nutmeg.
She-'1 can't imagine what makes
our naughty parrot swear sou He
Wasn't he brought up in bad con.-
panyP" She-.No. indeed. We got
him from a missionary, and he has
lived in my own parlor ever since-ex-
cept for few days after the donation
party. when he was in papa's study y
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