Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-02
She Didn't Understand.

She Didn't Understand.
English people have a sort Of unde-
/ fined impression that all Americans
are radicals. They never seem TO real
ize that there can be no such thing As
Radicalism in republic. that there is
no occasion, no field for it. They
seem TO forget Gf they ever thought
about it) that in this respect America
begins where England will (possibly)
end. They are, therefore, always
greatly amused at the constant mar
riages of American girls with English
men of title.
81 am SO awfully fond of England
and the English" gushingly said an
American young lady to an elderly
English woman. with several marriage
able daughters.
"Then why do you always want to
marry men of titlc!" asked the Eng
lish woman.
sBecause they're English" (naively).
"There are thousands of English
men without titles. They are just as
good as the Others"
lION call tllhl Dts .
The English woman gave a sniff at
the girls ignorance. "Don't you
know that an earl's grandson may
have no titlcy"
"IIasn't he? What shamel"
Giles just as good as the earl's sons"
"Why, Lady Slapdash! The idea.n
ole has the same blood in his veins"
chow can he, if he has no title?"
Another sniff. ale has. But it's
Just as | say. You must always have
a title when you marry"
'.You see, we Americans are bust
ness people. We always want TO get
our moneys worth, and try to get the
best the market Affords" laughed the
American girl; ''that's why ii is, ex-
pect."
"But the men without titles are
worth just as much as the others-in
England.
"Ah, but not in America. You see
we haven't time to study out the rami-
fications of a mans genealogy-to
trace the roots and branches of his
family tee. If man has no title,
that is what we should be compelled
to do, not only TO satisfy ourselves,
but TO let our neighbors see what
great swell we had married. Even
then, not one out of ten Americans
believe that an Engishman without
title is as great a swell socially as a
man with one. Ii would take too
much trouble TO explain their mistake
to them, and really do no good.
They'd think you were taken in your
self, and were trying to make the best
of it by lot of fibs."
GLOW inexpressibly vulgar!v ex-
claimed Lady Slapdash, with her nose
in the air.
The American girls back was up in
n minute
II don't see that we are bit more
vulgar than You are-or, indeed, so
much SO, for you ought to know bet
ter. Now, look nj yourself. Do You
mean to say that You are not thought |
more of by your own countrymen and |
and women on account of your title"
"No; certainly not. As a marquis's
adu SiiiNi my iHiiN II iNsAiif ht-il't titdh
that of my husband. who is only
baron. could still call myself Lady
Jemima if chose
"Who knows that until you tell
hem? But just answer me this. As
you charge us Americans with being
so fond of titles, and call it vulgar,
perhaps you'll pardon my asking You
what you'd say if people didn't address
you by your title? Eh?"
"That they were very rnde.''
"Or if servants and tradespeople
omitted to say my lady or your lady
hip to you?"
"That they were very impertincnt."
"Yet you would be just as good if
Tou had no title"
"Eh? don't understand"
mo, | sse YOU don't-or (sotto
'oce) won't" and the American girl,
quite satisfied, went on to talk of the
beauties of English scenery, autumn
ints and country houses.-London
.etter.