Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-09-12
81 should be very happy indeed to see

the English and am glad to have an op
portunity to show It," ~ "''S'
THANK you ma'am," the earl replied.
with alacrity 81 will certainly call.
Atwhat' time shallsyoi sup9ssT 8S ~
- AT whatever hour, will prove most
Nconvenient to YOU" was the gracious
sreplEg lSF z s9@s5 gs8Y& = q i
"lndeed, ma'am, you are very kind.
Suppose,we name six then.' u ~ = > ~
THANK you. my7-I mean q sir. j. we
shall look forward with great pleasure.
to your coming.v y'E III z. ~ s9]
"These people are extraordinarily
pol ite," thought the young man after
their departure, as he sat in his room
smoking a cigar 81 really think they
have taken quite a. fancy ito ame. My
good looks. think it must&be, for /
haven't, a. single Recommendation be-
sides on earth. WE'LL. II ! find the girl
has money l. mayimprove my advantat
age and offer, myself in matrimony.
Money wo uld be very acceptable just at
present.nNs r3}E .t|t3 s, itF 80
Had Mrs. Jenkins heard this soliloquy
she would probably have come to the
conclusion that there was something
wrong about her calculations. but for
, S,tnately for our hero this was not the
case.
1t will be readily imagined that Mrs.
Jenkins exerted her culinary skill to
the utmost in preparing for her illustri-
Gus guest. AS he saw tho numerous
dainties spread out before him he felt a
glow of Joy prevade his frame, and de-
.termined on the spot to lay siege to the
heart Of Matilda. ''-'''S' -
The reader will easily imagine that
his advances were readily met by the
young lady, who was quite enraptured
by the conquest which she had achieved
over the heart Of an earl. Nor was her.
mother less gratified. The good lady.
held her head higher than ever, and
speedily anticipated the time when, as
the mother-in-law of an earl, she
would take precedence OF all who had
hitherto ventured to look down upon
| her.
"You know Matilda" she said, "that
| when yougare "a countess l,shall. of
| course, sbe Sdowager countess orcountess
dowager, | really don't know which. |
wish could find somewhere book of
tho British peerage, then could find
out without any trouble" She thought
of going to the bookseller and, asking
him to send for the book, but on second
thought decided that 1t would be most
prudent not to run any such risk Of re-
vealing her aspirations, even If she
were obliged to remain in ignorance
little while longer.
One point, however, puzzled her a lit
| tie Notwithstanding the very intimate
terms of the earl with her family, he
never ventured any allusion to his rank,
or his English estates or the amount Of
his income, which Mrs. Jenkins would
have been worry glad to learn.
But suppose, Matilda" she re,
marked to her daughter, that he is de-
termined to remain incog. so as to make
sure that you marry him for himself
alone. have read of suchcases in sto.
ries, but never expected to have any
thing like it in my own family Really.
think it is quite romantic On the
whole | guess it would be best to say
nothing about it till youare fairly mar.
ried.'"g n EkSEs FF -
Matilda acted upon her mothers pru.
dent advice, and although her curiosity
was as strong as her parents she care
fully guarded against betraying it to
the earl. H e
iss AT last one memorable day she burst
into her mothers room with triumph
ant glow on her face
"Has he proposed9'' exclaimed Mrs.
jenkins, in great agitation 4 IA
Yes, mother" was the reply EofT.t the
overioyed Matilda 'sHe told me that
he loved mo to distraction"
81 congratulate you, countess that is
to be-" said her mother. "By the way,
did he say any thing about his rank?"
Not word, mother" r~~
"a am not at all surprised Be sure,
then, that you don't give him hint
that you know any thing about 1t.
How much we shall enjoy going to En-.
glandW
/ "Wer' repeated Matilda. "Snrelyyou
| don't propose going across the Atlantic
at your time of life?"
"At my time of lifer said Mrs Jen-
kins, sharply Indeed do. don't
mean that you shall have all the enjoy.
ment But did the earl fix the day for
the marriageY ~ q ~ ~ 4
ale leftit to me-" 's q = % sf%- -
| N'Ihon fy IL cOOy nj poccih1o Won
must not let him slip through your fin-
gers"
That day three weeks the important
ceremony took place in Mrs, Jenkins
cottage. Scarcely was it over than that
worthy lady, no longer able to restrain
herself, addressed her son-in-law
~ trust, my lord, that you will never
regret this day" * ~ q
"My lordl" repeated her son-in-law,
exhibiting unequivocal surprise.
Certainly you can not expect to re.
main incog any longer" a.
But / have no claim to the title,
ma'am." Us x
NO claimr exclaimed mother and
daughter, turning pale Are you not
an oarlP
That is only my Christian name"
And what is your employment
asked Mrs Jenkins, on the point OF
fainting. .... ..... -..
~ am a house-painter, madam. but
being little unwell was ordered by the
doctor to spend couple Of months in
the country"
We draw a vail over the scene that
ensued The lofty fabric of pride which
Mrs. jenkins had built, up fell stothe
ground, and her chance of being allied
to the British mobility seems more re.
mote than ever.-Caroline Z. Preston, in
Boston Globe. &k
The Young idea, y p
Fannies mamma is a great hand TO
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