The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-30


departure, M he eat In his room smoking
n cigar. II really think they have taken
quite fancy TO me- MY good looks, ]
think II must be, for | haven't single
besides on earth. Well,
II | find the girl hus money | may i'm
provo my advantage and offer myself in
matrimony, Money would DO very ac-
ccptable just at present"
Had Mrs. jenkins heard this soliloquy
she would probably have come TO the
conclusion that there was something
wrong about her calculations, but fort
unately for our hero this was not the
case.
It will be readily imagined that Mrs.
Jenkins exerted her culinary skill to the
utmost in preparing for her illustrious
guest. AS he saw the numerous dainties
spread out before him he felt glow of
Joy pervade his frame, and determined
on the spot to lay siege to the heart of
Matilda.
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
IDe npslTb VI III ttIl. ANOI WIS lcl lilO-
Their less gratifed. The good lady held
her head higher than ey, :, and speedily
anticipated the time when, as mother
in-law of an earl, she would take pre-
cedence of all who had hitherto ventured
to look down upon her.
"You know, Matilda" she said, "that
when you are u countess | shall of course
be dowager countess or countess dowa-
ger, really don't know which. wish
could find somewhere book of the
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 ii would be most
prudent not to run any such risk of re-
vealing her aspirations, even il she were
Obliged to remain in ignorance little
while longer.
One point, however, puzzled her a
little. Notwithstanding the very in
innate terms of the earl with her family
he never ventured any allusion to his
rank or his English estates OF the amount
of his income, which Mrs Jenkins
would have been very glad to learn
supDUSt, olIc It'
marked to her daughter, THAT he is dc,
termined to remain incog. so as to make
sure that you marry him for himself
alone. have read of such cases 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 l guess it would be best to say
nothing about it until you are fairly
married"
Matilda acted upon her mothers pru
dent advice, and although her curiosity
was a. strong as her parents she care
fully guarded against betraying it to the
earl
At last one memorable day she burst
into her mothers room with triumph
ant glow on her face.
"Has he proposedp" exclaimed Mrs
Jenkins in great agitation.
Eyes, mother" was the reply Of the
overjoyed Matilda. HE told me thai
he loved me to distraction"
81 congratulate you, countess that il
to be-" said her mother. by the way
did he say anything about his rankT'
"Not word, mother"
II am not at all surprised. Be sur,
then that you don't give him a hint tina
you know any thing about it. How mucl
we shall enjoy going to EnglandP
"We!" repeated Matilda. ''Surely 70,
don't propose going across the Atlantic
at your time of life?"
Sat my time Of life!' said Mrs. Jen
kins sharply. Indeed do. / don
mean that you shall have all the enjoy
ment. But did the earl fix the day fo
the marriage?"
HE left that to me-"
"Then fix it as soon as possible. Yol
must not let him slip through your fin
gers"
That day three weeks the importan
ceremony took place in Mrs. Jenkins
cottage. Scarcely was it over than tina
worthy lady, no longer able to RESTRAIN
herself, addressed her son-in-law:
81 trust, my lord, that you will neve
regret this day"
"My lord!' repeated her son-in-law
exhibiting unequivocal surprise.
Certainly you cannot expect to re
main incog any longerg"
"But / have no claim to the title
ma'am"
"No claimr exclaimed the mother an
daughter, turning pale. fare you not a
earlY'
"That is only my Christian name"
Sand what is your employment
asked Mrs. Jenkins on the point of faint
ing.
, 81 am house painter, madam, bu
, being a little unwell was ordered by tn
/ doctor to spend a couple of months in tn
country"
. We draw veil over the scene that er
! sued. The lofty fabric of pride whic
! Mrs. Jenkins had built up fell to tn
, ground, and her chance of being allie
, to the British nobility seems more r,
, mote than ever.-Caroline F. Preston j
Boston Globe.
Couldn't Stand Daylight.
The Salt Lake Herald is responsible
| for the following: At quarry near Sal
Lake frog hoped out of pocket
the center of rock which had just bee
, blasted. The animal was of small si2
and perfectly white. It's eyes were III
/ usually large, but apparently blint
Where the month should have hoe