Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15

anyway? 1 hope you won't always
scrape in the wrong direction.
That hope has been realized, even if
the World IS fair does go to Chicago.
There is man in New York society
who made his large fortune in the dry
goods business, and who is quietly sneered
at by his higher born associates even
while he is cultivated by them. His
wealth and his handsome daughters have
succeeded in enrolling his name among
the sacred four hundred, though he is
not ashamed to-day TO refer to the fact
that when his oldest girl was born he
was an Itinersnt peddleF in New Eng
land. He is good and strong minded
man, and capable in more ways than the
merely financial to sustain grace Of
demeanor worthy to find place in So
cial circle of the selectest type. But in
spite of this the imitation aristocrats,
those who funnny believe they are born
in the purple, find much in him to smile
at, though all accept his hospitality, for
he lives like a prince. According to
their notions, his accent is too sharply
American, his wine is not well cooled,
his bronZes are modern, and his wife too
prim. Whenever the dry goods king is
referred to it is with shrug and a side
splitting anecdote of some recent awk-
wardness is enjoyably related. But not
long ago the fashionable set secured an
unusual subject to ridicule the poor fell
low upon, ana rare were the turns that
the gossip was given. The wealthy mer-
chant gave a ball at his residence at
which were all the regular figures of New
York IS best society. These included two
young men who are renowned Tor their
waltz movements and their convivial
habits. 1t is probable that these men
were slightly intoxicated when they ar
rived at the ball, for after the supper
was served they began to conduct them
selves in boisterous way that not only
attracted attention from all present, but
threatened to bring the event to disas-
trously awkward climax. After a dis
play of brutality, the character of which
1t will not avail to infinitely describe, the
host went quietly to the young men and
asked them if they would please accom-
pany him into the hall, as he desired to
show to them q handsome new statue
that he had recently purchased. With
considerable hilarity of action and sum
dry winks over their shoulders the in
ebriated pair followed their host to the
hall. There they were politely asked If
they would not withdraw from the house.
Immediately one of them fiared up an
grily and began to beTate his host, re-
mInding him of. his origin and begging
him to understand that he was address
ing gentlemen, not the people he was
reared among. After the first volley of
this harangue the merchant nodded to
one of the servants who stood near, and
instantly the street door was opened.
"Now. out with them, - said the mer-
chant in perfectly calm voice.
No sooner said than two Draw ny lack
eys sprung upon the astonished young
men and hustled them with precision and
dispatch through the door and down
over the steps to the sidewalk. After
them were thrown their coats and hats,
and then the servants returned, slam
ming the door behind them.
Not a word of the occurrence ever
dropped from the merchants lips, but
the story leaked out. as all such scan
dalous affairs will. And not one out of
the people defended the gentleman in
his action. The general verdict was that
he was ill-bTed to allow his servants to
eject two drunken guests from his prem
Uses. It is pleasant to realize that the
opinion of the world at large would be
different.