Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-29

We love you, old pumpkin. so we'll we could
For you are q dandy when made into pies.
-Punxcntawney Spirit.
CAPTURING AN EARL.
La me!'' exclaimed Mrs. Jenkins to
her daughter Matilda, .'who do you
think has arrived at the hotel?''
ANY Of our friends?" inquired the
daughter. S.: u. sS.#1se
81 wish could say he was.'' said
Mrs. jenkins. mo, Matilda, it is no
less than member of the British
nobility"
How do you know, motherp,'
because happened to be in the
post.of1ice few minutes since, and
with my own eyes I saw a letter upon
the wheel directed Earl Spencer, Jones'
boro hotel. So I went right. over to
the hotel and found that it was SO.
The landlady pointed out the young
man to me. Oh, Matilda, he is such
an elegant young man, and all that air
OF high breeding ard so on, which you
only find in the nobility.
Really, mother, you quite excite
my curiosity"
But I've. got more to tell you.
Matilda. I've managed to get an in
vitation from the landlady to come
over and take tea, SO that we shall be
introduced to him. Only think of that!
And if-only think-he should take q
fancy to you. and, Matilda, though I
ought not to say it, you are very
pretty just the very picture of what
was at your age; as was saying, I
don't think it at all improbable, at
least impossible, that YOU should at
tract his attention, and think what a
fine thing it would be if you should be-
come a countess. !"
Mrs. jenkins paused to take breath
after this long and rather loosely
jointed speech to SEQ what effect it
would have upon her daughter. The
latter seemed quite as much affected as
she could wish. She was like her
mother, not only in form, but in mind,
and her mothers words had stirred her
ambition.
La, how fine that would ber' she
exclaimed. Il guess Ellen Hawkins
would not show Der airs. any more.
The mean creature. wouldn' take any
notice of her. except just to invite her
to the wedding. so that she might have
chance to envy my good luck
Very true" said her mother, ap-
provingly; "but you know good deal
must be done before this can be ac-
complished. You must endeavor to
look Your prettiest tonight, so as to
produce an impression upon the young
man, if possible. I think you had
better wear your green de laine."
No. mamma that doesn't become
me. shall wear my plqm-colored
silk. and sou must lend ME Your gold
chain.''i
'.Bnt, sail Mrs. Jenkins reluctant.
~, Il was, going to wear that myself. !"
II don't see," said her daughter,
tossing her head. s.that it is OF much
consequence how you look. / presume
you don't expect the young lord will
marry yon, But it is very important
how / look. Ii can't go looking
all the ladies' iit England have gold
and jewels to wear. and know he
won't sav;, word to me unless I have
something of the kind"
Perhaps you ought, Matilda" said
her mother. II am sure it is my sole
aim in life TO promote Your success.
and if ! could only. live to see You the
wife of an earl should die iu peace. y y
Notwithstanding the apparent disin-
terestedness of this remark. it is proba-
BILE that unless Mrs. jenkins expected
to share in the. prosperity Of her
daughter she would have cared consid-
erably less for her alliance with the
nobility.
That was a busy day for Mrs. jenkins
and her daughter. It took them up to
the very moment of departure to ar
range their toilet. At length, re-
splendent with, the best their ward
robes could furnish, they went over. to
the hotel. 1t may be remarked, by
the way. that Mrs. jenkins with the
manager, had not whispered word of
her Interior designs to the landlady.
She even cautioned her daughter not
/ to address the nobleman by his title in
the hearing Of any one else. is
Six o'clock found them seated in the
hotel. It CHANGED that Earl Spencer
was the only guest (the reader must
remember that it was q small country
inn), and accordingly Mrs. jenkins
and her daughter had the distinguished
stranger quite to themselves. It suited
Mrs jenkins to appear quite ignorant of
the earl's statiOn-even of his nation
atty, unless he should himself reyal it.
It would have been somewhat diff
cult to decide where in lay the marks
of high birth which Mrs. Jenkins pros
fessed to find in the stranger. He
looked much more like a third-rate
clerk. He wore q flash waistcoat, an
extensive crayat, a gorgeous watch
chain which might have been gold. but
looked more like the snowy articles
which remind one of the old proverb
that ..all is not gold that glitters. !"
But Mrs. jenkins was not a women
Of great ;liscernment. She saw moth
ing but what might be expected Of
an earl. and murmureh in the ear Of
Matilda that his appearance was very
distingue-- by the way. she pronounced
the word in d way Of her own.
Matilda nodded assent to her
tmother's remark, and began to play
lHoff her airs and graces upon the dis
istinguished gentleman. Her delight
I was great to- find that she was creating
an. impression. The earl listened to
isher very attentiYely. and even conde-
Isscendeds to exchange 9 little playful
1sbadinage. S. .. .,. .,Is
Il 81 should jud g. = said Mrs. jenkins,
lat length, that you were not an