Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-10
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.
y wish | could say he was" said
Mrs. Jenkins. mo, Matilda, tits no
less than a member of the British
nobility"
"How do you know. mother"
Because / happened to be in the
postoffice few minutes since, and
with my own eyes l saw letter up
oil the wheel directed Earl Spencer,
Jonesboro hotel. So l 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 and
so on, which you only find in the no
biIity."
Really, mother, you quite excite
my curiosity"
But I've got more to tell you,
Matilda. I've managed to get an
invitation from the landlady to come
over and take tea, SO that we shall
be introduced to him. Only think of
that. And if-only thiuk-he should
take fancy to you, and, Matilda,
though l ought not to say it, you
are very pretty-just the very pict-
ure of what was at your age; as l
was saying, don't think it at all
improbable, at least impossible, that
you should attract his attention,
and think what a fine thing it would
be if you should become a countess.
Mrs. Jenkins paused to take breath
after this long and rather loosely
iointed speech to see 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 bel" she
exclaimed. II guess Ellen Hawkins
would not show her airs any more.
The mean creature, | wouldn't take
any notice OF her, except just to in
vite 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 a good
deal must be done before this can be
accomplished. You must endeavOr
to look your prettie to night, so az
to produce an impression upon the
young man, il possible think you
had better wear yourgreen de laine.
"No, mamma, that doesn't become
me. l shall wear my plum-colorcd
silk, and you must lend me your
gold chain"
"But," said Mrs. Jenkins reluctant
| ly, VI was going to wear that my
self"
81 don't see," said her daughter,
tossing her head, that it is of much
consequence how you look. pre-
sumo YOU don't expect the young
lord viii marry you. But it is verv
looking decent | won't go Mt ALL OF
course, all the ladies in England have
gold and Jewels to wear, and know
ne won't say word to me unless
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 i'll could only live to
see you the vile OF the earl / should
die in peace"
Notwithstanding the apparent dis
interpstedness of this remark, it is
probable that unless Mrs. Jenkins
expected to share in the prosperity
OF her dau@hter she would have cared
considerably less Tor her alliance with
the nobility.
That was n busy day for Mrs. Jen-
kins and her daughter. 1t took them
up to the very moment If departure
TO arrange their toilet At length,
Respondent with the best their Vard-
robes could furnish, they went over
to the hotel. 1t my he remarked.
by the way, that Mrs. Jenkins with
the cunning natural to such IN adj
m!rable nnna ~, had not whisper.
ed word . h"r Interior designs to
J tlr' lnud'adv she even rnuf.uGrl
her daughter not to address the
noblpman hy lis title in the hearIg
Of any one else.
Sig O'Clock found them seated bit
the hotel table. Itso chancrd tl(at
Earl Spencer was the only guest he
reader must remember that it whs a
small country inn }, and accordingly