Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-08-22
NO. l3.
MOST NOBLE MARQUIS.
AN ENGLISH NoBLEMAN VISITING
HIS IRISH ESTATE.

HIS Persistent Fad for soiled Llnen--snsi,-
bling Gucst--Ser,ants and sycsphants.
snrIIness and III Breeding--Asieep af
the breakfast Table.
One Of the most remarkable sights ever
witnessed was a most noble marquis nt break
fast IN Dublin hotel The nobleman had
run over from England to attend 90 Some
suits and evictions on one of his Irish esiabs.
The estate IN question extended over thirty
miles OF good farm land A landlord here is
a landlord, indeed. This particular noble
man had achieved great pruminence during
his stay by the singular and persistent fad
that he displayed for sJiled linen. The Irish
press exceeded itself in describing the shirt Of
tho most noble-as he was invariably styled
marquis
lie came into the coffee room one morning
with a rather an irrcsolute step and an eye
that wavertsl behind his single glass His
attire was shabby and his shirt all that it
was held up to be. He was about 45, and
decidedly pccvish None Of his travelling
companions had shown up. and the marquis
stood warming pair of eareisssly cared for
hands at the fire till a waiter approached
with deferential bow and whispered:
Perhaps your lordship would like 10 sit
down.
"Dcmmit"
ayes, SIR" said the waiter, sympathetic
ally II was apparent that his lortlship meant
that he was cold aud did not relish any inter
rnption Of hia rcverio by the fire. So the
waiter laid table for -four. and after time
the most noble marquis sank into one of tho
chairs and fell to examining his finger nails.
He gh1.l hfL IL .l..Ia
spection was completed, and was evidently
eyeing a neiEhhoring fork, when noisy
little Frcnchman hustled in, and, rubbing his
hands bris.ly, cried:
Good morning, rood morning, m lawd.
How Is u you fin,l yourself this morninpl
Gooli Ehf Yer cold, though-good morn
ing"
syuBBINa GUEST.
He held his hand out To be shaken, but the
marquis pretended not TO sAe H. The French
man then pushed the hand almost under the
marquis nose. THE nohlcman closed his ewes
and ynwncd Iirodigiously Then tho foreigner
twiddlcd Ills fingers with incredible ueryous
rapidity, while the marquis clared at them
stupidity. never saw anything SO gfotes4,tle
even in farce comedy on the stage. The whole
room was NOW in state Of agonizad slls-
k'nsc; walters stood still aud guests sat with
forks poised in the mir. At last the noble
marquis lifted his left hand and laid ono
ilnSer across the twitiding fingers Of his
( Eaaat ~ Ne@ iapec Of an insult than his pre-
vious action. The other squeezed the finger
rapturuusly, and then a tail and fine lookinr,
man of ~, who is amembcr OF parliament,
strode in. He, ton, walked directly nm To tina
marquis and held nut his hand. The host ex-
tended his lcft hand, and touching the out
stretched palm, withdrew it again. Directly
behind the late coHer was the fourth menu
I Der oil thc party, "A tail and handsome captain
l OF dragoons
"lIaw,n be said, "mnw'n.n
The marquis again put out his left snap
] pishly, raa after the dragoon had shaken
hands with ali the others he too sank into bis
chair. The noblenan Is travelling here under
onc OF his minor titles Of Lord AIerrles
/ though every one knows perfectly well who
he is AL Inglishmen havea hidden longing
10 travel under strange names in Ireland
All the marquis friends and servants ad-
dressed hun with scrupulous caro- by his
assumed title.
Presently two of the liveriei servants of
the marquis hurried in with the breakfast.
The three guests waited until the host was
served ana well under way before they
touchei their food. Then they began 10 talk.
time joke was made the ewes Of all thrre
men looked sidewise at the marquis. If no
grinned, there was a roar of delight. III h.
didn't, there was a dead silence.
THE NnBLRMAN's foor GEAR.
lie did not sny "A word until DC had finish.l
his chop, and then he broke into a story of the
member OF parliament With
"l-ah-wear low shoes now al-to-gethaw. "
''Do you, indeed, my !ordf' gushed the NJ.
F., dropping his story at once and looking
with great eagcrness under the table at the
noblennn's feet
Delightful said the Frenchman, radi.
antly
"Devilish good thing 10 do,n bawled the
} dragoon heartily, also looking under the
table.
: Because. continued the great landed pro
, prietor, they ventilate the fectn
Upon this perfect clamor Of approval
broke out among the guests, and they ali
leaned over and admired tho low shoes Of
the nobleman 10 an extent that would hav,
been silly ii IT had not been sickening. Tn,
marquis BOON lost interest in the sub iect. am
his guests hranchcd off again occasionaIl,
, they addressed him pointedly, but he nevel
| looked at and seldom answered them. II,
r was, in fact, rs surly and ill-hred a Snob as
ever saw. Finally he woke up from his ap
, parent stnpor again and said TO his persona
attendant:
Watkins, more bany and some oil,
I, cheese
. "Would your loriship lilse gorgonzolaF'
! sis that the rotten kindf'
Tho man bowed.
'Bring me somo.H said the marquis
shortly, II like the ah--checse that can wall
/ alone"
, The outhurst of merrinent at this wa
Z overwhelming, and tue three syeophant,
talked cheese till the marquis revealed th,
fact that he had lost interest in the subject
, by going heavily 90 sleep in his chair
wizcned, shrnnken, untidy, slovenly, snarl
ing looking little person with a weak chin, 1
parchment skin, and prosruding, yellosvisl
J teeth. The others had finished their break
: fast, but they would not move till the mar
, quis awoke. Il grew late and stiIl the host
slumbcred on. Finally the little grenchmaI
slyly pushed a big spoon OF Of the table, ans
IL fell with . elatter thnt brought tho mar
qnis shivering and awake in an upright posi
tion in his chair
"Nhat was thatg" he asked sharply.
, eone of the French walters dropped ,
fork, m lord, said Watkins, the servant
quietly.
"Nawsty rats, foreigners,r muttored I'll
most noble marquis. Then, without q won
TO the eager and smiling men around him, h
, tottered out of tho room yawning hisleously