Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-31

=, ~ ne sat IN his room s,ool..,,a
: cigar = really think thew have .a,.1.
l'ate fancy to me. NV rool ,oo saa'' |,
lnink II must be, for | haven't , s,ss,,,
Recommendation besides on earth urs,'
! ma the girl has money / NAV -; T.,
100 r.ose iny advantage and offer myge,f l.,
lna.rimony. Money wonld be yerv nv ~. -
ceptable just at present ~ ~
1ad Mrs. jenkins heard tbis sol;,oou,
W. would probably have come 10 n,
conclusion that there was sometbi ts
wrong about her calculations. bnt fors
unateiy Tor our hero this was not ~ ~
!. VIII be readily imagined that NJ
Jenkins exerted her culinary sk;ll - =, -, !. !.
asmost N preparing for her illustr;ons
quest. AS he saw the numerous daint;as
spread out before him he felt a glow !.
Joy pervadc his frame, and detarm; m y
On the spot to lay siege to the heart :,
The reader will easily imag;no 4h...,.
advances were readily met by the vonn y,
iauy' VINO was quite enraptured Inv tbe
conquest which she had achieved on sa,
.ne neart OF an earl. Nor was her NJ
.ner less gratified. The good ladv be,d
ner head higher than ever. and snaa1;r.
anticipated the time when, as mother.
h-iaw Of an earl, she would take nra.
cedence OF all who had hitherto venfnrad
TO look down upon her. ~
you know. Matilda" she said ..tho,
when You are countess shall Of conrsa
DC dowager countess or countess dowa.
ger /! really don't know which. wish
could md somewhere q book Of the
British peerage; then | could find m,
without any trouble" She thouobt ~
going to the bookseller and aslx;ny hin,
10 send for the book, but on second
thought decided that it would be mosI
prudent not to run any such risk of re-.
vealing her aspirations, even il she were
Obliged to remain in ignorance a little
while longc.c:. ''
One point. however, puzzled her q
little. Notwithstanding the very in
innate terms Of the earl with her family
ne never ventured any allusion to his
rank or his English estates or the amount
OF his income, which Mrs. jenkins
would have been very glad to learn.
But | suppose. Matilda" she re.
marked to her daughter, "that he is de.
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 | guess it would be best to sew
nothing about it until you are fairly
married"
Matilda acted upon her mothers pru.
dent advice. and although her curiosity
was as 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 a triumph
ant glow on her face.
Has he proposedy'' exclaimed Mrs.
jenkins in great agitation
Yes, mother" was the reply of the
overjoyed Matilda. He told me that
he loved the to distraction"
Il congratulate you, countess that is
to be" said her mother by the way,
did he say anything about his rank"
Not word, mother"
Il am not at all surprised. Be sure
then that you don't give him hint that
you know anything about it, How much
we shall enjoy going to Englandr'
I'VE" repeated Matilda. Surely you
don't propose going across the Atlantic
at Your time of life:'
AT my time of lifer' said Mrs. Jen-
kins sharply. Indeed | do. | don't
mean that you shall have all the enjoy
ment. But did the earl fix the day for
the marriages"
"He left that to me.
Then fix it as soon as possible. You
must not let him slip through your fin
gers"
That day three weeks the important
ceremony took place in Mrs. jenkins
cottage. Scarcely was it over than that
| worthy lady, no longer able to restrain
herself, addressed her son-in-law:
Il trust, my lord. that you will never
regret this day"
My lord!' repeated her son-in-law,
exhibiting unequivocal surprise,
Certainly you cannot expect to re-
main incog any longer"
But | have no claim to the title,
ma'am."
"No claim exclaimed the mother and
daughter, turning pale. Are you not an
earlg''
"That is only my Christian name"
"And what is your employment
asked Mrs. jenkins on the point of faint
ing.
II am a house painter, madam, but
being little unwell was ordered by the
doctor to spend couple of months in the
country"
We draw veil oy1r the scene that en-
sued. The lofty fabric of pride which
Mrs. Jenkins had built up fell to the
ground, and her chance Of being allied
to the British nobility seems more re-
mote than ever.-Caroline F. Preston IN
| Boston Globe.
His Gratitude.
Speaking of hospital children, ply
stefan in an account of his work among
them. saws: Zone little fellow, whom
knew yerv well, had to have some dead