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

IA me~ exclaimed Mrs. jenkins TO
Sauphter Matilda. "who do you
D. ,.s has arrived at the hotelY'
'' nany Of onr friendsy" inquired the
oS " rish could say he was" said Mrs.
,..t;ns. mo, Matilda, 1t Is no less
y 'ssn ] member Of the British nobility
'' auow do you know, MOTHER
because happened to be In the post
,s;ce few minutes since, and with my
I'm IN ewes saw letter upon the wheel
e n.aotsd Earl Spencer, Jonesboro hotel.
~ went right over to the hotel and
- .s,rd that it was so. The landlady
ps;nsed out the young man to Inc. Oh,
wablda. he il such an elegant young
s and all that air Of high breeding
Nj so on which you only find in the
nobility"
Curiosity
aBut I've rot more to tell you, Ma
AHA I've managed to get an invita-
zion from the landlady to come over and
.ase tea. SO that we shall be introduced
- him. Only think Of thatl And If
anlv think he should take fancy to
ron and, Matilda, though | onght net
i saw it, you are very pretty-just the
ssry picture of what was at your age;
.si was saying, don't think it at all
;n,probable, at least impossible, that you
.honld attract his attention, and think
what fine thing it would be if you
should become countess.
Mrs. Jenkins paused to take breath
.fter this long and rather loosely joiuted
sneech to see what effect it would have
mon her daughter. The latter seemed
cnite 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.
IA. how fine that would be!' she cx-
claimed. II guess Ellen Hawkins would
not show her airs any more. The mean
creature, wouldn't take any notice of
her. except just to invite her to tho we'd
ding, so that she might have chance to
envy my good luck
"Very true" said her mother approx
ingly, "but you know good deal mus.
be done before this can be accomplished
You must cndeavor to look your pref
test tonight. SO as to produce an i'm
preston upon the young man, If posi-
BILE. think you had better wear yonr
green de Lame"
"No. mamma; that doesn't become
me. I shall wear my plum colored silk,
and you must lend me your gold chain. "
"But," said Mrs. Jenkins reluctantly,
II was going to wear that myself"
II don't see," said her daughter, toss
ing her head, "that it is Of much conse-
quence how you look. | presume you
don't expect the young lord will marry
you. But it is very important how /
look. If I can't go looking decent
won't go at all. OF course all the ladies
in England have gold and jewels to
wear, and l know he won't say word
to me unless I have something of the
sort"
Perhaps you ought, Matilda" said
her mother. II am sure it is my sole
aim in life to promote your success, and
II could only live to sec you the wife
Of an earl should die in peace"
Notwithstanding the apparent disi-l-
terestedness of this remark it is proba-
bic that unless Mrs. Jenkins expected to
share in the prosperity of her daughter
she would have cared considerably less
for her alliance with the nobility.
That was a busy day for Mrs. jenkins
and her daughter. 1t took them up to
the very moment Of their departure to
arrange their toilet. At length, resplend-
ent with the best their wardrobes could
furnish, they went over to the hotel. 1t
may be remarked, by the way, that Mrs
jenkins, with the cunning natural to
such an admirable manager, had not
whispered word of her Interior designs
to the landlady. She even cautioned
her daughter not to address the noble
man by his title in the hearing of any
one else.
Six o'clock found them seated at the
MOTEL table. 1t so CHANGED that Earl
Spencer was the only guest (the reader
must remember that it was small coun-
Try INN, and accordingly Mrs. Jenkins
and her daughter had the distinguished
stranger quite to themselves. 1t suited
MIS- Jenkins to appear quite ignorant of
Tue earl's station-even Of his national
hy, unless he should himself reveal it.
1t would have been somewhat difficult
70 decide wherein lay the marks of high
oirth which Mrs. Jenkins professed to
hnd In the stranger. He looked much
more hike third rate clerk. He wore n
uasn waistcoat. an extensive cravat and
gorgeous watch chain which might
nave been gold, but looked more like the
snowy articles which remind one of the
o!d proverb that "all is not gold that
gitters."
but Mrs. jenkins was not woman of
great discernment. She saw nothing but
what might be expected of an earl, and
murmured in the ear of Matilda that his
appearance was very distingue-by the
way, she pronounced the word in way
Of her own.
Matiida nodded assent to her mothers
remark and began to play off her airs
ana graces upon the distinguished gen.
.ieinan. Her delight was great to find
mat she was creating an impression.
.ne earl listened to her very attentively,
s sau even condescended to exchange Z
nttie playful badinage.
should judge" said Mrs. jenkins at
mns1n, that you were not an Ameri-
.ai. There is something about you
, which makes me think you an English
-, lou are right, ma'am." said the earl.
! am from England"
-day | ask if Won have been long in