The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-10

and Mr.. Mortimer told me t. come
here to-day Here's @ note for yop,
said he, and he handed me big on
velope. please give me receipt !
waited until was out on tho street,
and then opened the package. Thore
was my stock, two checks and Il note
which said: Enclosed Is yoHarmargin
and profits for the ssl G Gt the thoughts
you awoke in me. M.r,imer.' Ono
check was my own tkst hid given
him, and which Ee had net presented
for payment. Tne other was $4,000,
and took holiday and here am. "
ooh. that was jolly in him, wasn't
it?" cried the Duchess, delightedly.
"And I'm sure you deserved it. Here
is my husband, you must tell him
about it, too.
This was tho way tho Duke was
drawn into it, and very genial,
earnest young man he proved to be,
who seemed to indorse everything his
wife did aud so indorsed Johnny,
whose glory among his companions
grew to great proportions thereat.
He was perfectly modest end frank
about it, and although he refused
point blank to lead up to introduc.
tions without an expressed desife by
the Duchess, he still llremained popular.
1t was on tho eastern voyage that all
this occurred, and such smooth seas
and serene skies We're said to have been
rare in their voyaging around the
world by His Grace and his wife.
BY the time the Cow and Calf came
~ r., ,,;a,y ana ulor;Dn, ~, l>Dnk
six o'clock Johnny and his Duchess
were "quite pals" as she expressed it,
and bit of slang being rare from Her
Grac', it was duly priced hy Johnny
rs thing apart and belonging to him.
BY invitation from the Captain they
watched the Irish coast peep up into
the water from the bridge, and there
they stood until Fastuet Lighthouse
came out on the other side, and the
Duchess said, with sigh: "Almost
home again !"
They parted at Liverpool, and there
was given to Johnny cordial invita-
ton to come md call at Essex House,
the London home of their Graces, and
he wa. left to wonder if he should ever
see them again, but in the excitement
of acrivi Ag in London, this was soon
forgotten in the delight os saying:
''And So this is really Piocadilly and
That green place ahead is Hyde Park"
To be twenty-six and in London
ior the first time and on comfortable
terms with your banker, and not too
much writing Of your name on your
etter Of credit, meantha.AL+hnnyw what
fn Ax--n md
active and well-educateT American,
mi in week he felt as though he
,ould give the younger Dickens many
points Tor new guide book to the
English capital.
His Duchess had become lovely,
,hsdowy recollection, when ono day,
n one of the catacombs which bisect
;he Langham Hotel, he almost collided
with lady, who caused him to ex-
.laim, "The Duchessl" The lady WAS
IS much startled as though Johnny
1ad cried, "The devil" aud he stam-
nered some apology.
Gracious! How much she looked
ike the Duchess. I wonder who she
50" thought Johnny.
"What on earth did that man mean
~ shouting about the Duchess?"
thought Miss Nellie Thurston, of
Philadelphia, as she hurried to her
.ooms "I'm sure he's an American
guess I'll tell auntie."
And SO 1T happened that when John
ny went into the dining room that
evening Miss Thurston remarked to
the stout lady who sat beside her, and
who had the dignity of bishop at con-
irmation:
"rhere he is, auntie. That's the
nan who said was some duchess"
Mrs. Thurston looked Mt Johnny
much as she was in the habit of look
ng at hansom cab drivers while max
,ne up her mind to whom she would
rust herself and she said, promptly:
Every ordinary looking young man.
His evening clothes are new, and he
IS not accustomed to them"
"rhat may be true about the
:lothes," murmured Nellie, "but I
think &e is sentlem@uly fellow and
good looking, too"
Before Wore was time for more
Johnny wSted up to the small table
where the ladies sat. and was seated
there because of no room elsewhere,
whereupon johnny looked annoyed
and blushed. Mrs. Thurston was in .
rage, and Miss Nellie was highly
amused within, but tranquil without.
81 cannot put up with these large
English hotels any longer" said Mrs.
rhurston, pointedly, to Nellie. "We
must go tomorrow and make arrange
ments ut some exclusive family resort"
Her niece took on the color which
left Johnny's checks, and family
cried:
ooh, auntie, what thing to say"
"Pll try to get seat somewhere
else, or go away altogether, madam"
said Johnny, bravcly, and yet humbly.
eft was no fault of mine; the waiter
was to blame"
There was so much modification in
the boys tone that Mrs. Thurston for
got the Episcopal pose and let herself
down to kindly level, and put
Johnny ut his ease, to her niece's
evident surprise.
The next day, in one Of the rooms
of the National Gallery, Johnny came
upon the younger lady, who was in