The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25

Young Mr.. Churchill, the Duke Of MARI
borough. came to this country on an emf
nently pleasant and peaceful piece Of bus
mess He was seeking an American heiress
TO make her his wife. There was nothing
reprehensible about that. in fact. it was
about the most sensible thing a depleted
British aristocrat could do. Yet from the
day OF the young mans arrival he has been
beset with troubles or greater or less mag
nitude; none. however. Of sufficient mo-
ment TO interfere with his lOve-making
and the arrangements for the wedding that
VIII mark the contamination Of his pur-
pose i'm coming TO these shores.
The duke had no sooner set foot on the
wharves in New York than the newspa-
pers began to exhibit him to the curious
throngs as if he were some strange ami
NAL; ana they have kept up the exhibition
ever since. The duke concluded he would
like to see something of the country. and
in seeing it he went down to Kentucky.
a native colonel set a trap for him and
tried TO make him drunk with the states
most famous product. The duke. however,
sat up with" the colonel, and at the end
Of the bout was about as clear headed as
his tcmpter. on another occasion he went
to. the opera in Louisville, and between
acts concluded he would exercise the priv
lege Of an English nobleman at home in
the patting Of the cheeks of the chorus
girls behind the scenes. He tried it, and
great, rough fellow took him by the collar
and rudely made him go away. He went
back to New York. and had a coaching
trip up i'm the country with his sweetheart.
During the trip a scintilating hotel clerk
pretended to mistake him for a valet and
gave him some Chin about looking af-
ter the traps and baggage Of the party. A
few days later he went out to Central park
for a spin on his bicycle, and was inno-
Gently and harmlessly coasting down
hill when an Irish policeman collared him
and carried him to the station, where his
pedigree was entered on the blotter just as
though he had been Weary Walker of No
where. And still later the "beastly' Gus
tom house wished him to pay an import
duty on some wedding presents that had
been sent from the mother country to his
prospective bride. He refused to pay, of
course. lie is going to get married, and
must necessarily begin the practice of
economy. He will get only 100000 as
consideration for bestowing his name upon
the bride hence it will be seen that he
could not afford the extravaganza of pay
ing almost a hundred dollars duty on some
presents for her.
Bad as these things are, they are not the
worst The duke was even accused of af-
fecting red neckties, of being spindle
shanked and hollow chested, and of speak
ing in a whisper. Some of his annoyers
printed a story that he wore white kid
shoes every day and slept with kid gloves
on. They said his nighties were of baby
pink silk. and that his hose were clicked
and reached to his knees. To set himself
straight on some Of these points the duke
sent for a reporter the other day, and sub
mitted to an examination, which disprov-
ed the calumnies. 1t is to be hoped that his
troubles are about over-that is, the trou-
bles the public and the papers are max
ing for him. His wedding day is near at
hand.