The Republican., 1897-12-09
HIS L0RDSHIP'S y
y THANKSGIVING.
BY CLINTON ROSS.
(Copyright. 1897.
tCopyright, 1871


NOV of Thanksgiving, the day or
IN dained by our forefathers, | have
a story to tell-and a rafting good
story, too, if you Will pardon the slang
"a Thanksgiving for which | ever have
been giving thanks.
1t begins with kilien my Cousin
Kilien.
Kilien is surely the best-looking girl
in the town, and the very best fellow
quite as good at sports as any of the
boys. She can make as good a drive
as any man | know, or take as high a
fence, or swim as far. As for women,
she could once outfirt 'em all; she
could now if she wanted to; perhaps
she does bit, now and then, but it's
not for me to say. We grew up to-
gethcr, cousins by propinquity; her
nunt married my uncle; the Danbys
and the Westmores have been pseudo
relatives for more than century.
When we began TO go out to functions
an town, l liked to have kilien along;
she made the rest of the women bit
inferior. But | never fell in love with
1ANl WY llS' ~ ~ 'tN Nh'At l'l ~ IN K
for other girls. As l say, we both had
our affairs; think | had about score,
and should have had more If my in
come had permitted, and hadn't been
so busy trying to get on in Buy d Sells
Office down IN the street And since
hlIien was one Of the handsomest, Jol-
Hest girls IN the town, and one OF the
richest as WELL sultors charged up the
hill and fell like the heroes at Balac-
lava. Some OF those fellows l didn't I
like any too well; but there was none
ever dISIlked so much as that little
EhghShmah' the earl OF StaVers'
when | first saw him after dinner at
the Cosmopolitan club, / felt that |
WAS gong to dislike him; knew what
he was over mere 1or' IN the TOW OF ms
mamma the dowager countess - the
restoration OF Fenley house, Mon
mouthshire And kilien was obviously
the most important OF the young wom-
en- who We're to be Paraded for ihe in
spection OF Lady Stavers' lorgnette-
1or Wheh 1 saw 'he earl l d'dh pc
!le'e ne "ouIu nave lnuch 10 say ABOUT
Al lie was JUST httIe stock1Iy bullt'
Ted-laced, 1alr-halred chaP, win a
hihl1e 'laC was oouhu 10 ackho"'ed%e
was aSreeaple' ana easy good manners
WIN none OF 'hat palrohlZlng manner
-'i '>' N''l - o''''' - i''7''' .
NooouS al tne cIup Ho'lceu MIN par
ncu4aT'H uhtll leuuy hrookS' VINO had
Min lll 'o"' l"u iiidue some Ih'rouuc-
t1ohS' 'hen 'heS cIoWoeo ABOUT MN
"lt' lor though tlt1es are common
enough mere III these Gays we ooh
ooJe"I 10 oelh3 seen with an EhSIlSh
nonIeman any more than the great
nacNel"S' VINO confessed TO 'he oeSlre
10 Proiilelldue lcaulIlS Win Ioru Oh
Sacn "rill'
En- Charle' SAID Teddy, as proud
HS p""N WIN " ne" ra''ie' let me
1h'rouuce horo 0taVeFs-L"rd otaVers'
MT, "eS'Imore'
NOV ye no. s"lu l1oro 0'a'ers'
JollS hhe u'N'
no" " "9e no. salo' j. yes JollS
MI
you TWO Prooaoly Will meet at the
- "'m "G u'"i d
1"eIi sii nouSe A' l'"lV' s'iu euuS'
De"'e', 'iI'e s'i4' NlSs D"IoS' stay
is ieNiarNeu'
10 'h'ilN 3d. co4iiilei'eo' 'aN-
ing III" iiie
nu' the next morning l was 10 see
ms mo'her the countess down at Dale
anu l UNDERSTOOD at once that ne was
'ne Ied' not the leader IRIS ola WON
an was one OF Inc greatest gosslpS II
ever mas peeh my fortune 10 know
nety hurton' "h0m TOOK IN 10 am