The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
MANCHESTER IS NO "sNoB."

Husband of the Cincinnati Heiress
Makes a Favorable Impression.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Enquirer man reached the thinner
man home about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and found that the duke was
breakfasting. A few moments later he
hurried into the drawing room, excused
himself for keeping the reporter waiting
and then deposited an armful of mail
on the mantel.
Most Of those are begging letters, from
persons who think I have money to give
away. Wouldn't that jar your asked
the duke, with a delightful English &C
cent.
Sort of gimme $4,000 or I'll drop this
valise full of dynamite on the floor! let
ters?" queried the reporter.
That's the kind-exactly" answered
the duke None of them, d'you know,
are from charities. All from persons
who declare they have my personal in
terests at heart, and need money to fur
Their them
DO you answer them?'
RARELY READS THEM.
''I should say not!" replied the duke
st hardly ever read them. Some of the
writer's are pretty cute. Have you ever
read an advertisement for liver pills or
SOmGInlnS OF the SOrIy WHICH COAliAlSACSS
as an interesting story? Then, when you
get interested, you strike the liver pills,
and they jar you. That's the way SOME
| people write begging letters. You don t
strike the request fQ: money until you
| have nearly read the letter through"
| The duke then sat down. Fresh from
| the breakfast table, he was attlred i'll a
bright blue silk dressing gown, that
| reached to his heels, and was confined
| IT, loa1 o1a1 eIoo
| gown was trimmed in white about the
neck and wrists and down the front.
| He wore patent leather pumps and silk
| hose.
"By the way said the duke, did
| YOU read the interview that was sup
| posedly given by my wife to female
representative Of a New York paper, in
| which the duchess is quoted as having
said she would have married me had !
been John Smith, instead of the Duke
| of Manchester? You heard us laughing
in the breakfast room, 1 presume? Well,
we were laughing at that article. 1t is
| well written, very pretty, and most Won
derful. I have no doubt my wife would
| have married me had L been John Smith
| but she made no such remark, 1 assure
| YOU She saw the interviewer only for
moment. Scarcely opened her mouth
and is credited with a two-column inter
| view"
''How do you like this city? What has
impressed you most?"
WELL have been most impressed will
| the curiosity of persons, in general, tr
all matters pertaining to ones private
affairs. I haven't had a chance to sec
much CT the city,
The reporter recovered from the bod!
blow and asked the duke if he enjoyed
golfing.
'I do, immensely. enjoy all kinds OF
athletic sports Where in the world die
some of the newspapers acquire the idea
| that I am q sort of a dudish weakling, as
shown by their cartoons. Feel that mus
cie!''
And the duke drew up the sleeve of his
dressing gown and exhibited forearm
| that would do credit to a prize fighter.
That's from playing football and from
| INDUCING in lots of outdoor exercise. NO
| [ have never played your national game
baseball. The nearest I have come to II
has been to play 'rounder,' an English
game. By the way, you have native
of Tanderagee in your city. capt. Tedtord
the broadswordsman. The captain called
on me the other day to see about the re
covery of some estate near Tanderagee.'
How long have you known Mr.. Good
win. the comedian?" the duke was asked
NAT? I have known him for ten years
He's a royal good fellow is Nat
| HIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS.
The duke was then asked as to hi:
social engagements, and stated that HI
had none, with the exception of the Jor
dan dinner, which took place last night
a small reception at which he will NEE
the officials of the c.. H, & D., tn
railroad OF which Mr. Zimmerman is vic
president this afternoon, and an engage
ment to inspect the electric plant of tn
street railway company on Hunt stree
tomorrow afternoon.
"Win there be a reception given yol
and the duchess before you leave for tn
West?"
81 have mol heard Of any arrangement
for one, and 7 devoutly and ferventl.
hope not" answered the duke. I'VE ar
at home here every day receiving GU
friends, and I don't like large receptions
It's too much like putting one up 70
show.
t The duke stated that he was conpelle,