The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
MR.. PARKER

TT WAS during the period when, at
certain German baths, the visitors
were of all nationalites. Such are the
baths where the tedium Of the cure is
enlivened by the various games of
chance. At the particular time of
which l write Homburg was crowded,
and although the season could scarce
~ be said fairly to have begun, il was
rumored and believed (even upon the
authority of the newspapers) that
Count b, an Italian noblcman. had
lost the whole Of his Inheritance, some
where in the ighborhood of a million
lire. But the count kept his head and
so regained the greater part of his for
tune, which had been won from him
by a French actress to whom he was
devoted. He married the actress, and
thus got his revenge.
Among the visitors to Homburg, a
young married couple, Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker--who, according to the register.
were direct from London attracted
great attention. Mr. Parker was man
of remarkably elegant manners. He
was tall, well built. blond. in short Il
splendid representative of the English
gentleman. He had large. dreamy blue
eyes, and remarkably fine set of teeth,
most of which he displayed when his
lips parted in smile From which
it will be gathered that his mouth was
not small.
Mrs. Parker. on the occasion of her
first appearance on the promenade, had
l.. ,.sc.a
and, it must be confessed. the envy
of the rest of the ladies'. Thcy main
tanned, in opposition to the men, that
al the credit for Mrs. Parker's appear
ance should b. given to the wonder
full skill of English tailors, who could
transform such a figure as Mrs. Parker
evidently naturally possessed into that
of Juno. Mr.. Parker. on the other
hand ESQ, at least. the ladies main.
tained), was so splendidly developer
that he did NOT need to depend on the
art and skill of his tailor. Those ladies
who had seen Mrs. Parker bathing told
wonderful stories of her marvellous red
brown hair, which hung in profusion
below her waist, and which. when dry
ing in the sun, shone like FURNISHED
gold. The fact that the lady had a
small mole on her neck was no longer
a secret after the third day of her stay
at Homburg.
Mr.. Parker had the greatest contempt
for gambling. in which he could not
be tempted to indulge, and he took nc
interest in the gambling table. while
he attracted attention by the regularity
with which he devoted himself to pis-
toll practice in the southern part of the
hotel grounds. By the second day all
the visitors had heard wonderful stories
of his marvellous skill.
Mr.. Parker confessed to two weak.
nesses - elephant hunting and
philanthropy. To the former he was
so devoted that he passed a part OF
each year in India. His philanthropio
undertakings found employment sr
him daring the winter. lie spoke OF
an orphanage which he had founded and
endowed at Hamarby. county OF York
England, and made no secret OF the fact
that it was his pet life scheme to fur
Their its interests. To that end he de-
voted much time and a considerable
part of his fortune. When speaking Of
the matter he was inclined to underrate
the sacrifices he made, and he treated
as trifiing the money which he devoted
to the development of the orphanage.