The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-08-21

The Earl OF StODCrOSS
was, oh, so naughty! He
I was also proud and went
w about with his chin in
the air. Earls can al
ways be recognized by
the altitude OF their chins. An Ameri-
can visitor to England once expressed
his regret to me that the nOtablcs of
the British isles did not go round with
large printed labels on their backs tell
ing who they were, SO that n stranger
would not be compelled to follow the
example of Theodore Hook, who, meet
ing distinguished looking man on the
Strand, went UP TO him and inquired If
he was anybody In particulGr. Fhe
American plaintivcly said, when | re-
marked trat the nobility might object
to being labeled, that it would merely
be revcrting to an old custom which
had been allowed to fall into disusc.
In ancient times the swc!s carried
their labels OH their shields, drawing
pictures thereon, because, as general
rule, they were not able TO write. Then,
when you met knight out IN London,
all you had to do was to consult your
illustrated catalogue Of the titled fam
iliesfor the year 1902, for instance
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had any valuaOlCS about you It was
safer to make II haSty move elsewhere.
He suggested that If the house OF lords
would consent to wear large numerals
on their manly bosomS, and If some
publisher would issue n numbered cat
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wo,ld no n oroo+ convoni,noo to tro
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readers may say. How tbcn cn,,>I
duke hold his hro1 hirhnrs no o.nvnI,in
the matter must rcfrr to tbo history,
Of the onrl. While most or o,,r ,Irr,cs,
ancestors came over with William tLn
Conuucror. the first coi1 of Siohrros.
was droppcd off ON these isl,pds hv
Noah as the ark was Dnssiur ,hn unoI;
of Skiddaw. The archives lin Stohcross
castle inform us that. although Nonh
booked the first earl for the. entire yoy.
age, the ancient mariner could not nut
up with the carrS prctcnsions. who i'm
sisted OH sitting at the head Of tho tn
Bile, while Noah held that this chair
was the captains plnce. Ills lorlShip
grumhlc1 so muc!t about the food ana
complained so bitterly that ,hrrr was
no smoking room on the boat that Nuah
was glad To get rid of him. aud when
the marooncd earl threatened him for
breach OF contract Noah replied that
he had his remedy at the law courls
When the waters subsidized, the rorl
went down the hill ana sciZrl MI tl,,
land he could get his hands (or frcu ON
and so founded Stohcross munor Trn
brought suit against Nouh hut th,. I,t.
for had coiInI ,ut ,p a., j,,,.i..,t . =,