New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
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might satisfied with nm TO be able to grant
him. Before appointing him, ne said he would like
to him personally and judge for himself. SO
| dropped in" says he, to lunch with We, if you
don't mind
Montgomery was past himself with delight and
in five minutes all the bells in the house goin'
like the mischief, and troop OF servants hurryn an
scurryin up an down stairs an in an out through
doors, like rabbits IN a burrow, an he had messengers
flying hclterskclter for five miles on every side
with invitations 10 the gentry 70 meet
the Lord Lieutenant dinner; for His
~ EXcelcncy had, after deal OF persuasion
T consented TO do Fitzjohn Montgomery the
. startling honor OF spending night under
~ his roof-though he'd consent to no IN
\ ~ tmation Of this being sent to his staff, As
m they used TO having him give them
I MI the slip occasions, often for days at
ny time. And Montgomery knew well that this
one OF His EXCellencys little oddities.
sure enough
That dinner to be a scratch dinner was the grand
est the north ever knew. and everyone at 1t de-
lighted out of with the urbanity of a Lord
Lieutenant who for the night consented to be
just like one of their common selves, and to crack
joke upon every man IN the company, and TIP
wink to every woman, tell the best story they
heard, and sing the best comic song He took drink
with every male. and frted with every female And
they agreed and all before scattering for their
homes in the early morning that they had the gaycst
jocst night of all their whole lives though they
came thinking it would be solemn Sunday
school, and that they would be gaspin with awe
from the instant His EXcellency first frowned on
them till the minute they'd get safe out of the house
again
They swore, every man of them that it was all the
rankest lie that had been going about the pom
posty and the stand otfshnesS Of Lord Uplanns
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for that Jolcr
a more companionable fellow had never cleaned his
boots the SCrapcr of Dublin Castle door. They
voted him a brick, and said if the English Govern
mcnt always such Lord LeutenantS
him. there wasn't a rebel in Ireland who wouldn't
be on his two knees praying for prosperity the
path of England every day the to her.
Though betwee ourselves it's little these gentry
knew the reel hearth
To put them all the more in good humor Lord Up
lanns had privately, in the of each he
drank with promised him a knighthood the next
batch of honors he'd be dhrawin for Ireland-and
swore him to secrecy lest every other in the
company should feel sighted. In every pretty
for the husband she should choose. Och! it was a
home the worse of wine at least staggered under
glory.
But the pride of Montgomery went up so high that
twas thought it would never come down to garden
level again. He had his appointment president
of the new agricultural board made, rcmade and
conferred on him a dozen times over with a baro-
netcy to boot before twelve months rolled over ere
he got the last grip of the hand at parting of the
Lord Lieutenant and in consequence he lost little
time in making himself ten times more Objectionable
than ever to the common humans who had the i'll
luck to live about him.
There was big furore before the next night fell
when the world got wind how Montgomery had been
hoaxcd and asses made of himself and the neighbour
ing gentry by a ourneyman barrister from Dublin;
and every gentleman who had not been invited by
Montgomery to meet the Lord Lieutenant pranCed
with delight and flooded the post with