Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-01
Pride Goeth Before a Fall.
BY- DOROTHY Ills USHER.

Until a glib book agent sold hand
somely bound copy of Americans De-
Escended from Royalty" to Charles Under
wood the Underwoods of Westfield had
lived unpretentiously, at least for the
president of the Westfeld National bank
and the richest citizen. But when Mr.
Underwood came home proudly bearing
the bulky volume under his arm, and an
nounced that he was descended from
Eustace Underwood, Earl of Oxford and
master of horse to his majesty James IL,
the family became deeply interested in
genealogy, and found before long that
| Edward VII was their fifteenth cousin,
once removed, and that the other crowned
heads OF Europe were long lost kinsmen.
Each member of the household took
touch OF style of aristocracy. Mr.. Tn
| derwood had his coat of arms placed on
a gorgeous stained glass window at the
| landing of the stairs; Mrs. Underwood
sent to Chicago for a dinner set marked
with the crest, which, when it came, with
every imaginable kind of plate. even
| bone-plates. had to stand for many
weeks behind the piano, for lack of room
in the china closet Ruth, the oldest
her calling cards and letter paper and
also bought a beautiful seal ring en-
graved with it, but Dick, "our son at
| Harvard added the best touch when he
ordered his new Pierce Arrow" to be
emblazoned with the coat of arms upon
| the doors.
All in all the Underwoods We're the
| laughing stock of Westfeld, but so wrapt
how b,f, So i n,4
| happily oblivious to it. But there was
one missing link in their chain of an
| cestors-they could not find anything
about Eustace Underwood's wife or the
| date of his marriage The Americans
| Descended from Royalty" was very hazy
in regard to the marriage, and genealo-
gists that were written to were unable
| to straighten out the lines
Yes, were going to run over to
England shortly Ruth announced Ian
guidly at a o'clock tea "We wish to
see our ancestors grave at Litchfield.
and Dad wants to trace the lines farther
| They're rather dim back of Charlemagne.
don't you know"
| But, before they sailed away. some
thing occurred which made them quite
! forget the second great commandment
| Since MIR. Underwood had become so iu-
terested in his royal ancestors. his neigh
| Dor. james Rosecrans, had made great
| FUN of him and his family tree and
had long plotted to play trick on the
innocent genealogist In June, when the
family went to Cambridge to see Dick
receive his diploma, his opportunity
came, and one fine morning they re-
turned to find an unfamiliar object
standing in the front yard. Upon close
investigation it proved to be a totem
pole ornamented with four bears! They
easily found out from the servants who
the trespasser was. and in the opinion
of all but Dick he had committed
grave offense. Mrs Underwood did not
recognize Mrs. Rosecrans when they met
at the market. and Ruth carefully avoid
ed her at receptions and club meetings.
But soon the matter was forgotten in
preparations for their departure. and the
last of June they We're on the way TO
Plymouth From there they went
straight to Iitehdeld 10 learn facts. If
possible, concerning Eustaee's wife. They
hoped 20 find her name in the records Of
the church. The day after their arrival