Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-04-18
Saint Maru's Beacon

Ger ulmpled chin me lady seemed to
urge some more extended confidence
on his part. Chills and Fever seated
himself at the foot of Yancy's bed.
Stranger, what I'm a-goin' to tell
you, you'll take as bein' said man to
man." he began, with the impressive
air of one who had secret OF great
moment to impart. Ever hear tell
Of lords?"
"No." Yancy was quick to notice
the look of disappointment on the
faces of his new friends.
> "Are you ever heard of royaltyf"
and Cavendish fixed the invalid's
wandering glance.
you mean kings3"
Il shore do"
Yancy made q mighty mental effort
'srhere's them Bible kings" he
Wentured at length.
Mr.. Cavendish shook his head.
"Them's sacred kings. Are you IA
miliar with any OF the profane kings,
Mr.. Yancy?"
well, taking them as they come,
them Bible kings seemed to average
pretty profane." Yancy was disposed
10 defend this point.
''You must a heard of the kings OF
England. Sho', want any of 20 folks
In the war agin' him2"
'Td plumb forgot, why my daddy
at all through the war;" exclaimed
Yancy. The Cavendishes were inn
Intensely relieved.
NOW you-all keep STILL" said Cav
hndish. 81 want Nr. Yancy should get
the straight Of this herel The vari'
Gus orders of royalty are kings, dukes,
earls and lords. Earls is the third
from the top OF the heap, but lords
amt no SLOUGH"
''Dick had ought to know, TO he's
an earl himself" cried Polly exultant
~.
"sho,' Richard Keppel Cavendish
EIarl of LAMBETH Sho', that was what
he wasl Shot," and some transient
feeling OF awe stamped itself upon
their small faces as they viewed the
long and timber figure OF their par
emit.
"These here titles go to the eldes'
son. He begins by bein' a yiscount,
continued Chills and Fever 1T wal
my great grandfather come over here
from England. His name was Rich
ard Keppel Cavendish, same as mine
is. He lived back yonder on the Caro-
lima coast and went to raisin' tobao
co. I've heard my grandfather tel
how he'd heard folks say his father
was always hintin in HIS ticker tina
ne was a heap better than he seemed
and II people only knowed the trutt
about him they'd respect him mo, ant
mebby treat him better. Well, Sir
ne married and riz a family there
was my grandfather and passed. o
girls-and that crop of children wal
the only decent crop he ever riz.
my grandfather said he nevei
knowed @ man with the same aver
sion agin labor as his father had
Folks put 1t down to lazineHB, but the!
misjudged him. as come out later, ye
ne never let on.
Then one day he got his hands OF
a paper that had come acrost IN 1
ship from England All at once, h'
1it on something in the paper, and b.
started up and let out a yell like he'C
been shot by gum. I'm the Earl O
lambeth he says, and took out q
the nearest tavern and got bIlin full
Afterward he showed 'em the papei
and they seen with their own eye,
where Richard Keppel Cayendish
Earl OF Lambeth. had died in London
MY great grandfather told en- tina
was his uncle; that when he lef
nome there was several couging-bu
they'd up and died, 80 the title COM
to him. He never done lick Of worl
after that
I'm an orphan man Of title nov
and it's been ny dream to take Poll,
and the children and 90 back 10 Eng
land and see the king about my title
Don't you reckon he's got the notion
che Cavendishes has petered outY"
Mr.. Yanoy considered this likely.
The furious shrieking OF n steam
packets whistle broke in upon them
'It's another of them hawRs. want
In all the riverl" said Mr. CavendiBh
and fed to the steering oar.