Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-09
NO TITLE FOR HIM sk
Would Rather Be a Plain Ordinary
American.

American.
Suppose you got a cablegram from
England saying an uncle had died,
| leaving YOU heir TO $2,OU0,UUJ anu Il
dukcdom,
Wouldn't YOU grab the first boat?
Not on your lifc!" says Squire
Philips.
Here's a man who turned down a
rosy bcqucA just like that! Because
he'd rather bc an American citizen and
country squire
His full n9mc is Thicrry Van Cas-
tie Phillips, of Weston, Pa
What do | want to be duke for?
demanded Squire Phillips. I'D have
to give up my American citizenship.
And I'd have TO resign as justice of the
peace. And I'd have to give up my old
house and my elm trees and my iliv-
vcr No sir, no 1unkies calling me
Your Grace
"Why, my gosh, | only just achieved
my ambition to be elected justice of
the 'peace Oh. no, I don't work at the
job. Haven't held court yet. Haven't
Ieven performed any marriages"
"Heavens How could you?' put in
the ducal 'squircs wife. There isn't
even a Bible in the house; And the
maiden ladies down the road probably
wouldn't lend you one because you've
got a reputation for swearing too
much"
How do you figure n 'squirc's job
better than a duke's?" l asked.
Not for the fees; l don't need
them," said Phillips. 1--WE been pinch
cd so often and hailed before J. p.
for violating some pesky village ordin-
ance that | yearned to be J. p. my
self. And, believe me, I'm waiting for
the first squire that comes flivvering
down this road. I'll plaster fine on
him-just to get even
SO the tit'e and estates of the re-
Gently deceased Duke de Moro go beg
Ging while the hereditary duke sits.
urshaven and valetless, on his old
fashioned front porch, and waits for
his prey.
Duke" Phillips is the oldest nephew
Of the deceased Duke dc Moro. His
grandfather was the Grand Duke
Sharvaloski Phillip de Moro, a Polish
nob!eman, who fed Warsaw in 1S4S,
later making botch of an attempt to
kill the czar Of Russia and, changing
his name to S. Moro Phillips, became
an American citizen, married a Phila-
dcipha belle. and became the "fcrtill-
zcr king" leaving fortune of S15,-
100000.
Grandfather was against titles, y
said Squire Phillips. "but when he
died in 1885. Uncle Moro went to Eng
land with his share Of the estate and
assumed the title as grandfathers cld-
est son. He played the duke, all right.
and he looked just like butter"
| The squire boasts of another title.
He says his mothers father was
Abraham Thicrry Van CASTLE, made
a baron by a former king of Holland,
but who also dislkcd titles and called
himself A. Il. Van CASTLE.
You sec abhorrancc Of pomp runs
in the family, except for Uncle Moro"
said the squire.
Even down to me-" says Alexander,
the squirc'S youngest son.
The squire is forty-siX, married and
has two sons. He likes to wear Old
clothes and collect antiques. The
house he lives in used to be a school
house and he bought it because he
| liked the six big elm trees in the front
| yard. It's 80 miles west of Philadel-
! phia. He only has an acre Of ground
because he thinks farming is too hard
work,
! His sister. Mrs. Julie Van CASTLE
Thompson. who lives in Europe, has
| just become engaged to Visc2unt Fur
ness, wealthy British shipping mag
| nate.