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Show ISTOFFINO AN AHEUICAN Hot long ago I met n Auurlekn Hffitlcawn who, la in hearing, rvUtM In ilrUIl no nmuiln;, not to tij curl out, tiprricne lit lil tern I lll not Mjr lit tletlin, tut tlio subject oL At It cor to fthuw that tfivrtullUip pnxwM, M appllrj to UDwIltlnj (orrlpr, It not altoirttlirr of American nracUca on rjill.liran, tut tliat tlio twit inajr I tointUinea toon tliaotlicr Irg, I vci turu 1 to repeat til tor jr. I inajr prtralM bjr aajrlng that tin I gentlcnjan alluJei to U what fou , inlhtcall a ountf man, telnir about thirty, anJ pourMedoI Jlrknol-rJje Jlrknol-rJje ot Um worlj aii'l aocletr, villi n bncilnf ot oonilderatl prlrata ineani. II li not In atrlctnenof thoUnuan Aiigtoiuanloa, m that naujeouacreatiir li ordinarily dawetl i tut ha cato orer auplleil with Ictte n ot IntruOucUoii to aeveral membcra of tho iiobillt from mutual frlemla In no, I will not ujr htralil from and it a hit aim arid object to tuett an4 M a man of tha big iwolU at ho could during lilt Uoluoklljr ha ciuno at bad time The Imdon teaaon w Jutt orcr, and hit rallt t pratcnt hit ltttera In Oro Tenor ptaoii, Uttgrara euaro, Park luia and Queen'a Uato were, uidrullf ul. , lilt Ictten tor oul tlie london ad- dreuua of their Intended reclpltnta, and 1m wot not rot up In th way of reacli-Ing reacli-Ing them by mldng their country ad drru lu tlio prerain) or leaving tl let-ten let-ten to Ut forwarded-Katurnlly forwarded-Katurnlly II r. lvttlraw-ucli let lilt luune In wat dtaappoluted What 1m had oihu to toe waalha Ilrlllih no-tilllty no-tilllty at home, and they were not at tome. II had mtt it few lordt In New York and Ilutlon, Mid eten out wrtt. Hut It waa at "mid other l.lluliV in 1 ' j i liouie. llliadliknltheuiatthuther itij 'J frllowt' hornet, and h looked forwanl I r ' 'II US ,U lncr"lnlt "" atlachment when he ', ' 'iw'tlW ""'l tu,m " tlielr uwil It waa too VI ' ' I 11 to t Umt thwarte.1 niter coming n ' '- to far, and h waa forever irnmlliig i i. Vjrt ' ' about It aud tlirtaienliig togohoui ty i f Bl ' li lii neit tiKinwr, ,'j 'HI ' Thiw prutloulart were linnarted to' l f! f me ty a friend of 1'eltlirrew, after I K liad heard hhu Kll lilt Mpcrlencea, I R1 ' , ""'' alw ,"1 ' """ " VM " ' Amerl TJ A. . j can eicuiir, where I waa walling wltli ' i i'rf ' afrleial while li wroUialcttcr. I'etll- tJ' 1 ' C p w luul U-gun when I tat down, tut I 9l " Uu t,in"'' ' ul narratlv luul not S M Wi beriitpun oul too long to Ihohttl knot i 1 nV fill u' UiUnert who turrounded him to 1 Hlfl? ' caiuo any tangl la teeklng th rndt. ' i 8 v4 EI "' (ola ''''" '"w l'apiolntrd I wat jt" IJj YSV about It, and that I'd it mind to ko Tm ( Uf ttralht back home ty th licit Whlto '-. m 'Gii Blarboat, whin Uialdi 'Why, j.liiwl 1 ' i ' L f ' "I II lf t a traall tired cooky he never '. A jf T tajd tliatl" eiclnlmed a aallow facol J'., J Ilij t man with a gray iiinttacha, taking hit 'I ' Vo' i cigar out of hit mouth toictorat j M t -ii IB hito th tplltoou betid hit clialr. ' !B, "I'erhtpt I'm a llarr tald J'cltlgrew If Ii i wannly. , K' "No, I don't tay that," n plied th JVHJi tallow faurd maa "I j tK. "Vou'd Utter not, by P ro- Jlltl I torted IMtigrow, wltli an angry head- mm , thtke. ,. l:'!ir ' ' lonlyaay thatnoborn KnglUlunan 'IXtol 1 I'll' I ' etrr ""' v" "J' 'W'T. hawl' ISflH k Hli ' Hut prucevd, l'cttl,rew," WiM fli frB. 1 "IMw-hcrwatiri)eganrettl- nH' ll (Li H' 11 Rtew, pulling out hit uudcr lip with hit aH I li ii , tlngoranlthuiub. "Alii 'Wlir, lUawl' MM tl'j H 'l Nihl IirJ Bmltli" M" I V , I "lla, ha, hal" laughed the colonel) irX ' llf) '' ",,oM &lul1 Tlla''t KOiol onel 1. 1 J 'rtf li IIa- la " 'nl Hiulth, ill! lord ,,MZ H H 1 II Bmlt1"" Mm I "Who't telling tUt ttoryr fttked irC ll' M4 ' l'ettlgrew luianely, "mSir ' ' 1 tHl llverjrbojy wld, "Tluit'i all right," JtQ-, tifOlv' "a ""'' I'ottyt" or touiithlug to 3u?i 'f 'fifllVl tliat effect, whtl th colonel kept 011 if. , ' 1 T ll v Kll chuckUug and muttering to IJiutclf, Smki TAVA. i ! Ir-l Nmltl.lH W I Rill ! flfi 1 "'Why, haw,'tald lord Bmllli," 1 5nll;.ill ' rwommenced 1'iltltrew, with ndetcr- '" 5lT WtflS! ,ullH1 'ao1' ,lt "'" tiAomi, '"I can rant Ma; il ,1kiw lrou " !' '""It " want- ' 'Mil M'B auket, Uiront, iaariula, knight'" If R ' i Js j "' Lionel ihook hit head III tllent i-i r'-ilB l''"' the order ol thlt r numeration) ' ' JK i ""' "Nul- Jutt como with mo to- l',i !' morrow Oon. out of ton 11, Indeed I ' ,1 , vAT' u11 havtollyou tuclia I ,' I 1 u,r IWI him that many ot tliatur- --4 ' ft ii .. rounding clreuuitinneet corroborate U 'J III ? I " y tutwuenti whereat h. iinlU geu lvr J V ,'4'"1 ;JJ''ttll,rom.lihui.to. .M Hi ,'''"Wlteu,,t aiw,atti 1 ' raw T vott't tea anvthtcg tlu.' LLH 1 iAtvBk , 5T LaHn ??,. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai "'lou ain't Roltg to a loeo or a drawing roomt tald I, "bocauw I't gotnocoiutdrcMreeJy' A leve or drawing room In Auguitr hi) exclaimed with a loud Uugli, but checked him-rclf him-rclf mddenly and nidi 'Oh, no, th love and drawing room will bo too crowded for comfort 1 aha'n't take you them, yoo know.' Thlt outht to hava rlren in a hint, but I wat too In ttnt on acclng tho lordt and ladlrt to think ot or notice anything clw. Well, neit day h called for mo at tha Hill old Met " "I'ardon mo, 0110 moment," th colonel colo-nel tald 1 "how did you meet thlt ahra-Iord SmIUi, It all tho lordt wcr awayT "1 II riplaln Hint prrirntly," tald I rctUgrtwi "youjuttwalt. Well, Smllli had a very tony turnout High wheeled dogcart tandem tenra of dark roans and A tiger behind In livery And top hoot. I tell you, I felt tin daai-log daai-log through th twcll rtroelaof Iion-don, Iion-don, and ovcry on turning to look after af-ter ua We it ruck right out Into th country At toon At w could pet them, "'Wliarcn'tgot to th placo )et,' iplalmal Smith, In reply to my question ques-tion at to how far wa had comet 'tut we're not far off now. You aeo, th plac I'm taking you to U n farorlt retort re-tort of tome of th grratett n In th kingdom. Hardly any ono knowa thlt except peopl In th ewhn, you know, ll'a a tuiall town about til mllrt from Illgbgato, and out of It leadt on of the tetl roa-It In 1'ngland for driving. Th (xicrt coins here to drive.' " Tourtn hand coach, I prelum,' aild I " 'Now,' aald 1 'tbeni ltn't a bigger mlitako tlmii to tuppoto tluit four lu-handt lu-handt am driven ty th tctt (ionpl In IiglanL fjuot do, tut iecr th tort of pecra that 1 m going to thow you pretently tlrlvo tlinplo ono hono carta, and many of them don't cn havo n groom with theuk 1 ou tee, I'm letting you tito Kimt aecreta,' And li lauglatL I thanked him and h went on. 'Vott may aim not that th liorwt do not I look much, and havo gonemlly the op-I op-I pearanco of belpg tadly irrooined or 1 not at all. Tliat'a a tort of fad or twogger Hnobt go In for aniartnett to . luueli tliat notltmen Ilk to niTect tho oppotlto. Hut liere come ono now,' II looked keenly ahead, while I re-loember re-loember thinking I did not find th mail w weroon anythlog to brag of. Hut I forgot It til next minute when timltli began again. " 'Now, look well at thlt man, an-l I'll tell yoa (irriently who 1 10 It, You will Ijtx turprld, I can aaturo you.' A Tcry coDiinonplaoo cart and lion cam lumbering Along. Tlicart looked a though It hadn't been waxhed for a month or the lion groomed for two. In It drlelng. aat on man. Ho wa o fat, red faced oil fellow of betweeii tlily aud aavrnty, with tuihy gray whUkrrt meeting under hlachln. lie wat rauMod up In what I thought n very tlubby groat eo.it for A peer, orer hit kneet wot n faded ttrlped lion blanket, an I 011 hit head 11 dingy, broad brimmed high hat llctwren hit tretli wo a blackened briar l. A beam of Intelligence lit up htt faro at ha caught tight of Hinltli, and h toucheil hit hat He told tomethlng, but I couldn't hear It for Huilth wmil lilt whip and thouled, 'Iln day, my lord I' '11m old ver tuilled pleatantly and mail torn reply, tut I could not catch what It waa. " 'Now,' aald Bmlth, Van you gueti who that KAif 'I tliould never think ho wt a peer,' I antwrrol. 'No, I daretay not,' h tald. 'Nor wnull molt leoila who didn't know. Well, tliat't lUrl Cadogan,' ami ho nicked htt leadrr'ioarwlihhltwlilp, 'llarl Codo-gau Codo-gau r I otked. 'Yet,' lie tald, 'I thought you'd t aurprlteil.' 'I am,' tal I 1 1 'I never thout I luv tliought It' 'lint, Heady,' tal I Bnillh, catching in by th arm 1 'liero't another, and In the dU-tanc dU-tanc a lot more. We're In th thick of It now.' 'It thlt th good roadf 1 Atkcd at tho wheal tlld Into a rut of aoroo dlmentlont. 'lluth, don't tay a wont I don't want to tpenJc to litin. J uit look At him out ot the ildaof your eyeorholl pull up and bother lit fur half on hour,' 'I ihoutd Ilk that,' tal 1 1, 'If he' A great awrlL' 'Ilo'a all that' replied Smith 'h couldn't tea prntrr. Hut lit'ln inott awful lure, Tlut't hit tcrvant beald Mm. Ilo't th tuiall man.' It waa lucky li tol 1 m or I aliouldu't luv known whlih wat whlclu "I hadn't time to teo much, for Bmlth whlppnl up hit homt. Hut Hi until man waa th torrlctt looking peer you ronl I Imagine. Thin, dried up, bailly dnM-d, uiitlmveu, tiuthom aud dirly ho waa. That's Sir Vi llllain 1 larcourt,' I tol I Uiullh. Tliatl' I ticlalmcd, 'why I alaay undentoud llarcourt wat a big, burly wan.' 'Uted lo be,' n (illtxl Smith, 'but he't betn trying the Hant-Ing Hant-Ing ijile 111 to reiluca hit tire. Il't luul n wonderful efh-ct In only ill vrrck.' Will, Ithouldityto,'taldI. "Hut tho road wat now alive with rartt. They were all carta, Nothing but carta, And they cam ao fait that I I hail no time to glv mora than n haity glauc at Huilth rhymed oil the I name of Ui occup-inta. I noticed on thing, and that It that but on had a f,roomllUngb(liluiL That' tlio Duke of Argyle,' aald Smith, pointing to th mid lie of n Jumbl of vehicle! 'and that man In th whit Ml lint It VI-count VI-count Wolteley, lle't grown awfully tlout litely, Tlnr It Inl Ilartlng- tou,' and h nod(ded hli liead at a clean thaveii inim of'about (In looki) forty-lire forty-lire "'I thought th maniult Lad n boanl,' I gotied, for I frit my breath Uglnnlng toglveway, 'Utod to liave,' tald Smith, 'but they tay the dowagtr Hiichettof llanrhetlercoaxiil him to thav It oil. Anyhow, there he U m, hg U a young 1, iking man for Ut yrart, auoing lit wat bom In '31 I fhoulln't t turprUe.) If we were to iiim t tho duke hlmrrlf Hut ho only walka Hot otrr eighty, liut nothing can piniiado him to git Into a Kir ring. Hy Jovol eak ot tho deilL It them ho ltn't now!' Th deihT I kijulicd. 'No, th duke,' tald Bulla. MAxeljrW There lie It retting hlmirlf. SmI Near tliat till.' "I tooked, and tlicrc, turo enough, wa a very old man tending ocr a atlck And leaning on the ttlla. II worn a Inim; tmnck frock and thick, hob nail Imott And tluo yini ttocklugt. 'ltn't that an otld coatum for n dukeT 1 Atkcd, In Atnairmcnt To you Americana, Amer-icana, yea, lou expect dnkca to drru In coronet! And ermine robct.' 'Well, there' A wide dlffercnc between cr mine and thit,'taldl. 'So there It,' relurnnl Sralthi 'but thit' th way with our peer. They nro so tlckened with tha tnobt tliat they try to go th other way. " 'Anyhow, that' tho Duko of Devon thtre, nnd you can licllovo in or not If you like. How l your griMf li thouteit tr th old man, who took oft lilt hat and ttood uncovered wlill wo led. 'Well,' told I, 'If I'd hcni blona 1 thould havo given tho old fellow fel-low a ponny.' 'And he'd havo taken It Tho duk It n great miter Whatl Yott don't bellevo It! Jutt hold up,' And ho drew n penny out ot hit ticket pocket Mill Yourgracol Hero I' and li tmaod tho enny to tho ol 1 man, who hobbled over and picked It op, taking oil hit hat Again, "'Now, 1 111 turo It mutt ttrike yon, at an Aincrlcin, with prcullir admiration admira-tion to ao our peer " liumbl nn I polite. po-lite. You think them proud, lard and overbearing What AinUtakel Thero 1 a man who It th rlchett peer In tho kingdom, and I II wirrant you wouldn't llnd Vnndrrbllt or Jay Gould willing to do tho Kim. Hut here, we're letting n lot go by. There' I-ord Itondolph Churchill,' oa an elderly looking man, Willi whit hair nnd tcrutby beard, drove (Att 'You tieodu't look o turprUed. Ilo't tunml hit hair ty overwork, And hat lately cut off lilt muttnrhe, refuting to let It grow again until ho It prim mlnlitcr. There') tlio lUrl of Abi rdeen, th Duk ot Tort-land, Tort-land, ford Sallihury.' "'Wherer I ntkcil qulcklyt 'mlilchl I atn moil antlout to too him.' There,' tald Smith, iolntlng to n ttnootli facnl old man, Willi puffy cheekt of bright crlmton, wlp wat trying Ida tctt to get a tpniug kneed, RcAtltteii, grey mare Into a ttmily trot 'Hut whrret bit long beard T 1 atkeil lu wonder, 'none,' tall Smith 1 'ho n victim lo hei.il iieuralglA, and wat told hit Uanl kept th nerves of hit far damp, to off cam hit beard. They do tay ho'a Inrn much better ever alnee,' 'lie cortalnly luvt n pioil color,' tald I '1 wotu't Aware h wat an florid.' 'No, naturally, Hut of cnurai you know th came. Nor nnd Smith bent lib) elbow ami put lilt hand lo 111 mouth. 'You don't tay toT tald I. Tact,' tald Siultlt "Well, ro It went on until I iiippnt wahad mt and teen eicry lord nnd duko In the peerag. Wo got to III town at Ut, and Smith put up At a tarem to bait hi hnrw And gvt n bit for our oiinclvrt. 'IJrily town, yours' talil I to tho landlord, when Smith went out to tpcak to hit groom ll'lenty going on.' " 'Well, yea, tlr, Imlay,' ho replied, with an emphada. Ml l.n't like thlt viryday. Thlt bo fair day, tlr ' "'All,' laid I. 'I daretay you luv inott ot the noblemen wo met on the' road At w came.' " 'Noblemen, tlrf ho Akl, blinking htt eyet, 'noblrment Where, rhT v " 'Uhy, on tho road driving In carta,' 'Th man bunt out laughing. 'Why, bleat you, tlr, them watn't noblemen. They wua horx dcalen and farmcri.' "Jutt thru Smith cnluo hi and wonted to know what w were laughing At Hut I rule Hi landlord n wink and all. 'Nothing ' 1 don't think Smith ituffed m much going home, though I nottr lot I Jin tr j hail found lilm out Hut I cut him next time I mi t hint (Jreat Cawarl It' After 4," and 1 til-grew til-grew got up and kicked dnn th bottom bot-tom of hit Irouwrtlrgt, prrjornlory In a haity departure. At that luomcnt my friend came to tell 1110 he luul An-Mini An-Mini hit letter, and wo left Cuckalgn In Argonaut |