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Show A MOST EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. The astonishment of a scion of English aristocracy. A young sprig of aristocracy who came over to America for the first time in short time ago, bore a letter of introduction to "mine host" Hitchcock of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, who, of course, with that courtesy which characterizes him, took occasion upon encountering a group of American gentlemen talking in the corridor to introduce the Englishman to them in plain republican fashion, somewhat as follows: "Allow me to present you to the Hon. George Goldbug of London, Mr. R-, Mr. J-, Hon. George Goldbug, Mr. Goldbug, Mr. C-." Goldbug adjusted his eyeglasses and immediately commenced an animated conversation about the country- referring, among other things, to a lack of aristocracy, and his introducer being called away for the moment, it is safe to infer that the young man's affectation, made the most of it, for he soon after waited on Hitchcock, and the following dialogue ensued: "Aw, I say, lan'lord, yer tradesmen h'yar are mighty clever fellows, but not the class I'm accustomed t'sociate with yer know." "Ah, indeed," said the host. "Yaas. That Mr. J- and C- seem to have picked up a good deal of information." "Really," said Hitchcock, somewhat amused, "do you think so?" "Yass, yass-shouldn't have talked to'em so long, yer know otherwise. Why one of ‘em said he was a tanner and the other a shoemaker. Gad, fancy son of Sir Geoffry Goldbug talking to such people at home-wouldn't do at all yer know." "I don't know why it should not," said Hitchcock, "the Emperor of Russia has been very happy of the tanner's acquaintance and frequently talked with him." "What!" said Goldbug, arranging his eye-glass and staring at the host, "you don't say so?" "Yes, I do, and the shoe manufacturer talks with the English ambassador and the President of the United States quite frequently." "Most extraordinary thing ever heard of in my life-and the other one-paper maker-told me he sold paper, seemed very quiet person, spoke English very perfectly." "Well," said Hitchcock, "I should think he ought, he has spoken to the Prince of Wales, the President of the United States, and-" "Good gracious! Why this is a practical joke. Why bless me, these persons told me when we were discussing the ??-the commercial internists of the country and I asked them if they were in twade yer know-that one said he was a tanner, the other remarked he was a manufacturer of boots and shoes yer know, and the last said he sold paper for an occupation-weally-this is extwaordinary." "Yes," replied Hitchcock, "it is startling, but true, as they say in the newspapers, for these gentlemen are guests of this house, the first is Hon. Marshall Jewell, late Minister of the United States to Russia and former Governor of Connecticut, the second ex-Governor ?? of Massachusetts and member of Congress and the third ex-Governor Rice of Massachusetts and formerly member of Congress-our American Parliament you know." "Good gracious! Well, you Amerwicans are most extwaordinary!"-Boston Bulletin. |
