ENGLISH NOBLEMEN.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3457, 23 January 1880, Page 2

ENGLISH NOBLEMEN.

We take the following from a San Francisco paper;—-The stuck-up exolu« siveness of some of these Engli.4^ w nbble. men is positively refreshing. TheXJfcfer morning, while Lord Loft us was break* fasting at the Palace, a solemn-lookiug chap across the table suspended opera* f ions on his section of broiled rubber, and ejaculated, " Lord !" The English strang» er supposed the sad man was about to say grace, but instead of that the latter repeated inquiringly: " Lord?"—" Are you addressing me.'.sirp" inquired the new colonial Governor.—"l am a.lord. I irant to make a little business proposition to you. I've started, about the red hottest little watering-place in the whole State up in Sonoma County. Everything way up—sulphur spring, bowling-alley, pianna in the parlonr-reverything. AH J. trant is to advertise it a little. Now I notice you lord fellows are first-rate cards for hotels. S'posin' you come up and spend a few days at my lay out. You can stay a square month if you like, and it sha'n'fc cost you a cent—'ceptin' for drinks, if you are much on the imbibe. What yensay p"_-« Well, by Jove!" said his lordship, putting up his eyeglass " I know it's a square toed, liberal offer, but I'm Riving you the straight tip. All you'll have to do will be to help to carve, and mebbe sing a little with the ladies, and piay bjlliards wath the boy*. If there's a hop we'll make you iioor-manager and—-" But the purse-proud autocrat had ordered the rest of his m,eal to be. v gent to his room, and walked frigidly out. These airy English never had any snap about a speculation I