FOOLING A DUDE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1877, 31 December 1884, Page 2

FOOLING A DUDE.

:... An amusing, incident in .the'.career., of our most successful soubrettestaftd' one of our heirs to millions, is told with

great gusto. The; fascinatingjotaig' actress, at-the date of the incident,.'was the craze .of-a wealthy - yachting and club set, she partodk > *ithßpirrt,~wweswS , ispered about young hopefuUhough daft in vega'ri to'her, of ' respeot.thatmade him fearfuiihat his parents' ivould hear ;qf it. •;:.HeJft.vishid the most:'expehsive-flowers atid'Jb'onr bons on and ; though she soon; learned" to'recognise his gifts, she" noticed that he never sent'her: any bM perishable gifts,, and that ndhlim. oblige did not inspire him to give- her his card. .She taxed him with it one day,,snying, "My dear boy; why, do you waste your substance sending mi flowers that fade and bon-bWihat grow stale I • Send me 'something;, if you -must, be so extravageni that I can keep as a reminder of the pleasant times we have had together." The young man was non-plussed. .Heliked her firSt-rate as a bit of Bohemia,!t.but he didn't intend to live in that delightful land, of course not, Her ladyship had spoken and must be obeyed. ~He puzzled his brains, for a way to get out of it, and hit upon a plan which he proceeded to put into practice. At her next benefit she received over the footlights a raagnifioentcent basket o? roses and in her dressing-room a rich leather, case, -which, on being opened, displayed to her eager eyes an enormous bound in Russian leather, and beafHffi on its front ber initials in gold letter!? She never showed the gift, and the giver was struck off her list of favorites, London paper.