ROMANCE IN HIGH LIFE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2552, 17 November 1888, Page 1 (Supplement)

ROMANCE IN HIGH LIFE.

Tim London correspondent of tha Irish ' Times says:—"The daughter of a Peer, who is an ex-Minister, and is still an active politician, has awfully Hcandalised her family and her social circle by falling ■ desperately in love with a light comedian now performing at a West Eud theatre. The damsel, it appears, was fascinated by : his representation of a part in a drama recently played, and instead of concealment prey upon her cheek, she took the bold course of telliug her love by letter. The player, it appears, readily responded to the Peer's daughter. A meeting was arranged. Divers sweet and stolen interviews followed, and the course : ol true love ran smoothly in its seorot channel till one day a letter from th» player to the Peer's daughter was discovered by an elder sister and laid before her parents. She confessed nil, even to; the desperate avowal that she had plighted her troth to the actor. There was a terrible to do. His lordship wrote in haste and haughty terms, denouncing the conduct of the pretender, and commanding him to cease his pursuit forthwith. He received a prompt reply by post, in which ho was informed that the writer did not consider himself elevated by the allaince that he was inspired wholly by esteem and regard for the lady, and that until ho heard from her own lips that tender.; relations were at an end, he should regard her as his engaged wife. Upon thin the younir lady was subjected to all sorts of pressure, but held out like a heroine in a novel, declaring that her heart was fixed, and that she would have her actor and no other. In this dilomtna it was arr.mired to ask the aotor to an amicable confeienee on the subject, the idea beinu that the combined remonstrances of realtives and friends might daunt him. Ho accepted " the invitation, presented himself at the Belgravian mansion, and was ushered into a magnificent drawing room, where he was received with solemn severity by the noble parents and several other exalted persons, including a bishop unci a present Cabinet Minister, whose council-., and influence had been oulisted. All, however, was of no effect, and when the Peer lost his temper and spoke hotly, the actor coolv walked out.