VERY EOMANTIC IF TRUE.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1319, 5 November 1883, Page 4

VERY EOM ANTIC IF TRUE.

4b A society paper relates the following story of Lundon life: — The/ son- of a country clergyman, a lieu tenant of dra^oous, accompanied by his sister (who had just made her first appearance in town) and another young lady, was iu the Park a short time ago. As- pe ladies passed three gentleman-, wlio had rmade some libations to Bacchus, one *of the gentlemen whispered; '.••$_•»>•« comes another iron grey," and; with his companions, burst into a lcrtj.d laugh. The ladies, overhearing, what: was said and conceiving ; themselves affronted, told the-,cirouinstance3 to the: officer, who immediately Avaited on the : gentlemen, and declared his sister had been grossly insulted by their company, land Misisted (.with true spirit,' but great Igood manners) bnan«ftplana'tioii. The gentleman who had spoken the offending words 'said it was ; far fro'rn his 1 in-' tention to affront a lady, much less 'brie 1 J so amiable as the lady iu question^'that' what he had said he was extremely' sorry she had overhead. ''An 'iiidif grey ' 'was an appel lation th e fashionable \ world, bad thought proper to b-stpw 1 ' on those ladies who 1 still ■pei'sis'te'd' • itf-' 'the use of* pdwder'; he me'antf'ho Other than a general ,atii*e on'- that'indic-lbus 3 custo'm, and-'ehtreat'ed he'rofigljt !, ,He f allowed to make the lady his '■p^rSo'iidT'' ■ apology"; which he did withso^obd a ! J gi'ace that when he requested the houor* of spending the remainder bf the even-' ing in their company he found an-im< mediate assent. The . next: day .ihe ladies and officer accepted an invitation from their new acquaintance to, breakfast at his house in 8~-- — square-vand, to dine at his villa .on the l>apks of rhe Thames, where theVffi&Jr'g sister,, who, had been so ; '.. offended )at" the. name of* " iron grey ,*' appeared with her. lovely, auburn tresses dressed by her own.fairhands, a mark of -condescension, so-flat-tering to-r'thoir host that he immediately professed himself, her loyeivand/ was a few days.agd niade'lier liusliand. Tims a very amiable womat^ by a mere effort .bTgOQd fprtune,Jias gJiuetT one of tlieiraostf ac6hm'piiahbd »iien in- ! Europe, with an estate of £30,000 ayear; and a Worthy 1 ' gen tS einan has o tainedia wife.-^djo bids -Hairy to.make him the* Mp^i'e. . lhan 1 within- the pale of matrimony. The .lady's , s for,t,ime, which was bnl^ £ 1,000, her geberouslygave to her- younger sister,- --■ who arrived in town just in time to ! attend the marriage."