Bewildered.
A certain member of the House of Lords, when travelling in Ireland, took a fancy to a handsome Cbnnaught lad, and engaged him as footman. "O'Brien," said his lordship to the new servant- one morning, "see if your mistress , is 'at home' to-day." "That her ladyship is, your lordship," was the ready reply of the unsophisticated youth. "Sure Oi jist saw her ladyship go into the dhrawin' room." "You misunderstand me, O'Brien,*' said , his lordship, 6tlffly ; "go and ask your mistress if she is 'at home' to-day." "Sure, now," muttered the puzzled footman, as he obeyed, '"if his lordship ain't quare ! Why, Oi saw her ladyship with my own eyes! And now Oi've got to ask her that same, and she's in the house ali the toime." Then thrusting his head into the drawing room, he asked: "Are you at home, my lady?" "No, O'Brien, not to-day," replied his mistress, and the footman retired slowly in utter bewilderment. "Well, well !"' exclaimed nonplussed Pat. "Where does she think she is, poor soul? Sure, it's mad she is, and the master, too ! More's the pity I"
Bewildered.
Otago Witness, Issue 2675, 21 June 1905, Page 87
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