Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1915 — The Boon He Craved [ARTICLE]

The Boon He Craved

One of Lord Sandwich’s ancestors went to Paris to learn dancing, but as his lordship had an awkward, shambling gait his attempts at dancing were not successful. The dancing master had been civil, however, and the Earl, as he was taking his leave, offered to do what he could for him in London. “Then,” said the man, bowing profoundly, “I should esteem it a particular favor if your lordship would never tell anyone who taught you to dance.”