Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1875 — Her Hop-Picking Umbrella. [ARTICLE]

Her Hop-Picking Umbrella.

A correspondent of the Newark Advertiaer writes: “ The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were, it is said, recently taking a drive close in the neighborhood of their Eastwell estate when, being overtaken by a heavy shower of rain, they knocked at the door of a cottage which happened to be near and asked that au umbrella might be 'lent them. An old lady of a benevolent but yet very careful disposition, to whom this application was addressed and the persons of her illustrious visitors were unknown, replied that if they would promise to bring it back again she would lend them her hop-picking umbrella, but that she could not spare the best. Their Royal Highnesses gave the necessary promise and drove away to Eastwell, where, perhaps, some 'little amusement was created by a recital of the adventure. The next day the borrowed article was returned with the Duchess of Edinburgh’s compliments, a sovereign and a pound of t good tea. The old lady has since stated that, had she known it was the Duchess who had called upon her, Bhe would certainly have lent ner the* best umbrella.” •*