The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-11-29
A Romantic Incident.

A short time since a man Hdiutu IHoiu'
Ward was admitted to the United States Marine
Hospital in this city. He had accidentally bro
ken his leg on board the vessel in which be ill
ed the humble post of sailor-a simple mar
before the mast He is an honest. Industrious
Woodworking. poor fellow. with a wife and two
or three children depending on him for support
He is we'll known to several OF our old cltlzens.
among others Mr.. Buck and S j. Sherwood
ESD. who has correspondent for him with biz
brother The strangest part OF poor WARD.
history. however. is that his brother is an ltal-
ian Baron, and has been prime minister to the
Duke of Lucca, and finally on his death, Re
gent of Parma. We have now before US fine
Daguerrotype of the Baron in his court cos
tune with his stars and orders glittering on his
breast and we must say that a nobler-!ooking
man cannot be found, Notwithstanding his poor
brother Tom is a man before the mast on board
of lake schooner, and cannot so much as read
or write.
The history Of the Barron, John Ward-broth-
er of poor Thomas, the simple mariners GER
tainly romantic one. He is an Englishman
by birth, and his elevation to the regency OF
Parma is not only a singular instance OF the
mutablitv of human affairs, but OF the tendency
of the Anglo Saxon race, when transplanted to
foreign countries. to emerge to emlnence. ana
surpass others by the homaly but rare qualities
common sense and unfaltaring energy. Ward
was Yorkshire groom The Duke of Lncca,
who obtained by his fal! from horseback n Rot
ton row, London, th familiar sebrqnet oil nj
thy lucre," spying the lads merit, took him n
to his service, and promoted him through the
several degrees OF command in his stable to h
head groom in the Ducal stud, Upon Wards
arrival in italy with his master it was soon
found that the intelligence be displayed in the
mana cement of the stable was applicable to n
variety OF other departments. Ia fact. the Duke
had such high opinion Of Wards wisdom.
that BIZ very rarely omitted 70 consult him upon
any question that he was psrplexed to decide:
and the success which ever crowned Wards ad
vice, gave him, in the eyes fthe feble descen
dant OF the Spanish Bourbons, the prestige Of
iIifallibilJY.
AS Louis XII. used to answer those who ap-
piled to him on any business by referring them
to the Cardinal I'Amhoisc with the words ask
George" 50 Charles of Lucca cut short all ap-
plcations with go to Ward" The expenses
of the stable having been reduced to less than
one-half under his administration. which the
Dukes horses were the envy Of all italy. i
struck the prince naturally enough that it
would b good thing if the same economy
could be introduced into other departments.
So Ward tried his hand on one thing and the
other. continually charging his sphere of infu
ence. until. from household matters, he passed
TO those connected with the State. which. in
deed. is such a miniature affair. that it does not
greatly pass the limits of some private dones-
tic establishments.
Ward now became the factotum of the prince:
won in the disturbances which proceeded to rev
dictionary year of l848 diplomatic dignity.
and was dispatched to FloraDce upon a conf
dental mission Of the highest importance. H
was deputed to deliver to the Grard Dixie the
act of abdcation OF the Duke OF LlIcca. At
first the Grand Duke was doubtful wis the1 ne
could receive in q diplomatic capacity mes
senger of whom he had only heard in relation
to the races of the Castine, where Ward had
been in the habit Of riding Jockey. But it
soon appeared that the Lucchese Envoy had IL
his pocket commission making him the vice
roy Oh the Dukes estate. which was to be acted
on in case the Grand Duke made any difficulty
or even if he refused to receive Ward as the
Ambassador of the State Of Parma st the CAPT
tai OF the Medicis
Soon after in l849, when the Duke Lucca re
signed his other States to his son. Ward became
the head counsellor to this hopeful prince. who
has thus been able to follow out sporting bent
under the best auspices. while he had a minis
ter whose shrewd sense was more than \ match
for the first dplomatists in Italy, Ward was
on one occasion dispatched to Vienna in a di-
plomatic capacity. Schwarzen eurg was aston
ished at his capacity; in fact. the cidevant
Yorkshire stable-boy was the only one OF the di-
plomatic body that could make head against
the impetuous counsels. or rather dictates. OF
Schwarzenbug: and this was found highly use
full by other members of the Diplomatic body.
Among others. Meycndortf, the Russian Am
bassador. cultivated him greatly. Ar English
gentleman supping one night at the Russian
ambassadors, complimented him upon bis ex-
celent ham. There is member OF or dplo
matte corps here" replied Aeyendorif, "who
supplies US all with hams from Yorkshire. o.
which county he is native" Ward visited
England. The broad dialect and hom " phrase
betrayed his origin through the profusion of or
ders of all countries sparkling on his breast
and he rarely ventured to appear at evening
soirees. Lord Palmerston declared he was ont
of the most remarkable men he ever met with
Ward. through all his vicisstudes. has preserv-
ed an honest pride in his native country de
does not conceal his humble origin The por
traits of his parents in their homespsn ciotns
appear in the slendid saloon OF the Prime NH
iste of Parma.-CHicago Democrat.
AN UNLUcKY Day FOR THEM--ln Ottawa
I'll. Jact rnouth III. fo,IayUinU rood one was