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From the Philadelphia Press.
Great Mems Descendants.

Great Mems Descendants.
The illustrated London News, Of the
10th October, informed us that Lord Char
les Wellesley, second son Of the Duke Of
Wellington, had paid the great debt Of ma
ture; and that future particulars respecting
him would be found, in detailed obituary
notice, on another page By some care
lessness, this notice was not published, and
it was by accident that we lighted upon a
paragraph in the London Times, which
informed US that Lord Charles, who had
been in delicate health for some time, had
died at Conholt park, Wiltshire on Satur-
day. October 9th. Very little interest is
personally attached to this gentleman, as he
bore the title Of Lord" only by courtesy,
as Dukes younger son. 1t is simply on
his fathers account that he merits notice,
for his life was that Of well-born English
gentleman, "born with a silver spoon in
his mouth"
Lord Charles Wellesley, second son Of
the Iron Duke" was born at the official
residence Of the Chief Secretary Of Ireland,
in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on Jan. 10th,
1903. His father, then plain Sir Arthur
Wellesley, was the Chief Secretary. En-
tering the army at the age Of sixteen, he
rose as rapidly, by influence and purchase,
as the Duke Of Wellington's son conld ex-
pect He was Major Of the 18th Foot, in
1887, during the revolt in Canada, where
he served three years. returning in 1910 as
Lieut.. Colonel, and retired on half-pay in
1876. He became full Colonel in 1851
and Major General in 1856 On the whole
he was little better than parade solder,
but by no means so much so as Prince AL
bert, that fearher-bed warrior, who was
created Field Marshall, with pay of $81 per
day, without ever having served one hour
in any regiment previous to his appoint
ment to the highest rank in the British
military service. Lord Charles was thir-
teen years in the House of Commons where
he never once opened his lips, except to
vote He had high Office in Queen Vic
toria's household, under the Peel Admins
tration, from 1841 to 1916. He married
well, and has left two sons and two daugh-
tiers. In all probability, the elder Of these
will be third Duke Of Wellington, for the
present Duke, WAC will be ffty-two in
February, is childless, and peculiar circum-
stances are said to preclude the prospect OF
any ISSUE
Whoever should endeavor to exhibit s.the
Iron Duke" as the hero Of a romantic love
story, in which sentiment is blended with
obivalry, would probably be laughed at
Wa +horo rnc111y c,,ch ~ .po,Jo,4 49,.
in all particulars, and imbued with the
delicacy and refinement of impassioned
affection. At the risk of having this little
love passage ridiculed, we shall take leave
to relate it,
At the age of %, Arthur Wellesley, Cor
Wesley, as be wrote it at the time. accor-
ding to an autograph in our little collec-
ton } went to India, with the rank of full
Colonel, obtained simply by the influence
of his aristocratic birth and connections.
and by money, in the tenth year Of his
military service. At that time he was en-
gagged to Catherine Pakenham, daughter
of the Earl Of Longlord, and sister Of Gen
eral Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, who
was killed in the battle Of New Orleans
The lady, who was young and beautifel,
was devotedly attached to Colonel Welles-
ley, and her affections were fully recipro-
Gated. Called to India, where bis eldest
brother was Governor General, to take a
leading part in the war with Tippo-Saib,
this unfortunate soldier had to ! Cave =, MS
,auy love behind. After an absence of
eight years, during which he won rank and
renown, he returned to England, where he
was met by a letter from Miss Pakenham,
injured the beauty which he had so much
admired, when life was younger and gayer
with both of them, and with tender sadness,
assuring him that she had resolved to re-
lieve him from his engagement. With the
true feeling Of an honorable mind, he as
sured her that her beauty had not been the
only inducement to WOO and win her, and
that he was DESTROYS of marrying her. Ac-
cordingly, the marriage took place, in 1906
within six months Of his return from India.
The only fruits Of this union we're two sons,
one born in 1907, and the other 1908.
In the spring Of the latter year, Welles-
ley had to leave bis wife to take part in the
Peninsular war. He returned fora short
time. after the signing Of the Convention
Of Cintra, but from 1909 until 1914, during
which he rose. step by step, to the highest
honors Of the English peerage, he was de-
tanned on the Peninsula. The strong tie
Of married love was weakened by this pro-
longed absence, and the Duchess of We'll
lington, from the Waterloo victory of 1915
to her death, in 1881, was not happy
wife. To the last, she deplored that
sense of honor had made the Duke marry
her, against her own better Judgment, when
her beauty had become thing Of memory
alone.
It is somewhat singular that very many
great men, in ancient as well as in modern
times, have either left no male children, or
are now represented through the female
line or by collateral connexions. In our own
land, the name of Washington stands fore
most. He was childless. So were Madi-
son, Jackson, and Polk. Jefferson is rep
through living descendants only
by his daughter. Aaron Burr had daugh-
Ter but no son. General Winfield Scott has
daughters only. President Buchanan, Wash
ington Irving. aud others, distinguished as
statesmen, soldiers men Of letter, &C., have
mover married.
1t is the same way in France Corneille
Racine, and Moliere were childless. Vol
taire was unmarried. Napoleon is represen-