The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-10-04

daughter from want, and also rendered
fee-a payment muni6cent indeed for the
occasion The young balrister did not
seem at ease during Lady Aylesbury's ex-
preston of her feelings. He shifted upon
his chair, changed color, looked at Miss
I.Aylcsbury, played with the purse before
him, tried to speak, but stopped short, and
changed color again. Thinking only of
best expressing her gratitude, Lady
Aylcsbury appeared not to notice her
visitors confusion, but arose, saying, In
token that I hold your services above
compensation in the way Of money, I
wish to give you a memorial of my graft
tude in another shape" AS she spoke
thus she drew a bunch of keys from her
pocket, which every lady carried in those
days. and left the room.
What passed during her absence be-
tween the parties whom she left together
will be best known by the result. When
Lady Aylesbury returned, she found her
daughter standing with averted eyes, but
her hand within that of Edward Hyde,
who llnct on the mothers entrance, and
besought her to consent to their union.
Explanations of the feelings which the
parties entertained for each other ensued,
and Lady Aylesbury was not long in Civ
ing the desired consent "Givc me leave.
however" said she to the lover "to place
around your neck the memorial which
intended for you. This chain (Which was
superb gold onc) was token of graft
tudc from the ward in which he lived to
my dear husband" Lady Aylcsbury's
calm, serious eyes were filled with tears,
as she throw the chain around Edwards
neck, saying, "these links were borne on
the neck of the worthy and honorcd man.
May thou, my son, attain to still higher
honors"
The wish was fulfilled, though not until
danger and suffering had tried severely
the parties concerned The son-in-law of
Lady Aylcsbury became an eminent mcm-
Der of the English bar, and also an i'm
portant speaker in Parliament When
Oliver Cromwell brought the king to the
scaffod, and established the common
g.. i.llr:.r.l Ede--fa'.-''-'
novern.aent ao.t, and had been knight
cd-vas r5o esominont,a member Of the
rovaiist party 10 csc.;pe the cnmty OF the
new r,Icls. .nd WAS obi red 70 reside up
on thc continent TIL the restoration.
Nhca abroa,i. he was so much esteemed
b,- the e.,ilc prince afterwards Charles
I'D as to be appointed Lord High Chan
cclor of England which appointment
was conirme,l when the king was restored
to his throne. Some years afterwards,
Hyde was elevated TO the pccragc, first in
the rank Of baron, and subsequently as
Earl of Clarcndon-a title which he made
famous in English history.
These events, so briefly narrated, occu-
pied large space of time, during which,
Lady AyIesbuly passed her days in quiet
retirement. She now had the gratitica-
ton of bcholding her daughter the Coun-
tess of Clarendon, and seeing the grand
children she had borne to her. mingle as
equals with the noblcst of the land. But
a still more exalted fate awaited the de-
scendants of the poor frlendlcss girl, who
came to London, in search of service, in a
wagoners van. Her granddaughter,
Anna Hyde, young lady of spirit, wit
and beauty, had been appointed, while
her family stayed abroad, one of the
maids of honor to the Princess of Orange,
and in that situation. had attracted so
strongly the attention of James, Duke OF
York. and brother of Charles H., that he
contracted private marriage with her.
The birth of child forced on public an
nounccmcnt of the contract and ere long,
the granddaughter of Lady Aylesbury
was openly received as Duchess OF York.
and sistcr-in-law of the sovereign.
Lady Aylesbury did not long survive
this event. But ere she dropped into the
grave, at ripe old age, she saw her dc
sccndants heirs prcsumptive to the British
crown. King Charles had married, but
had no issue, and accordingly his broth
ers family had the prospect and right OF
succession. And, in reality, two immedl-
ate descendants of the barc-footed coun-
try girl did fill the thronc-Mary, (wlfe
of William III, } and Queen Anna, prlh-
cess both of illustrious memory.
Such was the fortune of the young wo-