The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-02
4 STRANGE STORY.

he London corr spondent OF the HOH"a
Table says;
London is often filed with ,umors Of
suppressed princess here and beggar
nobleman' there How much trth there
may be in such floating stories Heaven
only knows lhnt the Princess Modvna
lately died in tie Maiylebone workhouse
is certainly true, and ii is true that an In
dian princess was the subject of a letter IN
the Times lately calling attention 70 her
distress. But lately y y ry Strange pam
| plilet was publish j il Bristol, giving "A
story OF this kiud with more than ordina
ry veracily. 1t is the autobiography OF a
! blind man named James Davis, well
4 known IN Bristol, where be goes about
| playing eoHctrina in the streets and re-
ceiyiug ,uch hali-pence as may be east 10
| him. There has been Tor sometime n
whisper that, ue was the ilegitimatc son
/ Of the late Duke OF Glouchestcr, and the
pamphlet goes to prove that he is SO. His
mother was the d,ughter Of Cardigan
shire farmer, ard her father having been
reduce d 10 Strengthened circumstances she
went out iEtqsthe world as lady's maid,
and eventually got a situation as under
| housekeepet iu the Dukes residence IN
London. Afjer being there some lime
she rtturned to her fathers, pregnant,
stating she was married, aud that her hus.
band would shortly appear % own her,
! No husband however appeared, and The
young woman died three weeks alter her
confinement. The adventures ofthe boy,
the subject ol the autobiography, after this
we're numerous and varied lie went to
The Grammar school at Hereford, which
lie lell on hts grandfather 5 death, and was
then a wanderer for considerable time
on the streets OF the town. Eventually he
got an asylum with an old servant, ant,
there While rausacking an old desk OF his
graudtather,, lie discovered some papers,
which, on being examined, are said 10
have discos the secret Of his birth, aud
that he owed his parentage on one side to
no less parsonage than the Duke OF
Glouchester A friefd Of his enclosed
the paper 10 his Royal llghncss, and
shorty afterwards member OF be Duke.
household WAS sent TO Hereford. who
brought the lad TO London, AID was re
ceiyed and well treated in the royal resi-
dence for some time. After this he wa.
sent 10 an institution for teaching the blind
he having lost his eJe-sight during hi:
previous suffering. Being annoyed anc
launted with the young Duke in the Asy
lum, he left it and returned TO the abode
of his Royal Hishness, where he seems t,
have been well cared for until The Duke
death, on Nhich even; he was cast upoI
the world, and, after numerous adventure
! and travelling through the country, he a
length partially settled down at Bristol
where he may still be seen plasing hi
concerlina and led about by dog With
small tin cup in its moalh, intended TO re
eeive the aims ot the charitable. Tn
! whole story is stran-e, but highly res
! pectable gentleman who helped Davis 4
compile his autobiography, says be ha
every Ieason 10 believe that The partlcu
, lars given are quite true
: You BEr.- Colorado, says a CORES
e pondent Of The Philadelphia Press, is no
] behind The East in Introducing innovation
. into our language To "pan.it out =
7 phrase derived from goldminiug experi
; ence-is applied 10 many Of the knotly al
2 fairs OF lie. "Chebang' is in commo
: use 10 express house, Office, store or es;ab
!, lishment. Tie expression you bel, use
! as an emphatic endorsement, which
common on The Western frontier, IS Al
: most uniqersal in Colorado. One Of he
7 leading ministers relates that on one oc
J. caslon lie was conyefsing with Colorad
] lady on the vital subject o! religion, an
be asked her whether the cousolatio
. and ministralions oi the church were q
; srecioas to her 10 her new home as ~ th
e States To which query she responded
(in no irreyerent spirit, but simply irol
9 tie force " babil.) syou bel !
4 BUSINESS BEfoRg PLgAsUaE.-A
' industrious and penurous mechanic j
: Chicago Ios bis vile By dealh. The hBi
+ baud only stopped his wotk to attend Ii
n inuersL and Immediately Afterwards Il
turned to lis labofs. "liow is this
;. asked one of bis ueighbors. sCap't 80
3 stop to mourn a hule Z" NC, sir" Va
y lie reply, "business beiore pleasure. =
I And tie ~ fsllew larre5 e his bsncb