The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-08
VOL. II

twenty three years Of age; and a
year previously he had married a
daughter Of Lord Arundel Of wardour.
His life was brief, and lis vieispitudos
were not 4 few---for our renders may
remember the frequent appearances of
his nAme in connection With certain
proceedingsn the Court Of bankruptcy.
He died a few months ago in the primo
of his youth, FOR he was only twenty
seven years OF aq1d and q short time
afterwards bis widow gave birth to a
posthumous ehild-ason.
9Itvas not until intelligencevof tho
death Of Sir Aifrod reached the anti
podes that his elder brother revealed
himself in bis true character. His
motive for preserving his ineognito, as
he has explained it, certainly does not
appear unreasonable. He says that he
was we'll content that his yotnger
brother should enjoy the position which
belonged to him by right, because he
was sincerely attached TO him, and
also because he felt that tie vicissitudes
of his own life had united him to play
the part ofan English country gentle
man. The history of his rovings
would no doubt form an entertaining
narrative ifhe were only in possession
Of the details. After his shipwreek, he
remained sometime in America, and
all his worldly goods having gone down
in the Bella, he purbuod a variety Of
occupations, until, growing tired of the
New World, ho determined, II he could
to propitiate fortune in Australia.
Ho now appears on tho scene as
Thomas de Castro, thsowner Of a small
business in Tamut, and subsequently a
butcher at lWagga Wagga, where 6O
married laborer's daughter named
Bryan. Casting Off all the old associ
ationsi ho2 appears to have adapted
himself entirely to the new condition
oflife which he had so strangely chos.
en-. HIS position is described as hav.
ling been tavesy humble" ono, and bis
marriage to a plasterer's daughter suf.
ficiently indicates the obscurity of his
lot. Although the Wagga Wagga Ex.
press is wrong in calling him "a Brit.
ish peer, no must sons times have
been sorely tempted to exchange the
little butchers shop in an unhoard -oi
Australian town for the comforts Of
the patrimonial home in Tichbourne
Park, and it is therefore not snrpris.
ing that, when his brother died, he
should have made up his mind to turn
his back on Wagga WsgGa and try
what enjoyment he could extract out Of
ten thousand year. True, he thinks
his colonial experiences somewhat un.
fit him for the high social position
which he will now have TO occupy
but ho need have no Apprehension on
that score Wealth is great power
in this country, and ftho adyentur-
GUS butcher of Wagga Wagga could
by enc spring leap into dukedom in.
stead of a baronetcy, he would find
that the incongruity of his former
state with his new exhaltation would
be no bar whatever to the reception
either of himself or ofhis duchess into
the highest society. Beng simple
baronet, he will, if he ostablsh his title,
be- great man in Hampshire, and il
colonial manners have not made him
too demOcratic, he may one day repre-
sent his native country in PARLIAMENT
There is only one possible drawback,
which is that Sir Roger may be una.
bio to prove himselfto be the voritable
son ofhis father. -s,