Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-09-17
SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF THE
PRESENT CENTURY.

be sius with ,his curious statement. winch
seems to indicate that the Patrlarchal
times are not 50 dead and gone as IS gen
eTslly supposed
The Dowaget Duchess Of Athole OF
about hundred and hf;y years since re-
sided al Moor Park, in Surrey Ih's
lady was ny grandrotheE. II Is the
Hon Amia Murray who IS speaking
thar British Bible, the Peeragc, IS not at
hand. " ne would number her years Tor
our private satisfaction, although We hope
We should know better than tQLI11.azc ;Ac
lufo, nation public This LADY justly i'm
agiLes that her personal recolIectlona .:
divers eminent folks, who are to most Of
Us as much removed from the world OF the
liyiag as Queen Anne, may not DO with
out general interest. and sho has &C
cordinsly favored us with selection OF
thcra 1t is q. though one Of those state
" female figures, with high heeed-sloes
aid loop, which adJrn the galleries OF
those who have Lad ances o.s, should Ge.-
cend from its heavy gildel frame, aud IN
trouuce US 10 ,nc rest oi t4e ladies and
gem, neu upoi. tn wal.
Oar autaortB,'s family appear 10 have
ha4 something D slde rank 70 recomAeud
II Ar. Plti aa,vd pension OF three
Auuure4 pouaus ye-.r 20 h-r n4oth r, aAd
/ sev4u;y POUNDS IL each ot her dau9 hters
whiie Unmarried, il colsllcratlyn ot LORD
/ George Murrav's Invention u tAe lTSt
telcgrapu-a series o. shutt!es -"ulci-
vas used during 3 long period OF war
Her uucl at u time loU9) wien 0lr
HuupLry Davy gave 1t as his oplul
that II would be as easy to brn9 down d
bit Of the noon 20 light London Us to sue
coed ii doi4. 50 with as, Established the
first gusnvr.0, aud, Ike y genuine InYen-
tor, MAS ruined by 1t. hey were an
impruI ut race by nature, | ALL AFRAID =
LORD George at eighteen married his vile
ut fifteen and the tulrd son Bishop OF
| Rochvstcr) was only eighteen years youI-
ger tDan his mother.
Miss Murray'6 recouectg0ns beng pt1-
ccd IN order ottbeir occurrence, aIeot tours9
lscellaneuus and uncouuected but then
very uucxpecteduess renders them the
more starting. She remembers when
tasAloAabIe folks gave card pagtts, and
even invited Scotch ladies 70 - ,l-2.-,
on the sabbath day. She has seen nigh
way robbers haoglug IN cAalns o. Houu-
slow Heath She recollects when " ey-
mvuta had iIauoyeIlan cavalry cureerng
ever its san.s, aud vas made u children E
plr4uise BY the hiuuLess q old leo q
III. ana AIs queen. II Was his de.i64'
to command play al the Att.e theatre,
engage the Whole dress circle, and srlu
round tVr al the young ones - III It
Her portrait Of the farmer king IS, on
the Whole, the p.easan,est that uas been
pres ,uted TO Us. Sac has sat on his knee,
and hus been charged by h,m, when she
grew up. to wcac n pocket--n0t The scan
t " dresses then in fashion, ana IA whlch
there was no use at all Yet, thougftLt
! dresses were neither high enough n0G low
enough, 1T was oddly enough nof con
sidercd delicate 10 uncover the Forfhead
some young lauies. who had be abroad
were considered bold locking, because they
were their hair Madonna fasulou. Ihos,
not in their premiere Jeunessc wore wigs
We had no idea that princesses we're 8
sensible. Their Royat tijgLnesses hAc
them heads shaved, and wore wigs read
dressed and decorated torstue evening. t.
save time in the toilet Thnk of that
O Pat,rs tamilias Of the present day, VIII
have 80 often TO wait wAlle tae tlnlshIn5
torches are being given to their daugh
ters' heads Nv idovs almost Away:
shaved their heads, as the female CAln
4 .l etll ~ token ot bereavement -