, 1869-03-28
THE FAIRFAXES.
Tbs Fttssnt L ord Fairfax CLERK Of th.
Sup1e1ns C1urk OF California.

oS 31t6sAA A5FQ F41fAAA C1efA OF tne
Supreme C1ur3 OF California;
While one race suddenly oies ont, my, is
plunged ont of cxistence, smother fonrishes
despite all chances, aud a.ngs its roots broad
er and broader, deeper aud deeper, from one
hemisphere 10 &he other, and iructides In
both. For example, there /, the tenth Lord
Fairfax IN the peeracc of Scotland. His
Logdship Is born American, and "holds,"
says Burke, t'the office Of Clerk of the Su-
preme Court Of California, one Of high posi-.
tioD and responsibility in the United Stakes"
The barony dates from 1917. The most IA
mons Of the race were the Parliamentary
ths latter. however, lapsed into roTalIsu,,
and helped Charles the Second to bis throne.
When the nth Lord married Catherine Cole.
pepper, che went to him With dowry of
rich laIda in England, and more thau half a
million Of acres In Virginia, between the
Of the sbove couple, Thomas, the slx ii
Barot, visitt his estate in AmclIca, and was
so eI Ichanted with II TINT be resolved to live
and die lEetc. He kept his resolution to the
letter, lie made over bis English estates to
bis brother kobeEt; be settled at Gtcenway
Court, kept house there With 5arouial hospI-
tally, observit 6 as regarded his own decas
aId diet the simplest tastes, and died there a
bachelor IN 146@, at good old aye. His
brother Robert died Without issue In 1793.
At this time there was Rev. Bryan Fairfax
4AA HAAANAAs0 " AkAoe 4AhAt4s l1}1Au4 NJ ~ Cuk
on the American property to his cousin, who
h@d acquired Ii BY marriage. The House Of
Lords tout th,t Bryan was legally the eighth
Lord Fairfax; and 1t il his Rzeat-graudson
Who Is now per iegens terra the tenth Lord
fsiriaI, i he choose to cau himself 70
Sir William Fairfax, Fairfax Of Gifline Castle,
and Fairfax o( Newton kyme. Or bat stuff
tho present Lnrd FaIrfa1 Is made the follow.
ing story, Abridged from Uedrett twhere 1t q
insel ted on the authority Of one OF the fari
Is 10 1859, Lord Fairfax Was 1alkipz homes
accompanied By the Chief Justice Of CaliloY-
mia xud tive othtr Hlends, when be was met
By = reporter Of the court, named Lee. Lee
having thought Lord Fairfax had tried to in,
which His LeEdsh!p denied. Lee rcJoincd> in
an o0enslve manner, evidently desiring that
Lold Fairfax should ttrike him this be ef
iectcd, His lotdship striking him on the lace
in return, Le struck at him With a care,
within which was concealed long dagger.
Lee spranG back, dIcE the dagger quickly
| from the cane, and inflicted two terrible
| wounds, one through the lc1 brr4st aud the
| other Ia the side. Lord Fairfax bad drawn =
| Derringer' pistol. and presented 1t, cooked
T. time to prnyEs14s Lee ,Rs %RsSlcs thltd thrust
IL sn una unsrmcdT Standing @ sui. H. Lord ord
| Fairfax, who had him covered Al
not more than ti1 feet distance, replied
| fou mlserAhle coward, you naTe murder &c
me, have your worthless Mle In mt hands
hut Tor the sake Of your wife and child shat
spare ycu.' Cries, at this, Nere raised from
the crowd, Of Shoot him, Fairfax. i Don't
spare him. land the like. Standing erect
looking Lee full in th- iacc, and holding ths
pistol Is before, Lord Fairfax answered, no
WON'T kill him 7 and then addressing Lee
4 6Rfd Rarnllrrt 7 h6Tp 14fA In
hands. and l spaFe It, not on yorr WORTHLESS:
account, for ) ou are An assassln and COW
ard, bat bccouse Of your wife and chlld.'"
In conclusion, VIC need only say thai, Whll
In Debrett all utefnl Information u Giyel
relative to the present holders Of titles, tn
alogical and h1Atorical Importance 10 tha
| vs1nMhle npht{rAf}os, ~