Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-02-03

my own opinions on thse - 10
esn say for me what I c. nv
self-I an NJ tfaisnr. 10 ino &pth
ing but peor. forlarn, les , ef
once royal snd powerful ra6o ssk
nethisg busa grave. and ne]
toward it.n NJ =
Mr.. Blank, true to his y r1e
brought me the documents oa =
had 6xed. The principal oad -
tifcste Of marriage-it appcS y
duly signed and in all respect 1u|
-between Mr.. Charles Edvs6 ~
Of the State of New York. si 1
lady Of the same State, dated e.
179S. Next 10 this vas the q ncae1
baptism Of Charles Edward s. 3, dad.
November, 1799 = third d 0zhsat -
rcst~d 70 be license from the State o.
New York to Mr.. Stuart. granting him,
on payment Of certain fees, the perm;s-
sion to be thenceforward known as Mr.
Blank. There was nothing furthe. Of any
cons 'qu.nce.
I suppose l looked dissatisfied. At al
events. I said to Mr.. Stuart that ha1i M
doubt his father was married at the time
specified, and that his nam, was Charlie.
Eiward Stuart.
"Wcll ," he inquired, somswha. tri.
umphantly.
"Well," replied, not at all triumph
antiy. "but what Of that? I, myself,
have known two people named Charles
Edward Stuart. and neither Of them claim.
ed descent from the royal family on that
account"
"Ofcourse not. said Mr.. Bank, "they
would have been impostnrs if they had
because they would have uSurpei posi-
ton that belonged to me only. There
may be thousand Charles Elward Stu
arts in the world. for that matter but
there is only one of them the descendan.
Of kings, aud that is the man who stands
before YOU"
"Mr. Stuart. or Mr.. Blank" 1 replied,
"ttere is one link wanting in your golden
chain, and tha. is a very important one.
The link which proves your father to be
the son of james the Second, go called
the man who fought and lost tue battle OF
Calloden."
''Incrcdulous as St. Thomas ~ he ex-
claimed !; and then folding mp his papers
suddenly, and putting them carefully into
an old and wcll-worn pockct-book, he ad-
dcd, IL have lost my time, and You have
lost yours! | leg your pardon for having
intru'icd myself upon you. You are we'll
quit Of me. Had you believed my claim,
aud had You taken any steps in my be-
half with the usurping Government of the
wee, wee German la;rlic' that came from
Hanover TO sit in the scat Of better man
than himself, yoa might have beesfa :
ruined, and you certainly would bavs
been a marked man. You have bad q
narrow escape. Good morning."
He vas gone before I could say word
to detain him. When went to the door
to make an effort to bring him back and
put him in a better humor, heard his
heavy steps on the stairs, and the clump
of his thick cudgcl rs he descended. ]
never saw or heard of him more.
l have often wondered what pu. the
notion into this old gent!cman's head
whether he were crazed on that score aud
on no other 4; and whether his undoubted
resemblance to the published portrait O.
Charles H.. and the remarkable proil, on
the crown pieces Of that reign. addcl to
the strange coincidence afforded by hi:
name, fisss gave him the ilca, which was
to colJr tho whole cours: Of his lift, aud
infuse the little drop ofpoisonous gall into
a cup Of experience, that might otherwise
have been sweet. I think he beloved
his own story. And it is just possibi,
that as much may be said of grea. many
other pretcnders of past and prcsen
times. who have gone through life bur
dened with heavy delusion, and mean
ing no harm.