Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-17

STORY OF 4 DUCAL NANNuN.
Oas Zee asss.a day. IL shsysar f9so.
- hin Majesty 0sosgs The Ssecnd, sur.
rssndsd Sy Ais ssssrt. was esseeiug Hyde
Park % hsrssAaek. his eye - asiracssd
b he 1Suys u N cid soljise. resting On
tsseh q ths fsee ef tte creaVsll Osk.
that ssill stssds In sigosees sgs eloss ty
Ne Achilles Statue. The King. whose
as0ory of faces vss rsuarhshla, rseoe.
uiSed him - vsssraa WAe ksd fssRks
bravsly n his side IN sAs soatinsasal Sas.
0ss. as1 kisdly sseossiaR hin. lie ed
nan. Who was lame. hebhlsd toward hin.
"wsll. ny friend" said the aoaarrh.
''it = nov some years since We heard shs
bullets whistle Ut che hassls Of DetsinKes !;
tell ne what has ssfallsa ysu s;nes.
II was wosnded Ia the isg. please ysur
Majesty. and received my discharge -
Ny vile and are living On the pension
| rsesires. and trying 70 bring up our
only son."
"Ars you eouforsab!e1 Il there any.
thing yoa particularly wish forr'
please your Majesty. II I nay make
bold to speak. there Is one thing chat
would make my wife. poor woman. a.
happy as a queen. Il could oaly gs. II.
George. our soa-we samed him after
your M.jes,y-is a bright bog. aud as ws
Are anxious to give him a good education.
We try every means - earn sn homes. pea
ny; 80 my wife keeps al ap,la ..sad out
side the Park gate. But i, Is very hard
tile sru and dust spoil The fruit. the
rain keeps her home. tho Park Kua-ds
sometimes drive her away. and the Ranger
says we have no right 70 BE- here. New.
please your Majesty If you would have
the goodness to give her the waste bic Of
ground outside the Park gate. Ne could
build shed for her fruit stall. and IL
would Be. I may say. an estate 70 rs."
The gcod-ua,ursd King smiled. and
said. You shall have it, ny friend. and
rode On.
Of course the King had no more con-
s.i,utioual power 70 bcstow rood Of H yds
Park spon peer or peasant. At that day,
than the Queen has now. Bu. The &c.
eond George was arbitrary. Pelham. his
Prime Minister. was tool Of The crown.
Parliament seldom failed 70 do the bid.
ding of the King: and tho people. though
jealous Of their liberties. forgsvs and for
got usurpationa in tho splendid successes
which crowned tho British arms By sea
and lsnd during the ,hir,y.thrse years
reign of George II. Whatever scruplss.
therefore. may have been suggested 70 the
monareh's parting with any portion Of the
public domain. did not stand long in the
way. The King word had been given
to the old soldier Il was tho Minister'S
duty to SEQ it kept. In few DAYS for.
NAL conveyance Of the bit Of ground to
James Allen. his wife. and their heirs
forever was forwarded to their humble
dwelling.
One morning Of the summer of 1859
nineteen years after good King George
had made tho old soldiers ycuug wife
happy as 4 queen" BY his gift-Aunt
Betsey. arriving from market, 40 usual.
At her place Of merchandise. va. startled
to perceive the space round her fruit-.tali
and cottage filled with workmeu and teams
Excavations were being made in tho
ground; blocks Of underrinning stone
we're being unladen bricks and material
for mortrr almost hindered her approach;
and carpenters. with axes aud sswa. were
ready to demoiish the sppls-stall and cot
tags
Come. old WOMAN" said the foreman.
"'move your things out of this! Look
sharp! We can't wait oil day for you'll
The men can do nothing till the shed IL
down"
my house and stall. that good King
George gave me nigh twenty years ago
Tear down nv cottage and shed /! No. no;
there's no law in the land can do that
Who sent yoa here 70 dessroy nay proper.
tyr
"Wsn. we'll. ny good woman" eaid
the 6rst speaker. you must settle thar
With the Lord Chancellor. If you're
wrcngsd he'll see you righssd. Earl
Bathurst 10 no tyrant. But your house
must come down; % move your things
Out - fast As you can There Is . palace
TO b built here. somewhas srandsr than
your appls-ssail."
The poor woman's tears and lauensa-
,ions were in vain: her asssvers,ions Of
ownership were treated with ridiculs -
The little house and shed we're lsveled to
the grosnd- asd Aeat Betsy rssurned
home heart-siek and despoading.
Misforsunss. it 10 said. mover come sin
gle. That evening George Allen catered
his mothsr's dwelling wearing . coause-
nance almost - detected - her swn.-
He threw hi.self On chair. and. with
out notieias her gloom. said:
ID. mother, ] fear Ws are ruiaDd -
Mr.. Elliot: has failed for au immsass SUN:
shsro is an sxses;ion on bis house and
goods. and ali the clerks are tarnsd adrifs.
Besides. hs has all tho ueney yon haze
laid up. asd fear eaa never repay shil-
ling Of Is Nor u that the worst; for
bow is fellow 70 get nsw p!aes whom
the city 10 full Of uuempleyed elerksl ]
sball have 70 20 into the apple stall. moth.
e.. and give up ell hope Of marryins
s.se. Lucy Irayr
"0eorge." rephsd Ais aoshsr, what
yeu tell ne ID bad snesgh hat. ny poer
boy. have still worse nsws for you.-
Oar living il gone. The spple-ssall. cut
Of the earnings Of which Ne raised you
when an infant. before your father saw
the King; the cottage which The King
gave NJ liberty 70 build. sad the ground
which be made our owa ever bis own name
and seal. are al gene. The Lord Chan.
| eallor is hnilding . palace; the cottage