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

STORY OF ApUCAL MANSION. !
One fns autumn day. in che rear 1859.
as his Majesty George the Second. sur.
rounded b his escort. pss entering Hyde
Park On horseback. bis ere was atfrsc.cd
BY the fgufs cs sr old soldier rces;ry on
= bench ss the foot cf the Crom veil Oak.
that stiil stands Ia vigorous age close hy
The Achilles Statue. The Kisg. whcsa
ramcry Of faces was renarksblc. rscog-
nixed him Is Z, veteran who had fcu2Es
bsavely q his side Ia the ccrs;nental bat
tlea. and kindly sccos,ins him. the old
man. who vas lame. hobbs.d toward him.
------s ~. NJ fsiansi !. said The monarch.
"it IS now some years since wc EeSFd Tue
bullets whistle ss che battle Of De..;ngcn /;
tell me what has bef.llen yau since.
Il was wounded in the leg. please you,
Majcs.y. aud received my discharge. -
Ny wife and are living On the pension
l resolved. and trying to bring up our
only sen"
''Arc you comfortable; Il ,here -any.
thing you particularly wish fort"
please your Msjcsty. IL I ray make
bold to speak. there IS one thing tbs,
would make my wife. poor womsn. as
happy As . queen. il I could oaly get il.
George. our son-we named him after
your Majesty-is = bright boy. and a, ~
are anxious to give him = good education
we try every means to earn an honest pen
ny: so my wife keeps an app'" Stand out.
side the Park gate Bot it il very hard
the sun and dust spoil the fruit. th,
rain keeps her home. the Park guard.
sometimes drive her away. and the Ranger
says We have no right 70 be here. Nov
please your Majesty. i: you would haze
the goodness to give her the waste bit q
ground outside the Park gate. we could
build shed for her fruit stall, and j,
would be. l may say. an estate to u.s."
The gcod-naturcd King smiled. and
said. You shall have it. my friend" and
rode on.
Of course tho King had no moro con.
stitutional power to bcstow rood OF II yde
rs,k upon peer or peasant. at that day
;irxn the Queen has now. But the &c.
cond George va, arbitrary. Pelham. hi.
Prime Minister. wss tool Of the crown
Parliament seldom failed to do tho bid.
ding of the King; and the people. thor gl,
jealous Of their liberties. forgave and for.
go. usurpations in the splendid succcsse.
which crowned the British arms BY sea
and land during the thirty-.hree years
reign of George IL. Whatever scruples.
therefore. may have been suggested to the
monareh's parting With any portion of The
public domain. did not stand long in the
way. The Kings word had been given
to the old soldier. I, was the Ministers
duty 70 SEQ j. kept. In ) few days for.
NAL conveyance Of the Bit Of ground ID
james Allen, his wife. and their heirs
forever was forwarded to their humble
dwelling.
One morning of,hc summer Of 17G9 -
nineteen years after goad King George
had made the old soldiers young wife
happy as queen" by his gift-Aun,
Betaey. arriving from market. as usual.
It her place of merchandise. vas startled
to perceive the space round her f'uit-stsll
and cottage 6iled with workmen and teams
Excavations were being made in tho
ground; blocks Of underpinning stone
were being unladen; bricks and ma.criia
for mortar almos; hindered her approach
and carpenters. with axes and save. were
ready to demolisa the appls-s.all and cot
tage, -+
"Come. cid woman" said the foreman
"movc your things out of this! Looi
sharp! We can't wait oil day for you.--
The men can do nothing till the shed !.
down"
"My house and stall. ,iiat good Kinp
George gave me nigh twenty years ago
Tear down my cottage and she'd No, no
there's no law in the land can do tha.
Who sent you here TO destroy my proper.
y"
"woli. well. nv good woman" eaid
the first speaker. ..you must settle thai
with the Lord Chancellor. II you're
wronged he'll see you righ.ed. Ear
Bathurst is no tyrant Blu. your hous.
mus: come down: so nave your thin :.
out ~ fast as you can. There is . palxcs
to be built here. somewhat grsnder than
your apple-ssall." >.
The poor wonan's tears aud lameuta
,ions were in vain: her assevcra,ious o,
ownership were srested With ridicule.
The little house and shed were leveled 70
the ground. and Aunt Betsy returned
home hears-sick and despouiing.
Misforiunes. it is said. never come sin.
gle. That evening George Allen entered
his mothers dwelling wearing . eoantc-
nance almost as dejectad as her own
He threw himself on chair. aud. with
out noticing her glooua. said: ~,
ID. mother. / fsar We srs rnined -.
Mr.. Elliot, has failed for an immense ssn
there is IN execution on bis house and
goods. and all the clerks are turned adrift
Be~ides. he has all the money ycu hate
laid up. and l fear can never repay shii.
ling OF il. Nor is that the worst; foi
how is fellow TO get new place when
the city is fail Of unemployed clcrks. /
shall have TO 60 inso the apple-s,all. moth.
C, and give up oil hors Of marrying
swec: Lucy Gray!' a: RS.
George" )" replssdf his mother. ''vhai
you tell me il he'd enoashi- b but. my pee,
boy, have still worse news for. yoa.--
Our living i gone. The apple-ssall. es'
Of the sarni-ss of, which ~s raised sos
~hen an iufaas. before your father sAv
the King; the evssAsc which. the Kins
gave rs liberty 10 build. snd the grouue
which he made our owl over his eva pams
and sesls are m gone. The Lord Chaa.
eclles u building a.-paiaces tae csi:ag,
stosd in The var. and sss woskmsn has,
.erp d dssa to-day Thars IS nsst,e,