The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-06-29

To THE EDITOR OF THE N Y WORLD
Under this romantic name there lives
IN London man of noble appearance
and unmistakable refinement. and
whose resemblance to the portraits of
the Second Pretender, or the Prince
Charlie of Scottish memory, is. to say
the least, very remarkable. He claims
to be grandson of Charles Edward by
his beautiful wife, Clementlne Sobies
ka. Although history tells us that this
Prince left no Legitimate children, this
claimant AYERS that child was born at
Florence whose existence it was de-
sired, for reasons of State, should not
be known. 1t was, therefore, SNUG
gled away and entrusted t. the care of
faithful adherent, who brought it up
as his own in Spain. This child.
reared IN moderate circumstances.
was only to be told of his
parentage when he should have reach.
ed his majority. After becoming aware
OF 1t, and losing his forter-lather, he
went to Vienna, where, at the Court of
the Emperor Francis, he was treated as
II royal parsonage, without his rank
being, however, publicly made known
Here he received the title of Count of
Albanie (the same that his father had
borne) and in due time married and
settled IN Hungary. He had two sons
and daughter. OF the former, the
eldest, John Sobieski Stuart dAIbanie,
is now dead, and long before his death
coded all his "rights, or, mere
properly, claims, to his younger
brother, Charles Edward. The daughter
married an Austrian, and had one son.
who followed the unhappy Macmillan
to Mexico, from which country he re-
turned at the Emperor's death, very
much impoverished Trouble having
come upon the family of the Stuarts,
Charles Edward left Pesth, and with
his daughter CHS wife being dea |
came to London. A literary career
was the only honorable and slightly
lucrative one open to him neverthe-
less absolute poverty stared them i'll the
face. They are struggling on yet in
the same way, not like the irrepressible
foreign noblemen" of Leicester
square, but III manly and high-bred
way that speaks much for the truth
of their story. They have friends
amongst the highest circles
of English society, and many believers
among Scotch people. The late Duke
of Hamilton, suddenly encountering
Count Charles Edward in an art cal
lery, was struck dumb by his likeness
to Prince Charlie; and though 4 LOYAL
subject of Queen Victoria. felt never
theless the old undyiDg feeling of de
10, "a r., -, l. II.
blood as the stranger passed him Il
could have bent the knee AMI kissed
the hand. he said afterwards. Count
Charles Edward is man of 30, OF
stately appearance and intellectual tea
lures. He generally wears the Hunga-
rian costume, all black, with hood at
the neck, and lace frill. Except this
picturesque Improvement upon the
Democratic dress of our day, there is
nothing about Count Charles Edward IS
person that calls for particular atten-
ton. He is Ill possession of valuable
jewels and relics of the Stuarts, and is
well versed in Stuart genealogy His
knowledge Of hcraldry is remarkable.
and his artistic skill of very high
order. He lives III the Lumblest of
lodgings, and yet looks a king at all
events he is every inch gentleman.
Even those who disbelieve his story
have nothing to say against him, ant
he remains in his dignifed poverty one
Of the social mysteries of this age To
know is to admire him, and certainly
the Stuart line could have no more fit
ting scion wherewith to end its ancient
glOrIes. His only son has taken vow
never to marry, SO that he may with
truth assume the name of g the last of
the Stuarts."