Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-10
London Feb. y Cor. n. Y. World.
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4 Romantic Episode of London Society


4 Romantic Episode of London Society.
INSTRUMENTATION readers may be moved
by the first paragraph of the sketch which
follows to look for the name of Sir Moncrieff
Henley in the British barone tage, where. we
assure them beforehand. they will not
find it'll
In social circles the sensation of the
week has been the return to life, so to
speak, and to her family of the beauti-
full Bertha, only daughter of Sir Mon
Grief Henley, Bart, Of Hove-Leaving
ton Manor, Hants. The young lady's
exceeding grace and beauty, her rare
accomplishments, together with the re-
markable and almost Incredible adven-
ture she has gone through, promise to
make her the belle of the season, if her
Jealous, doting parents can be persuad
ed to spare her to society. Her adven
tures indeed are almost as strange
AS those of Casper Hauser, but
not near SO sad IN their course, and hap
Ply instead Of tragic in their ending. It
makes one almost shudder to think of
what might have been the sequel OF her
long Imprisonment beneath an impene-
trable incognito contrived with de-
moniac art, but for the sudden accident
which determined it; but as it is, she
burst upon her parents and society like
Minerva, full-armed with joyous youth,
beauty, culture and the singular charm
>of wonder and eagerness for the enjoy
9Ipeat of the new life into which she has
come. The legend of the Psyche moth,
that moment since was q dali chrys-
alis, and now is spirituellle butterfly
waving its gaudy wings and slipping de-
light from every flower, seems here
realized and made matter of fact.
Her singular history is as follows: In
1854 Sir Moncrieff Henley, q Hamp-
shire b.ronet (the title dating from
1914 of great wealth and large posses
sions, married the beautiful Miss Blatch-
d-Adderlev, reigning belle. Indeed
Lady Mary Edgerton Henley remains
one of the queens Of society, though
grief has turned her hair white as silver.
In 1854, Bertha, their only child was
born After the child's birth, Lady
Mary's health failed her, and she threat
.ened to become a permanent invalid.
She was sent to Italy and Greece, and
spent winter on the Nile and travelled
elsewhere, but without substantial res
toration Of her health. In the spring
Of 1859, in accordance with the advice
of physicians, Sir Moncrieff took her
and the child and nurse to America, and
going directly to Sault Ste. Marie,
plunged into the resinous pine woods of
Che Canadian wilderness In the west Of
Ontario, where. building a lodge on the
borders Of asmall lake, he and his fami-
Iyroughed itin true backwoods style for
a season. The country was full of Chip
pewa Indians, but these were invariably
friendly, and besides Sir Moncrief had
a sufficient retinue of servants to insure
his safety. The rather severe regimen
had the most beneficial effect upon Lady
Mary's health; the threatened decline
was entirely averted, the roses returned
to her cheeks and her form gained
Charming embonpoint which it has ever
since retained. By the end of August
she was SO well that preparations were
made for speedy return to England.
At this moment frightful calamity
fell upon the happy family. Just be-
fore dusk one evening the nurse was
walking with the child, sprightIy
little girl of four years, by the edge of
the lake. when she was seized from be-
hind, gagged, blindfolded, bound and
tied to tree. So sudden and unex-
pected was the assault that she had not
time to utter asingle cry. She remained
there for nearly two hours, when, being
missed, search was made for her, and
she was found as described, almost in
c,ensible from fright and cruel tightness
of the ligatures. The child was mis-
sing. The nurse, an entirely trust
WORTHY woman, was no sooner recovered
to consciousness than she fell into
hystelical condition that prevented her
from giving any but she most incohe-
rent replies to the questions of the ag
.onized parents. She reallyh had nothing
to tell, however, except that her captors
seemed to be Indians, and had appa-
rently escaped with the childin canoe.
A hue and cry was raised, immediate
pursuit was made, and all that love and
money could do was done to re-
cover the little Bertha. but all in vain.
Not the slightest trace of her could be
found, nor was anything further ever
b card of her until few days ago. The
Indians, who were thought to have
carried her off, were placed under the
strictest surveillance, and a large force